Informative Articles
Vietnam Era Veterans America's Elder Military Generation
Vietnam War Era Veterans Become America's Elder Military Generation
America's WW2 War and Era veterans are passing rapidly at a rate of
approximately 1,800 per week according to the Veterans Administration
(2004). Vietnam Era (non-war) veterans are surviving comparable to
Americans who did not serve in the military. However, Vietnam War (in-country)
veterans are passing at a comparable population rate to WW2 veterans.
Of the estimated 2.7 to 3.1 million Americans who served in Vietnam,
approximately 1/3 (fewer than 1 million) are alive today. (The number
of Americans who falsely claim to have served in-country Vietnam numbers
approximately 6 million (down from 9 million in 1985.)
Since 1988 The American War Library has collected the names of
Americans and veterans of other nations, (Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Canada,
Puerto Rico, Haiti, etc) who served in Vietnam. The War Library's database
includes the updated Department of Defense Vietnam War Personnel Index.
Let them rest in Peace
STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PAT QUINN (D) For Immediate Release Sunday, December 4, 2005 Contact: Eric Schuller: c. 815-341-9564 New legislation to limit vile, disruptive, and inflammatory protests at funerals CHICAGO –Today, Lt. Governor Pat Quinn introduced the...
The heart of the matter
You shouldn't feel all that bad if you didn't realize that a national POW-MIA Day exists. It's not a day a lot of people pause to observe or are even aware of. It's a day that raises the very ugly possibility that Americans have been left behind after their wars are over. It's one of...
In Flanders Fields
Most Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored, neglected. People no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. Many think the day is for honoring any and all dead,...
Vietnam Era Veterans America's Elder Military Generation
Vietnam War Era Veterans Become America's Elder Military Generation America's WW2 War and Era veterans are passing rapidly at a rate of approximately 1,800 per week according to the Veterans Administration (2004). Vietnam Era (non-war) veterans are surviving comparable to Americans who...