U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for November 11

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

VETERANS DAY

Profile America — Tuesday, November 11th. Today is Veterans Day, originating on this date in 1919 on the first anniversary of the end of World War I — then known as Armistice Day. In 1954, its name was changed to Veterans Day, and its scope widened to honor veterans from all eras. Across the country, there are over 21 million military veterans. Very nearly half — 9.6 million — are age 65 and older. The veteran population includes 1.6 million women. More than 7 million are Vietnam vets, 2.3 million from Korea, and only 1.5 million remain from the 16 million in uniform during World War II. Some 5 million are veterans of both of the recent Gulf Wars. You can find more facts about America's people, places and economy from the American Community Survey at www.census.gov.

Sources:
Veteran population:
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2013/cb13-ff27.html 
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_1YR_B21002&prodType=table

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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