Thinking of excuses to avoid being inducted into the military.
The military draft would interfere with their personal lives.
Because as usual, it was someone else's war that we should not have been wasting American lives in.
It was in the papers and TV; the same as any event, even today...until they got drafted!
To honor and memorialize the lives of the nearly 60,000 Americans who died in the Vietnam War, and to those whose whereabouts are still unknown.
Over 50,000 Americans were killed and missing in action during the Vietnam War.
During the conflict, approximately 3.2 million Vietnamese were killed, in addition to another 1.5 million to 2 million Lao and Cambodians who were drawn into the war. Nearly 58,000 Americans lost their lives.
The Vietnam War resulted more than 58,000 American deaths (including missing in action).More than 58,000 Americans lost their lives during the Vietname War.
There are 58,286 Americans named on the memorial honoring those who gave their lives in service to the American nation while fighting the war in Vietnam .
Approximately 1,500 Alabamians lost their lives during the Vietnam War. This number reflects the sacrifices made by individuals from Alabama as part of the U.S. military involvement in the conflict, which lasted from the late 1950s to 1975. The war had a significant impact on many families and communities across the state.
By the time Richard Nixon took office in January 1969, approximately 30,000 Americans had died in the Vietnam War. This figure reflects the escalating conflict and the significant U.S. military involvement in Vietnam during the 1960s. The war continued to claim more lives in the years that followed, ultimately resulting in around 58,000 American fatalities by its conclusion.
More than 58,000 Americans lost their lives during the Vietname War.
Which Chinese? Nationalist or Chicom (Chinese Communist aka Red Chinese). Neither were officially in the war.