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50,000 NAMES
CARVED IN THE WALL
IN 1997, JAMIE O'HARA COMPOSED AND RECORDED
"50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL."
GEORGE JONES ADDED THE SONG TO HIS
2001 ALBUM "STONE COLD COUNTRY."
NO ONE CAN HEAR THE WORDS OF THIS SONG WITHOUT SENSING THE GREAT LOSS OF THE SOLDIERS, AND THE PAIN THEIR FAMILIES
ENDURE TO THIS DAY.
ACTUALLY, THERE ARE NOW 58,209 ON THIS WALL.
THERE WERE 153,303 WOUNDED IN THIS WAR. TROOPS THAT WERE SEVERELY DISABLED, TOTALLED MORE THAN 80,000.
There's teddy bears & high school rings,
And old photographs that mamas bring,
That daddies with their young boys, playing ball.
There's combat boots that he used to wear,
When he was sent over there,
There's 50,000 names carved in the wall.
There's cigarettes, and theres cans of beer,
And notes that say, 'I miss you dear,'
And children who don't say anything at all.
There's Purple Hearts and packs of gum,
Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons,
And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall.
They come from all across this land,
In pickup trucks and mini vans,
Searching for a boy from long ago.
They scan the wall and find his name,
The teardrops fall like pouring rain,
And silently they leave a gift and go.
There's stars of David & rosary beads,
And crucifixion figurines,
And flowers of all colors large and small.
There's a boy scout badge and a merit pin,
Little American flags waving in the wind,
And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall.
AND THERE'S 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL.
