Today I'm thinking about Veterans Day. First I'd like to thank all Veterans for their service. Now I'd like to share some interesting facts:

There were 23.6 million military veterans in the U.S. in 2007. Of those:

1.8 million were female

2.4 million were black

1 million were Hispanic

9.3 million were 65 and older

1.9 million were younger than 35

Veterans by the War: A third of all living veterans served during the Vietnam War. In 2007, there were:

7.9 million Vietnam-era veterans (1964-1975)

5 million Gulf War veterans. Of these, 16% were women

2.9 million World War II veterans. (1941-1945)

3 million veterans of the Korean War (1950-1953)

358,000 veterans of both the Vietnam and Gulf War eras.

Veterans in the Work Force:

10.7 million veterans were in the civilian labor force in 2007

Women veterans earned $32,217 in 2005, more than the $27,272 earned by female civilians with no military experience

Male veterans earned $42,128 in 2005, more than the $39,880 earned by male civilians with no military service.

Female veterans were more likely to work 35 hours or more each week more than 3 times as likely to work in public administration, compared with non-veterans.

Veterans owned 3 million of the 20.5 million businesses the Census Bureau surveyed in 2002

Veterans' Income, Education and Disability:

Veterans earned a median income of $36,053 in 2007. But 5.7% of veterans lived in poverty

A quarter of veterans 25 and older held at least a bachelor's degree

6 million veterans had a disability when surveyed in 2007

Veterans more likely to vote:

17.4 million veterans voted in the 2004 presidential election. That's 74% of all veterans, compared with 63% of non-vets

14 million veterans voted in 2006 congressional election. That's 61% of all veterans compared with only 46% of civilians with no military service.

Your keyword is "Service" 250 points.