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Barack Obama: Sixty-five years ago, a grateful nation offered a generation of World War II heroes the chance to go to college.

On the recordAugust 2, 2009
Sixty-five years ago, a grateful nation offered a generation of World War II heroes the chance to go to college.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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