On March 29, 1973, the last combat troops departed from Vietnam. But more than 58,000 never came home to join their colleagues.
Craig WallHow many people died in the Vietnam War? More than 58,000 US troops never came home, and veterans honored them in downtown Chicago on Friday.Dozens of Vietnam War veterans gathered on Friday to remember their fallen colleagues at the veterans' memorial, which the city recently refurbished, along the city's riverfront.
The names of 2,936 Illinois veterans who died in the war are engraved on the memorial wall along the riverfront. On this date in 1973, the last combat troops departed from Vietnam. But more than 58,000 never came home to join their colleagues. It is something never lost on these veterans, who on Friday reflected on the importance of remembering.
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