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Fact:
24.5 million: The number of military veterans in the United States.
1.7 million: The number of veterans who are women.
9.5 million: The number of veterans who are age 65 or older.
2.3 million: The number of black veterans. Additionally, 1.1 million veterans are Hispanic; 276,000 are Asian; 185,000
are American Indian or Alaska native; and 25,000 are native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander.
8.2 million: The number of Vietnam-era veterans. More than 30 percent of all veterans served in Vietnam, the largest share
of any period of service. The next largest share of wartime veterans, 3.9 million or fewer than 20 percent, served during
World War II.
16%: Percentage of Persian Gulf War veterans who are women. In contrast, women account for 5 percent of World War II vets,
3 percent of Vietnam vets and 2 percent of Korean War vets.
32,000: The number of veterans who served during both the Vietnam era and in the Gulf War.
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