Vietnam War Statistics

In the Vietnam theater, 3,403,000 veterans served. Of those who died, 86.3% were Caucasian, 12.5% were Black, and 1.2% were other races. Two thirds of those who served in Vietnam were volunteers, and 77% of the combat deaths were volunteers. In Vietnam, 17,579 married men were killed, and 61% of men killed were 21 years of age or younger. There were 163 Congressional Medals of Honor awarded in Vietnam, including 99 awarded posthumously. Of those 99 posthumous awards, 56 were awarded for falling on a live grenade to save the lives of the buddies around them.

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