military veteran
C6728
concept
A military veteran is an individual who has previously served in a nation's armed forces and has since been discharged or retired from active duty.
All labels observed (31)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| military veteran canonical | 33 |
| American Civil War veteran | 32 |
| Vietnam War veteran | 19 |
| World War I veteran | 14 |
| United States Marine Corps veteran | 12 |
| Civil War veteran | 7 |
| United States Army veteran | 7 |
| former military officer | 7 |
| Confederate veteran | 6 |
| Indian Wars veteran | 4 |
| military veterans | 4 |
| American military veteran | 3 |
| United States Navy veteran | 3 |
| former soldier | 3 |
| Union Army veteran | 2 |
| former United States Army soldier | 2 |
| former army officer | 2 |
| Iran–Iraq War veteran | 1 |
| Iraq War veteran | 1 |
| Korean War veteran | 1 |
| Korean War veterans | 1 |
| U.S. military veteran | 1 |
| United States military veterans | 1 |
| War veteran | 1 |
| Winter War veteran | 1 |
| World War I veterans | 1 |
| former Royal Marine reservist | 1 |
| former U.S. Army soldier | 1 |
| former U.S. Marine | 1 |
| former soldiers | 1 |
| retired military personnel | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: military veteran
Generated description
A military veteran is an individual who has previously served in a nation's armed forces and has since been discharged or retired from active duty.
Instances (170)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Marcus Luttrell | — |
| Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar | Confederate veteran |
| Lauri Törni | Vietnam War veteran |
| Aarne Juutilainen | Winter War veteran |
| Tim Walz | — |
| Jason Crow | — |
| Paul Hackett | United States Marine Corps veteran |
| Max Rose | — |
| Colonel Douglas Mortimer | former army officer |
| Francis C. Barlow | American Civil War veteran |
| John P. Van Leer | American Civil War veteran |
| Leander H. McNelly | Confederate veteran |
| James Chaplin Beecher | American Civil War veteran |
| Charles A. Boutelle | Civil War veteran |
| World War I veterans | military veterans |
|
General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
surface form:
Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
|
retired military personnel |
| James G. Field | Confederate veteran |
| Baron Freyberg | World War I veteran |
| Albert Woolson | American Civil War veteran |
| Franklin D’Olier | — |
| Bud Day | — |
|
Musgrave
surface form:
Franklin Story Musgrave
|
United States Marine Corps veteran |
|
Powell Plateau in the Grand Canyon named after him
surface form:
John Wesley Powell
|
Civil War veteran |
| Mark L. De Motte | — |
| Emilio N. Echevarria | — |
| Father Francis P. Duffy | World War I veteran |
| Paul (Da 5 Bloods) | Vietnam War veteran |
| Joseph Howland | American Civil War veteran |
| Alexander Franklin James | American Civil War veteran |
|
Kerrey
surface form:
Bob Kerrey
|
— |
| Oregon Korean War veterans | United States military veterans |
| Karl Marlantes | Vietnam War veteran |
|
Ermey
surface form:
R. Lee Ermey
|
United States Marine Corps veteran |
|
Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson
surface form:
Benjamin H. Grierson
|
American Civil War veteran |
| Peter MacDonald Sr. | — |
| Lemanu Peleti Mauga | — |
| Gustav Hasford | Vietnam War veteran |
| Wilford Brimley | United States Marine Corps veteran |
| Homer Hickam | Vietnam War veteran |
| Glen Doherty | — |
|
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
surface form:
Mary Edwards Walker
|
Civil War veteran |
| Ron Kovic | Vietnam War veteran |
| Alvin C. Voris | American Civil War veteran |
| Daniel Adams Butterfield | American Civil War veteran |
| Si Robertson | United States Army veteran |
| Rocky Bleier | Vietnam War veteran |
| Chris Ryan | former soldier |
| Geronimo ji Jaga | Vietnam War veteran |
| Michael Peterson | former military officer |
|
General George Crook
surface form:
George Crook
|
American Civil War veteran |