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John Sibley Butler. The Vietnam War saw the highest proportion of blacks ever to serve in an American war. During the height of the U.S. involvement, 1965-69, blacks, who formed 11 percent of the American population, made up 12.6 percent of the soldiers in Vietnam.
âIn our society, weâve seen this real shift,â she said. âNow, less than 1 percent of our population has served. The experience of going to war and coming home â we donât have as much awareness. We have a disconnect in our society about whatâs going on, who has served and what they experienced.â.