of the 2.7 million americans that served in the vietnam war… 300,000 were wounded in action 75,000...
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Of the 2.7 million Americans that Of the 2.7 million Americans that served in the Vietnam war…served in the Vietnam war…
300,000 were wounded in action300,000 were wounded in action
75,000 were disabled 75,000 were disabled
Of the casualties listed on The Of the casualties listed on The Wall, approximately 1,300 remain Wall, approximately 1,300 remain missing in action missing in action
58,129 were killed58,129 were killed
The average age was 19The average age was 19
On the Vietnamese side it is On the Vietnamese side it is estimated…estimated…
1.1 million North Vietnamese 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong (Southern and Viet Cong (Southern resistance soldiers) were killedresistance soldiers) were killed
Over 2 million North and South Over 2 million North and South Vietnamese citizens were Vietnamese citizens were killedkilled
In the United States we In the United States we refer to this conflict as refer to this conflict as
the Vietnam Warthe Vietnam War
In Vietnam, citizens refer In Vietnam, citizens refer to this conflict as the to this conflict as the
American WarAmerican War
THE COSTS THE COSTS OF WAROF WAR
