Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Paul Louis Hardcastle is a British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song "19", which went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1985. Born in Kensington in London in 1957, he is the son of Joyce ("née" Everett, 1930–1991) and Louis Hardcastle (1915–2000). Hardcastle achieved some success with his early singles, including the 1984 electro-funk/freestyle/instrumental track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track "Sound Chaser", reached number two on the dance chart. "Rain Forest" also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the
Women in the Vietnam War who are simply considered bystanders, immune to the worst horrors of war, yet they are often the ones who have to pick up the pieces. Political philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain argues often that “Women in Wars are simply viewed as a collective ‘other’ to the males heroes we often hear and read about”. Sadly, because women were not often “allowed” to serve in combat, many were never officially drafted, so any acknowledgment of service, at least on paper, is limited. Today there is relatively little data about female Vietnam War veterans. The VMF (Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation) has estimated that