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Of the 2.7 million Americans that served in the Vietnam war… 300,000 were wounded in action 75,000 were disabled

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. On the Vietnamese side it is estimated…

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Of the 2.7 million Americans that served in the Vietnam war… 300,000 were wounded in action 75,000 were disabled

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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

  2. 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

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

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

  5. The Sights of War

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