VA Promotes Post-9/11 GI Bill

Week of July 13, 2009

Tammy Duckworth, the assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, recently visited Vermont to promote the Post-9/11 GI Bill and meet with veterans. The Post-9/11 GI Bill takes effect Aug. 1 and allows eligible veterans who served at least 90 days active duty since Sept. 11, 2001, to receive an in-state, undergraduate education at a public institution at no cost.  Under this new GI Bill, certain members of the armed forces may transfer benefits to a spouse or dependent children. For more information, visit the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) website or call 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551).

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