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Veterans Rights Veterans Rights
VETERANS' RIGHTS Legal rights and benefits extended to those who served on active duty in and have been honorably discharged from one of the U.S. armed services. According to data from the 2000 U.S. census, about 26.4 million civilians, or 12.7 percent of the civilian population, consisted of... Read more
Jesse Brown Jesse Brown
Jesse Brown 1944–2002 Government official Considered Himself a Casualty Cut Through the Red Tape Became Secretary of Veterans Affairs Honored for Work With Veterans Sources Jesse Brown was the secretary of Veterans Affairs, a cabinet-level officeholder in the administration of U.S. President... Read more
Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), organization created (1899) at Columbus, Ohio, by veterans of the Spanish-American War . It received a charter from Congress in 1936. The organization later admitted veterans who saw action in subsequent wars and U.S. military expeditions. At the close of World War... Read more
veteran veteran
veteran a person who has had long experience in a particular field, especially military service. Recorded from the early 16th century, the word comes ultimately from Latin vetus ‘old’.veteran car in the UK, an old style or model of car, specifically one made before 1916, or (strictly)... Read more
John Forbes Kerry John Forbes Kerry
John Forbes Kerry 1943-, U.S. politician, b. Denver, grad. Yale, 1966, Boston College law school, 1976. A decorated navy veteran who served two tours in Vietnam after graduating from Yale, Kerry won national notice as an outspoken opponent of the war when he returned stateside. Entering politics in... Read more
Veterans Day Veterans Day
Veterans' Day holiday formerly observed in the United States as Armistice Day in commemoration of the signing of the Armistice ending World War I. Nov. 11 officially became Veterans' Day on May 24, 1954, by act of Congress. The day is set aside in honor of all those who have fought in defense of... Read more
Bonus Army Bonus Army
BONUS ARMY BONUS ARMY. In May 1932 thousands of World War I veterans began gathering in Washington, D.C., in order to pressure Congress to pass the Patman Bonus Bill. The legislation called for the immediate payment of war bonuses for World War I veterans. Under legislation passed with the... Read more
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial war memorial in Washington, D.C., built 1982. Designed by the American sculptor and architect Maya Ying Lin, it is a sloping, V-shaped, 493-ft (150-m) wall of highly polished black granite that descends 10 feet (3.05 meters) below grade level at its vertex. Often called... Read more
American Legion American Legion
American Legion national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The preamble to the organization's constitution, adopted at the convention in St. Louis that same year,... Read more
GI Bill GI Bill
GI BILL The GI Bill created a comprehensive package of benefits, including financial assistance for higher education, for veterans of U.S. military service. The benefits of the GI Bill are intended to help veterans readjust to civilian life following service to their country and to encourage... Read more

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