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Number of chicanos in Vietnam?
Over 170,000 Hispanic GI's served in the Vietnam War; approximately 3,070 Hispanics died there.
How did soldiers in World War 2 earn leave?
GI's were authorized 30 days a year as general issue (during the Vietnam War).
What was the Average life expectancy of a us tunnel rat?
The same as the rest of the GI's. The work was mostly scary; snakes, spiders, darkness, etc.
Why was the Vietnam War unique?
The US Civil War (1861-1865) and the Vietnam War (1961-1975) are the only wars in which US citizens experienced a military defeat. In both wars the NORTH defeated the SOUTH. In both wars the Southerners/GI's fighting for South Vietnam were treated harshly (called and treated as "losers") by their fellow US Citizens. Even though the US Civil War was a victorious United States victory, the Confederates (Southerners) were still Americans. Secondly, the Vietnam War was our longest war, outlasting the American Revolutionary War by several years.
What role did minorities play in the Vietnam War?
This was the era of the civil rights movement: Black Panthers, Martin Luther King Jr., Marches, and Riots. In South Vietnam, while in the field...all GI's were brothers...once in the rear areas of major base camps they separated into their own "clicks." Those were dangerous times; the effects of the aforementioned groups/organizations heavily influenced the GI's in the rear areas, with no enemy to fight in the rear...GI's became their own worst enemy.
