The dictionary has several definitions for "Veteran" from (1) an old soldier of long service to (2) a former member of the armed forces. My opinion is a Veteran is a former soldiers who was in combat or in times of war. Of course many people who serve in the military do not to to war or even support the combat troops such as supply. Many soldiers served the country during peace time. They are considered veterans and have right to all the benefits the government provides, such as medical care and college GI Bill. When? I guess the day the soldier is honorably discharged from service.
There were Soldiers during and veterans after WW II that committed suicide.
Soldiers from all conflicts that the USA has been in and soldiers that are presently on active duty
Many returning veterans experienced rejection from their fellow US citizens, and US military morale suffered because of this experience.
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Plural nouns ending in -s normally show the possessive by adding an apostrophe alone, rather than an apostrophe and an s. Veterans would become veterans'.
There are a few different options available to veterans who are looking for a loan. Wellsfargo is one option that offers loans for veterans. There are also specialist loans for veterans who wish to become entrepreneurs due to the setting up of The Veterans Business Fund (VBF).
The Boston Massacre started when some unemployed young men started throwing rocks at British Solders. The Solders lowered their muskets and killed six men. The young men had become unemployed when the solders made the former employers of the young men spend the former salaries they paid the young men on supporting solders. That action is prohibited by the Third Amendment to the United States Constitution, a part of The Bill of Rights.
I was not in Vietnam, still, I have heard a number of men talk about it. Unlike the solders from World War 2, none of the Vietnam Veterans considered the Vietnam War worth fighting. Many were totally upset with the incompetence with the people back at the Pentagon. Many solders in the field despised the situation. Americans had to fight because South Vietnamese would not. The fighting was pointless. The solders knew either they could stay and die forever or they could get out and watch South Vietnam fall.
by going to the zoo to ask them questions on how to take care of animals
2,390 solders were killed!
A lot.
November 11, 1918