It’s never too late to say “thank you” to our Nation’s Veteran and Honor Your Veterans this Veteran’s Day.
Here are five simple ways to Honor Your Veteran.
- Attend a Veteran’s Day event.
- Fly your American Flag.
- Thank a veteran co-worker for their service.
- Buy a homeless veteran a cup of coffee.
- Call a veteran and thank them for their service.
Looking for more ways to honor a veteran this Veteran’s Day? Visit the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center’s Ways To Honor Your Veteran.
18.8 million
The number of military veterans in the United States in 2015.
1.6 million
The number of female veterans in the United States in 2015.
6.8 million
The number of Vietnam Era veterans in 2015. Moreover, there were 5.6 million who served during the Gulf War (representing service from August 1990 to present); 930,000 who served in World War II; 1.8 million who served in the Korean War; and 4.3 million who served in peacetime only.
The number of living veterans in 2015 who served during three wartime periods:
- 61,997 served during the Vietnam Era and both periods of the Gulf War (August 1990 to August 2001 and September 2001 or later).
- 29,331 served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam Era.
The number of living veterans in 2015 who served during two wartime periods:
- 1,085,142 served during both periods of the Gulf War (August 1990 to August 2001 and September 2001 or later)
- 288,341 served during the Gulf War (August 1990 to August 2001) and the Vietnam Era.
- 152,416 served during the Korean War and the Vietnam Era.
- 65,704 served during World War II and the Korean War.
$38,978
The annual median income of male veterans in 2015, compared with $34,168 for male nonveterans.
$32,446
The annual median income of female veterans in 2015, compared with $22,505 for female nonveterans.
7.2 million
The number of veterans 18 to 64 years old in the labor force in 2015. Of those veterans, 6.8 million were employed.
Honoring Those Who Served
Veteran Owned U.S. Businesses
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]
