19 (song) 19 (song) "19" is a song by British musician Paul Hardcastle released as the first single from his self-titled third studio album "Paul Hardcastle" (1985). The song has a strong anti-war message, focusing on America's involvement in the Vietnam War and the effect it had on the soldiers who served. The track was notable for early use of sampled and processed speech, in particular a synthesized stutter effect used on the words 'nineteen' and 'destruction'. It also includes various non-speech, re-dubbed sampling, such as crowd noise and a military bugle call. "19" features sampled narration (voiced by Peter Thomas), out-of-context
Women in the Vietnam War Women in the Vietnam War During the Vietnam War, nearly 11,000 Vietnamese women and over 5,000 American women served in Vietnam itself. While the vast majorities of casualties, soldiers and “heroes” in war are statistically men, it is imperative that we acknowledge the experiences and efforts of the women involved in combat. Because men are statistically more likely to be killed during conflicts, official histories and stories of war have a strong tendency to portray women’s roles as less significant and are usually depicted as “necessary but not essential”. Female civilians are the most discriminated against; they are a population