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Today, the Navy Times published an article on IAVA's relaunch of GIBill2008.org as a resource center for veterans to learn about their new educational benefits.
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 On June 30, Patrick Campbell appeared on CNN's Lou Dobbs tonight to discuss the details of the new GI Bill that just became law.
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 The Politico just published an incredible profile of IAVA's Patrick Campbell.
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Patrick Campbell comments in this article on the potential impact of a new GI Bill on the possibilities for veterans.
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Diyar Al-Bayati assisted U.S. troops on over 200 combat missions in Iraq. Now after losing both his legs, he is not able to get the health care he says he deserves.
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This op-ed by Edward Humes in the LA Times calls for John McCain to step up to the plate and support the GI Bill.
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Paul Rieckhoff is quoted in this Bloomberg article about the foreclosure crisis in the military community.
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Paul Rieckhoffs comments on the plight of injured Iraqi interpreters in this Denver Post article.
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Paul Rieckhoff and IAVA veteran member, Nate Fick, discuss their feelings on this matter in an article from The Christian Science Monitor.
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Patrick Campbell is quoted in this article on mental health professionals who are offering their services to vets free of charge.
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 On July 9th, IAVA's Executive Director, Paul Rieckhoff, appeared on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" to discuss Senator John McCain's voting record with guest host Rachel Maddow.
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Perry Jeffries is featured in this New Yorker article on new, cutting-edge PTSD treatments.
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In a surprising move to rebuke the Democratic leadership, House Republicans on Thursday found themselves allying with anti-war Democrats as they blocked a $163 billion spending bill to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Congress will have to vote again on the war supplemental in order to get the GI Bill passed.
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An IAVA ad puts the heat on a Florida congressman over the new GI Bill.
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Read Paul Rieckhoff's comments to MTV on the new GI Bill.
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When Lt. Col. Michael Zacchea left Iraq in 2005, he was torn. His yearlong mission to train an Iraqi Army battalion had left him wounded and emotionally drained, and he was eager to go. But leaving Iraq also meant leaving Jack, his Iraqi interpreter, to face an insurgency that has made a point of brutalizing those who help the Americans.
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Read Paul Rieckhoff's quote on a new GI Bill in the Air Force Times.
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Paul Rieckhoff talks about the need for a new GI Bill on Minnesota Public Radio. Listen here.
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 On June 20, IAVA's Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff appeared on PBS's The Tavis Smiley Show and discussed a wide range of issues affecting veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, including an update on the new GI Bill.
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 On June 10, IAVA's Executive Director, Paul Rieckhoff, appeared on The Early Show on CBS to discuss the high number of deployed troops using anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drugs.
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 IAVA's Todd Bowers appeared on NBC's Nightly News on May 15 to discuss his personal experiences with the GI Bill upon returning from Iraq.
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 IAVA's Legislative Director, Patrick Campbell, appeared on CNN to discuss the new GI Bill.
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 Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central talked about the new GI Bill on his May 29th episode.
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Legislative Director Patrick Campbell is quoted in this USA Today article about the new GI Bill.
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Paul Rieckhoff is featured in a NPR Marketplace segment on the new GI Bill. Listen Here.
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Paul Rieckhoff is quoted in this Reuters report on the state of mental health services in the military.
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Paul Rieckhoff's comments are featured in this column written by Bob Herbert for the New York Times.
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Read about Todd Bower's GI Bill story in the Charlotte Observer.
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A joint committee responsible for improving the transition of combat-injured service members from active-duty to veterans’ status would live on into the next administration under legislation approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee. Todd Bowers comments on the matter matter to the Air Force Times.
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IAVA founding member Perry Jeffries comments on this promising field of scientific research.
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Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff rebukes critics who say that a new GI Bill will lower the rate of retention in the military.
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 IAVA's Patrick Campbell was interviewed about the alarming growth in Army suicide rates and his own personal experiences.
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Ray Kimball writes in support of a new GI Bill in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff comments on eased security clearances endorsed by the Pentagon which may ease the stigma surrounding mental health treatment in the military.
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 IAVA's Patrick Campbell appeared on the Fox News Business network to discuss the high rate of home foreclosures in military communities.
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Todd Bowers is featured in this report on the GI Bill from Lou Dobbs Tonight. Watch here.
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Todd Bowers shared his GI Bill story on the CBS Evening News. Read the report below.
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IAVA joined Sens. Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel for a GI Bill Rally on Capitol Hill
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Cheated. Baited and switched. That's how veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan say they feel about military recruiters who sold them on how the GI Bill would benefit them.
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 In 2006, Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor was killed in Iraq when he jumped on a grenade. Click here to learn more about his incredible story.
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 On May 15, IAVA's Executive Director, Paul Rieckhoff, appeared on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss the amazing progress the new GI Bill is making.
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 On April 29, the CBS Evening News ran a story on the New GI Bill and interviewed IAVA's Todd Bowers, the Director of Government Affairs, about his experiences.
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 On April 24, IAVA's Executive Director, Paul Rieckhoff, appeared on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss the VA cover up of suicides and progress on the New GI Bill.
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 On March 7, Todd Bowers, IAVA's Director of Government Affairs, appeared on the Today Show to discuss the new GI Bill. Click here to watch it now.
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IAVA was featured in this Wall Street Journal article about employment prospects among veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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 Paul Rieckhoff, the Executive Director of IAVA, appeared on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Friday, March 14, to discuss the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War and progress on the GI Bill.
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 Watch Paul Rieckhoff talk with Keith Olbermann about the grim milestone of the 4,000th casualty in Iraq.
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 On April 17's edition of ABC's World News with Charles Gibson, Bob Woodruff reported on the recently-released RAND study onthe health of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. IAVA Member Veteran Mike Zacchea discussed his personal struggle with PTSD.
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 On February 15, IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff appeared on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. Click to see clips of the show.
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