The future of this year's graduating class will be shaped by a past unique from that of any of their predecessors the U.S. has been at war for the majority of their lives.
For those born after 1984, the U.S. has been at war for half of their lives or more, Philip Bump of The Washington Post reported. Taking this a step further, those born since Sept. 11 have never known a country at peace.
Martha Raddatz, ABC's chief global affairs correspondent, first called attention to this trend in her commencement speech at Kenyon College, which prompted Bump to complete this analysis.
However, Bump notes the War on Terror and the conflict with the Islamic State are a different type of international conflict than WWII or the Vietnam War.
Check out the breakdown in the infographic from The Washington Post here.
For those born after 1984, the U.S. has been at war for half of their lives or more, Philip Bump of The Washington Post reported. Taking this a step further, those born since Sept. 11 have never known a country at peace.
Martha Raddatz, ABC's chief global affairs correspondent, first called attention to this trend in her commencement speech at Kenyon College, which prompted Bump to complete this analysis.
However, Bump notes the War on Terror and the conflict with the Islamic State are a different type of international conflict than WWII or the Vietnam War.
Check out the breakdown in the infographic from The Washington Post here.
