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I understand that it is written somewhere that the life expectany of a soldier in Vietnam was some seconds or minutes. Do you have the answer?
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This is not the first time this statement has been made. It can be applied to any serviceman in any war. For the US Marines storming the beaches on Iwo Jima in 1945, their life expectancy was surely measured in seconds. For an F-100 Supersabre pilot struck by ground fire in Vietnam, he has only seconds to eject before his jet strikes the ground (or explodes in the air). When a US sailor inside a submarine is under an intense depth charge attack, if the submarine hull cracks from the explosions, at extreme depth, the sea will flood his sub within seconds or minutes, he will drown or be crushed by the sudden IMPLOSION (Internal Crushing) if at great ocean depths. So yes, that written statement is true; for all men, who have died in all wars.
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What was the life span of an average US second lieutenant in Vietnam combat?
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21 degrees 2 minutes north 105 degrees 51 minutes east?
The coordinates provided point to a specific location on Earth, specified in terms of latitude and longitude. This location is close to the city of Bangkok in Thailand.
How many minutes did it take between soldiers dying in Vietnam?
2 days
What is the flying time from Vietnam to Los Angeles?
15 hours and 51 minutes
How long did the Vietnam war last for America?
3 minutes 24 seconds
Seconds and minutes hours milliseconds?
don't understand
Where is 21 degrees 2 minutes N and 105 degrees 51 minutes E?
Using those coordinates you would get Hanoi, Vietnam.
What movie and television projects has Larry Colburn been in?
Larry Colburn has: Played Himself - Vietnam Veteran in "60 Minutes" in 1968. Played Himself - Vietnam Veteran (segment "Mike") in "60 Minutes" in 1968. Played Himself - Helicopter Gunner in "The American Experience" in 1988. Played Hismelf in "Inside the Vietnam War" in 2008. Played Himself - Helicopter Gunner in "Inside the Vietnam War" in 2008.
How many minutes will it take to get somewhere in a helicopter that's 41.2 miles away at 80 miles per hour?
31 minutes.
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