U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 29: A Measure of Devotion

USA Profile Username: jon@newsinnovations.com / edit profile U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 29: A Measure of Devotion PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 29, 2016 WASHINGTON, May 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: A MEASURE OF DEVOTION Profile America — Sunday, May 29th. This date 12 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 honors the 16 million Americans who served in the global conflict, including the 400,000 dead. The memorial received nearly $2 million in donations and pledges, thanks in part to the efforts of actor Tom Hanks as spokesman for the campaign. Currently, of the nearly 21 million living veterans in the U.S., there are more than 1.5 million from the Second World War, including some 114,000 that served in the Korean War as well. You can find more facts about America's people, places and economy, from the American Community Survey, at www.census.gov. Sources: Memorial/accessed 3/29/2016: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/ Ceremony/accessed 3/29/2016: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Dedication/Dedication.aspx?page=Speakers History/accessed 3/29/2016: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Facts/Facts.aspx  Veterans: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_5YR/B21002 Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion 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 "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu).  Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO   SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau CONTACT: Rick Reed, 301-763-2812; or e-mail: Web Site: http://www.census.gov Follow Us To change the settings for your profile(s) or email delivery, go to https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/profile/?action=editProfile and select the profile you would like to edit. You can select the industries, subjects, languages, geographical areas, companies, delivery options and delivery frequencies of your choice. In addition to current press releases, you can also find archived news, corporate information, photos, tradeshow news and much more on the PR Newswire for Journalists website: https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com To contact us, email: mediasite@prnewswire.com Please do not reply to this email; this is an automatically generated message. Copyright © PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A UBM plc company. Our mailing address is: 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014-4504