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The Vietnam War had a significant impact on Latinos. Hispanic young men were heavily recruited or drafted after they graduated from high school and were drafted even if they dropped out. Latinos were disproportionately affected by the war, with Mexican American males of military age composing about 14 percent of the population in five Southwestern states but 18.2 to 19.4 percent of war casualties in those states. African Americans and Latinos were assigned to combat more regularly than drafted white Americans. Despite their contributions, Latinos were not considered their own racial ethnic category and were just folded into the white population. Over 80,000 Hispanic Americans served in the Vietnam War, and their contributions remain undeniable.