[NMFXSTC]

Another thread had a large list of statistical data the other day...this is part of it:

DRAFTEES AND VOLUNTEERS

* 25% of the total forces in country were draftees 648,500 as opposed to 66% of the ones in WWII.

* Draftees accounted for 30.4% (17,725) of combat deaths in Vietnam.

* Reservists killed: 5,977.

* National Guard: 6,140 served; 101 died.

* Total draftees (1965-73): 1,728,344.

* Actually served in Vietnam: 38%.

* Marine Corps draft: 42,633.

* Last man drafted: June 30, 1973

[donozark]

In a April 4, 1995 Agence France press release, the Vietnamese Government stated they had lost 1.1 million military KIA an 600,000 military WIA in the war with U.S.A. Additionally, I have read where they claim 300,000 Viets are MIA. They in essence, lost an entire generation of men...