The rapidly growing Houston area continues to rank the fourth largest metro area in the United States behind New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Not only is the population huge, but the area includes 10 counties covering some 900 square miles and spreads some 50 miles in each direction. (Read More about New Caney)
Approximately 12,000 US helicopters served during the Vietnam War. Approximately 5,000 were destroyed there. Approximately 40,000 US helicopter pilots served in Vietnam,â¦ of which about 2,200 were killed. In addition, approximately 2,500 helicopter crewmen perished.
Estimates of the total number of deaths in the Vietnam War vary widely depending upon the time period and area covered by the data. Guenter Lewy in 1978 estimated 1,313,000 total deaths in North and South Vietnam during the period 1965â1974 in which the U.S. was most engaged in the war.