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GI Bill of Rights 1944
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keywords: US Government, WWII, GI Bill Of Rights, Veterans Administration, VA, WWI Vet Parades, College Campus
Synopsis: Following the failure to help WWI veterans integrate back into society via jobs and education, lawmakers in Washington DC create new legislation for WWII vets and future veterans called the Servicemen's Readjustment Act or better known as the GI Bill Of Rights which administered through the Veterans Administration VA provides grants for school and college tuition, low-interest mortgage and small-business loans, job training and more...(read more)
- Date: 1944
- Duration: 00:08:32
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
GI Bill of Rights 1944
This story examines the many ways the G.I. bill of rights can assist WW2 veterans returning home and beginning the transition back to civilian life.
Shot List:
00:00:42
Film begins with WWI veterans returning home to America on ships and marching in parades
00:01:45
WW2 combat sequences
00:02:17
Washington DC monuments
00:02:37
Soldiers transitioning to civilians and signing up for the G.I. Bill of Rights
00:03:42
Walking down the sidewalk with a new suit. Entering the local Draft Board office
00:04:33
War Manpower Commission Unemployment Office
00:05:03
New Small business owner received U.S. Treasury Dept. check for assistance
00:05:29
Veterans Administration regional office applying for education benefits
00:05:58
Establishing shots of high school, college and university campuses. Entering New York University with scenes of registrars office, library, classroom and science lab
00:07:16
Suburban neighborhood with establishing home exteriors. Car pull into the driveway, wife looks out the kitchen window, man with a suit (ex G.I.) exits the car and pets the family dog, picks up the newspaper off the lawn, beautiful blonde greets him on the front porch with a big kiss. Americana 1940s style!
00:08:05
“The G.I. Bill of Rights is not a reward, or a handout, or a gravy train. But rather an American way to make it easier for each man to take his place once again in the community and get some of those things for which he went to war… a job, a business, an education, a home”
CUT - CUE THE KISS (Happily Ever After)
