Facts/Statistics About the Vietnam War
- The war lasted 19 1/2 years.
- 2,709,918 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam
- 51,148 were killed in Vietnam
- 75,000 were severely disabled and 23,214 were 100% disabled
- Of those killed, 61% were younger than 21.
- Five men in Vietnam were only 16 years old, and the oldest man killed was 62 years old.
- Of those killed, 17,539 were married.
- 5,283 men lost limbs
- 9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the official Vietnam era from August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975.
- As of January 15, 2004, there are 1,875 Americans still unaccounted for from the war.
- Common Names for the War: Vietnam War, Second Indochina War, and The Vietnam Conflict
USA/World Timeline During the Vietnam War
- 1960-John F. Kennedy is elected president.
- 1960-The National Liberation Front forms in South Vietnam.
- 1962-The African nation of Uganda becomes Independent.
- 1963-Kennedy is assassinated; Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president.
- 1964- Lyndon B. Johnson is elected president.
- 1965-First major U.S. combat units arrive in Vietnam.
- 1966-Mao Zedong begins the Cultural Revolution on China.
- 1967-Israel captures Gaza Strip and West Bank in Six-Day War.
- 1968-Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy are assassinated.
- 1969-U.S. troops begin their withdrawal from Vietnam.
- 1970-Ohio National Guard kills four students at Kent State University.
- 1972-Richard M. Nixon is reelected.
- 1972-Fernidand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines.
- 1973-United States signs cease-fire with North Vietnam and Vietcong.
- 1974-Gerald R. Ford becomes present after Richard M. Nixon resigns.
- 1975-Communists capture Saigon; South Vietnam surrenders.
BY: Rachel E.