A veteran (from Latin vetus, meaning "old") is a person who is experienced in a particular area, and is particularly used to refer to people in the armed forces. It often refers to retired service personnel. A veteran is one who has served in the armed forces and has an honorable discharge; a common misconception is that one has either been in combat and/or is retired from active duty to be called a veteran. Because of this widely held misconception, women have often been excluded from this equation. Each state (of the United States) sets specific criteria for state specific veterans benefits. For medical benefits from the (United States) VA (Veterans Administration) hospitals, prior to Sept. 7, 1980 the veteran must have served at least 180 days of active duty, after the above mentioned date the veteran must have served at least 24 months. However, if the veteran was medically discharged and receives a VA service connection disability the time limits are not applicable.

For most of history, states (nations) did not have any fixed standing army. Almost all warriors were farmers for the bulk of the year and thus had a secondary occupation to support them during times of peace. The first state to face significant veterans affairs problems was the Roman Empire whose professional army of career soldiers needed some new role when they retired. They were usually given land in the newly conquered lands, and the need for such lands motivated the empire's expansion. They could also voluntarily enlist again at the invitation of the consul or other commander as evocati.

Beyond giving veterans free or discounted lands in colonies, governments did little about them. There was little or no aid for veterans suffering mental of physical disabilities and those wounded in war often had to turn to begging or crime.

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NEW YORK CITY, UNITY is coming to your town to grant a wish to a Naval Veteran from the KOREAN war, 22 yr service! Wish to view Stat of Lib.
journeyofhope (John Robinson R.N.) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:10:16 -0000
NEW YORK CITY, UNITY is coming to your town to grant a wish to a Naval Veteran from the KOREAN war, 22 yr service! Wish to view Stat of Lib.
Just met Frank Buckles, the LAST living veteran of WWI. http://bit.ly/e3dMV In town for:http://www.wwimemorial.org/
jabnar (Jon Abdnor) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:07:39 -0000
Just met Frank Buckles, the LAST living veteran of WWI. http://bit.ly/e3dMV In town for:http://www.wwimemorial.org/

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