When it comes to the Mayo Clinic Diet, the name behind the diet belongs to one of the most respected medical organizations in the world, so it's no surprise the diet is popular.
Confidence votes 680. As of September 30th, 2011, there are roughly 2,889,000 WWII veterans alive in the USA according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Worldwide, there are about 5,250,000 still around as of late 2011.
Only seven of the veterans who were presented with the Bronze Stars were still alive. They won the war -- but vets who were never told they earned the medals, or who later lost them, are still in a battle with time and a backlog. Veterans are now waiting more than four months for their medals.