2 ½ million American G.I.’s served in Vietnam from 1956 to 1975.
1/3 were drafted , 2/3 volunteered.
11,000 were women. Some were nurses, others were translators, flight controllers or military bandleaders.
The average age of the American soldiers who served in Vietnam was 21. In WW2 the average soldier was 26.
In WW2 the average infantryman saw 40 days of combat in 4 years.
In Vietnam the average infantryman saw 240 days of combat in 1 year.
Soldiers were allowed one 5-day Rest and Recuperation leave during their one-year tour of duty.
One in every 10 American soldiers who served in Vietnam was killed or wounded.
58,214 American soldiers died in Vietnam between 1956 and 1975.
Over 1700 missing Americans are still unaccounted for.
