"Unknown Soldier" This pungent, eerie song cryptically tells the tale of a soldier's sad end

"Fortunate Son" John Fogerty wrote this song to protest the fact that the sons of rich conservatives found ways to avoid going to war (*coughgeorgedubyacough*), while the less privileged served

"Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation" Paxton recounts the lies and sweet talk of the thirty-sixth president

"Ballad of the Green Berets" Actual SSGT Barry Sadler's tribute to the green berets was a huge hit with those still sure of the US's heroism

"Blowin' In the Wind," "With God on Our Side" Although not written directly about the war, these and many other early Dylan tunes perfectly captured the air of revolution of the day

"For What It's Worth" Amidst the panic, this Buffalo Springfield song encouraged society to pause for moment and "look what's going down"

"Ain't Go No" This number from the counter-culture musical Hair portrays a protest rally and echoes the sentiments of demonstrators

"What is Truth" An antithesis of "The Fightin' Side Of Me," this Cash song offered reasons to support the young protesters from an outsider's perspective

"Universal Soldier" This gorgeous airy song, made famous by Donovan, offers sympathy and understanding to troops in all armies and is perhaps the gentlest song ever to protest war

"We Shall Overcome," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" Like those of Dylan, many of folk veteran, Pete Seeger's songs gained a new meaning during the conflict and were often covered

"Vietnam" Cliff recounts a letter from a friend fighting in the war and then a telegram announcing his death

"American Woman" This often misunderstood hard rock hit from the Canadian Guess Who subtly criticized America's violent, domineering streak