USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Not until 1995 did Vietnam release its official estimate of war dead: as many as 2 million civilians on both sides and some 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters. The U.S. military has estimated that between 200, 000 and 250, 000 South Vietnamese soldiers died in the war.

Detailed explanation-2: -Estimates vary considerably, but none come close to approaching the figure of 3 million. The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry cites several of these studies. For example, Guenter Lewy estimated that around 220, 000 civilians in South Vietnam were killed in US, Army of the Republic of Vietnam and other allied land operations.

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: -According to a survey by the Veterans Administration, some 500, 000 of the 3 million troops who served in Vietnam suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and rates of divorce, suicide, alcoholism and drug addiction were markedly higher among veterans.