That part about “over 550,000 conscripts” were in Vietnam is blatant B.S. Not everybody who went to Vietnam was drafted. A large percentage voluntarily enlisted.
Good point. I missed that.
I believe the percentage was 70% volunteer for the SE Asia conflict.
In contrast, during WW2, nearly 70% of the military was made up of draftees.
As if the name ‘Woodward’ wasn’t enough to make me jaundiced at the outset, that bogus number did it.
If I can reference a source for these numbers, I will.