A veteran isn't always someone who died in a war, or who even fought in a war at all. A veteran is a man who has served in the Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, or Air Force. Well, you're half right. Well, women can be veterans too. Many women have served our country in the armed forces in times of peace and in times of war.
Women can be veterans too.
Just having been in the armed forces makes a person a veteran. I mean, if a person is in the armed forces and we have a war then they have to go. No, not really. Veterans are people who have already served, but are no longer in the armed forces of our country. My grandfather is a veteran.