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WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan say they were misled about how the GI Bill would assist their educational pursuits.
The veterans, speaking at a Tuesday rally in Washington, said the GI Bill's education benefits were less than what they were told, CNN reported.
"I came home proud, very proud of my service," Todd Bowers told the crowd. "But I didn't come back to the education I was expecting. I came back to three different types of student loans, two of which had gone to collections."
The GI Bill, formally called the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was created to help educate and train veterans returning from World War II. It now covers about half -- roughly $1,100 -- of the national average to attend college.
"I would not be privileged to have served now these 30 years in the United States Senate ... had it not been this great nation giving me the opportunity through the GI Bill to receive that education, preparation and training," Sen. John Warner, R-Va., said.
He is one of 58 senators co-sponsoring, along with main sponsor, Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., the Post-9/11Veterans Educational Assistance Act that would expand educational benefits for military veterans.
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