Did you know? The Vietnam War
The average infantryman in the South Pacific during World War II saw about 40 days of combat in four years.
The average infantryman in Vietnam saw about 240 days of combat in one year, thanks to the mobility of the helicopter.
After Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand managed to stay free of communism.
The Indonesians expelled the Soviets in 1966.
One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty. Although the percentage that died is similar to other wars,
amputations or crippling wounds were 300 percent higher than in World War II. 75,000 Vietnam veterans are severely disabled.
Two-thirds of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers; two-thirds who served in World War II were draftees.
Vietnam Veterans represented 9.7% of their generation.
240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam era. • Wounded in action: 303,704
7,484 American women served in Vietnam. 6,250 were nurses.
79% of the men who served in Vietnam had a high school education or better when they entered the military service.
Total draftees (1965-1973): 1,728,344
Source: http://www.vietnam-war.info/
PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS
1 WW 2 964,409
2 VIETNAM 303,000
3 WW 1 250,000
4 KOREA 136,936
5 IRAQ 35,367
6 AFGHANISTAN 7,903
7 PERSIAN GULF 590
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