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MarineCombatEngineer

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5. Thank you for this song,

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 02:28 PM

Yesterday

I was into my second "tour" of Vietnam when Woodstock happened and didn't hear this song until I got back to the states, my first thought was, this is spot on, or something to that effect.

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Be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box. [View all] Ptah Yesterday OP

...Uncle Sam needs your help again... 2naSalit Yesterday #1

At least they're not drafting people. Yet. Ptah Yesterday #2

Yet. 2naSalit Yesterday #3

I wish we would. The draft mobilizes dissent. yardwork Yesterday #4

Yes, and despite all the corruption in the selection. it was more fair than the way we do it now. Selecting the poor and LiberalArkie Yesterday #6

I think it should be a law that 20% of the US military are draftees. Ptah Yesterday #10

Thank you for this song, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #5

And it's One, Two, Three, what are we fighting for? surfered Yesterday #7

Country Joe McDonald death: Singer known for anti-Vietnam War song at Woodstock dies aged 84 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #8

The old songs say it best... Wounded Bear Yesterday #9

The strange thing about that song, is you can't help smiling when you sing it. scipan Yesterday #11