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Some informations Veterans should know. From, a Question and Answer session from Bill Quigley, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

15. How many veterans are homeless on any given night?
    A: Over 100,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. About 18 percent of the adult homeless population are veterans. Page 32, the 2007 HUD Homeless Report. This is about the same population as Green Bay, Wisconsin.
    16. The military budget of the United States in 2008 is the largest in the world at $623 billion per year. How much larger is the US military budget than that of China, the second-largest in the world?
    A: Ten times. China's military budget is $65 billion. The US military budget is nearly 10 times larger than the second leading military spender. Global Security.org
    17. The US military budget is larger than how many of the countries of the rest of the world combined?
    A: The US military budget of $623 billion is larger than the budgets of all the countries in the rest of the world put together. The total global military budget of the rest of the world is $500 billion. Russia's military budget is $50 billion, South Koreas is $21 billion, and Irons is $4.3 billion. GlobalSecurity.org.
    18. Over the 28-year history of the Berlin Wall, 287 people perished trying to cross it. How many people have died in the last four years trying to cross the border between Arizona and Mexico?
    A: At least 1,268 people have died along the border of Arizona and Mexico since 2004. The Arizona Daily Star keeps track of the reported deaths along the state border, and it reports 214 died in 2004; 241 in 2005, 216 in 2006, 237 in 2007, and 116 as of July 31, 2008. These numbers do not include deaths along the California or Texas borders. The Border Patrol reported that 400 people died in fiscal 2206-2007, while 453 died in 2004-2005 and 494 died in 2004-2005. Source The Associated Press, November 8, 2007.

My heart goes out to all of the young people who are serving in the military. I honor them, and I pray for them, and the day when mankind will realize the stupidity of war. How many innocent men and women have to die before we finally say, "NO" to the politicians and their friends who profit from war.

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Thule, Greenland Where I spent the summer in 1952.
A great site dedicated to MIAs and POWs. Created by a young girl who cares about the veterans.
Another great Site! Memories and stories of World War II on the BBC site.