https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2023/november/sizing-up-ranks-america-vet… Created Wed, 08/11/2023 - 21:30 Updated Wed, 08/11/2023 - 21:30 The overall number of U.S. veterans is steadily declining, as more of those who served in WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War pass away. But the number of women veterans continues to rise.