-  9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the official 
-  Vietnam era from August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975.
-  2,709,918 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam.
-  Vietnam Veterans represented 9.7% of their generation.
-  240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.
-  The first man to die in Vietnam was James Davis, in 1961. He was with the 
-  509th Radio Research Station. Davis Station in Saigon was named for him.
-  58,148 were killed in Vietnam.
-  75,000 were severely disabled.
-  23,214 were 100% disabled.
-  5,283 lost limbs.
-  1,081 sustained multiple amputations.
-  Of those killed, 61% were younger than 21.
-  11,465 of those killed were younger than 20 years old.
-  Of those killed, 17,539 were married.
-  Average age of men killed: 23.1 years.
-  Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old.
-  The oldest man killed was 62 years old.
-  As of January 15, 2004, there are 1,875 Americans still unaccounted for from
  the Vietnam War.
-  97% of Vietnam Veterans were honorably discharged.