Veterans in Georgia
Recent statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs report that Georgia is home to 752,882 vets, with 572,382 serving during wartime, and 18,500 during peacetime. Of the wartime vets, 294,995 served during the Gulf War, 234,669 the Vietnam era, 48,056 during the Korean Conflict, and 21,545 in World War II.
Of the total count of veterans in Georgia, 662,501 are men, and 90,382 are women.