Johnnie Saigon No Band Played

No band played when Johnnie came marching home; he slipped in on the winds of defeat during the turbulent sixties. From the concrete jungles of the Bronx to the jungles of Vietnam, Johnnie Saigon—the Italian-American kid, the soldier, the New York City gypsy-cab-driving Vietnam vet—ultimately survives his descent into heroin addiction, despair, disillusionment, and the war that raged within him during the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. Johnnie conveys, through his stories, the effect that serving his country had on him and on the other men and women who fought for and returned to a divided nation. His stories serve as a testament to the resilience of those who survived and a remembrance of the many who did not. If Johnnie’s message gets through, then “don’t mean nothing” will have meant something after all.