Vietnam by the Numbers
Vietnam Wall Memorial by the Numbers
The total number of names on the Wall including those that were added in 2010: 58,267.
The number of sets of fathers and sons on the Wall: 3.
The number that were just 22 years old or younger: 39,996.
The number that were just 19 years old: 8,283.
The largest age group: 18 years old.
The number that were 18 years old: 33,103.
The number that were 17 years old: 12.
The number that were 16 years old: 5.
The number that were 15 years old: 1.
The fifteen year old's name was PFC Dan Bullock.
The number of soldiers killed on their first day in Vietnam: 997.
The number of soldiers killed on their last day in Vietnam: 1,448.
The number of sets of brothers on the Wall: 31.
The number of sets of parents who lost two of their sons: 31.
The number of names of soldiers on the Wall who attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia: 54.
The number of women on the Wall: 8.
The number of soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War: 244.
The number of Medal of Honor winners on the Wall: 153.
The number of names that the sparsely populated town with only 475 people in Beallsville, Ohio, had on the Wall: 6.
The state with the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation: West Virginia.
The number of West Virginians on the Wall: 711.
The day which had the most casualty deaths in a single day: January 31, 1968.
On January 31, 1968, the number of soldiers who died: 245.
The month which had the most casualty deaths in a single month: May 1968.
In May 1968, the number of casualty deaths: 2,415.
The total number of names on the Wall including those that were added in 2010: 58,267.
The number of sets of fathers and sons on the Wall: 3.
The number that were just 22 years old or younger: 39,996.
The number that were just 19 years old: 8,283.
The largest age group: 18 years old.
The number that were 18 years old: 33,103.
The number that were 17 years old: 12.
The number that were 16 years old: 5.
The number that were 15 years old: 1.
The fifteen year old's name was PFC Dan Bullock.
The number of soldiers killed on their first day in Vietnam: 997.
The number of soldiers killed on their last day in Vietnam: 1,448.
The number of sets of brothers on the Wall: 31.
The number of sets of parents who lost two of their sons: 31.
The number of names of soldiers on the Wall who attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia: 54.
The number of women on the Wall: 8.
The number of soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War: 244.
The number of Medal of Honor winners on the Wall: 153.
The number of names that the sparsely populated town with only 475 people in Beallsville, Ohio, had on the Wall: 6.
The state with the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation: West Virginia.
The number of West Virginians on the Wall: 711.
The day which had the most casualty deaths in a single day: January 31, 1968.
On January 31, 1968, the number of soldiers who died: 245.
The month which had the most casualty deaths in a single month: May 1968.
In May 1968, the number of casualty deaths: 2,415.
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Nina
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Dec 21, 2018 03:44AM
"Like" is certainly not the appropriate word for the emotions evoked here. More a sense of we must never forget.
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I also hope everyone understands when I write this list I in no way want to ignore the deaths of North and South Vietnam and so many other countries. I will write a blog post about that in the future.
