Memorial Day Facts You Perhaps Did Not Know

Sharpen Your Knowledge of Memorial Day with Some Facts

With May being Military Appreciation Month and Memorial Day approaching, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst States for Military Retirees.

To help our troops plan their years after service, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key indicators of retirement-friendliness toward veterans. The data set ranges from job opportunities for veterans to housing affordability to the quality of VA hospitals.

Military Retirement in California (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

Overall Rank: 40^th
49^th – Veterans per Capita
2^nd – Number of VA Health Facilities per Number of Veterans
49^th – % of Homeless Veterans
44^th – Veteran Job Opportunities
50^th – Housing Affordability
45^th – % of Veteran-Owned Businesses
1^st – Number of VA Benefits-Administration Facilities per Number of Veterans
40^th – Quality of VA Hospitals

Memorial Day Facts

100 – Members of the 119th Congress have served in the U.S. military, only the 5th time in the last 50 years with an increase at all in the total veterans elected.
100M+ – Households worldwide will watch the National Memorial Day parade broadcast on TV.
3.6M – People are expected to travel by plane over Memorial Day weekend (up 2% over 2024).
818 – Number of hot dogs consumed every second from Memorial Day to Labor Day (seven billion total).
20 to 85 Percent Off – Discount shoppers can expect during Memorial Day weekend sales.

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-military-retirees/3915

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