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8) CHRISTMAS IN CHU LAI
It was 1970 Christmas in Chu Lai,
Every day it’s booby traps and trip-wire nights.
Feelings turn to hate and who to blame,
It’s Christmas, but still, the rain.

They wore a shoulder patch, Under the Southern Cross.
Pass the hat around, give spare change a toss.
Three hundred orphans and years of war.
Isn’t it children that Christmas is for?

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Tear down those walls, it’s Christmas in Chu Lai.
Children and dreams are worth a try.
Joy and peace and children,
Imagine Christmas in Chu Lai.

Fourteen thousand klicks to Christmas at home.
Eighty-six hundred miles, soldiers alone.
Dig deep in pockets of your fatigues,
Bring a Christmas smile to a bunch of kids.

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Where are those soldiers and orphans today?
Their stories missed in news along the way.
Look for neighbors back home just like you,
Tearing down walls for children lost in blues.

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