claim: says president obama "helped more than half a million veterans and military family members go to college through the post-9/11 g.i. bill."
author: michelle obama
evidence_1: the servicemen's readjustment act of 1944, also known as the g.i. bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning world war ii veterans it was designed by the american legion, who helped push it through congress by mobilizing its chapters (along with the veterans of foreign wars); the goal was to provide ...
evidence_2: gi bill expansion (2017): following the success of defeating a proposed $2,500 gi bill tax on new servicemembers, iava threw its support and advocacy behind the .... it helped establish the veterans' crisis line that has served more than half a million veterans, instituted better suicide prevention training for va staff, and ...
evidence_3: apr 27, 2012 ... he championed the post-9/11 gi bill, which has helped more than half a million veterans and military families go to college. (applause.) ... they'll speak of how the third infantry division's 'thunder run' into baghdad signaled the end of a dictatorship, and how you brought iraq back from the brink of civil war.
evidence_4: aug 1, 2016 ... in remarks to the 95th national convention of disabled american veterans in atlanta, georgia, president obama pays tribute to gold star families. ... and today we salute our forces serving there on a more limited mission -- supporting afghan forces, going after terrorists -- because we must never allow ...
evidence_5: dec 14, 2011 ... he's helped more than half a million veterans and military family members go to college through the post-9/11 g.i. bill. (applause.) he's taken ... way back to fort bragg. as general helmick said, “they know that the last tactical road march out of iraq will be a symbol, and they're going to be a part of history.