List of songs about the Vietnam War

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This is a list of songs concerning, revolving around, or directly referring to the Vietnam War, or to the Vietnam War's after-effects. For a more complete listing see "Vietnam on Record", [1] and the Vietnam War Song Project. [2]

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Some popular songs of this variety include:

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