Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsWhat Else Happened During Woodstockclipped by: ColoradoRightclippers remarks: So when you hear talk of the glories of Woodstock?the so-called ?defining event of a generation??keep in mind those 109 GIs who served nobly yet are never lauded by the illustrious spokesmen for the ?Sixties Generation.? With the 40th anniversary of the ?60s cherished rock concert, the so-called ?Sixties Generation? remembers fondly those four days in August 1969. Instead, VFW magazine commemorates the 109 Americans killed in Vietnam then.  So 40 years later, let?s finally look at those 109 Americans who sacrificed their lives in Vietnam on Aug. 15, 16, 17 and 18, 1969. They mirrored the population of the time. A full 92% were white (seven of whom had Spanish surnames) and 8% black. Some 67% were Protestants; 28% Catholic. A disproportionate number?more than one-third?hailed from the South. More than two-thirds were single; nearly one-third married. Not surprisingly, the vast majority (91%) were under the age of 30, with 78% between the ages of 18 and 22. Of the four days, Aug. 18?the last day of ?peace and love? in the Catskills when the 50,000 diehards departed after the final act?was the worst for the men in Vietnam. Thirty-five of them died on that one miserable day. New GI Bill is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of veterans to college this fallclipped by: RayWatkinsclippers remarks: ASK THIS | July 02, 2009 Aug. 1 is implementation date; reporters can track progress in their states. Benefits may be uneven from state to state?because of a quirk, for example, California private colleges are less likely to participate. The Aug. 1 implementation date for the new, Post-9/11 GI Bill is fast approaching. Reporters can track how colleges and veterans in their state are responding to gauge the bill?s success in advancing higher education for veterans. Experts expect the new bill, which was passed in 2008 and marks the most significant increase in veterans? educational benefits since the Vietnam War, to noticeably increase veteran presence on college campuses. The program covers tuition for returning veterans based on their time served and the cost of public in-state tuition. It provides a separate housing allowance and a stipend for supplies. Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de |
2009/08/13
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