{"id":4566,"date":"2019-10-22T10:08:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/?p=4566"},"modified":"2024-10-24T12:58:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:58:59","slug":"us-veteran-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/us-veteran-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Veterans By The Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans Day, which is observed each year on November 11, is an opportunity to not just think of those who perished in times of war, but to thank those veterans who are still alive today. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, that accounts for more than 18 million Americans, the majority of whom served during the Gulf War and are members of the U.S. Army. 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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, that accounts for more than 18 million Americans, the majority of whom served during&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/us-veteran-statistics\/\">continue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":4569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-veterans"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Veterans By the Numbers [Infographic] | Gettysburg Flag Works<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are currently more than 18 million veterans alive today, the majority of whom served during the Gulf War and are members of the U.S. Army. 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