1. ARVN (Army Republic of South Vietnam) Army: Approximately 650,000 men; including Rangers, Special Forces, Regional Forces, Popular Forces. 2. South Vietnamese Air Force: Approximately 50,000 men. 3. South Vietnamese Navy: Approximately 40,000 men. 4. South Vietnamese Marines: Approximately 9,000 men.
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Estimated a least a million men on each side at any ONE given year (Northern and Southern armies).
For the US, over 2 1/2 million US Servicemen fought in Vietnam. For other nations, see website: Vietnam War.
Take it you mean US Marines? There were South Viet & South Korean (ROK) marines in country also. 391,000 US Marines served in South Vietnam, nearly 15,000 of them died there.
Approximately 391,000 US Marines served in the Vietnam War; approximately 14,838 US Marines died in Vietnam.
Recommend researching: Statistics About The Vietnam War-Recommended by the History Channel.
The Army had around 4,368,000 members. The Marines had about 794,000. The Navy generally had 1,842,000. Lastly, the Air Force probably had about 1,740,000.
US Airmen and Sailors conducted war against NORTH Vietnam with their airplanes and battleships (one battleship actually, the USS New Jersey), cruisers, and destroyers firing from the gunline. US Soldiers and Marines fought on the ground in SOUTH Vietnam.
A military officer that fought in the Vietnam War. A Vietnam War soldier would be a "soldier that fought in the Vietnam War.