Phony soldiers may also include the 13 millions plus who claimed to be Vietnam vets for the 2000 census. DoD estimates a surviving population of in-country Vietnam vets of only 1 million plus. I do believe if we’d have had 13 millions we would have ended the war in the ‘60’s.
It does this old Nam vet’s heart good to see the myths being destroyed-better than any VA med. Yet, the saga of desperate wannabes continues. In 2000, DoD estimates indicate an in-country Vietnam vets population of slightly over 1 million. At the same time the census indicated a Vietnam vet population of over 13 millions. If we were so troubled why do so many want to be us?
Radio Researcher 1st Inf. Div,, Di-An RVN 1966-67.