'Military friendly' college concerns
In press releases and ads, colleges love boasting they're "military friendly" and "veterans friendly" — and that isn't just because veterans are usually good students and campus leaders. It's also because the newly expanded Post 9/11 G.I. Bill will pay colleges of all types around $9 billion this year to educate nearly 600…
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Vets Experience ‘Miracles on Mountainside’
Ralph Gigliotti of the Veterans Affairs Department’s Rocky Mountain Network had warned about 400 disabled veterans gathered here for the annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic to expect miracles to unfold in the days ahead. “Tomorrow, each of will start chasing your miracles on the mountain,” he told the veterans as they prepared to kick of…
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Iraq won't pay security costs
American combat forces have left Iraq, but the bills for the war keep coming. Right now, Congress is debating an appropriation for $2 billion on top of $667 billion already spent on military operations and training since 2003.Now, however, the sentiment is growing among senior government officials that Iraq should begin sharing these costs. The State, Treas…
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