War - Veterans

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18,613,500 (war veterans)

Alive today in America, from all wars.

A number both dwindling and growing.

200 - acres covered by Arlington National Cemetery
100 - average number of burials at Arlington weekly
120+ - national military graveyards
14,000+ - number of acres covered by national military cemeteries, more being designated and expanded each year
89,300 - total number of interments annually at military cemeteries
8,200,000+ - total number of military headstones in place as of 2002
42,000,000+ - total number of US military war participants on record since Revolution
29,934,000 - total number of living vets as of 2002