<Li> Non-Indochinese military dead: 65,494 </Li> <Li> Total dead: 1,326,494--4,249,494 </Li> <Li> For more information see Vietnam War casualties and Aircraft losses of the Vietnam War </Li> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Upper figure initial estimate, later thought to be inflated by at least 30% (lower figure), possibly includes civilians misidentified as combatants, see Vietnam War body count controversy </Td> </Tr>

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