The Body Count began early in the Vietnam War 1965 - but it
became senseless, because they count all killed people (also
civilians after bomings). At the end of the 60ies the US Army
stoped it and said, this is an inefficient way of calculating. At
the beginning they wanted to count just all these killed vietcongs
after the battle - but the GIs counted every killed person - South
and North Vietnamese. Therefore it became senselss and they stoped
the Body Count. But if you want to know more about it, ask Vietnam
Vets. I am just from Austria - I am in the same age like your Vets
and I got these informations from Vietnam Vets in the 70ies. They
can tell you more about it. Peter Garn Vienna Austria The Body
Count began early in the Vietnam War 1965 - but it became
senseless, because they count all killed people (also civilians
after bomings). At the end of the 60ies the US Army stoped it and
said, this is an inefficient way of calculating. At the beginning
they wanted to count just all these killed vietcongs after the
battle - but the GIs counted every killed person - South and North
Vietnamese. Therefore it became senselss and they stoped the Body
Count. But if you want to know more about it, ask Vietnam Vets. I
am just from Austria - I am in the same age like your Vets and I
got these informations from Vietnam Vets in the 70ies. They can
tell you more about it. Peter Garn Vienna Austria
