26% of combat deaths came from the families in the highest third of income levels
76% of the men sent to Vietnam were from middle/working class backgrounds
Three-fourths had family incomes above the poverty level; 50% were from middle income backgrounds
Some 23% of Vietnam veterans had fathers with professional, managerial or technical occupations
79% of the men who served in Vietnam had a high school education or better when they entered military service. (63% of Korean War vets and only 45% of WWII vets had completed high school upon separation)
If that is the case, why aren't Vietnam vets/draftees make up a substantial portion of our politicians in Wash DC? Many are of the age. Too many on either side of the aisle had many deferments. Those who went ended up in Guard units.