WASHINGTON, May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

A MEASURE OF DEVOTION

Profile America — Friday, May 29th. This date 11 years ago was the Saturday before Memorial Day, and thus appropriate for the dedication ceremony for the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Authorized in 1993, the memorial honoring the 16 million Americans who served in the global conflict, including the 400,000 dead, received nearly $2 million in donations and pledges, thanks in part to the efforts of actor Tom Hanks as spokesman for the memorial campaign. Currently, of the more than 21 million living veterans in the U.S., there are nearly 1.8 million from the Second World War, including some 128,000 that served in the Korean War as well. As of two years ago, veterans of the smaller Korean conflict now slightly outnumber those of World War II. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

Sources:
Memorial: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/ 
Ceremony: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=dedication2.asp&subpage=speakers 
History: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=facts.asp&subpage=intro 
Veterans: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_B21002&prodType=table

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau