Mark Warner: “I stand before this Senate, which I have been in now almost 30 years, with a great sense of humility. I simply say that…”

“I stand before this Senate, which I have been in now almost 30 years, with a great sense of humility. I simply say that I would not be here had it not been for previous GI bills. I volunteered and served in the last year of World War II as a young sailor, 17 years old. Subsequently, I volunteered to go into the Marine Corps in 1948 and served on active duty during the Korean conflict, 1950-1952. That modest World War II service gave me a GI bill to get my undergraduate degree then, and my modest service in the Marine Corps on Active Duty--and I stayed in the Reserves for many years afterward-- gave me a second GI bill enabling me to get my law degree. I am here because of that education given to me and many other by a generous Nation.”