Reading the other thread about the death statistics from Vietnam, I also wanted to mention some stats regarding MIA,s
The total number of MIA’s was 1,973.
The remains of 728 have been repatriated.
There are still 1,245 cases unresolved.
I have a friend who was an Anthropologist at the
University of New Mexico, and also a former Marine in Vietnam. He has made many trips back to Nam in the last 40 years, searching for remains.
The last time I talked to him, he told me that quite a few of the remaining cases are suspected
to be cases where the person probably went AWOL, but still have to be listed as MIA for lack of evidence.
Given the high rates of AWOL and Desertion during those years, it seems pretty plausible to me.
The total number of MIA’s was 1,973.
The remains of 728 have been repatriated.
There are still 1,245 cases unresolved.
I have a friend who was an Anthropologist at the
University of New Mexico, and also a former Marine in Vietnam. He has made many trips back to Nam in the last 40 years, searching for remains.
The last time I talked to him, he told me that quite a few of the remaining cases are suspected
to be cases where the person probably went AWOL, but still have to be listed as MIA for lack of evidence.
Given the high rates of AWOL and Desertion during those years, it seems pretty plausible to me.