American soldiers are widely known as G.I.s -- but where did this name come from? And how did it get attached to a wide ...

Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th ...

Post-World War II, the GI Bill enabled a generation of veterans to access education, housing and stable employment, fueling decades of prosperity. But today’s challenges require solutions that ...

He left after one season for the U.S. Army during World War II. He later used the GI Bill to go to Notre Dame and lettered three times in track for the Fighting Irish. He also was on the football ...

Even in the face of discrimination, WWII fighter pilot Harry T ... He earned his commercial pilot’s license on the GI Bill and applied to fly for Pan American and Trans World Airlines.

At that time, the Bracero Program, a temporary labor initiative importing millions of Mexican workers since World War II, was drawing backlash from the GI Forum and others for allegedly depressing ...

The new owners' rights were to be protected by ... History.com. "How the GI Bill's Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans." Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center.

The Late Elizabeth Barker Johnson Elizabeth Barker Johnson was the first female to enroll at Winston-Salem State University on the GI Bill. Johnson was also a WSSU graduate who was a member of the ...