Posted on Oct 18, 2022
Black vets were excluded from GI bill benefits — a bill in congress aims to fix that
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In 1944, the GI Bill lifted a generation into the middle class — but excluded Black vets who served their country at war and came home to segregation. A bill in Congress aims to fix that.
In 1944, the GI Bill lifted a generation into the middle class — but excluded Black vets who served their country at war and came home to segregation. A bill in Congress aims to fix that.
Black vets were excluded from GI bill benefits — a bill in congress aims to fix that
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Same thing with World War I veterans in canada. White veterans were given a parcel of land but indigenous ones were not.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indigenous-peoples-and-the-first-world-war
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indigenous-peoples-and-the-first-world-war
Indigenous Peoples and the First World War
Indigenous soldiers, nurses, and ordinary civilians made a major contribution to Canada’s First World War effort. More than 4,000 First Nations soldiers fough...
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SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM
Years ago this is what they considered as equality! Even Ray Charles could have seen through this!
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The story of Henry Norwest, a Cree ranch hand from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, and one of the most prolific snipers of the First World War.------------------...
SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM
Not sure if you knew but my wife's great great grandfather was Canada's number two sniper in World War I and he was killed in combat a month before World War I ended.
In this video you will see me at the beginning walking in my dress blues. This was on November 11th 2018, Henry Norwest has at least two Canadian Legion Posts named after him. The local phone company did a documentary on him. My aunt Marilyn is the speaker of this video.
https://youtu.be/Nx7N2Q9-ZPw
SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PO2 Marco Monsalve SP5 Dave (Shotgun) Shockley
Not sure if you knew but my wife's great great grandfather was Canada's number two sniper in World War I and he was killed in combat a month before World War I ended.
In this video you will see me at the beginning walking in my dress blues. This was on November 11th 2018, Henry Norwest has at least two Canadian Legion Posts named after him. The local phone company did a documentary on him. My aunt Marilyn is the speaker of this video.
https://youtu.be/Nx7N2Q9-ZPw
SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PO2 Marco Monsalve SP5 Dave (Shotgun) Shockley
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Were black WW2 veterans denied benefits?
“The GI Bill was designed to thank veterans of The Greatest Generation, who saved the world for democracy in World War II, with the opportunity to realize the American Dream back home. But racism systematically robbed Black veterans and their families of that opportunity by denying them GI Bill benefits."
"Were black WW2 veterans denied benefits?
“The GI Bill was designed to thank veterans of The Greatest Generation, who saved the world for democracy in World War II, with the opportunity to realize the American Dream back home. But racism systematically robbed Black veterans and their families of that opportunity by denying them GI Bill benefits."
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