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2、ouspendhalfyourlifejustcoveringupHeremeans"beingborn"BornintheUSA,IwasbornintheUSAlittle_acturallymightbe"serious"IwasbornintheUSA,bornintheUSArifle:kindofgun.tone_killmaninforeignlandisjustajobGotinalittlehometownjamwithoutpoliticalcare.background_in20'sstud
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5、yinVietnam,knownbyBattleofKheSanh.IhadabrotheratKheSanhVietCong:apoliticalorganizationandarmyinSouthVietnamandCambodiathatfoughtFightingofftheVietCongtheUnitedStatesandSouthVietnameseThey'restillthere,he'sallgonegovernmentsHehadawomanhelovedinSaigonisallgone:
6、MIA(=misteryinarmy.)IgotapictureofhiminherarmsnowSaigon:acityinSouthVietnamDownintheshadowofthepenitentiarypenitentiary:acorrectionalinstitutionforthoseconvictedofmajorcrimes.Outbythegasfiresoftherefineryburningdowntheroad_drivingorrunningveryI'mtenyearsburni
7、ngdowntheroadfastdowntheroadwhilemetaphorically,Nowheretorunaintgotnowheretogoitwouldmeandoingsomethingwithenergy,vigour,well,asaleader,etc*BornintheUSA,IwasbornintheUSAlonggone:(=cool)BornintheUSA,I'malonggonedaddyinthedaddy:dude,daddio(=areallycoolmale.)USA
8、BornintheUSA,bornintheUSABornintheUSA,I'macoolrockingdaddyintheUSAVietnamWar:(1961-1973)FirstunwelcomedwarandfirstfailedwarinUSA.Changeinthedecade(1960-1970):VietnamWar:Anti-war(USA);Anti
