Comments on: Names On The Wall: A Closer Look At Those Who Died In Vietnam http://www.historynet.com/names-on-the-wall-a-closer-look-at-those-who-died-in-vietnam.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:04:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ivan harris http://www.historynet.com/names-on-the-wall-a-closer-look-at-those-who-died-in-vietnam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-136048 ivan harris Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:10:33 +0000 #comment-136048 im try'n 2 find my father who served in the vietnam war please help his real name is Omega Stephens last known where abouts was fortlaurderdale.fla. or Orlando fla. his mothers name was Ophelia please help im try'n 2 find my father who served in the vietnam war please help his real name is Omega Stephens last known where abouts was fortlaurderdale.fla. or Orlando fla. his mothers name was Ophelia please help

]]> By: Bob Hanks http://www.historynet.com/names-on-the-wall-a-closer-look-at-those-who-died-in-vietnam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-73514 Bob Hanks Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:45:31 +0000 #comment-73514 To Deborah Zidermanis: I found an alpha list at: http://grunt.space.swri.edu/thewall/thewallm.html Hope this helps. To Deborah Zidermanis:
I found an alpha list at:
http://grunt.space.swri.edu/thewall/thewallm.html
Hope this helps.

]]> By: Cindy De Lotto http://www.historynet.com/names-on-the-wall-a-closer-look-at-those-who-died-in-vietnam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-72992 Cindy De Lotto Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:32:12 +0000 #comment-72992 I am trying to find out some information about my uncle who served as a marine during the viet nam war, I was still young. Is there a list that shows all the men who served, but not who died during the war Thank you I am trying to find out some information about my uncle who served as a marine during the viet nam war, I was still young. Is there a list that shows all the men who served, but not who died during the war Thank you

]]> By: Linda Smith http://www.historynet.com/names-on-the-wall-a-closer-look-at-those-who-died-in-vietnam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-66424 Linda Smith Thu, 28 May 2009 01:36:56 +0000 #comment-66424 Deborah, Try this web site: The Wall on the Web Deborah,
Try this web site:

The Wall on the Web

]]> By: Deborah Zidermanis http://www.historynet.com/names-on-the-wall-a-closer-look-at-those-who-died-in-vietnam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-63762 Deborah Zidermanis Fri, 22 May 2009 22:28:04 +0000 #comment-63762 I cannot believe I can't find a complete list of all the soldiers names on the Vietnam Wall Memorial. I know the list exists somewhere with all the names in alphabetical order; surely that list is somewhere on the web. I am looking for two specific names of high school graduates who are supposed to have died in Vietnam. These two young men graduated in l965 from Pine Tree High School in Greggton, Texas, a school which is now considered to be in Longview, Texas. I graduated in l965 with these two men, and I would like to know what happened to them. I was told that they died fighting in Vietnam: I want to know if that is true. PLEASE, where does such a list exist without having to pay for it. This information should be free to the public in America!!!!!!! I cannot believe I can't find a complete list of all the soldiers names on the Vietnam Wall Memorial. I know the list exists somewhere with all the names in alphabetical order; surely that list is somewhere on the web. I am looking for two specific names of high school graduates who are supposed to have died in Vietnam. These two young men graduated in l965 from Pine Tree High School in Greggton, Texas, a school which is now considered to be in Longview, Texas. I graduated in l965 with these two men, and I would like to know what happened to them. I was told that they died fighting in Vietnam: I want to know if that is true.

PLEASE, where does such a list exist without having to pay for it. This information should be free to the public in America!!!!!!!

]]> By: malikathompson http://www.historynet.com/names-on-the-wall-a-closer-look-at-those-who-died-in-vietnam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-14948 malikathompson Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:29:42 +0000 #comment-14948 its good for my report on vietnamese. its good for my report on vietnamese.

