..it's disrespectful to our Vets
1. the Vietnam deaths were YOUNG, healthy, in their prime, took physicals, did PTraining, ETC!!!!
NO pre-existing problems
..most of the C19 deaths are elderly with pre-existing problems/obesity/etc
DUHHHHHHHH
2. only 2.6 million served in the Vietnam War--half of those did not serve in combat roles and/or in a combat zone
..so you have a 300 million population you are comparing to 1 million
3. many thousands MORE Vets lost their legs/arms/both/etc
4. etc --it's just plain STUPID
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And by the time this is over they will be so overshadowed there will be no comparison.
2 million died in the Vietnam war---C19 is only up to 50,000
Where are you getting those figures? Did you pull them outta your ass?
en.wikipedia.org
United States armed forces
U.S. Vietnam War deaths
Casualties as of 26 July 2019:
- 58,318 KIA or non-combat deaths (including the missing and deaths in captivity)[68]
- 153,303 WIA (excluding 150,332 persons not requiring hospital care)[69]
- 1,587 MIA (originally 2,646)[70]
- 766–778 POW (652–662 freed/escaped*,[71][72] 114–116 died in captivity)[71][73]
Note: *One escapee died of wounds sustained during his rescue 15 days later.
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The total number of American personnel who were KIA or died non-hostile deaths, were enlisted personnel with a casualty number of 50,441. The total number of officer casualties,commissioned and warrant, are 7,877. The following is a chart of all casualties, listed by race, and in descending order.
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White | Black | Hispanic | Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/
Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic
(other race) | Asian |
---|
49,830 | 7,243 | 349 | 229 | 226 | 204 | 139 |
The total number of casualties, both KIA and non-hostile deaths, for drafted and volunteer service personnel (figures are approximated):
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During the Vietnam War, 30% of wounded service members died of their wounds.
[77] 30–35% of American deaths in the war were non-combat or friendly fire deaths; the largest causes of death in the U.S. armed forces were small arms fire (31.8%), booby traps including mines and frags (27.4%), and aircraft crashes (14.7%).
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