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The Great State of California
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"In California, as of 2002, the US Department of Defense had

• 123,948 active-duty military personnel

• 7,932 US Army personnel

• 96,047 US Navy (including 20,000+ US Marines)

• 19,969 Air Force

• 58,076 DOD civilian personnel

In California, as of 2000 there were 2,569,340 veterans of US military service:
504,010 served in World War II,
301,034 in the Korean War, 754,682 during the Vietnam War,
and 278,003 during 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War). "
Source: Wikipedia

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The Great State of Louisiana
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"The total gross state product in 2010 for Louisiana was US$213.6 billion, placing it 24th in the nation. Its per capita personal income is $30,952, ranking 41st in the United States.

The state's principal agricultural products include seafood (it is the biggest producer of crawfish in the world, supplying approximately 90%), cotton, soybeans, cattle, sugarcane, poultry and eggs, dairy products, and rice. The seafood industry directly supports an estimated 16,000 jobs. Industry generates chemical products, petroleum and coal products, processed foods and transportation equipment, and paper products. Tourism is an important element in the economy, especially in the New Orleans area.
The Port of South Louisiana, located on the Mississippi between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is the largest volume shipping port in the Western Hemisphere and 4th largest in the world, as well as the largest bulk cargo port in the world."

source: Wikipedia

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