OUR TROOPS DESERVE FREE COLLAGE EDUCATION!!!

I voted for Bush in 2004 and still believe in the mission that we are doing in Iraq and Afghanstan. I know that these wars aren't popular but our presdient understands that we need to do this for the future of our great country. There is a bill in the Senate and in the house that would allow our troops to have a free education. Not very often do we have both sides agree on something. I am glad that Republicans and Democrats alike can agree to give this life-changing oppurtinuty to our men and women who bravely serve our country. My 2 senators from my homestate of Indiana support this bill if you want to check if your house or senate members support this bill click on the link below and it will take you to the site. I am very disapointed that not all my represives in the house have not signed on. Indiana only has 2 house members. I will be writing them encoruging them to sign on to this very imporant bill.

This is not the first time that they have given troops free education. In 1944 Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed a bill that gave 8 million compact vetrens the oppurtinuty to further their education after they served in World War 2. Back then it was called the "Servicemen’s Readjustment Act,” the bill covered tuition, fees, and books, and gave veterans a living stipend while they were in school. I would have to say that Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, Senators Bob Dole and Patrick Moynihan, and authors Norman Mailer and Frank McCourt all relied on the GI Bill and wouldn't of made it to be as successful if it wasn't for FDR. Today 1.5 million troops are returning from the most imporant war since World War 2 to a different future then Roosevelt would of wanted. In addition, structural problems and bureaucratic delays discourage veterans from using their GI Bill benefits. National Guardsmen and Reservists, including those who have served multiple combat tours, typically receive only a fraction of their GI Bill benefits. Moreover, 30% of troops who pay the nonrefundable $1,200 contribution do not end up using the GI Bill at all. These veterans have paid the government $230 million, but received nothing in return.

This is sick and we owe them and should give them anything they want or need. So lets do the right thing and support this bill.



http://www.gibill2008.org/state.html