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    • Vet Advocates Fight for New G.I. Bill

      Posted by okami from Military

      It's a program that meant a college degree for millions who wouldn't previously have been able to afford one, and its advocates say the benefit helped make the "greatest generation" what it is today. But the World War II veterans who took advantage of the G.I. Bill of Rights to gain a college education got a lot more out of the deal than today's vets, say advocates and some key lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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    • 7 Marines get immunity in Haditha killings

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      Orders granting the immunity ensure any testimony the Marines volunteer cannot be used against them, making it highly unlikely charges will be brought against the men. They also suggest their eyewitness accounts will feature prominently in military court hearings for seven other Marines charged in the case.

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      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      He was featured in Michael Moore's antiwar documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," portrayed as an overzealous Marine recruiter who targeted poor kids. But Staff Sgt. Raymond Plouhar was far more complicated than that. And it was that complicated man who died in Iraq in late June, as he served with some of the same men he had recruited years ago. It was that complex man who was buried Friday, by a family that honored his service but would never forget his humanity.

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    okami

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    former US Marine, retired police; now alternately protected and terrorized by gangs of cats

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