DID YOU KNOW?
There are 25.6 million living veterans:
- 24.1 million men and 1.5 million women
- 48 million Americans have served since 1776
- Nearly 1 million people have died in combat or combat-related events.
- This year, an estimated 88,000 veterans will be laid in honored rest at National Cemeteries.
- There are more than 578,800 surviving spouses, children, and parents of deceased veterans.
- The largest number of living veterans served during the Vietnam War: 8.2 million. Veterans make up the majority of all men in the U.S. population ages 65-85.
- SOURCE: Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Labels: Living Vets
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