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Of the 2.7 million Americans that Of the 2.7 million Americans that served in the Vietnam war… served in the Vietnam war… 300,000 were wounded in action 300,000 were wounded in action 75,000 were disabled 75,000 were disabled Of the casualties listed on The Of the casualties listed on The Wall, approximately 1,300 remain Wall, approximately 1,300 remain missing in action missing in action 58,129 were killed 58,129 were killed The average age was 19 The average age was 19

Vietnam War

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Correction on slide #49, Khe Sanh is misspelled as "Ka Son."

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  • 1.
    • Of the 2.7 million Americans that served in the Vietnam war
    • 300,000 were wounded in action
    • 75,000 were disabled
    • Of the casualties listed on The Wall, approximately 1,300 remain missing in action
    • 58,129 were killed
    • The average age was 19

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  • On the Vietnamese side it is estimated
  • 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong (Southern resistance soldiers) were killed
  • Over 2 million North and South Vietnamese citizens were killed

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  • In the United States we refer to this conflict as the Vietnam War

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  • In Vietnam, citizens refer to this conflict as the American War

5. THE COSTOF WAR! Young Americans! 6. Saddle up were moving OUT. 7. Zippo Up 8. Napalm 9. Some of us came home one way or the other 10. Causalities of all side and all ages 11. Pain followed us all of our lives 12. For some of us the pain ended 13. Hot LZ set up a perimeter incoming! 14. We had enemies on the FRONT and at HOME 15. Keep your interval 16. I want the Ham and Mothers 17. Remember Folks this is only a CONFLICT 18. GET THE MEDI-EVAC READY Chopper is here. 19. Only a few bail out a good plane and Scream like Eagles 20. Are you glad you protested? 21. Murders is what our name was YOURRE WELCOME' 22. Bring us home to your abuse 23. Get a hair Cut Hippy 24. Oh My God sorry I left 25. 26. INCOMMING! 27. NIGHTILLUMINATION 28. In the line of fire 29. Election year for LBJ 30. POW 31. Check your crotch for Leaches 32. The distant holocost look 33. I cant wait to get back to the WORLD 34. I write you guys everyday 35. Willie peter. 36. Burn the draft card 37. The eerier silence after the fire fight 38. I miss my M-14 39. Hell never left Nam 40. Hang in there chopper are on the way 41. 42. The true face of WAR 43. The other face of WAR 44. The other face of WAR 45. 46. I wonder if the protest was because they new their Draft Number? 47. 48. The Million dollar ride 49. Flying out of Ka Son was not easy and dangerous even for the C130 50. Attitude Check 51. Dont forget you Flack Jacket 52. I loved my M-14 53. Open rice paddy Sniper time 54. Old, sick, lame, but a few did come back to the world 55. We never wrote but we did finely meet 56. We never wrote but we cried when we met 57. And yes the platoon Sgt was still in charge.