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AMVETS RALLIES SUPPORT FOR SEN. WEBB’S NEW G.I. BILL
Rally on Capitol Hill draws student veterans from around the country

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2008—Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia was joined by a bipartisan group of Congressmen and Senators, as well as a coalition of 25 veterans’ service organizations, including AMVETS and Student Veterans of America, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 29, to voice support for the Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act.The rally for new G.I. Bill legislation, introduced by Webb, drew hundreds of student-veterans from campuses across the United States.

Webb’s bill, S.22, currently has the support of more than half of the Senate, and its companion bill before the House (H.R. 5740) has already passed subcommittee. The new bill would completely overhaul the current Montgomery G.I. Bill and restore veterans’ education benefits to reflect the actual costs of higher education, similar to the original legislation passed after WWII. READ MORE

AMVETS Launches New Website
Army officials have told the parents of Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin that some of the Iraqis believed to be responsible for their son’s capture four years ago are in custody. “I know that there are at least two who are supposed to be put on trial, if they haven’t been already,’’ said Keith Maupin, father of the Union Township soldier whose remains were found March 20 in Iraq by U.S. soldiers, nearly four years after he was captured in a convoy attack near the

AMVETS 64TH NATIONAL CONVENTION
AUGUST 2-9, 2008
ROSEN CENTRE HOTEL 9840 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819 Read More

With more than 1 million American troops having served overseas in the Global War on Terrorism, and more than 50,000 non-mortal American casualties in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom through September 2006*, there has never been a more appropriate time to evaluate the needs of our men and women in uniform. Read the Final Report