Of course, many, many of them. In fact, the last World War I soldier only died a few months ago.
Although about 50,000 soldiers died in the war, the others came home. Many of the younger ones were born after 1950, making them part of the baby boomer generation, which is still going strong.
Over 2 1/2 million men served in country; over 3 million total served in SE Asia. Minus the 58,000 dead, and attrition over the past 40 years, would be the remaining veterans. The VA website has an approximate list showing numbers.
Of the 2.5 million American Soldiers who fought in Vietnam, less than 850,000 are still alive.
A question for the VA and vet groups: VVA, AMVETS, American Legion, and VFW.
Counting Southerners and Northerners; millions (remember, MANY of these men were teenagers when they fought).
how many vietnam veterans in nc
how many wwii u.s. veterans are still alive
AnswerAccording to the US Census Bureau, of the 2.8 million Vietnam veterans who served in country Vietnam, there are 1,027,000 alive as of the 2000 census. It is interesting to note that another 15 million claim to be Vietnam veterans.
More than likely, many veterans are in wheelchairs, confirm with their website: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
See: Vietnam Veterans Memorials
After; many Vietnam vets were also WWII veterans.
there are 3 still living. two Englishmen and one American
Eight Vietnam Veterans Die every day. Vietnam Veterans are dieing faster than World War Two veterans do to Agent Orange contamination .
An estimate of the total suicide deaths of veterans of the Vietnam War is about 9,000. Studies show that in the first five years after returning from the war, veterans were 1.7 times more likely to commit suicide than non-Vietnam veterans.
Servicemen returning home from Vietnam were often given a "dirty look" of disguist, or had a "smart remark" made to them. Many returning veterans would NOT tell people that they were veterans of the Vietnam War.
Yes ... they are called "Veterans". Many survived from the various wars and are still living today.
1 dies every second believe it or not