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U.S. Military Stats

Veterans

  • 24.4 million veterans
  • 2 million veterans are under age 35
  • 1.7 million veterans are women
  • 1 in 4 adult males is a veteran

 

Active Duty

  • 1.4 million servicemembers are on active duty
  • 1.2 million servicemembers are in the National Guard and the Military Reserve
  • ~ 500,000 servicemembers are stationed or deployed overseas

 

Operation Iraqi Freedom - Active Duty Iraq as of October 13, 2006
  • 2,759 U.S. military fatalities since March 2003
  • 20,687 U.S. military wounded since March 2003

 

Operation Enduring Freedom - Active Duty Afghanistan as of October 13, 2006
  • 342 U.S. military fatalities since October 2001
  • 901 U.S. military wounded since October 2001

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