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Highlights the Census Bureau's data about America's
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Census Bureau Director Louis Kincannon |
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Maj. Gen. Christopher Cortez of
the Marine Corps Recruiting Command |
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World War II veterans |
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WWII
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Memorial
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| Memorial Day is a day to remember those who
gave their lives in military service. This year in Washington,
D.C., a new memorial is being dedicated to honor those who
fought in World War II.
This May, the U.S. Census Bureau is releasing a new statistical
profile of our nation's veterans population. |
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| Fast Facts About
America's WW II Veterans |
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Number of U.S. armed forces
personnel who
served in WW II |
16.1 million |
Number of WW II veterans counted in
Census 2000 |
5.7 million |
Number of U.S. WW II armed forces personnel
killed in battle |
292,000 |
Number of other deaths sustained by
U.S.
forces in WW II |
114,000 |
Proportion of all veterans in April 2000
who
were WW II veterans |
22% |
Median age of WW II veterans in
Census 2000 |
76.7 years old |
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CENSUS BUREAU FACTS... |
| Sources: U.S.
Census Bureau, Statistical
Abstract of the United States, 2003 and Census
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