I think 9+ million total in US military service during the peak years of the Vietnam War and 2.6 2.7 million in Nam and its waters and air space is right. Considering the number of troops deployed at different times, the build up and the draw down, its inconceivable that there could have been 9m serving in country. Music That Moves the Military. I suppose we were rear echelon, but I dispute anyone calling us REMF. Even if his job depended on them doing theirs well. so if you wore chinos instead of camo you are not a veteran? Damn it, government could have sent anyone serving at any time to Vietnam. He was 18 years, 2 months and 1 day old. It revises and replaces the estimate and projection in VetPop2018. I would hope they are considered Vietnam combat Vets. As well, those who served in Thailand in late 1973-1975 are often looked down upon as not being real Vietnam Veterans. We are, as we helped conduct many support missions in the region, helped with draw assist during the fall of Cambodia, S. Vietnam and Laos. i went to dong ha several times. Hundreds of Vietnam vets infected by a slow-killing parasite - NBC News The funny thing,(not so funny) is that when we carried peaches and beer, no problem. Lol. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. they deserve that recognition. These Veterans are now in or about to reach . She has received numerous awards and accolades for her work, including being named one of the "Top 10 Educators to Watch" by Education Week magazine. Vietnam IS a Vietnam veteran. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. All Lawyer adds is for 2 percent, do you think that this was a greater risk for Cancer. Current Status of Unaccounted-for Americans Lost in the Vietnam War. We havent forgotten that time of our lives, and remember full well, that most of these ERA Vets joined these other branches in a desperate attempt to avoid service in Vietnam. a clerk typist got benefits. (How Convenient), Hi. Still, other sources like the New York Times claim the number of Vietnam veterans is actually somewhere around 9.2 million. According to the American War Library, as of February 28, 2019, it is estimated that approximately 610,000 Americans who served in land forces during the Vietnam War or in air missions over Vietnam between 1954 and 1975 are still alive to this day. i do not denigrate their service or define them as inferior. It should be duly noted that these numbers do not include the 2500 to 3000 US Air Force troops stationed in Guam, Thailand, and other countries that were involved in the Vietnam War effort. maybe, maybe not. what i am saying is that there were all kinds of service, and if you think the definition is being in country and being shot at, then i qualify and so did my shipmates. Each averaged 2500-3000 personnel on a yearly rotating bases, groaning and shrinking based on the missions being conducted. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. I flew with the 220th Aviation Company (Cat Killers) in 1968. Our service was diminished while there and continues being disrespected by those who lump all Vietnam-Era vets with those whose lives were on the line. and by the way, they never got benefits after their time at sea. References:https://www.americanwarlibrary.com/personnel/vietvet.htmhttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/science/how-many-vietnam-veterans-are-still-alive.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War, The Armys FY 2023 budget request is ~$177.5 Billion. I think The NY Times has conflated he number of Viet Nam veterans with those who served in the military during the years 1960-1975. A Co. 2/8th, First Cavalry, 1968-69. 3rd Brigade 4th ID attached to the 25th ID 111.40 & 112.40 later these became 11B.40 & 11C.40. According to the Pentagons Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are currently 83,204 unaccounted for U.S. personnel, including 73,547 from World War II, 7,883 from the Korean War, 126 from the Cold War, 1,642 from the Vietnam War, and six from Iraq and other recent conflicts, including three Defense. Should be simple enough but not, Not all ships are blue water ships. No reflection on your daily activities, just a friendly piece of information. 1st cav div. How old are Vietnam vets now? I dont see how there can be any dispute about this. Check out this post and see if you can figure this > out. Very true One of those is my younger brother. Bullets were flying everywhere, and the noise was tremendous. I also had assisted the FAA in 3 fatal Aircraft accidents. How Many Vietnam Veterans Are Still Alive In 2022? - CLJ If the ratio of approximately 10% remains the same about 314. Things that they did not tell you. This could be a simple semantics issue, but what about the Air Force guys who flew over Vietnam. we had a building where the company stored our property. I was a REMF but was on my 4th pair of boots. How Many Vietnam Veterans Are Still Alive? - The New York Times Needless to say, I set them straight about his lying BS, and moved out the next day. So, here well dive a little bit deeper into how many Vietnam veterans are estimated to still be alive based on various approximations and predictions. If they reply that they do not talk about their experiences They are not Combat Veterans maybe not even Vietnam Veterans. Thats what we did in Vietnam we left and am glad we did. