What is the context of Redgum's song 'I Was Only Nineteen'?

The Vietnam War-"I was only nineteen" It is about being in the Vietnam War through the eyes of a young Townsville soldier. It relates what he experienced and and the horrific things he saw. The text of the song, for anybody looking for it, can be accessed through the link to song lyrics.

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I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.