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VFW Demands Passage of New GI Bill for 21st Century
'S. 22 is the right bill at the right time'
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2008 – The national commander of America's largest organization of combat veterans is demanding that Congress pass S. 22, the "Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act."
"A new GI Bill for the 21st century must be passed," said George Lisicki, who leads the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans' service organization that includes more than 70,000 Afghanistan and Iraqi war veterans among its 1.7 million members.
"We have an all-volunteer force that has accomplished everything asked of them," said Lisicki. "We need to reward them for their service by helping them to reintegrate back into society with an educational package that meets today's cost of tuition. I join with the leadership of Congress and my fellow veterans' organizations to say that S. 22 is the right bill at the right time."
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A Trio of Silver Star Reservists
Three Army Reservists have earned the military’s third-highest medal for bravery in Iraq and Afghanistan.
By Tim Dyhouse, senior editor, VFW Magazine
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have thrust entire units of Army Reservists into combat. This unprecedented use has inevitably led to valorous deeds from these citizen-soldiers.
Here are the stories of the three Silver Star recipients to date, two from Iraq and one from Afghanistan.
‘Just Glad I Didn’t Get Shot’
Pfc. Jeremy Church knows firsthand how Baghdad’s infamous airport road gained its reputation as once one of the most dangerous routes in Iraq.
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