Television Personalities

Mentioned In Dispatches

Television Personalities


He got no ribbons, no decorations 
They sent no medals to his sad parents 
Just sent a letter telling them their son had died 
Killed by a bullet 
Now every night his mother cries 

He was only eighteen when he joined the army 
It wasn't patriotic pride 
It was the only job that he could find 
Four months later he's in the Falkland Islands 
A boy with a gun and a hand grenade 
He's cold, homesick and frightened 

The army sent condolences 
The army sent a wreath 
They said they all felt proud of him 
They sent his ashes back in a tin 

He got no ribbons, no decorations 
They sent no medals 
No mention in dispatches 
He's soon forgotten like so many others 
He won no medals no mention in dispatches 
The government sent a letter saying they were proud 
The government sent a letter thanking his sad parents 
He got no ribbons no decorations 
They sent no medals to his sad parents