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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

A Salute to the 23.5 Million U.S. Veterans

Today we observe Veterans Day.

There are 23.5 million veterans in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau.

The largest number, nearly 8 million, served during the Vietnam War, according to the Bureau.

There are close to 3 million surviving World War II vets and 3 million from the Korean War, the Bureau reports.

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 11

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