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A Grim Achievement.
The first Americans killed in combat in Vietnam died on July 8th, 1959. The last to die were killed on April 29, 1975. In the 15 years, 9 months, and 22 days those dates encompass, 58,220 Americans died in the Vietnam War.
The First COVID-19 death in the US is thought to have happened on February 6th of this year here in my home of Santa Clara County. In the 83 days since that first casualty, 58,365 Americans have died.
I am honestly amazed I'm not one of them.
Right now, there is no vaccine. Right now, all we can do is try to keep the body fighting. We need to stay strong and keep doing everything we can to keep the coronavirus from spreading!
In case you were morbidly wondering, the next milepost is the 405,399 who died in WWII.
The First COVID-19 death in the US is thought to have happened on February 6th of this year here in my home of Santa Clara County. In the 83 days since that first casualty, 58,365 Americans have died.
I am honestly amazed I'm not one of them.
Right now, there is no vaccine. Right now, all we can do is try to keep the body fighting. We need to stay strong and keep doing everything we can to keep the coronavirus from spreading!
In case you were morbidly wondering, the next milepost is the 405,399 who died in WWII.