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As the Iraq and Afghanistan wars drag on, we often concentrate on the number of fallen. The loss of more than 4,000 men and women, and the ripples of grief that spread outward, tugs at our hearts.
But there's another disturbing number to consider. About 800,000 veterans have returned home from the conflicts -- some injured, some emotionally jarred, but all with lives ahead. It is fitting that the nation thanks former military personnel by easing their return to civilian life with improvements to the G.I. Bill designed for wartime, not peacetime.See the full content of this document
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In New Age, Updated G.I. Bill Is Needed
U.S. Sen. James Webb, D-Va., is currently pushing a measure to expand benefits originally established in 1944 when the nation saw not...
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