Veterans Christine Bryant

What is a Veteran? Defined by federal law, moral code Served for any length of time

What is a War Veteran? Defined by federal law, moral code, military service Ordered to foreign soil/water

What is a Combat Veteran? GI that experiences hostility Involving real, perceived enemy any foreign theater

African Americans In every war fought by/within the US Black vets played a role in Civil Rights movement

Women Served in the US military over 200 years Known as "the invisible veterans" Not recognized until after WWII

Treatment of Veterans "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan." -President Lincoln

Reason to have Medical Care vets founded local organizations secure rights and benefits

Service Dogs Help With: Walking Hearing Seeing Emergencies Trained professionals Assist veterans with injuries from service Help With: Walking Hearing Seeing Emergencies

Homeless Veterans 200,00 are homeless ¼ of all homeless

Medicare 59% have no medicare No family to support

Last WWII Veteran Passed February 2011 110 years Name: Frank Buckles

WWll Veterans 1.6 million WWll veterans remaining 16 million served in WWll

Injuries 1 of 10 injured Life long disabilities

Veterans Day Honor Respect

Memorial Day Federal holiday Honoring United States Armed Forces who died during a war

Unemployed 6.9% are unemployed Many did not go to college

Beginning of Organizations American Civil War produced organizations Example: Grand Army of the Republic

Treatment Programs Assist veterans suffering from: Depression (PTSD) -Marion Va Home

VFW Began in 1899 Spanish-American War; Philippine War Secure rights and benefits for their service

URL's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran http://dvs.az.gov/women_veterans/ http://www.vfw.org/ http://www.thisableveteran.org/ http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/whatvet.htm http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/new-law-requires-state-to-hono.html http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/12/honoring-our-profession-coast-guard-combat-vets/ http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/11/10/iyw.help.vets/index.html http://www.stripes.com/news/va-figures-show-steep-decline-in-number-of-homeless-veterans-1.179016 http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v66n2/v66n2p1.html http://www.nationalww2museum.org/about-the-museum/frequently-asked-questions.html http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/11/08/for-many-injured-veterans-a-lifetime-of-consequences/ http://www.familychoicefunerals.com/veterans-services http://www.uml.edu/student-services/veterans/default.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day

MLA "Marion VA Medical Center." united states department of veteran affairs. N.p., 26 October 2012. Web. 5 November 2012. <http://www.marion.va.gov/>. "Veterans’ Unemployment Falls To Lowest Level In More Than Three Years." thinking process security. N.p., 2 November 2012. Web. 5 November 2012. <http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/08/03/635371/veterans- unemployment-falls/?mobile=nc>. "This Memorial Day … Take a Minute to REMEMBER." blogsense-by-barb ~ at the dawn of a Rebirth of America!. 24 October 2012. Web. 5 November 2012. <http://blogsensebybarb.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/this-memorial-day- take-a-minute-to-remember/>. Family Choice Veterans' Services. 10 October 2012. Web. 5 November 2012. <http://www.familychoicefunerals.com/veterans-services>.

APA (2011) A Veterans Day remembrance. Retrieved November 5, 2012, from http://www.dodgecountynews.com/archives/1226-A-Veterans-Day-remembrance.html (2010) "NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS". Retrieved November 5, 2012, from http://www.vfwpost3308.org/ (2011) Veterans honored and remembered. Retrieved November 5, 2012, from http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2010/11/veterans-honored-and-remembere.html (2011) Veteran services. Retrieved November 5, 2012, from http://www.smilenlove.com/veterans-services/