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1. How many troops were involved in the vietnam war?
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Vietnam
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Veitnam TroopsÂ
Comment:
2,709,918 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam.
9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the official Vietnam era from
August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975.
Paraphrasing:
About 2,700,000 americans served in vietnam
Source: Hanson, Marshall. "Interesting Vietnam War Facts, Statistics & Myths." Leather
Bomber Jackets and Flight Jackets from U.S. Wings. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.uswings.com/vietnamfacts.asp>.
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Vietnam Age
Comment:
Of those killed, 61% were younger than 21.
11,465 of those killed were younger than 20 years old.
Of those killed, 17,539 were married.
Average age of men killed: 23.1 years.
Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old.
The oldest man killed was 62 years old.
Paraphrasing:
The average age of killed men was 23.1 yrs old.
Source: Hanson, Marshall. "Interesting Vietnam War Facts, Statistics & Myths." Leather
Bomber Jackets and Flight Jackets from U.S. Wings. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.uswings.com/vietnamfacts.asp>.
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Vietnam Injuries
Comment:
58,148 were killed in Vietnam.
75,000 were severely disabled.
23,214 were 100% disabled.
5,283 lost limbs.
Source: Hanson, Marshall. "Interesting Vietnam War Facts, Statistics & Myths." Leather
Bomber Jackets and Flight Jackets from U.S. Wings. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.uswings.com/vietnamfacts.asp>.
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Vietnam Percentage
Paraphrasing:
97% of Vietnam Veterans were honorably discharged.
91% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they served.
74% say they would serve again, even knowing the outcome.
Source: Hanson, Marshall. "Interesting Vietnam War Facts, Statistics & Myths." Leather
Bomber Jackets and Flight Jackets from U.S. Wings. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.uswings.com/vietnamfacts.asp>.
Vietnam 2
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Vietnma Other Source
Comment:
To support the South’s government, the United States sent in 2,000 military
advisors, a number that grew to 16,300 in 1963.
Source: "The Vietnam War." Digital History. 26 Mar. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/vietnam/index.cfm>.
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Vietnam Offensive Troops
Comment:
In 1965, Johnson escalated the war, commencing air strikes on North Vietnam and
committing ground forces, which numbered 536,000 in 1968.
Source: "The Vietnam War." Digital History. 26 Mar. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/vietnam/index.cfm>.
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Vietnm Casualties
Comment:
The Vietnam War cost the United States 58,000 lives and 350,000 casualties. It also
resulted in between one and two million Vietnamese deaths.
Source: "The Vietnam War." Digital History. 26 Mar. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/vietnam/index.cfm>.
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