Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
(KSL News) Members of Congress are debating a major expansion of the GI bill, medical and educational benefits for veterans.
With wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, more returning soldiers need and qualify for those benefits, but are soldiers able to access the help available now? That's a question raised by a Utah veteran Sgt. Samuel Gilligan and his attorney, Michele Morin.
Gilligan, Morin and Executive Director of the Utah Department of Veterans Affairs Terry Schow joined us tonight our Talking Point segment.
To view the Eyewitness News Talking Point on medical and educational benefits for veterans, click the play button above or the related video link.
For more information on the new GI bill or the Utah Office of Veterans Affairs, click the related links.