Vietnam Veterans

Vietnam Veterans

Here are some statistics on the veterans of the Vietnam War

9.2 million served on active duty (5 August 1964 to 7 May 1975)
2,590,000 served in the combat zone
109, 000 died in the service during this period
58,184 died in the combat zone or from combat wounds
8,113,000 are still alive (May 2000)

Source U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - Vanguard magazine May 2000 Vol. X.L.V.I., # 5

Veteran Alive Today

The number of living veterans, WWII to Present (as of Oct 00)

WWII                            5,559,489        28.8%

Korea                            3,945,801        20.4%

Vietnam                         8,055,023        41.7%

Gulf War                        1,753,530          9.1%

TOTAL:                        19,313,843

as of 24 August 2000 Hit Counter

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