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VA Outlines October Changes in Post-9/11 GI Bill
By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2011 – The third round of 2011 changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill will take effect Oct. 1, a Department of Veterans Affairs official said today. October’s changes allow eligible students to pay for more education and training programs with the GI Bill, Keith Wilson, director of VA’s education service, told … [Read more...]
Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash Identified
August 11, 2011 From Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 service members who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed. The following sailors assigned to an … [Read more...]
New Revisions to Post-9/11 G.I. Bill
The Navy released revisions to the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill policy Aug. 4, providing Sailors, veterans and their families updated information on their educational benefit options. "When the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill came about, it was a tremendous undertaking and an opportunity for Congress to reward our service members and veterans for their service to this country," said Ann Hunter, … [Read more...]
President Obama Awaits the Return of Bodies of 30 U.S Servicemen
August 8, 2011 President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday to attend the return of the bodies of 30 U.S. servicemen killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Saturday. It was the deadliest day in the history of the decade-long war. Obama’s motorcade left the White House at 11:32 a.m., and arrived at Ft. McNair at 11:45 a.m. Four helicopters carrying the … [Read more...]