More Puerto Rican soldiers died in the Vietnam War than soldiers from any individual state
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
refutedsupported
the weight of evidence
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AS REPORTEDno primary record reached; this is what the reporting says
Historical data regarding Vietnam War casualties indicates that more soldiers from individual U.S. states, such as California, died in the conflict than soldiers from Puerto Rico, directly refuting the claim.
# Did more Puerto Ricans soldiers really die in Vietnam War than from any state?
- Tags: catholic-church, vietnam-war, conscription
- Score: 18
- Views: 4,167
- Answers: 1
- Asked by: Miss Understands (307 rep)
- Asked on: Oct 30, 2024
- Last active: Nov 4, 2024
- License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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## Question
The Puerto Rican church seems to say so:
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In this letter to former President Trump, Roberto O. Gonzalez Nieves, archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, says:
> More Puerto Rican soldiers died in the Vietnam War as part of the United States military than soldiers from any state of the United States.
Is that statement correct ?
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## Accepted Answer — Score: 31
- By: T.E.D. (127,823 rep)
- Answered on: Oct 30, 2024
No, it doesn't appear to be the case.
The US state or territory with the most KIA in Vietnam was, unsurprisingly, the one with the largest population: California, which [according to the National Archives](https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/c