Vietnam War One Week`s Toll: 242 Americans Killed May 28 Through June 3, 1969.

From 1967 through 1970 8,000 Americans were being killed and Wounded a Month. Wars are started by those who will Never Fight in Them, and Fought by those who will find little reward in the outcome but Mangled bodies, Shattered minds and Death. These young men were trained quickly, shipped to Vietnam quickly and died quickly many within a few weeks of arriving Casualties among the Infantry Units were twice as high as those suffered in World War 2. The belief is that fighting in Vietnam was not as intense as in World War II. Fact: The average infantryman in the South Pacific during World War II saw about 40 days of combat in four years. The average infantryman in Vietnam saw about 200 days of combat in one year thanks to the mobility of the helicopter. One out of every 9 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty. 58,228 were killed and 303,704 wounded out of 2.7 million who served, 240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor. One of every 3 American dead was a Draftee with 17,725 Killed. Presented by Vietnam Veterans: Peter Hinds and Michael Arringtoncomputehinds@gmail.comMusic: "The Pacific" by: Blake Neely, Geoff Zanelli and Hans Zimmer.
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