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The Untold Story of Vietnam's Youngest Soldiers
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The average age of a combat soldier in Vietnam was 19 years old. Some were younger. Seventeen-year-olds were legally allowed to enlist with parental consent. And thousands did. Some lied about their age and got through anyway. Boys who couldn't vote. Couldn't buy a beer. Couldn't sign a legal contract. But they could be handed a rifle and sent into the jungle. The youngest American killed in Vietnam was 15 years old. Dan Bullock. He lied about his age to enlist. He was dead within months. He was not alone. Hundreds of underage soldiers served in Vietnam. Some were identified
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