Americans Who Served
Ethnic background:
88.4% of the men who actually served in Vietnam were Caucasian, including Hispanics.
10.6% were black
1.0% belonged to other races
86.3% of the men who died in Vietnam were Caucasian, including Hispanics.
12.5% were black
1.2% belonged to other races
Socio-economic status:
76% of the men sent to Vietnam were from lower middle/working class backgrounds.
75% had family incomes above the poverty level.
23% had fathers with professional, managerial, or technical occupations.
79% of the men who served in Vietnam had a high school education or better.
88.4% of the men who actually served in Vietnam were Caucasian, including Hispanics.
10.6% were black
1.0% belonged to other races
86.3% of the men who died in Vietnam were Caucasian, including Hispanics.
12.5% were black
1.2% belonged to other races
Socio-economic status:
76% of the men sent to Vietnam were from lower middle/working class backgrounds.
75% had family incomes above the poverty level.
23% had fathers with professional, managerial, or technical occupations.
79% of the men who served in Vietnam had a high school education or better.