Alan Rohan's How Much Did The Vietnam War Cost?

The Vietnam Era Antiwar Movement was one of the largest social movements in American history. In 1964 the United States began its military involvement in Vietnam. At this time, very few Americans were not against the United States’ involvement. But some Americans believed that the United States should have stayed out of the Vietnam War and should have withdrawn immediately. The U.S intervened because they didn't want South Vietnam to have a communist take over by North Vietnam. When the U.S started regularly bombing North Vietnam and increasing the draft in 1965, the protests and the Antiwar Movement became more serious. The Antiwar movement started from peace and social justice organizations that already existed. In a massive show of civil
People were afraid of going to war and the effects it could have on our country. In Alan Rohan’s How Much Did The Vietnam War Cost? he states “Among all the wars the United States had fought, Vietnam War is ranked 4th in casualties just below the Civil War and the two World Wars. Out of 2,594,000 personnel who served in Vietnam, there were 58,220 Americans dead, 153,303 wounded and 1,643 missing. More than 23,214 soldiers suffered one hundred percent disabled. Even when it already ended, the war continued to cost many American lives. It’s estimated that 70,000 to 300,000 Vietnam Veterans committed suicide and around 700,000 veterans suffered psychological trauma,” and continues with the cost of the war “The Department of Defense (DOD) reports that the United States spent about $168 billion (worth around $950 billion in 2011 dollars) in the entire war including $111 billion on military operations (1965 – 1972) and $28.5 billion on economic and military aid to Saigon regime (1953 – 1975).” (Rohn). The United States lost thousands of young adults and had to pay a high political cost for the Vietnam War. Parents were afraid of losing their children. There were thousands of American casualties from age 17 to