<Li> was discharged or released from active duty for a service connected disability if any part of such active duty was performed between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975 . </Li> <Li> served on active duty for more than 180 days and served in the Republic of Vietnam between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975 ." </Li> <P> In 2004, the US Census Bureau reported there were 8.2 million Vietnam era veterans who were living in the U.S., 2.59 million of them being reported to have actually served "in country ." </P> <P> More than 58,000 U.S. military personnel died as a result of the conflict . That includes deaths from all categories including deaths while missing, captured, non-hostile deaths, homicides, and suicides . The Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes veterans that served in the country, then known as the Republic of Vietnam, from February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975, as being eligible for such programs as the department's Readjustment Counseling Services program, also known as the Vet Centers . The Vietnam War was the last American war with conscription . </P>

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