A little history
most people will never know. Interesting Veterans Statistics off the Vietnam
Memorial Wall
There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those Added in 2010. The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 36 years since the last casualties. The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall. 39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger. 8,283 were just 19 years old. The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old. 12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old. 5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old. One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old. 997 soldiers were killed on their first day in 1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in 31 sets of brothers are on the Wall.Thirty one sets of parents lost two of their sons. 54 soldiers attended 8 Women are on the Wall, killed while nursing the wounded. 244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall. |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Vietnam Wall in D.C.
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