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U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DEATHS BY CASUALTY TYPE AND SERVICE CASUALTY TYPE USA USMC USN USAF USCG HOSTILE - KILLED 25,358 11,491 1,115 537 4 HOSTILE - DIED OF WOUNDS 3,566 1,476 150 49 1 HOSTILE - DIED WHILE MISSING 1,960 108 325 1,130 0 HOSTILE - DIED WHILE CAPTURED/INTERNED 45 10 36 25 0 NONHOSTILE - DIED OF OTHER CAUSES 4,907 1,436 579 531 2 NONHOSTILE - DIED OF ILLNESS/INJURIES 1,437 314 69 170 0 NONHOSTILE - DIED WHILE MISSING 928 3 281 141 0 AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 58,184 Source: Military Casualties pages from the Department of Defense |
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A FEW VIETNAM WAR FACTS 9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the official Vietnam era from Aug.5,1964 to May 7, 1975. Vietnam Veterans represented 9.7% of their generation. 240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam era. Severely disabled: 75,000 100% disabled: 23,214 5,283 lost limbs. 1,081 sustained multiple amputations. Men under the age of 21 killed: 61% Married men killed: 17,539 Average age of men killed: 22.8 years. 97% of Vietnam-era veterans were honorably discharged. 91% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they served 74% said they would serve again even knowing the outcome There is no difference in drug useage between Vietnam Veterans and non veterans of the same age group (from a Veterans Administration study) Isolated atrocities committed by American soldiers produced torrents of outrage from antiwar critics and the news media while Communist atrocities were so common that they received hardly any attention at all. The United States sought to minimize and prevent attacks on civilians while North Vietnam made attacks on civilians a centerpiece of its strategy. Americans who deliberately killed civilians received prison sentences while Communists who did so received commendations. From 1957 to 1973, the National Liberation Front assassinated 36,725 South Vietnamese and abducted another 58,499. The death squads focused on leaders at the village level and on anyone who improved the lives of the peasants such as medical personnel, social workers, and school teachers. -Nixon- Vietnam Veterans are less likely to be in prison - only 1/2 of one percent of Vietnam Veterans have been jailed for crimes 85% of Vietnam Veterans made a successful transition to civilian life Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old. The oldest man killed was 62 years old. Vietnam veterans have a lower unemployment rate than our non-vet age group 87% of the American people hold Vietnam Vets in high esteem The first soldier to die in combat in Vietnam was James Davis, in 1958. He was with the 509th Radio Research Station. Davis Station in Saigon was named for him. Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old 11,465 KIAs were less than 20 years old The oldest man killed was 62 years old |
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