Setting the record straight on Vietnam
Saturday, November 21, 2009On Nov. 11, I gave a presentation on the Blue/Gold Star Mothers of America. In this talk, I made the statement that 18,000 American soldiers lost their lives in the Vietnam conflict. This is incorrect. Our losses were actually a little over 58,000.
There was no intent to diminish the tremendous effort that our troops made. I know, because I was there.
I sincerely apologize for this error.
— Louis C. Boone, Lt. Col., retired, Orangeburg
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