VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine, May 1st, 2005
Determining the first and final hostile casualties of a war in which three wars were merged into one is not a simple task.
Just who were the first and last Americans to be killed by enemy-action in the Vietnam War? It depends on starting and ending dates for the Indochina War, as well as geographic theaters. Since these points are sometimes contentious, we will cover all the bases in this article.
It is those Americans who were killed as a result of enemy action, especially in actual combat-who will be profiled here. For purposes of this piece, the Vietnam War incorporates the countries of V...
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