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During the Vietnam era, more than 30,000 Canadians served in the U.S. Armed Forces; 110 Canadians died in Vietnam, and seven are listed as missing in action. Fred Griffin, a military historian with the Canadian War Museum, estimated in Vietnam Magazine (Perspectives) that approximately
People's Republic of China – 18 (compulsory; only registration is compulsory. People do not have to serve in the military) Colombia – 18 (compulsory) Comoros – 18 (voluntary) Democratic Republic of the Congo – 18 (compulsory) Republic of the Congo – 18 (voluntary) Côte d'Ivoire – 18 (compulsory)
This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (November 2024) Vietnam War Part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War in Asia Clockwise from top left: US Huey helicopters inserting South Vietnamese ARVN troops, 1970 North Vietnamese PAVN ...
The Vietnam War took a heavy toll on the students and families of Vero Beach High School’s Class of 1966. ... Franklin was 20 years old. His headstone is in Section G, Block 2, Lot 021, Space B ...
The Vietnam War devastated the young men and women of that generation. In addition to the 58,000 plus killed, over 75,000 were severely disabled, meaning that they had been incapacitated, facing ...
The Vietnam war draft were two lotteries conducted by the Selective Service System of the United States on December 1, 1969, to determine the order of conscription to military service in the Vietnam War in 1970. It was the first time a lottery system had been used to select men for military service in the US since 1942, and established the ...
Military service is a glorious duty of citizens serving in the People's Army of Vietnam. Performing military service includes active duty service and service in the reserve ranks of the Army. Citizens of military service age, regardless of ethnicity, social class, religion or belief, education level, occupation, or place of residence, must ...
More than 3 million Americans served in the Vietnam War, some 1.5 million of whom actually saw combat in Vietnam. [87] James E. Westheider wrote that "At the height of American involvement in 1968, for example, 543,000 American military personnel were stationed in Vietnam, but only 80,000 were considered combat troops."