U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) met yesterday with veterans and politicians who can help inform Iraq War veterans about new benefits available under the recently passed 21st Century G.I. Educational Benefits Law, also known as the G.I. Bill.

"This legislation will help more Ohio veterans pay for college," Mr. Brown said at the Veterans Service Center in downtown Toledo. "It's a critical investment in a new generation of heroes."

The previous G.I. Bill, first passed in 1944, provided $40,000 in benefits. The new version, signed by President Bush, more than doubles the benefit to $90,000 and allows the benefit to be passed to family members in some cases.

To read the rest of this article, please click here.