Veterans Day 2012 by the numbers 0 0 0 Print E-mail This By Angela Carter / Digital First Media Posted on November 11, 2012 [<a href="http://storify.com/DigitalFirst/veterans-day-2012-by-the-numbers" target="_blank">View the story "Veterans Day 2012 by the numbers" on Storify</a>]<br /> <h1>Veterans Day 2012 by the numbers</h1> <h2></h2> <p>Storified by Digital First Media · Sat, Nov 10 2012 04:56:19</p> <div>Veterans Day was <a href=”http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp” class=”">first observed </a>on Nov. 11, 1919, falling on the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Originally, it was called <a href=”http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Armistice+Day” class=”">“Armistice Day”</a> and became a national holiday in 1938.<br><br>Here are some facts and figures – based on the latest Census Bureau surveys – on the men and women who have served in all American wars.</div> <div>Tgpstage1</div> <div><i>U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945. (AP/Joe Rosenthal )</i></div> <div> <h2><b>How many veterans are there in the United States?</b></h2> </div> <div>Edgecastcdn</div> <div><i>(Getty Images)</i></div> <div> <h2><b>21.5 million</b></h2> </div> <div>The number of military veterans in the U.S.</div> <div> <h2><b>1.6 million</b></h2> </div> <div>The number of female veterans</div> <div> <h2><b>2.3 million</b></h2> </div> <div>The number of black veterans</div> <div> <h2><b>1.2 million </b></h2> </div> <div>The number of Hispanic veterans</div> <div> <h2><b>264,695</b></h2> </div> <div>The number of Asian veterans</div> <div> <h2><b>153,223</b></h2> </div> <div>The number of American Indian or Alaska Native veterans</div> <div> <h2><b>Where they live</b></h2> </div> <div>Alaskajournal</div> <div><i>Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment are bathed in rotor wash moments after arriving by Blackhawk helicopter in Istaqlal, north of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP) </i></div> <div> <h2><b>3</b></h2> </div> <div>The number of states with 1 million or more veteran residents:<br><b>California:</b> 1.9 million<br><b>Florida: </b>1.6 million<br><b>Texas:</b> 1.6 million</div> <div> <h2><b>When they served</b></h2> </div> <div>Edgecastcdn</div> <div><i>(Getty Images)</i></div> <div> <h2><b>1.5 milion</b></h2> </div> <div>Served in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa</div> <div> <h2><b>7.5 million</b></h2> </div> <div>Served during the Vietnam-era</div> <div> <h2><b> 5.1 million</b></h2> </div> <div>Served during the Gulf War</div> <div> <h2><b>1.8 million</b></h2> </div> <div>Served during World War II </div> <div> <h2><b>2.4 million</b></h2> </div> <div>Served during the Korean War</div> <div> <h2><b> 5.4 million</b></h2> </div> <div>Served during peacetime only</div> <div> <h2><b>Non-military careers</b></h2> </div> <div> <h2><b>9.1 million</b></h2> </div> <div>Number of veterans – age 18 to 64 – in the labor force</div> <div> <h2><b>Earning Power</b></h2> </div> <div> <h2><b>$35,821</b></h2> </div> <div>The annual median income veterans take home, compared with $25,811 for the population as a whole</div> <div> <h2><b>Disabilities</b></h2> </div> <div>Ap</div> <div><i>Master Sgt. Todd Nelson sits for Dr. Joe Villalobos as he makes adjustments to a prosthetics ear at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio. Nelson was injured in 2007 by an explosion while serving in Afghanistan. (AP)</i></div> <div> <h2><b>3.5 million</b></h2> </div> <div>The number of veterans with a service-connected disability rating</div> Subscribe to American Homecomings News Enter your email address (we promise we won't use it for anything other than this): Related Michigan veterans face frustrating challenge on the homefront: red tapeVeterans Day: Now in their 90s, Las Cruces couple share WWII memoriesAthletes who went to warWatsonville event honors Japanese-American World War II vetsAnnual ceremony at Valley Forge to honor veterans Recommend0 Tweet0 Comments0 Email Print Join the conversation
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