1. Veterans
Christine Bryant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Homeless Veterans
200,00 are homeless
¼ of all homeless

11. Medicare
59% have no medicare
No family to support

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

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

14. Injuries
1 of 10 injured
Life long disabilities

15. Veterans Day
Honor
Respect

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

17. Unemployed
6.9% are unemployed
Many did not go to college

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

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

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

22. URL's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran

23. MLA
"Marion VA Medical Center." united states department of veteran affairs. N.p., 26 October Web. 5 November <
"Veterans’ Unemployment Falls To Lowest Level In More Than Three Years." thinking process security. N.p., 2 November Web. 5 November < unemployment-falls/?mobile=nc>.
"This Memorial Day … Take a Minute to REMEMBER." blogsense-by-barb ~ at the dawn of a Rebirth of America! October Web. 5 November < take-a-minute-to-remember/>.
Family Choice Veterans' Services. 10 October Web. 5 November <

24. APA
(2011) A Veterans Day remembrance. Retrieved November 5, 2012, from
(2010) "NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS". Retrieved November 5, 2012, from
(2011) Veterans honored and remembered. Retrieved November 5, 2012, from
(2011) Veteran services. Retrieved November 5, 2012, from