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How many casualties were there in the Vietnam War?

Answer:

5 million

- USA : 58'209 KIA (killed in action) + 2'000 missing
- North Vietnam Army + NLF (also called Viet Cong) : 800'000 KIA + 300'000 MIA (missing in action), total 1'100'000 losses
- South Vietnam Army (ARVN) : ~250'000 KIA
- Vietnamese civilians : estimates vary greatly, from 1 to 4 millions killed

The South Vietnamese Military (Army, Navy, Air Force, & Marines) lost approximately 200,000 men during the war. US losses were approximately 58,000 men killed during the war.
58,000 u.s casualties

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