Nearly every "career" (called "lifers" during the war) soldier, marine, airman, or sailor that was Major or above (Lieutenant Commander in the USN), or a senior NCO...normally E-7 and above were WWII veterans. Some notable WWII vets during the Vietnam War were: Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Ford; Generals Curtis LeMay, Maxwell Taylor, Harkins, Westmoreland, Abrams; Colonel Robin Olds (a WWII ace), just to name a few.
Roughly 10 million for WWII; 3 million apiece for Korea & Vietnam.
350,000 served in two or all three
I can't break it down, but their are about 23,000,000 total veterans in the US today.
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AnswerAccording to the US Census Bureau, of the 2.8 million Vietnam veterans who served in country Vietnam, there are 1,027,000 alive as of the 2000 census. It is interesting to note that another 15 million claim to be Vietnam veterans.
I am a retired public school administrator and have been an active supporter of Mr. Obama; as a member of the the Korean War Association and Army veteran of the Korean Conflict(I was a 60 mm mortarman with C company, 9th Regiment, 2nd Division)I felt deeply disappointed when the President spoke of the world War 2 veterans,Vietnam veterans and veterans of the Iraq and Afganistan War, but nary a word about the multitude of casualties of the Korean War. Shame on him!
After; many Vietnam vets were also WWII veterans.
Word Wars I and II were perceived by the public as wars with a rightful cause of US participation and the veterans were greeted as heroes. But the Vietnam war was controversial in its nature and a lot of public did not support it. This had a dramatic effect on veterans public image, who were not held in high regards as their predecessors have been.
This is definitely possible. A WW 1 vet would have been born around 1900 and would put him in his late 50's. There were Vietnam vets this age who served in the Gulf War. This also could mean that it was possible for a Vet to have served in WW 1, WW 2, Korea and Vietnam.
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"Veterans" is a term used to describe anyone who has ever Honorably served in the Armed Forces
No, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and DC World War I Memorial are all dedicated to servicemen and servicewomen.
AnswerAccording to the US Census Bureau, of the 2.8 million Vietnam veterans who served in country Vietnam, there are 1,027,000 alive as of the 2000 census. It is interesting to note that another 15 million claim to be Vietnam veterans.
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I am a retired public school administrator and have been an active supporter of Mr. Obama; as a member of the the Korean War Association and Army veteran of the Korean Conflict(I was a 60 mm mortarman with C company, 9th Regiment, 2nd Division)I felt deeply disappointed when the President spoke of the world War 2 veterans,Vietnam veterans and veterans of the Iraq and Afganistan War, but nary a word about the multitude of casualties of the Korean War. Shame on him!
So few served in all three that the number is very small estimate less than 1000 in 2012
Vietnam was fought by WW2 leadership (WW2 veterans).
After; many Vietnam vets were also WWII veterans.
Two are quite close to the Lincoln Memorial: Vietnam War and Korean War. The World War Two Memorial is about half way between Lincoln and Washington Monument.
The statue represents the US Military Nurses that served in the Vietnam War. The roles of women during the Vietnam War, were the same as portrayed during the Korean War (see films: MASH), WWII, and World War I.
Eight Vietnam Veterans Die every day. Vietnam Veterans are dieing faster than World War Two veterans do to Agent Orange contamination .