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Tuesday, 09 October 2007

The human tragedy during the Vietnam War is almost beyond comprehension.

  • Total casualties from 1961-75 have been estimated at 5.7 million.
  • Total killed has been estimated at more than 2.1 million, including 56,000 Americans.
  • The United States dropped 6.7 million tons of bombs on Indo-China, compared to 2.7 million tons dropped by the combined American and British Air Force on Germany during WW2. 19 million gallons of defoliants were sprayed in Vietnam, the effects of which could last for 100 years.

 

In 1973, Richard Nixon said, “ We achieved Peace with Honour”

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