The numbers of veterans in Congress has significantly diminished over the years. From the 70′s to today the number of veterans in Congress has dropped by 75 percent. According to a recent report published by the Congressional Research Service:¹

• There are 121 total legislators who have served in the military (five less than the last Congress)
• There are 96 veterans in the House and 25 in the Senate
• Their collective wartime service includes World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq

© 2009, J. M. Erickson. All rights reserved.

1. Quoted from the Aug 21, 2009 MOAA “Legislative Update” [↩]