Yes, there a number of Vietnam veterans that are still alive today. There also associations that support these veterans.
US Military personnel who served in the VN war are veterans, yes.
US Civilians (contractors, etc.) who served in the VN war are not US Military veterans.
Michigan lost approximately 2,654 men in Vietnam.
1,072 servicemen from Minnesota died in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam vets fought a different type of war , some classify it a a conflict similar to the Koren war . Nam vets were required to a year tour of duty , 13 months for the marines compared the duration of the war for older vets . The older vets also less of a profile at home because the the larger numbers involved . And were sucessful at the end .
Lyndon B Johnson
they were called baby killers, war mongers, murders psychos and drug addicts
After; many Vietnam vets were also WWII veterans.
For a starting point, try: "The American War Library" and try "Statistics about the Vietnam War."
Michigan lost approximately 2,654 men in Vietnam.
1,072 servicemen from Minnesota died in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam vets fought a different type of war , some classify it a a conflict similar to the Koren war . Nam vets were required to a year tour of duty , 13 months for the marines compared the duration of the war for older vets . The older vets also less of a profile at home because the the larger numbers involved . And were sucessful at the end .
Primarily senior NCO's and Officers were Viet War vets, such as General's Schwarzkopf and Powell (Americal Division, Vietnam), etc. Possibly 1,000 men were Viet War vets.
Hawaii sacrificed over 200 men in the war.
Clinton.
Lyndon B Johnson
they were called baby killers, war mongers, murders psychos and drug addicts
19 years old Combat VeteransWW 1 Vets, I think are almost all gone but would be over 100 years.WW 2 Vets, The youngest would be pushing 80.Korean War Vets, The youngest 72.Vietnam Vets, The youngest about 53.First Gulf War Vets, The Youngest about 34.
not only the war and the development of technology around the war but the resistance to the war at home. also there are a lot of homeless vets out there today.