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Of the 2.7 Million of Americans who served in Vietnam approximately 57,000 were killed. It is estimated that out of those survivors less than 900,000 are alive today. This is stark contrast to the US census figures and VFW magazine polls showing that 13,853,027 Americans claim to be Vietnam Veterans. Four out of Five of those who claim to be Vietnam Veterans are not.
how many wwii u.s. veterans are still alive
There might be World War 1 veterans alive but most of them died from shellshock
To honour those that fought and died in the Korean conflict
Veterans day was started to honor the veterans that have served and are still alive.
how many wwii u.s. veterans are still alive
some of them, only about 20 percent of them are still alive,glad to be here to answer your questoin
25,000
There are no US Civil War Veterans alive today. The War ended 150 years ago.
30 pecent
Anytime a soldier disappears during war, he or she is classified as MIA or "Missing in Action". Many veterans believe there are still MIAs who might be alive from the Vietnam War. Many other MIAs were not accounted for after the Korean War.
Because they were experienced and many were still in the Reserves