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media type="custom" key="3816281" Clips of the Vietnam War __Some statistics of the Vietnam War__: 87% of the American people hold Vietnam Veterans in high esteem.
 * 58,148 were killed in Vietnam.
 * 304,000 were wounded in action.
 * The average age of the American soldier killed in action was 23.
 * 2/3 of the men that served in Vietnam were volunteers.

"We soldiers dig. We dig all day. This is the hole that we wll fight and dig in. Am I digging my own grave?" [|(A quote from a soldier in World War).] "Darling, believe me, I try not to skip a day in writing you. Whether or not I get a letter determines if it's a good day or not." [|(A quote from a soldier in the Vietnam War writing to his wife).]

Popular Vietnam War Videos: 1. //We Were Soldiers.// This is a video about the 7th Air Cavalry led by Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore and Sergeant Maor Plumley. The American soldiers attacked the enemy on November 14, 1965. There were 395 U.S. soldiers, and the enemy had between 2,000-3,000 regular soldiers. The U.S. was not only out numbered, they were also trapped with no way out. 2. //The Deer Hunter.// This movie is about a few young guys that are all good friends with each other. The guys are young, hard working, patriotic men who decide to enroll the Army and serve in Vietnam. After the young guys tour in Vietnam, the life they once enjoyed and loved was over. The war changed them, some physically, but all mentally. 3. //Hanoi Hilton.// Hanoi Hilton is the place Vietcong held American Officers hostage during the Vietnam War. Most of the prisoners were pilots and they spent about six to eight years in Hoa Lo Prison. This movie shows the torture, beatings, and electricutions, and everything else that the Officers were put through.

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