A Real G.I. Bill or Me Want To Learn To Be More Smarter.

"I have never been a lover of the 50s. The music was vapid, the clothes showed the repression of the age, we shipped off our pregnant daughters to far off relatives, and we actually believed that Ozzie and Harriet was realistic. I will say that the 50s had one great thing...

A NATION OF EDUCATED VETERANS.

The WWII G.I. Bill gave you 100% tuition. No paying for books, lab fees. boarding. nothing. We produced thousands upon thousands of educated men who also had a wartime experience to temper their thoughts and give them experience. In 1047 over 49% of college students were vets.

The 50s were filled with prosperity and innovation due, in large part, to the education of those who gave a part of their lives so we could have all of ours.

Today I work with veterans, like myself, who talk of leaving our home states because they have little to no education benefits. We pay for books on minimum wage jobs. We try to go to school on active duty while our units go to the field and war because it is free while you're in. Many fail and give up trying. We give a huge piece of ourselves to this country and its people while the fanatics on both sides look at us with the "what more do you want" face. Our jobs, founded by WWII vets, are finding their way to India and China as we vote our economic interests away because we think "he kicks ass.""
A Candle in the Dark