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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

News from The Hill: The rise of the new veterans

The rise of the new veterans By Jonathan Easley


A new class of post-9/11 military veterans has begun making a name for itself on Capitol Hill.

The number of military veterans in the House and Senate has been on a steady decline for nearly three decades. In the current Congress, only about 20 percent of the members in each chamber as having military experience. 

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“There is a healthy disrespect among veterans who served on the front lines for people who walk around telling war stories,’’ Moulton said at the time... Rep.-elect Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/11/news-from-hill-rise-of-new-veterans.html

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