Why this matters
The numbers behind the work, and the reason we exist
This page holds two things: how many veterans we are talking about in Florida and in Puerto Rico, and the statement our founder makes about why the work is worth doing.
Veterans in Florida
Approximately
1,379,000 to 1.4 million
veterans
About
1,207,000
male veterans
172,000
female veterans
Around
1,103,000
of these are wartime veterans
About
504,000
have service-connected disabilities
Veterans contribute
Over
$18.4 billion
in federal funds annually to Florida’s economy
Veterans in Puerto Rico
Approximately
64,000 to 80,000
veterans
Based on recent reports from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
About
2.4% to 3.4%
of the adult population on the island
Over
60%
of these veterans are aged 65 or older, with the majority being natives who returned after serving in the U.S. military
Approximately
68,000
veterans are registered for services through the local VA healthcare system
A graphic he shares
The island’s service record
This is one of the graphics the founder shares. Its figures are its own, printed on it, and they come from the source it names: the U.S. Department of Defense.
It sits here beside his own figures above, not mixed with them. The two sets of numbers were gathered at different times by different hands, and he did not merge them.
The print on the graphic is small. Tap it to open it full size.
In his own words
Why the right to choose matters
We should have the right to choose what is best for are health without the red tape .and the fear of getting arrested or continue harming our organs with the opioid epidemic ..
Veterans Project publishes general education. Nothing here is medical advice, a diagnosis, or a recommendation to start or stop any treatment, and nothing here replaces your own doctor, who knows your history and can examine you.