Look around you today. You may know that your neighbor or coworker is a veteran, but odds are you also see quite a few other veterans when you’re out and about.

With the largest naval base in the world and several other significant military installations, the Hampton Roads region is home to more than 80,000 members of various branches of the armed forces. Fortunately for us, many of them decide to stay in this area when they finish their time in the military.

Veterans are diverse. Nearly half of all living veterans are 65 or older, but there are also veterans in their 20s.

We haven’t had a draft in more than 50 years, so the younger ones you see likely joined the military for a variety of reasons: family tradition, college scholarships, or even because they didn’t know what else to do.

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