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.
The flight time from California, US, to the nearest airport in Vietnam is approximately 16 hours and 40 minutes. The total distance is approximately 13667.10 km or 8492 miles. This flight time is approximate. Factors such as weather conditions could affect the flight time.
Answer16 mins.I believe the exact definition of "16 mins" is given in the movie "Rules of Engagement", where Tommy Lee Jones' character "Colonel Hodges", the defense attorney for Samuel Jackson's character "Colonel Childers", challenges the prosecuting attorney Major Biggs (played by Guy Pearce), for an answer to the question for the life expectancy of a 2nd Lt. dropped into a "hot LZ in Vietnam, in 1968".This does not specifically answer the question of the lifespan of a 2nd Lt. in the Vietnam War.
If the military time says something like 0100 hours, it means it is exactly 1am. This is because 01 is 1 in the morning, and 00 is the minutes past it. For pm times, such as 1400 hours, the first two numbers are on a 24-hour clock. 14 means 2pm, and 00 means there are no minutes past. If it says 1632 hours, the 16 means 4pm, and the 32 means 32 minutes past. Its quite easy when you understand. Hope I helped!
Not sure about a 1st sergeant but the average life expectancy of a US 2nd lieutenant in Vietnam was a little under four days. That's grossly wrong. About 2.5 million soldiers served "in country" during the Vietnam War. 60,000 were killed. Even if one assumes all deaths were in combat, and only 25% of people "in country" were combat grunts, that means less than a 10% death rate. Put it another way, a front-line, combat soldier in Vietnam had well over a 90% chance of surviving a 1-year tour. Averaged over the 10-year "official" duration of the war, that means there was 1 death about every 41 minutes.
The charge itself lasted 30-50 minutes. The breakthrough of the Union line at the Angle lasted no more than 10 of those minutes, and was probably less than 5 minutes.
5 minutes
Somewhere around 3000 minutes. Hope this helps!
It means a time that is somewhere between 3 and 10 minutes.
2 days
15 hours and 51 minutes
3 minutes 24 seconds
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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.
31 minutes.
Vietnam is 1,090 miles (1,750 kilometers) from the Philippines.
The flight time from Vietnam to Melbourne is 8 hours, 58 minutes
The flight time is approximately 8 hours, 58 minutes.