Veteran Status a Shared Experience Among Men 65+, Not So for Others

The significant problems that some veterans are having with health services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — or the lack of said services — has become a red-hot news story in recent weeks, just as we approach the annual tribute the United States pays its veterans next Monday on Memorial Day.

Just how many Americans are, in fact, veterans? There were times in fairly recent American history when a good proportion of the male population shared the common experience of having served in the military. That is no longer the case. CONT.

Frank Newport, Gallup

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