* * * James Everett Livingston * * *

Towns, Georgia
Medal of Honor recipient for his actions
during the Battle for Dai Do and Dinh To,
Republic of Vietnam May 2, 1968. Seriously
wounded multiple times, James Livingston
refused to stop fighting until all his men were
safe. James Livingston survived this
and subsequent tour in Vietnam.

 

Make a Difference
(Aaron Keith Nicholson)

Two months after Hue’s recapture
James Livingston watched some bridge
When our people got stuck near Dai Do
He left behind the peace and quiet
Hit twice that day, he led the way
Tommy gun blazin' hot lead
James helped our people fight through that mess
Did what he could to make a difference

[CHORUS]
James Livingston could have skated at some bridge
James Livingston could have quit when he got hit
James Livingston could have lay low, hid, and slid
James Livingston chose to make a difference

Low on rounds our boys got down
At Dai Do and dug in
But trouble had begun, it wasn't fun
At Dihn To, everyone was grim
So James left cover, led the few over
In close and desperate
They clawed a rescue, inch by inch
Did what it took to make a difference

Snug as a stud among the Georgia peaches
James Livingston could have stayed
But while we live the dream, sleep peacefully
A few choose to keep the bogeyman at bay
[CHORUS]

James run ended when a HM gun nailed him, he fell
A mess, leg useless James yelled, “Leave me, save yourself!”
Our boys, somehow, dragged him out, pulled a win out of that hell
His wife and kids got big hugs from him
'Cause some chose to make a difference
[CHORUS]
James Livingston chose, yes he chose, to make a difference
James Livingston chose to make a difference
James Livingston chose to make a difference
James Livingston chose to make a difference
James Livingston chose to make a difference
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Copyright 2006 by Aaron Keith Nicholson

The photo of James Livingston is by the United States Marine Corps. The United States Marine Corps is not affiliated with nor does it endorse Rcaen Saga or their products.