Over 2 1/2 million US servicemen served in country; over 2 million men returned home unjured.
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Some may, but being a former Vietnam POW does not automatically mean that one has a shorter, or longer, than normal life expectancy.
That all depends on what war and what battle they were fighting in.....To the best of my knowledge the avg. life expectancy of a paratrooper in Vietnam was less than 20 sec!!
Approximately 3,403,100 US servicemen served in Southeast Asia (2,594,000 of those men served in country); nearly 60,000 didn't make it back. Those are your "life expectancy" figures.
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US Infantrymen were alittle more at risk at becoming a casualty, than their WW2 fore fathers; by virtue of the helicopter...which caused the Vietnam War GI to fight more battles in a smaller amount of time than a WW2 serviceman...who had no RAPID DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITIES (the helicopter). Example(s): A WW2 GI might fight one battle in 2 days; whereas a Vietnam GI might fight 2 battles in 2 days. Other than that; each GI in Vietnam was expected to complete his 12 month tour of duty in country.
According to the World Health Organization, both Costa Rica and Chile are the most advanced countries in this regard, with a life expectancy of 79 years (2011):Chile: Male life expectancy: 76Female life expectancy: 82Overall life expectancy: 79Costa Rica: Male life expectancy: 77Female life expectancy: 81Overall life expectancy: 79
Antiguas life expectancy is 90
the life expectancy in Greece is80.4 years
In 2015, life expectancy was 48.87 years.