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doggie wrote:
There are blacK combat troops, but the idea that they make up anywhere near the majority of trigger pullers is a liberal fantasy.
Damn, i watched PLATOON like 30 times by now and sort of got this idea that black GIs did a lot of fighting and dieing in Vietnam 65-71, ....was i misled?....I also remember being an 8-12 yearold watching the newscasts in 67-71 and seeing a lot of black guys on stretchers.
Wasnt there even this issue abt too many black guys in combat units, taking too many casualties and threat of mutiny in the ranks of US Army front-line units 68-70 in Vietnam?
Vietnam War:
American Casualties by Race:
Race Recorded Casualties
Native American 226
Caucasian 50,120
Malayan 252
Mongolian 116
Negro 7,264
Unknown 215
Totals 58,193
http://www.militaryfactory.com/vietnam/casualties.asp#5Yes, you were mislead by the usual suspects.
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Wasnt there even this issue abt too many black guys in combat units, taking too many casualties and threat of mutiny in the ranks of US Army front-line units 68-70 in Vietnam?
