THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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100, 000
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150, 000
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58, 000
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20, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Extract Files contains records of 58, 220 U.S. military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Peak troop strength in Vietnam was 543, 482, on 30 April 1969. Approximately 2, 594, 000 US Servicemen served in country during the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Benjamin “Chuck” Mawhinney (born 1949) is a former United States Marine who holds the Corps’ record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1995 Vietnam released its official estimate of the number of people killed during the Vietnam War: as many as 2, 000, 000 civilians on both sides and some 1, 100, 000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters. The U.S. military has estimated that between 200, 000 and 250, 000 South Vietnamese soldiers died.