]]> By: Ted J. Macinski http://www.historynet.com/names-on-the-wall-a-closer-look-at-those-who-died-in-vietnam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1226 Ted J. Macinski Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:07:57 +0000 #comment-1226 The statistics given are schewed when USAF USCG,and USN services, heavily represented by career specialists and fixed wing pilots, are included. Naturally exeptions must be made for special operations within the combat zone by (comparatively) very small units from these services. Despite numbers of pilots in these services that were lost, the fact is that the vast majority of casulties in this war were in the Marines and Army enlisted ranks, lower ranked officer and warrant officer (flight), and in the traditional combat MOS categories. Males enlisted for many reasons. My reason and that of many comrades in arms was the desire to avoid being drafted into the Marines. The 2 year enlistment RA gave an outwardly better chance of surviving if being drafted appeared inevitable...as it was for me. The draft made it virtually impossible for a male to become employed at most companies if he had a 1-a status, as they did not want to spend money on training draft bait or be tied with a drafted worker and the issues of post service reemployment. Enlistment for 2 years was the only option short of a quick marriage and immediate multiple pregnancies. The option of service in the Coast Guard, navy or air force was subject to highly competitive entry requirements and, in many cases, connections with political figures. A better assessment would be to evaluate the losses by age and MOS. My information places the average age of Army and Marine KIA and DOW at 19 years and 2 months. Similar studies on WWII place the same measure at 28, Korea at 24, and for the Civil War in the thirties. The main reason cited is the virtual exemption from Vietnam Service for NG and ER, especially in the combat arms units. Casulty numbers are also schewed by bean counters in government by including a very wide theater description that extended well outside the Vietnam combat operational area to units that did not serve in Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos. Finally, even inside the combat arms, there was a grading system which placed combat MOS in field units by in country assignments. Units like the 1st Air Cavalry, 82nd Airborne, 173rd Airborne, and 1st Division got high "draft" picks. Units like the Americal, 4th Division, and 101st (Now called "Airmobile") were favored with lower quality (and much more likely to be drafted) remnants. If my memory serves, the Americal (23rd Division) was 80% enlisted Draftee in 2 of it's brigades in 1970. The same applied to assignment of military academy junior officers. "Elite" units such as the 1st Cavalry and 82nd Abn got combat arms officers from the academy and the Americal got ROTC and, even worse, OCS officers with virtually no field skills, or West Pointers with non combat arms experience transferred from a missle silo in Montana. Ted Macinski The statistics given are schewed when USAF USCG,and USN services, heavily represented by career specialists and fixed wing pilots, are included. Naturally exeptions must be made for special operations within the combat zone by (comparatively) very small units from these services. Despite numbers of pilots in these services that were lost, the fact is that the vast majority of casulties in this war were in the Marines and Army enlisted ranks, lower ranked officer and warrant officer (flight), and in the traditional combat MOS categories. Males enlisted for many reasons. My reason and that of many comrades in arms was the desire to avoid being drafted into the Marines. The 2 year enlistment RA gave an outwardly better chance of surviving if being drafted appeared inevitable…as it was for me. The draft made it virtually impossible for a male to become employed at most companies if he had a 1-a status, as they did not want to spend money on training draft bait or be tied with a drafted worker and the issues of post service reemployment. Enlistment for 2 years was the only option short of a quick marriage and immediate multiple pregnancies. The option of service in the Coast Guard, navy or air force was subject to highly competitive entry requirements and, in many cases, connections with political figures. A better assessment would be to evaluate the losses by age and MOS. My information places the average age of Army and Marine KIA and DOW at 19 years and 2 months. Similar studies on WWII place the same measure at 28, Korea at 24, and for the Civil War in the thirties. The main reason cited is the virtual exemption from Vietnam Service for NG and ER, especially in the combat arms units. Casulty numbers are also schewed by bean counters in government by including a very wide theater description that extended well outside the Vietnam combat operational area to units that did not serve in Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos. Finally, even inside the combat arms, there was a grading system which placed combat MOS in field units by in country assignments. Units like the 1st Air Cavalry, 82nd Airborne, 173rd Airborne, and 1st Division got high "draft" picks. Units like the Americal, 4th Division, and 101st (Now called "Airmobile") were favored with lower quality (and much more likely to be drafted) remnants. If my memory serves, the Americal (23rd Division) was 80% enlisted Draftee in 2 of it's brigades in 1970. The same applied to assignment of military academy junior officers. "Elite" units such as the 1st Cavalry and 82nd Abn got combat arms officers from the academy and the Americal got ROTC and, even worse, OCS officers with virtually no field skills, or West Pointers with non combat arms experience transferred from a missle silo in Montana. Ted Macinski

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