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Estimating the number of suicides among Vietnam veterans Unconfirmed reports that 50,000 or more Vietnam veterans have committed suicide give the impression that these veterans are at exceedingly high risk of suicide compared with other veterans and nonveterans of the same age. There were an estimated 58,318 U.S. soldier casualties alone. I made a mistake !!!!! We had a lot of support vets near Saigon. They were smokers. Educate your self and search the web for the last battle of the Vietnam war. Just because some idiot politician or people want to say you were not a war vet unless you saw combat dont feel bad most of those people found ways to evade even getting drafted. Dont know about the MM but everyone got the same combat pay whether a grunt or clerk. The number of Vietnam veterans affected by the chemical Agent Orange is astonishing. no problem with the spell checking. Having spent a year all over Thailand in support of Communist Suppression Operations Center along the Laotian border, and training Thai infantry to deploy in RVN. He signaled a repeat, and the second rocket impacted on target. Those who do not remember where in country they were, WHERE NOT THERE.. Or suffering from a complete mental memory disorder. Also, some do not consider those who served in Thailand as Vietnam Vets. It served my pain well as a lifeless, mean spirited dark soul destroying everything in front of me. Great article! Isolated atrocities committed by American Soldiers produced torrents I volunteered for 3 TDY tours 18 months total. REAL Vietnam War veterans are all those who are officially authorized the Vietnam Service medal and possess official military-issued documentation to confirm their medal authorization. This part of Pleiku Province is a combination of mountains, triple to single canopy jungle and/or open valleys. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. as we end our lives we should never forget that each served, in some way. When we DEROSed we were given 6-8 pills to continue taking them every week. We grunts do hold chopper crews in the highest regard! Systematically, a surveyor from the Plei Do Lim (PDL) flash Out Post (OP) had too physically exchanged the old for the new code-book and radio frequencies for the facility. Through my blood-covered face, I could not distinguish whom! Is It Hard To Get Into Kent State University? 31 sets of brothers are on the Wall. 35th CBSG, 315th CAMS Working on C-123,s. **********************************************************. As anti-war vet , all these years later, I respect yall and your stories. Of the 2.7 million men and women who served in land forces in Vietnam, only about 600,000 are still alive. I was confused. Porier was firing from the north, while the three Cobras choppers were engaged the sappers trying to kill me. Who is the oldest living Vietnam veteran? I left this Sunday, as other mornings, to make a supply run and a code book and frequency transfer to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB); to gather C-Rations, mail, and most importantly to acquire our new radio codes of the confidential frequencies for this period. According to the Department of Defense, infantry soldiers had the highest casualties during the Vietnam War, making infantry the deadliest job in Vietnam. Alice, my sister lost hers in Oct 2020 from throat cancer due to agent Orange. Got home after the war, never spoke about my service, never went hunting again, never cut my feeling back on! There he was wearing my dress uniform jacket SSG, CIB, BS three rows of ribbons 8 years service, 10 overseas hash marks and he had 3 very underage teeny boppers girls smoking weed telling them war stories and bragging about his combat exploits. That is exactly what I was going to post. Vince. I served a second tour and know quite a few Marines that did also. I am glad that you make Dante, I know the struggle has been long, but the spirit soars and the tale told Live long my brother, None of us are very far away from those days A harrowing experience that can never be diminished by time. remember) there will likely be a debate as to how two weeksOver 10% of Vietnam casualties were helicopter crew members, and most of those were the door gunners that protected the helicopter, its crew, and its transports, from their exposed position. We are not ashamed of our service or the fact we killed and had friends die, far more than we care to remember. I still consider myself lucky every day! A few days later I was in fatigues on a C-123 to Da Nang, and a month later driving Hai Van Pass to Phu Bai with 3rdRRU Mobile Det (ASA). ahead of me in the next row was a man conversing with another man about two rows ahead of him. (52. years later) All with the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Air Borne Division. Believe it or not, I still have every pay voucher..and in 1967 Hazard Duty Pay was $65. This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. Canandaigua, NY National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics 23 Div and finally MACV Tm 87, 43 RCAT 18th ARVN Div. My squad leaderSteve Cook wrote, Dont Cry for Us Saigon. He gives stats. Those of us on the battlefield who bled and many died would take issue with your opinion. i said once if you walked , you worked. A phantom drifted over and raised me up to unconsciousness. Before I passed out, I was being picked up off the jungle floor by some entity. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Age: 78. My left leg hurt like HELLFIRE! Yep feet never left the ground except to do my mos. Army Reserve: 189,500 OUR COMPANY STARTED LONG BINH COMPOUND IN SEPT OF 1965, DALLAS WATERFILL EMAIL dallaswaterfill@yahoo.com, Was in Vietnam Dec. 1968 to Dec. 1969, Phan Rang AFB, RVN. I was there in 1969. Oliver Stone. Just come up with two lists and leave it at that. When all was done and the Army was cleaning up the details of the action, they decided to award CIBs to the officers and not to enlisted.
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