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Congressman and Veterans' Affairs Assistant Secretary commend Vermont colleges for taking part in Yellow Ribbon program
Rep. Peter Welch and U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth kicked off the Post-9/11 GI Bill
Tuesday morning at Champlain College, raising awareness of new
educational benefits available to recent veterans.
Duckworth,
an Iraq War veteran and former director of the Illinois Department of
Veterans' Affairs, was in Vermont Tuesday by invitation of Welch. In
addition to the Champlain College event, Duckworth and Welch planned to
hold a veterans' town hall at the Rutland VFW.
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