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.
No, the reason she used “storming the beaches of Normandy” and not idk, “the beaches of Da Nang”, is because Normandy is associated with the beginning of a turn in fortunes of that conflict which ultimately led to Allied victory. Nobody would fucking care about Normandy if the Nazis won.
I think their point was more about fighting than winning, so the reply doesn’t quite work.
How many people volunteered for Vietnam compared to WWII?
I think that factors into the equation.
I found this
https://www.uswings.com/about-us-wings/vietnam-war-facts/
Dunno about the validity of the claim though
No, the reason she used “storming the beaches of Normandy” and not idk, “the beaches of Da Nang”, is because Normandy is associated with the beginning of a turn in fortunes of that conflict which ultimately led to Allied victory. Nobody would fucking care about Normandy if the Nazis won.