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Tom Carper: “I think when we came back from Southeast Asia at the end of the Vietnam War, I think we have about $200, $250 a month.”

On the recordJune 4, 2012
I think when we came back from Southeast Asia at the end of the Vietnam War, I think we have about $200, $250 a month.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper compares G.I. Bill benefits across different eras.

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