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Although they made up less than 10 percent of American men in arms and about 13 percent of the U.S. population between 1961 and 1966, they accounted for almost 20 percent of all combat-related deaths in Vietnam during that period.
Avoiding Military Duty. In the US there were an estimated 200,000 Conscientious Objectors during the Vietnam War, 4,300 in the Korean War, 37,000 in World War II, and 3,500 in World War I. 16.1 million people served on active duty in World War II. From the upward count it has become quite popular to avoid serving in the armed forces in the last 50 years in the US.