"Never Again Will One Generation of Veterans Abandon Another"

Welcome, our website is about helping veterans and friends, keeping them informed about veterans issues and benefits they have rightly earned.   

Our site also provides information on the many activities and events of our 29 VVA Florida Chapters, 5,202+ VVA members and 574+ AVVA members across the Sunshine State.  

VVA Florida State Council publishes the E-Recon newsletter twice a month. 

E-Recon provides up to date news of interest to veterans, military, families and friends.  

The newsletter also contains articles of interest 

to all including Chapter News and upcoming events. 

You can review the most recent issues which come out 

on the 15th and 30th/31st of each month by CLICKING HERE. 

You can also subscribe to E-Recon by CLICKING HERE. 

 Fiscal 2017 demographic information from the VA’s Veteran Population Projection Model 2016. The VA reports there are 20.0 million veterans living in the United States.

• There are 1,525,400 veterans in the State of Florida.  

• There are 1,381,170 male veterans and 144,229 female veterans.

• Note: Florida has the third largest veteran population in the nation, behind California with 1,681,730 veterans and Texas with 1,584,844 veterans.  Soon to be the 2nd largest veteran population.

• There are 1,172,800 wartime veterans in the State of Florida.

• There are 352,600 peacetime veterans in the State of Florida.

• There are 31,000 World War II veterans in the State of Florida.

• There are 105,000 Korean War veterans in the State of Florida.

• There are 498,000 Vietnam-era veterans in the State of Florida.

• There are 188,024 Gulf War veterans in the State of Florida.  (1990 to 9/11/01)

• There are 177,494 Post-9/11 veterans in the State of Florida  (9/12/01 to present)

• There are 789,717 veterans in Florida 65 years of age and over.  (There are 761,682 male veterans 65 years of age and older and 28,033 female veterans 65 years of age and older.)

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