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While many aspects about the Vietnam War are debatable, the facts and figures of the war have a voice of their own and are indisputable.

On these pages we list some of the commonly accepted facts about the Vietnam War.

  • 8 nurses died-1 was killed in action.

  • Vietnam Veterans represented 9.7% of their generation.

  • The suicide rate of Vietnam veterans has always been well within the 1.7% norm of the general population.

  • Non-hostile deaths: 10,800

  • Missing in action: 2,338

  • Men under the age of 21 killed: 61%

  • 3,403,100 (including 514,300 offshore) personnel served in the Southeast Asia Theater (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, flight crews based in Thailand, and sailors in adjacent South China sea waters).

  • 240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam era.

  • POWs: 766 (114 died in captivity).

  • Wounded in action: 303,704

  • 7,484 American women served in Vietnam. 6,250 were nurses.

  • 9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the official Vietnam era (Aug.5, 1964-May 7, 1975).

  • Hostile deaths: 47,378

  • Severely disabled: 75,000--23,214 100% disabled; 5,283 lost limbs; 1,081 sustained multiple amputations.

  • Married men killed: 17,539

  • Average age of men killed: 22.8 years.

  • Highest political office attained by a Vietnam veteran to date: Vice President Al Gore.

  • Most successful Vietnam veteran/businessman to date: Frederick Smith of Federal Express.

  • 79% of the men who served in Vietnam had a high school education or better when they entered the military service.

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