<P> U.S. military personnel in South Vietnam now totaled 184,314 , compared to 23,310 a year earlier . U.S. casualties in 1965 totaled 1,928 dead , compared to 216 in the 1964 . South Vietnamese military forces totaled 514,000 , including the Army and the Popular Force and Regional Force militias . The South Vietnamese armed forces suffered 11,242 killed in action , a five-fold increase in battle deaths since 1960 . 93,000 persons deserted from the South Vietnam 's armed forces in 1965 . </P>
<P> U.S. military personnel in South Vietnam now totaled 184,314 , compared to 23,310 a year earlier . U.S. casualties in 1965 totaled 1,928 dead , compared to 216 in the 1964 . South Vietnamese military forces totaled 514,000 , including the Army and the Popular Force and Regional Force militias . The South Vietnamese armed forces suffered 11,242 killed in action , a five-fold increase in battle deaths since 1960 . 93,000 persons deserted from the South Vietnam 's armed forces in 1965 . </P>
how many u.s. troops were stationed in vietnam by the end of 1965
how many u.s. troops were stationed in vietnam by the end of 1965
184,314
184,314