Some idiot in DC decided to do this. Yep feet never left the ground except to do my mos. In my mirror I saw its beam illuminate each and every particle of dust that my passing vehicle spewed into the air; thus creating a mobile, magical, camouflaged chamber of brightly dancing fairies shielding me from harm. If you are a pretender go stand in front of the mirror and tell that lie one more time so you can watch yourself steal the respect from an actual COMBAT VETERAN A/3/22 3rd Brigade 4th ID Dau Tieng 12/66 to 1/68. How many Vietnamese citizens died in the Vietnam War? The truth is that until Vietnam veterans can agree amongst themselves what constitutes a real Vietnam vet, the debate may continue. It was apparently based on an estimate that 800,000 Vietnam-era veterans had died by 2000. for myself, being bored sometimes, and anxious to see and do more, i volunteered and went on a number of supply missions to the fire bases. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. was i a veteran by the numbers? I recall combat pay (Hazard DutyPay) at $60 dollars a month. he was wearing his VIETNAM ERA VETERAN cover. The insistence to include Vietnam-ErA vets with those who served in-country results in a ridiculous skew to any meaningful stats. Editorial comment by website administrator: Personally, Im going with the 610,000 estimate of 2 yrs. I appreciate all the support there and around the world but Vietnam area at Fort Whatever Ohio wasnt Vietnam and no matter how brave the girls in Germany told you you were you were not a Vietnam Vet. Damn it, government could have sent anyone serving at any time to Vietnam. Aside from that, I have always doubted any fact stated by the NY Times; although the federal government is no better. We dont forget, and resent the tail gating by those who, during the war, did all they could to avoid it, and now desperately hope others will conveniently forget this fact, and give them some of the respect they never earned. This is a suicide rate of 1 EVERY 65-80 minutes (APPROX). (Crew Chief 1970-71) 25 AVN 25 INF (1971-72) C/16 CAV. Antonia is a gifted educator, and she is widely respected within the education community. I began to think that was the excuse for NOT being in combat. Last one left was about 15 to 20 years ago. Me? Thanks for your responses. All others should not be accepted to have served either on land or at sea in Vietnam. At what rate are Vietnam veterans dying? - Answers 997 soldiers997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam .

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