Today we salute all veterans, young and old. There are an estimated 20 million American veterans of all conflicts and the Cold War era. The largest number living today are Vietnam War veterans, representing about 34% of the number. Actual Vietnam veterans number about 800,000 of the est. 2.5 million service men and women who participated.
The Armed Forces Classic basketball tournament is underway at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is the sight of the attack by Japanese forces on Dec. 7, 1941 which commenced the involvement of America in World War II. The USS Missouri is anchored in Pearl Harbor today as a memorial to all US servicemen who gave their lives 75 years ago during the attack. It was on the decks of the ship that the surrender documents were signed by Ge. Douglas MacArthur and Japanese government representatives.
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