Role of the United States in the Vietnam War in PAVN/NLF casualties after which a decisive (or at least political) victory would be possible. It is widely held that the average U.S. serviceman was nineteen years old, as evidenced by the casual reference in a pop song ("19" by Paul Hardcastle); the figure is cited by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman ret. of the Killology Research Group in his 1995 book "" (p. 265). However, it is disputed by the Vietnam Helicopter Flight Crew Network Website, which claims the average age of MOS 11B personnel was 22. This compares with 26 years of age for those who participated in World
Women in the Vietnam War who are simply considered bystanders, immune to the worst horrors of war, yet they are often the ones who have to pick up the pieces. Political philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain argues often that “Women in Wars are simply viewed as a collective ‘other’ to the males heroes we often hear and read about”. Sadly, because women were not often “allowed” to serve in combat, many were never officially drafted, so any acknowledgment of service, at least on paper, is limited. Today there is relatively little data about female Vietnam War veterans. The VMF (Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation) has estimated that