Veteran facts for kids
A veteran (from the Latin word vetus, meaning old) is a person who has a long experience in something. The term is most often used to describe people who were in the armed forces, especially those who had to fight in a war.
Veterans associations
United Kingdom
The Royal British Legion began in 1921 after the First World War.
United States
At the end of the American Revolution Army and Navy Officers formed the Society of the Cincinnati. After the US Civil War Veterans from the opposing sides formed their own associations:
- Union
- Military Order of the Loyal Legion
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Confederate:
- United Confederate Veterans
After the Spanish-American War of 1898 Veterans formed an associations which still exists, called the Veterans of Foreign Wars. After World War I veterans formed the American Legion
There is also the:
- AMVETS - American Veterans organization, also "American Veterans of WW2 and Korea", and later Vietnam
- DAV - Disabled American Veterans organization-for veterans who were disabled by their military service
- Marine Corps League - United States Marine veterans organization
- Veterans organizations are also made up of different branches of the armed services - such as the Army; Navy, USMC or USAF or by units such as ships or divisions or regiments
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Order of the Cincinnati badge
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Grand Army of the Republic badge
Images for kids
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Soviet veterans on Victory Day 2013
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An Iranian veteran and war wounded man of the Iran–Iraq War in a wheelchair in Nishapur, at the funeral of his comrade
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff with veterans of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force during a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, May 8, 2015
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Veterans who served on the battleship Missouri, pictured here shortly after a ceremony marking the anniversary of the end of World War II
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World War II veteran on Memorial Day 2013 at San Francisco National Cemetery
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Book given to U.S. veterans in 1919 to help them readjust to civilian life
See also
In Spanish: Veterano para niños
