Words to the Infamous Covey/Nail FAC song | |||
By Darrel Whitcomb |
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[We hope to have music to this song available for download soon – Merlin]“Dear Mom, Your Son Is Dead” is one of the most famous of all FAC-related songs and reflects the fact that being a FAC was one of the most dangerous jobs in the entire military. Here are the words, provided by Darrel Whitcomb (Nail 25) DEAR MOM, YOUR SON IS DEAD Chorus Dear Mom, your son is dead, Verse 1 He went across the Fence Verse 2 He got right on the horn Verse 3 The fighters checked right in, Verse 4 The FAC, he rolled right in Dear Mom, your son is dead, How did he go? Straight in! What was he doing? 351! —————- He crashed his OV-10 Is sometimes sung as: He crashed his O-2A This was a spur of the Ho Chi Minh Trail Big was the DASC in the I Corps area. “The Fence” was the border between SVN and Laos or the border between Thailand and Laos. This song was sung by the FACs who worked the Ho Chi Minh Trail. I don’t know who wrote it or when. It just kind of evolved, and became the anthem for the Trail FAC guys, first at Da Nang (Coveys), and then at NKP (Nails). |
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