My grandfather fought in World War II and then he got his college education on the GI Bill.

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We sent a generation to college on the GI Bill and we saved millions of seniors from poverty with Social Security and Medicare.

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After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and moved west, all the way to Hawaii, in search of opportunity.

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And when he came home, he went to school on the GI Bill, because America decided that every returning veteran of World War II should be able to afford it.

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And, there is a lack of historical data on the performance of GI systems over the long-run, which can make investors uncomfortable.

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And on a bipartisan basis, the GI Bill was created that allowed him to go to college.

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Vassar College has committed to adopting the program on its campus and will supplement GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon funding to guarantee full tuition for each admitted veteran.

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But he is generous to the fighting GI, and he is unsparing in his judgments on commanders.

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Any hopes of victory were quickly dashed when Hong Kong runner Gi Ka-man, 29, sprang into the lead and held on to win the race.

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