nifty@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agoLegend has it we still don’t knowlemmy.worldimagemessage-square250fedilinkarrow-up11.63Karrow-down119
arrow-up11.61Karrow-down1imageLegend has it we still don’t knowlemmy.worldnifty@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agomessage-square250fedilink
minus-squareKusimulkkulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoI found this Fact: 2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers. 2/3 of the men who served in World War II were drafted. Approximately 70% of those killed in Vietnam were volunteers. https://www.uswings.com/about-us-wings/vietnam-war-facts/ Dunno about the validity of the claim though
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago Dunno about the validity of the claim though But they put “Fact:” there so you know it’s true.
minus-squareKusimulkkulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoSeems like it could be true https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2x491p/volunteers_versus_those_drafted_in_vietnam_vs_wwi/
I found this
https://www.uswings.com/about-us-wings/vietnam-war-facts/
Dunno about the validity of the claim though
But they put “Fact:” there so you know it’s true.
Seems like it could be true
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2x491p/volunteers_versus_those_drafted_in_vietnam_vs_wwi/