Yesterday was a day celebrated with parades and acknowledgement across the country. Veterans Day is a day we pay honor to those who serve to keep us/our county safe. As of 2014, the VA estimates there were 22 million military veterans in the U.S. population. If you add their figures on veterans to the active personnel numbers mentioned above, 7.3 percent of all living Americans have served in the military at some point in their lives.
Were you aware that Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919 in remembrance of the end of World War I? Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.
President Eisenhower officially changed the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954. Canada celebrates Remembrance Day – you’ll often see poppies worn to signify the day. In Europe, Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries, two minutes of silence at 11am on November 11th is observed.
The military today is comprised of men and women who serve and protect the U.S. come from all walks of life. Here are some facts about the veteran population of the United States:
- 1 million living veterans served during at least one war
- 2 million veterans served in peacetime
- 2 million veterans are women
- 7 million veterans served during the Vietnam War
- 5 million veterans served during the Persian Gulf War
- Of the 16 million Americans who served during World War II, about 558,000 are still alive
- 2 million veterans served during the Korean War
- 6 million veterans served in peacetime
- As of 2014, 2.9 million veterans received compensation for service-connected disabilities
- As of 2014, 3 states have more than 1 million veterans among their population: California (1.8 million), Florida (1.6 million) and Texas (1.7 million)
- The VA health care system had 54 hospitals in 1930, since then it has expanded to include 171 medical centers; more than 350 outpatient, community, and outreach clinics; 126 nursing home care units; and 35 live-in care facilities for injured or disabled vets
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