A fact sheet about U.S. Veterans from the U.S. Census. Facts include:

+ 24.5 million
The number of military veterans in the United States in 2004.

+ 16%
Percentage of Persian Gulf War veterans in 2004 who were women.

+ 5.8%
Poverty rate for veterans, as of 2005.

Much more on the site.

Source: U.S. Census

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