[Elsie]

...I’ll have to admit I was shocked to find the percentage of veterans in Utah as opposed to the other states...

Oh?

Why? http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-22.pdf

[MSF BU]

#47 by this count. I am assuming NY and NJ reflect the huge number of immigrants? http://www.statemaster.com/graph/peo_per_of_civ_pop_who_are_vet-percent-civilian-population-who-veterans