Snake Pits Viet Cong guerrillas would often carried Bamboo Pit Vipers in their packs to (hopefully) kill anyone who searches through them. They would also tie the deadly snakes to bamboo and hide them throughout their tunnel complexes. When the Bamboo was released, so was the snake – right onto […]
Although North Vietnam was a signatory of the Third Geneva Convention of 1949, which demanded “decent and humane treatment” of prisoners of war, severe torture methods were employed, such as waterboarding, strappado (known as “the ropes” to POWs), irons, beatings, and prolonged solitary confinement. Are there still American POWs in […]
He was in a battle and was later captured by the British, making him the only president to have been a prisoner of war. Jackson was magnetic and charming but with a quick temper that got him into many duels, two of which left bullets in him. Which president has […]
Vietnam’s heavy cover of trees gave the Viet Cong troops an inherent advantage. The trees hid the Ho Chi Minh trail from American planes so the Viet Cong could transport food, medical supplies, and aid without constant air attacks. How did the Viet Cong hide? The Vietcong had a hidden […]
On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War in the year 1970, for men born from January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1950. Did they draft by birthday for Vietnam? […]
Vietnam War As the conflict progressed, new soldiers were given a salary of $78.00, while those who’d served over four months earned $83.20. In 1963, Combat Pay was renamed Hostile Fire Pay (HFP) and remained relatively the same. How much did a soldier get paid? How Much Do Army Soldier […]
March 29, 1973. On March 29, 1973 the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, ending direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War. When was the last US troop truly out of Vietnam? March 29, 1973March 29, 1973: Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the […]
Death rates from disease-related chronic conditions, including cancers and circulatory system diseases, did not differ between Vietnam veterans and their peers, despite the increasing age of the cohort (mean age, 53 years) and the longer follow-up (average, 30 years). What is the life expectancy of Vietnam veterans? Average age of […]
Veterans returned from Vietnam not with their battalion or company, but alone on a plane after their 365-day tour. Many of them were anguished by their countrymen’s condemnation of their war, felt abandoned by their government, and suffered grievous physical and psycho-spiritual injuries. Why were Vietnam soldiers treated badly when […]
Current Status of Unaccounted-for Americans Lost in the Vietnam War Vietnam Total Original Missing 1,973 2,646 Repatriated and Identified 729 1,061[1] Remaining Missing 1,244 1,584 Are there still POWs in Vietnam 2020? Then as of December 21, 2018, the number of U.S. military and civilian personnel still unaccounted for is […]
There were an estimated 58,318 U.S. soldier casualties alone. A total of 9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the Vietnam era, with over 2,709,000 Americans serving in Vietnam, about 9.7% of the generation.Vietnam Veterans by State 2022. State Vietnam Veterans Vietnam Veterans (per 100k) Utah 42,774 1,272 How […]
The Vietnamese did not put up well with the invasion, and did everything in their power to defend against the Americans. One strategy was booby traps, and there are still many tunnels and traps that have survived. How many people died to traps in the Vietnam War? According to the […]
Then as of December 21, 2018, the number of U.S. military and civilian personnel still unaccounted for is 1,592. By February 7, 2020, this number had been reduced a little further, to 1,587. Are any Vietnam POWs still alive? As of 2015, more than 1,600 of those were still “unaccounted-for.” […]
Yes. There were a few Americans living in Vietnam and Laos in the postwar era. But the largest expatriate American community formed in Thailand made up of discharged servicemen who had fallen in love with the culture and did not feel comfortable in America any more. How long did the […]
In adult squirrels, chasing is most often related to establishing or maintaining dominance, which is how they settle territorial disputes, according to John L. Koprowski, a squirrel expert and professor of wildlife conservation and management at the University of Arizona. Are black squirrels more aggressive than grey squirrels? Black squirrels […]