What is the meaning of the song still in siagon by charlie Daniels?

Answer 1

Saigon is simply referring to South Vietnam in general (anywhere South Vietnam). Places like Saigon or Da Nang are commonly picked up by Hollywood, etc. because they're more commonly known to the public. As an example; few people probably never heard of Lang Vei, or Bien Phuc, etc. His mind's back in Saigon and everybody back home in the US says he's different. That's because, for the first time in (world or US) history a man was "put into a time machine (airliner) & transported to another world." In ALL wars prior to Vietnam, men travelled by SHIP; both to and from the war. During the Vietnam War, a man was getting married in Los Angeles Friday & landing in Vietnam Saturday! The same happened in reverse, a GI left Vietnam Saturday & returned back to the US that same day, or Sunday (depending upon how fast that Braniff Airliner flew). This is why GI's in Vietnam called the US, "The WORLD." They didn't call it the "states" like WWII & Korean War veterans did; it was the "World." Vietnam and the war was really a different world. Killing was common place, explosions and shooting guns at men was acceptable. Seeing a helicopter or jet fighter crashing was part of the routine (a big moment to be sure) but part of this world. Having an F-100 Supersabre jet fighter bomber fly in only two footballs fields from you and dropped high explosive bombs, was different than being stuck in 4 o'clock traffic in Los Angeles, but it was part of this world. Friends in the US are friends. You entertain together, play football together, go fishing together, tell jokes to each other, then go home. Tomorrow's another day. During the Vietnam War (as with most other wars) men sleep on the tanks together, sleep in the trenches together (two man fox holes normally), walk in the rain through jungle together, grab an arm and pull men out of the mud together, alternate carrying the machingunner's M-60 because he just can't carry the weight anymore (at least needs a rest), and then carries their friend's armless or legless bodies onto the waiting helicopter. These men are no longer simply friends; they've become blood brothers. And when that song says, "back in Saigon", what he's really saying is he wishes he was back with his brothers. I Saigon is simply referring to South Vietnam in general (anywhere South Vietnam). Places like Saigon or Da Nang are commonly picked up by Hollywood, etc. because they're more commonly known to the public. As an example; few people probably never heard of Lang Vei, or Bien Phuc, etc. His mind's back in Saigon and everybody back home in the US says he's different. That's because, for the first time in (world or US) history a man was "put into a time machine (airliner) & transported to another world." In ALL wars prior to Vietnam, men travelled by SHIP; both to and from the war. During the Vietnam War, a man was getting married in Los Angeles Friday & landing in Vietnam Saturday! The same happened in reverse, a GI left Vietnam Saturday & returned back to the US that same day, or Sunday (depending upon how fast that Braniff Airliner flew). This is why GI's in Vietnam called the US, "The WORLD." They didn't call it the "states" like WWII & Korean War veterans did; it was the "World." Vietnam and the war was really a different world. Killing was common place, explosions and shooting guns at men was acceptable. Seeing a helicopter or jet fighter crashing was part of the routine (a big moment to be sure) but part of this world. Having an F-100 Supersabre jet fighter bomber fly in only two footballs fields from you and dropped high explosive bombs, was different than being stuck in 4 o'clock traffic in Los Angeles, but it was part of this world. Friends in the US are friends. You entertain together, play football together, go fishing together, tell jokes to each other, then go home. Tomorrow's another day. During the Vietnam War (as with most other wars) men sleep on the tanks together, sleep in the trenches together (two man fox holes normally), walk in the rain through jungle together, grab an arm and pull men out of the mud together, alternate carrying the machingunner's M-60 because he just can't carry the weight anymore (at least needs a rest), and then carries their friend's armless or legless bodies onto the waiting helicopter. These men are no longer simply friends; they've become blood brothers. And when that song says, "back in Saigon", what he's really saying is he wishes he was back with his brothers. I