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Mentioned in Dispatches
Television Personalities
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He got no ribbons, no decorations
They sent no medals to his sad parents
Just sent a letter telling them their son had died
Killed by a bullet, now every night his mother cries
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He was only eighteen when he joined the army
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It wasn't patriotic pride
It was the only job that he could find
Four months later, he's in the Falkland Islands
A boy with a gun and a hand grenade
He's cold, homesick and frightened
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The army sent condolences
The army sent a wreath
They said they all felt proud of him
They sent his ashes back in a tin
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He got no ribbons, no decorations
They sent no medals, no mentions in dispatches
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He's soon forgotten like so many others
He won no medals, no mentions in dispatches
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The government sent a letter saying they were proud
The government sent a letter thanking his sad parents
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He got no ribbons, no decorations
They sent no medals to his sad parents
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