The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord
A Song for the Men of Ripcord
By Taylor Davis & Charlie Lieb
Lyrics
Verse 1
It was July of '70, A Shau Valley - VietNAM We were a long, long way from home, fighting for Uncle Sam It was just us boys in the 101st, didn't have much help at all But there was no time to be scared, because duty calls There were rockets and mortars and gun fire non stop We were in the middle of hell on that hill top
Chorus
But we stood proud and we stood tall We all gave some and some gave all Twenty three days and twenty two nights We took it to 'em, stayed in the fight Brothers side by side, in the heat of war In the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord
Verse 2
Didn't take long to find the enemy, felt like they were everywhere When the chinook crashed into the ammo dump We knew the end of the battle was near It was hot and humid and all we had were c rations to survive Thank God for those evac chopper pilots that helped us make it out alive
Chorus
We stood proud and we stood tall We all gave some and some gave all Twenty three days and twenty two nights We took it to 'em, stayed in the fight Brothers side by side, in the heat of war In the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord
Bridge
We were just young men doing what our country asked of us And we were treated so badly when we came home That caused pain for so many of us, for so long Wondering why we were ever sent to Vietnam at all . Now all these years later, we gather here today To honor each other and those we've lost along the way
Final Chorus
We stand proud and we stand tall We all gave some and some gave all Twenty three days and twenty two nights We took it to 'em, stayed in the fight Brothers side by side in the heat of war In the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord We'll never forget the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord
Shared with the permission of the songwriters.