Because Americans were fighting Americans, the US Civil War (1861-1865) took the most American lives, about 800,000 men. WWII took the second most at around 400,000 men; WWI about 116,000 men; Korea 33,000; Vietnam 58,000 men.
Too many
The most US soldiers died during the American Civil War. That is because Americans were fighting on both sides.
they will die
There is no winner in WAR. People die. Politicians lie and soldiers die.
Vietnam is a dense jungle that when the planes crashed, and/or the troops were captured it was easy for the Vietcong to relocate them without American troops finding them. There were tunnel systems used by the Vietcong to travel without being seen as well. Between those factors and the camps it was hard to locate all of our men. There is speculation of some of them being relocated out of Vietnam altogether upon capture as well.
He died in Washington, D.C. apparently from natural causes, on July 15, 1948, one of the most honored soldiers in American history.
The most US soldiers died during the American Civil War. That is because Americans were fighting on both sides.
because the vietnameese people were scared and didnt know what to do
Malaria.
they will die
There is no winner in WAR. People die. Politicians lie and soldiers die.
Vietnam is a dense jungle that when the planes crashed, and/or the troops were captured it was easy for the Vietcong to relocate them without American troops finding them. There were tunnel systems used by the Vietcong to travel without being seen as well. Between those factors and the camps it was hard to locate all of our men. There is speculation of some of them being relocated out of Vietnam altogether upon capture as well.
Bomed
Infection
The estimate at the time by the american military leadership was: 2 million japanese and 1 million american soldiers.
In terms of the Vietnam Peoples Army, 1,100,000 North Vietnam soldiers lost their life. In addition there were approximately 251,000 Viet Cong deaths. There were a remaining 849,000 North Vietnamese Regulars that were in South Vietnam, but their fate is unknown.
infection is most commen
Because they were killed.