I read this story in one of my Dad's VA papers, and this song kind of poured out.

Lyrics

Another Casualty of War – Bill Nash – DADGAD 3 string capo on 5th fret from the low note side

I went off into the jungle to serve my country well
Southeastern Asia was all jungle and many of my friends fell
Some were prey for sniper bullets 'cause we couldn't see through the green
Then the choppers brought the cloud down, turned it into a deadly scene
The cloud would kill off all the plant life, so the manufacturer said
Saving countless American boys lives, so the killing cloud was spread
They did not try to protect us from a sickness we can't see
We slept and ate there in that fog, dioxin cloud no one could flee

Chorus 1
It's a different kind of Armageddon now, follows us like a plague
From doctor's offices to hospital beds, another losing war we wage
We fight never ending battles, and we never know what for
Just a way to live a life, another way to live your life
Another casualty of war

When I returned from that jungle to my homestead in the plains
They could see that I had changed some, though I tried to hide my pain
I was sick most of the time now from an unknown disease
But the day my first child was born, reminded me of that killing breeze
This little girl was not born perfect like so many babies are
Twisted back, clubbed foot and a wandering eye, no protection from the harm
She did not fight for her country though her country owes her much
She might as well have been in those trenches, feeling that cloud's cruel touch

Chorus 2

It's a different kind of Armageddon now, follows her like a plague
From doctor's offices to hospital beds, another losing war she'd wage
She fights never ending battles, and she'll never know what for
Just a way she lives her life, another way to live your life
Another casualty of war