The Army suffered the most casualties, 38,179 or 66% of all casualties. As a branch of the US forces, however, the Marine Corps lost the highest percentage of its own men (5.0%) which in turn accounted for 25.5% of all casualties.
Tiger Force (Recon) 1-327th was a highly decorated small unit in Vietnam, and paid for its reputation with heavy casualties.
The Marine Corps experienced the highest fatality rates per 100,000 for all causes (122.5), unintentional injury (77.1), suicide (14.0), and homicide (7.4) of all the services.
The most elite special operations forces in the U.S. are known as the Green Berets, and while that alone is enough to spark debate, there's great reasoning behind it. Training includes harsh mental and physical undertakings, including the school that's widely regarded as the hardest: Combat Diving.
Charles Benjamin "Chuck" Mawhinney (born 1949) is a former United States Marine who holds the Corps' record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War.
"Keith Lincoln Ware, Major General, United States Army". Arlington National Cemetery.
Overall, the U.S. military used nearly 12,000 helicopters in Vietnam, of which more than 5,000 were destroyed. To be a helicopter pilot or crew member was among the most dangerous jobs in the war.
The largest sweep of 1966 took place northwest of Saigon in Operation ATTLEBORO, involving 22,000 American and South Vietnamese troops pitted against the VC 9th Division and a NVA regiment. The Allies defeated the enemy and, in what became a frequent occurrence, forced him back to his havens in Cambodia or Laos.
Viet Cong Casualties
All told, the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) suffered around two hundred thousand casualties while North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) suffered around one million casualties.
An Integral Allied Force in the Vietnam War
South Korean units were as tough and professional as any in the United States Army or Marines, and came to be justly feared by the communists. More than 300,000 Korean troops passed through Vietnam at some point, and more than 5,000 were killed.
Today, the 442nd is remembered as the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of the US military. The unit, totaling about 18,000 men, over 4,000 Purple Hearts, 4,000 Bronze Stars, 560 Silver Star Medals, 21 Medals of Honor, and seven Presidential Unit Citations.
In the first two weeks of 1968, PAVN/VC forces shelled 49 district and provincial capitals in South Vietnam and temporarily occupied two of them. General Westmoreland described the fighting to Time magazine "as the most intense of the entire war." MACV claimed that 5,000 PAVN/VC had been killed.
The Mỹ Lai massacre (/ˌmiːˈlaɪ/; Vietnamese: Thảm sát Mỹ Lai [tʰâːm ʂǎːt mǐˀ lāːj] ( listen)) was a war crime committed by the United States on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by the United States Army in Sơn Tịnh district, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Since both the Private and the Lieutenant are both new; they Here are 10 of the most dangerous: 1. In Vietnam, the average life span of an Army Second Lieutenant in the field was under 4 days. knows where to fire because he was in "contact" here yesterday The Battle of Dak To.
This conversation with Vietnam veteran Sandy MacGregor. Sandy was the first Australian soldier to explore the underground tunnels used extensively by the Viet Cong.
James Lockhart, born and raised in northwest Ohio, worked during summers as a Wabash Railroad telegrapher while in college. He enlisted in the Army in 1961 and was quickly promoted to sergeant. Deciding on a military career, he volunteered for officer training and became an Infantry second lieutenant in July 1967.
Few Vietnam-era Marines are more storied than legendary sniper Carlos Hathcock. He didn't just his success by confirmed kills or the longest shots taken (though he held both records in his lifetime).
It is estimated that South Vietnam lost between 200,000 and 250,000 fighters. The Viet Cong lost around 1.1 million combatants. Around 2 million civilians were killed in the territories of North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It is suspected that over 1.2 million of these deaths were murders.
Of the thousands of warriors in the history of the US military, Sgt. 1st Class Dillard Johnson stands out as a particularly noteworthy figure. With 2,746 confirmed kills to his name, he is officially the deadliest American soldier.
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service, in the entire history of the US Military. In total, about 18,000 men served, ultimately earning approximately 4,000 Purple Hearts,7 21 Medals of Honor and an unprecedented seven Presidential Unit Citations.