Vietnam+war~Maria+Ricchetti

The vietnam war lasted from 1959 to April 30,1975. The waar was faught between the communist Democratic Repblic of the vietnam war and its communist allies and the U.S support Repblic of vietnam.There were many men who served in this war.9,087,000 military personel served active duty during the war.8,744,000 personnel were on active during the war.3,403.100 including 514,000 offshore personnel served also.2,59,000 personell served within the boarders of vietnam.2.6 million faught close contact during this war also 17,484 women of whom 6,250,83.5% were nurses.Although 1959 is marked as the beginning of the war on Panel 1, East wall, The first American soldier killed in the Vietnam War was Air Force T-Sgt. Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. He is listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having a casualty date of June 8, 1956. 88.4% of the men who actually served in Vietnam were Caucasian, 10.6% (275,000) were black, 1.0% belonged to other races.
 * Hostile Deaths 10,797
 * Total Deaths 58,156
 * National Gaurd 6,104
 * 86.3% of the men who died in Vietnam were Caucasian (including Hspanics)
 * 12.5% (7,241) were black.
 * 1.2% belonged to other races

The war was very long and horrible i had two faimley members that served in it but only one that i could name beacuse the other was decesed in the war and i never got to meet him. I still have my grandpaps war unifor and it is fully intack and sometimes i just stare at it and think wow i miss him and he made it out of the war with a purpkle heart. He had lost most of his friends but he was strond and lives the rest of his life in flushing ohio. He said he had memories that were like very vivid dreams come back to him when he was in close contact battle. He said " It was one of the most horrible time of his life but i would searve again any time just for my country", I though he was crazy i would never be able to go threw what he did and then say i could do it once again.

It was nice to talk to a family member about serving there. 88-CP