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==History== | ==History== | ||
The history and evolution of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are inextricably intertwined and dependent on the history of America's wars, as wounded former soldiers and other US military veterans are the population the VA cares for. The [[list of wars involving the United States]] from the American Revolutionary War to the present totals ninety-nine wars. The majority of the [[United States military casualties of war]], however, occurred in the following eight wars: American Revolutionary War (est. 8,000), American Civil War (218,222), World War I (53,402), [[World War II]] (291,567), | The history and evolution of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are inextricably intertwined and dependent on the history of America's wars, as wounded former soldiers and other US military veterans are the population the VA cares for. The [[list of wars involving the United States]] from the American Revolutionary War to the present totals ninety-nine wars. The majority of the [[United States military casualties of war]], however, occurred in the following eight wars: American Revolutionary War (est. 8,000), American Civil War (218,222), World War I (53,402), [[World War II]] (291,567), Korean War (33,686), Vietnam War (47,424), [[Iraq War]] (3,836), and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] (1,833). It is these wars that have primarily driven the mission and evolution of the VA. The VA maintains a detailed list of war wounded, as it is this population that comprises the VA care system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=America's Wars |url=https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf |access-date=2 November 2023 |website=www.va.gov}}</ref> | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
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The [[G.I. Bill|World War II GI Bill]] was signed into law on June 22, 1944, by [[President Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to |url=http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=76 |publisher=Ourdocuments.gov |access-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> "The United States government began serious consolidated services to veterans in 1930. The GI Bill of Rights, which was passed in 1944, had more effect on the American way of life than any other legislation—with the possible exception of the [[Homestead Act]]."<ref>{{cite web |author=U.S. Senior Vets |url=http://www.usseniorvets.com/veterans_about_the_va.html |title=U.S. Senior Vets, Serving Those Who Sacrificed, Veterans Aid and Attendance |publisher=Usseniorvets.com |access-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> | The [[G.I. Bill|World War II GI Bill]] was signed into law on June 22, 1944, by [[President Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to |url=http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=76 |publisher=Ourdocuments.gov |access-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> "The United States government began serious consolidated services to veterans in 1930. The GI Bill of Rights, which was passed in 1944, had more effect on the American way of life than any other legislation—with the possible exception of the [[Homestead Act]]."<ref>{{cite web |author=U.S. Senior Vets |url=http://www.usseniorvets.com/veterans_about_the_va.html |title=U.S. Senior Vets, Serving Those Who Sacrificed, Veterans Aid and Attendance |publisher=Usseniorvets.com |access-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> | ||
Further educational assistance acts were passed for the benefit of veterans of the | Further educational assistance acts were passed for the benefit of veterans of the Korean War. | ||
===Promotion to Department of Veterans Affairs=== | ===Promotion to Department of Veterans Affairs=== | ||