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...Taint on the GI Bill The photograph accompanying "A Brief History Of: The GI Bill" contained what appeared to be one black and 10 white individuals [June 9]. Ironically, this represents exactly the kind of disproportionate access to GI Bill advantages that were available to returning GIs. While the government was willing to pay for college and housing loans, it was unwilling to change the laws that prevented most nonwhite GIs from taking advantage of this money. In fact, the GI Bill in 1947 "threw open the doors of élite academies" only to the white masses. The same...
...Taint on the GI Bill...
...photograph accompanying "A Brief History Of: The GI Bill" contained what appeared to be one black and 10 white individuals [June 9]. Ironically, this represents exactly the kind of disproportionate access to GI Bill advantages that were available to returning GIs. The sad truth is that while the government was willing to pay for college and housing loans, it was unwilling to change the laws that prevented most nonwhite GIs from taking advantage of this money. In fact, the GI Bill in 1947 "threw open the doors of élite academies" only to the white masses. The same was true...
...Democrats. In 2008 there are real opportunities for Democrats to gain the trust and support of military families, but only if they make a more sophisticated effort to celebrate the service the troops perform. Webb has led them along that path by proposing a GI bill that some Republicans, including John McCain, have opposed - much to McCain's political discomfort - because they think it's too generous. Obama should take the next step by launching a major campaign to encourage young people, especially college graduates, to join the military...
...either gone to college or received job training. A generation flourished. The current situation presents far more difficult choices. With the U.S. military stretched thin, President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain--a veteran's veteran if ever there was one--oppose the latest version of the GI Bill over fears that its educational opportunities will reduce the number of soldiers re-enlisting for further tours of duty. But supporters of the new bill point out that duty runs both ways. As Webb puts it, "This is about taking care of the people who have taken care...