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Why did military officials start body counts and kill ratios during Vietnam war?
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∙ 8y ago
Because those were the new regulations for fighting the war. All previous wars had been fought and measured by gaining ground (winning territory). Vietnam would be fought and measured by counting enemy casualties.
With that said, it's commonplace for any nation's military to count the casualties of their own losses and those of the enemy.
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Credibility gap
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Military conscription.
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If you served in Japan during the Vietnam War could you be awarded the Vietnam Service Medal?
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To avoid military service.
Why was Ali sent to jail?
He refused to be drafted into the U.S. Military during the Vietnam war.
What happened in 1959 during Vietnam war?
the first US Military personnel was killed
