Vietnam POW MIA For 44 Years Found Alive!

TheRifleman · 04-30-13, 08:10 PM

can't wait to see it......

RIP to the dead soldiers who died there. THANK- YOU for your sacrifice. To the wounded and captured soldiers, some who endured horrific torture in some cases...for whatever it's worth...I know not much..my sincere apologies, ..( A war that IMO should not have been fought...and would not have if it weren't for the "military industrial complex", who wanted the war very badly.

Source: U.S. Government (VA Web Site Stats)
Photos By: Gary Thomas

Vietnam Vets: 9.7% of their generation
9,087,000 Military personnel served on active duty during the Vietnam Era. Aug. 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975.
8,744,000 GIs Were on active duty during the war. Aug. 5, 1964 - March 28, 1973
3,403,100 (Including 514,300 Offshore) Personnel served in the Southeast Asia Theater (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Flight Crews based in Thailand, and sailors in adjacent South China Sea Waters.)
2,594,000 Personnel served within the borders of South Vietnam. Jan. 1, 1965 - Mar. 28, 1973

TheRifleman · 04-30-13, 08:21 PM

Another 50,000 men served in Vietnam between 1960 and 1964.
Of the 2.6 million, between 1 - 1.6 million (40-60%) either fought in combat, provided close support or were at least fairly regularly exposed to enemy attack.
7,484 Women (6,250 or 83.5% were nurses) served in Vietnam.
Peak troop strength in Vietnam: 543,482 (April 30, 1969)
Hostile deaths: 47,378
Non-hostile deaths: 10,800
Total: 58,202 (Includes men formerly classified as MIA and Mayaguez Casualties.) Men who have subsequently died of wounds account for the changing total.
8 Nurses died - 1 was KIA

TheRifleman · 04-30-13, 08:22 PM

POWs: 766 (114 Died in captivity.)
25% (648,500) Of total forces in country were draftees.
Draftees accounted for 30.4% (17,725) of combat deaths in Vietnam.
Reservist 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.

TheRifleman · 04-30-13, 08:23 PM

76% Of the men sent to Vietnam were from lower middle/working class backgrounds
Three fourths had family incomes above the poverty level; 50% were from middle income backgrounds..
Some 23% Of Vietnam Vets had fathers with proffessional, managerial, or technical occupations.
79% Of the men who served Vietnam had a high school education or better when they entered the military service. (63% Of Korean War Vets and only 45% of WW II Vets had completed high school upon separation).
Deaths by region per 100,000 of population: South-31;
West-29.9; Midwest-28.4; Northeast-23.5.

TheRifleman · 04-30-13, 08:23 PM

TheRifleman · 04-30-13, 08:24 PM

88.4% Of the men who actually served in Vietnam were Caucasian; 10.6% (275,000) were Black; 1% belonged to other races.
86.3% Of the men who died in Vietnam were Caucasian (Includes Hispanics); 12.5% (7,241) Were Black; 1.2% Belonged to other races.
170,000 Hispanics served in Vietnam; 3,070 (5.2% Of total) died there.
70% Of enlisted men killed were of Northwest European Descent.
86.8% Of the men who were killed as a result of hostile action were Caucasian; 12.1% (5,711) Were Black; 1.1% Belonged to other races.
14.6% (1,530) Of Non-Combat deaths were among Blacks.
34% OF Blacks who enlisted volunteered for the combat arms.
Overall , Blacks suffered 12.5% of the deaths in Vietnam at a time when the % of Blacks of military age was 13.5% of the total population.

TheRifleman · 04-30-13, 08:25 PM

Religion of dead; Protestant -- 64.4%; Catholic -- 28.9%; Other/None 6.7%
82% Of Veterans who saw heavy combat strongly believe the war was lost because of lack of political will.
Nearly 75% Of the public agrees it was a failure of political will not of arms.
97% Of Vietnam Era Veterans were honorably discharged.
91% Of actual Vietnam War Veterans and 90% of those who saw heavy combat are proud to have served their country.
66% Of Vietnam Vets say they would serve again if called upon.
87% Of the public now holds Vietnam Veterans in high esteem.

Kermit · 04-30-13, 08:35 PM

Vietnam Vets

Let's Go Rangers · 05-01-13, 07:14 AM

Originally posted by PhillyFlyers

According to a new documentary. Michael Jorgensen, a Canadian filmmaker, is set to premiere "Unclaimed" at the Toronto Film Festival.

The film documents the search by US Vietnam veteran Tom Faunce to locate and identify US Army Green Beret Sgt. John Hartley Robertson in a remote Vietnamese village.

Robertson was flying a top secret mission to Laos when his helicopter went down. He was presumed dead.

Was he holed up with the bigfoot?

SamDiamond · 05-01-13, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by TheRifleman

Another 50,000 men served in Vietnam between 1960 and 1964.
Of the 2.6 million, between 1 - 1.6 million (40-60%) either fought in combat, provided close support or were at least fairly regularly exposed to enemy attack.
7,484 Women (6,250 or 83.5% were nurses) served in Vietnam.
Peak troop strength in Vietnam: 543,482 (April 30, 1969)
Hostile deaths: 47,378
Non-hostile deaths: 10,800
Total: 58,202 (Includes men formorley classified as MIA and Mayaguez Casualties.) Men who have subsequently died of wounds account for the changing total.
8 Nurses died - 1 was KIA

Wait, is this coming from the same dumb fuk who rips people for placing a dollar sign on the wrong side of a number?

What the hell is "FORMORLEY"?

Let's Go Rangers · 05-01-13, 07:39 AM

It's called a typo

SamDiamond · 05-01-13, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by Let's Go Rangers

It's called a typo

LGR--- You need to understand the history of Rifleman.

He likes to call people out for typos.

You would think he would be more careful than that, right?

TheRifleman · 05-01-13, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by SamDiamond

Wait, is this coming from the same dumb fuk who rips people for placing a dollar sign on the wrong side of a number?

What the hell is "FORMORLEY"?

I didn't write that ..that comes from a blog...do you think i'd spent 24 hrs gathering that information for morons on this site??? ........and yes, occasionally I make typo errors....but not very often.....and not this time....numb-nuts.

Q: ARE YOU THAT STUPID????

A: YES

SamDiamond · 05-01-13, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by TheRifleman

I didn't write that ..that comes from a blog...do you think i'd spent 24 hrs gathering that information for morons on this site??? ........and yes, occasionally I make typo errors....but not very often.....and not this time....numb-nuts.

Q: ARE YOU THAT STUPID????

A: YES

No hyphen in "numb-nuts", retard

It is either Numbnuts, or Numb nuts.

You're so fuking stupid. Punch your mom for not swallowing. She clearly let your brains run down the crack of her ass.

Let's Go Rangers · 05-01-13, 09:36 AM

Originally posted by SamDiamond

LGR--- You need to understand the history of Rifleman.

He likes to call people out for typos.

You would think he would be more careful than that, right?

I assume it was a copy paste from somewhere that also had a typo.

Just sayin if you want to butt heads with him I think there's other avenues of attack

SamDiamond · 05-01-13, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by Let's Go Rangers

I assume it was a copy paste from somewhere that also had a typo.

Just sayin if you want to butt heads with him I think there's other avenues of attack

You're absolutely right. But he doesn't post anything of his own.

Everything is copy/paste. He doesn't have an original thought in his head.

Let's Go Rangers · 05-01-13, 09:41 AM

Fair enough

Carry on