Veterans Interest Newsletter Issue 51

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Joel Kupersmith, M.D.

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Topics include a workshop to be held at Georgetown University to reflect on 50 years of an All-Volunteer Force (AVF) and to discuss ideas and support for the AVF moving forwrad, an update on the COVID-19 care numbers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) including vaccination statistics, a visit by President Biden to the Vietnam War Memorial on National Vietnam War Veteran's Day, renovations to the Korean War Veterans Memorial to help create a new focus for the memorial, the opening of the virtual Center for American War Letters at Chapman University to preserve and promote the experiences of men and women who have served in the military, and the closing of the GI Bill loophole related to for-profit schools in the COVID Stimulus bill signed on March 11, 2021. Also includes statistics on public perception of the adequacy of vertans benefits in 1947 vs 2012.