U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 7

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

CRISIS RESOLUTION

Profile America — Thursday, August 7th. On this date 50 years ago, the U.S. Congress passed one of its most controversial joint resolutions — one that was regretted in hindsight and overturned in January 1971. It was the so-called Tonkin Gulf Resolution, authorizing nearly unlimited military action in South Vietnam and leading to quick escalation of our involvement in that country. More than 9 million Americans served in the military during the nine-year Vietnam era, and nearly 2.6 million of them served in South Vietnam at some point. The peak American presence was recorded in early 1969, with over 540,000 service members assigned to the war-torn country. There are over 21 million military veterans in the U.S. Some 7.3 million are veterans of the Vietnam era. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=98 
http://www.veteranshour.com/vietnam_war_statistics.htm 
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/anderson.htm 
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_1YR_DP02&prodType=table 
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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