Veterans Day Events Set For Woodbury

A Veterans Day ceremony will be held at the Woodbury Lions Veterans Memorial on the .

The event will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.

“Today, thousands of Americans are serving in uniform. They sacrifice in the war on terror and in hundreds of locations around the globe so that we may remain free.  They, too, are veterans,” Post Commander Grezek said.

Members of the American Legion and the said they are proud to continue serving in the Woodbury community, according to a release about the upcoming event.

Organizers provided a history of Veterans Day:

On Nov. 11, 1918, the armistice to end World War I was signed in a railroad car somewhere in the Forest of Compiegne, France. This became an annual observance in the United States, where it is called Veterans Day; in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand where it is called Armistice Day; and in Canada, where it is called Remembrance Day. This day is set aside each year to honor those who have served and are serving in the armed forces to protect our countries in time of war and peace.

Following are some statistics about veterans, provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

21.8 million

The number of military veterans in the United States in 2010.

1.6 million

The number of female veterans in 2010.

2.4 million

The number of black veterans in 2010. Additionally, 1.2 million veterans were Hispanic; 265,000 were Asian; 156,000 were American Indian or Alaska Native; 28,000 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 17.5 million were non-Hispanic white. (The numbers for blacks, Asians, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, and non-Hispanic whites cover only those reporting a single race.)

9 million

The number of veterans 65 and older in 2010. At the other end of the age spectrum, 1.7 million were younger than 35.

7.6 million

Number of Vietnam-era veterans in 2010. Thirty-five percent of all living veterans served during this time (1964-1975). In addition, 4.8 million served during the Gulf War (representing service from Aug. 2, 1990, to present); 2.1 million in World War II (1941-1945); 2.6 million in the Korean War (1950-1953); and 5.5 million in peacetime only.

49,500

Number of living veterans in 2010 who served during the Vietnam era and both Gulf War eras and no other period.

Other living veterans in 2010 who served during three wars:

• 54,000 served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam era.

Living veterans in 2010 who served during two wars and no other period:

• 837,000 served during both Gulf War eras.
• 211,000 served during both the Korean War and the Vietnam era.
• 147,000 served during both World War II and the Korean War.

3

Number of states with 1 million or more veterans in 2010. These states were California (2 million), Florida (1.6 million) and Texas (1.6 million).

14.1

Percent of people 18 and older in Alaska who were veterans in 2010. The percent of the 18 and older population who were veterans was 12 percent or more in Maine, Montana, Virginia and Wyoming.

26

Percent of veterans 25 and older with at least a bachelor’s degree in 2010. In comparison, 28 percent of the total population had a bachelor’s degree or higher.

92

Percent of veterans 25 and older with a high school diploma or higher in 2010, compared with 86 percent of the population as a whole.

$35,367

Annual median income of veterans, in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $25,605 for the population as a whole.

9.6 million

Number of veterans 18 to 64 in the labor force in 2010.

26%

Percent of veterans for whom poverty status is determined with a disability in 2010.

3.4 million

Number of veterans with a service-connected disability rating. Of this number, 698,000 have a rating of 70 percent or higher. Severity of one’s disability is scaled from 0 to 100 percent and eligibility for compensation depends on one’s rating.

15.8 million

Number of veterans who voted in the 2008 presidential election. Seventy-one percent of veterans cast a ballot in the presidential election. 

12.4 million

Number of veterans who voted in the 2010 congressional election. Fifty-seven percent of veterans voted in the 2010 congressional election.

9

Percentage of all U.S. nonfarm firms that are majority owned by veterans. Veteran-owned firms comprised an estimated 2.4 million of the 27.1 million nonfarm businesses nationwide in 2007.

75

Percentage of veteran owners of respondent firms who were 55 or older in 2007. This compares with 37 percent of all owners of respondent firms. Similarly, in 2007, 56 percent of veteran-owned respondent firms with employees reported that their businesses were originally established before 1990. This compares with 39 percent of all employer respondent firms.

8

Percentage of veteran owners of respondent firms who were disabled as the result of injury incurred or aggravated during active military service.