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Legend has it we still don’t know (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by nifty to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Today's youth won't have to land in Normandy to fight Nazis. The battle is raging much closer to home.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I think their point was more about fighting than winning, so the reply doesn't quite work.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How many people volunteered for Vietnam compared to WWII?

I think that factors into the equation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I found this

Fact: 2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers. 2/3 of the men who served in World War II were drafted. Approximately 70% of those killed in Vietnam were volunteers.