Serviceman

Many of us have parents or grandparents who directly benefited from the original G.I. Bill (called the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944), signed by President Roosevelt just two weeks after D-Day.

Parades Just Aren't Enough | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008

Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act, the GI Bill provided tuition, room, and board, as well incidental expenses for books, to any veteran who attended a four-year college or university, a two-year college, or a trade school.

James Wright: The New GI Bill: It's a Win-Win Proposition 2008

Fifty years ago tomorrow, as the Allied armies advanced from the beaches of Normandy, President Roosevelt signed a bill that was called the Serviceman's Readjustment Act, better known as the G. I Bill of Rights.

Remarks By President To Business Roundtable ITY National Archives 1994

The original G. I Bill, then called the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944 was actually a bi-partisan collaboration of Republicans and conservative Democrats.

American Chronicle 2009

The original G. I Bill, then called the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944 was actually a bi-partisan collaboration of Republicans and conservative Democrats.

American Chronicle 2009

Give praise and respect to the much more deserved Veteran, Serviceman, Teacher, police and firemen.

Rep. King on Jackson: 'There's nothing good about this guy' 2009

Every death is to be lamented, be it that of a Policeman, a Fireman, a Serviceman on Active Duty or, come to that, anyone else.

Policeman killed - NO STORY. Woman slapped - BIG STORY. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

Serviceman died in blast while carrying out foot patrol in Helmand province, Ministry of Defence confirms

British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion 2010

That said, 1968 was a rotten year, although curiously it was the only year since 1945 when a British Serviceman was not killed on active service, falling as it did between the twin stools of the end of Empire and the beginning of the age of terror – Aden was our last serious fighting retreat from Empire in 1967 and ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland did not begin until 1969.

Beneath the paving stones - the beach! 2008

That said, 1968 was a rotten year, although curiously it was the only year since 1945 when a British Serviceman was not killed on active service, falling as it did between the twin stools of the end of Empire and the beginning of the age of terror – Aden was our last serious fighting retreat from Empire in 1967 and ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland did not begin until 1969.

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