surviving veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who lived to 1999 or later, along with the last known veterans for countries...

members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945...

The World War Veterans (WWV) was established in 1919 as a progressive organization of American veterans of the First World War. It officially claimed to...

effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. Veterans Day is distinct from Memorial Day,...

Vietnam by referring to the "in-country" veterans as "Vietnam veterans" and the others as "Vietnam-era veterans." Regardless, the U.S. government officially...

respective countries. War veterans are generally treated with great respect and honour, although negative feelings towards veterans may be held in certain...

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), formally the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is an organization of United States war veterans who fought...

percent of all the Waffen-SS veterans in West Germany. A historical review in Germany of the impact of Waffen-SS veterans in post-war German society continues...

surviving veterans of military insurgencies, conflicts and wars around the world. The listed wars span from the 13th century BC to the Korean War. Ramesses...

surviving veterans of American wars. Exactly who is the last surviving veteran is often an issue of contention, especially with records from long-ago wars. The...

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. (VVMF) was incorporated as a non-profit organization to establish a memorial to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War. The...

portal G.I. Bill, in USA List of last surviving veterans of World War II Social history of soldiers and veterans in the United States "Is It Time to 'Pass the...

treatment received from white and black veterans after World War 1, leading to public unrest and loss of life. White veterans received far more recognition from...

direct relatives. In Canada, several veterans' organizations emerged after the First World War. The Great War Veterans Association was the largest of 15...

The World War Adjusted Compensation Act, or Bonus Act, was a United States federal law passed on May 19, 1924, that granted a benefit to veterans of American...

with the benefits programs for World War I veterans ran rampant throughout the country. To receive benefits, veterans had to navigate through three different...

The Veterans Guard of Canada (initially Veterans Home Guard) was a citizen militia supporting the Canadian Army during the Second World War, tasked with...

veterans of the armed forces. Inspired by the war poem "In Flanders Fields" and promoted by Moina Michael, they were first used near the end of World...

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting...

experienced by veterans of the Gulf War. According to a 2013 report by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, veterans of the U.S. wars in Iraq and...

First World War veterans it included, at its peak, 37 Active and Reserve companies with 451 officers and 9,806 other ranks. Over 17,000 veterans served...

practically all World War II veterans, thereby avoiding the highly disputed postponed life insurance policy payout for World War I veterans that had caused...

(25 June 1896 – 21 November 2005) was a Scottish joiner and veteran of the First World War. He was the last known holder of the 1914 Star (the Old Contemptibles)...

surviving World War I veterans by country Kloth, Hans Michael (24 January 2008). "Der leise Tod des letzten Veteranen" [The quiet death of the last veteran]....

The Catholic War Veterans was officially recognized as a Veterans Organization by the Veterans Administration in Washington, During World War II, 1,757 members...

was given its new name in 1954 at the end of the Korean War to honour all veterans. Veterans Day is observed with memorial ceremonies, salutes at military...

conceived as a parody of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the movement for early payment of a bonus to veterans of World War I that had been originally...

"Psychological effects of chemical weapons: a follow-up study of First World War veterans". Psychological Medicine. 38 (10): 1419–1426. doi:10.1017/S003329170800278X...

Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered...

Personal accounts of American World War I veterans, Veterans History Project, Library of Congress Who is at fault for World War I? (YouTube Premium): Link...