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 around 11,000 Vietnamese women served their country during the Vietnam War, all of which were likely volunteers. They served in a variety of roles, but most of the women serving in South Vietnam were trained as nurses and government office clerks. For the Viet Cong women, they usually worked as truck drivers or were sent across the border to smuggle goods and equipment. A number of civilian Vietnamese women also served as volunteers for the Red Cross, Catholic Relief Services or other humanitarian organisations. While Vietnamese womem were active in combat, particularly women in the Viet Cong, the women most