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2. List of presidents of the United States by military service

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   The 48-year tenure of veteran presidents after World War II was a result of that conflict's "pervasive effect […] on American society." [2] In the late 1970s and 1980s, almost 60 percent of the United States Congress had served in World War II or the Korean War, and it was expected that a Vietnam veteran would eventually accede to the presidency.

3. List of presidents of the United States by military rank ...

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   Many presidents, however, also served in the military before taking office. All but 13 of the 45 [a] persons to become president have served. Of the 32 presidents with military service, 31 have been commissioned officers, of whom five began their careers as regular officers (Jimmy Carter transferred to the Navy Reserve after five years in the ...

4. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [ 4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...

5. 25 Veterans Day Facts to Honor Those Who’ve Served - AOL

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   11. Arlington National Cemetery holds an annual memorial service every Veterans Day and Memorial Day. 12. Based on statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 325,574 of the 16 million ...

6. List of presidents of the United States by previous experience

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   5 presidents taught at a university: James A. Garfield, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. 2 presidents served as party leaders of the House of Representatives, James A. Garfield and Gerald Ford. 1 president served as an ordained minister, serving as a pastor in the Disciples of Christ (Christian) Church, James ...

7. Timeline of United States military operations - Wikipedia

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   2011: 2011 military intervention in Libya: Operation Odyssey Dawn, United States and coalition enforcing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 with bombings of Libyan forces. 2011: Osama Bin Laden is killed by U.S. military forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan as part of Operation Neptune Spear. 2011: Drone strikes on al-Shabaab militants begin in ...