Pepper. extrapolating from figures supplied by a former Canadian member of the International Control Commission In Vietnam. from statistics from American medical personnel and from a UNESCO population study. concludes that approximately 250.000 children have been killed in South Vietnam. and -another 750.000 have been Injured. The children account for a very high percentage of civilian casualties since most ablebodied men have left their homes to Join one side or the other. For the same reason the Senate report states: The refugees were mostly children. women. older persons. There were few men ranging -from 16 to 40 years old. Even if this estimate of casualties is off by twothirds. the number is appalling.
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