The U.S. Census Bureau has published the following Veterans Day facts:
- There were 21.2 million military vets in the U.S. in 2012
- 9.6 million were age 65 or older
- 1.6 million served in World War II
- 7.4 million served in the Vietnam War
- 2.3 million served in the Korean War
- 5.4 million in the Gulf War
- 5.3 million served in peacetime
- States with the most veterans: California, Texas, and Florida
- $36,264 was the annual median income for veterans
- 3.6 million received benefits for service-connected disabilities
- 8.7 million veterans were in the labor force in 2012
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