Houses On The Hill Lyrics

Lyric discussion by alleys 

Cover art for Houses On The Hill lyrics by Whiskeytown

You are absolutely right about it being about a World War II veteran. I really like the line:

"he kept her picture in his pocket that was closest to his heart and when he hit shore must have been a target for the gunman"

Must have been a target for the gunman, gets me everytime.

Don't think it is about a WW2 veteran. Eisenhower sent him to war? It doesn't make sense because WW2 was over by the time he was president. Maybe the Korean war?