Effects on veterans
GI Bill
The GI bill, formally known as the The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was a bill that granted returning World War ll veterans a range of benefits, including low-cost mortgages, tuition to a high school or a university, and unemployment benefits. However, this bill came with controversy, because five years after the end of WW2, another war began. When the Korean War ended in 1953, a new wave of veterans came home. Korean War veterans did not receive the benefits of the GI bill. The veterans were treated unfairly, and in 1954, Congress signed into law the The Veterans’ Adjustment Act. The act offered benefits to veterans of the Korean War that served for more than 90 days and were not dishonorably discharged.
The GI bill, formally known as the The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was a bill that granted returning World War ll veterans a range of benefits, including low-cost mortgages, tuition to a high school or a university, and unemployment benefits. However, this bill came with controversy, because five years after the end of WW2, another war began. When the Korean War ended in 1953, a new wave of veterans came home. Korean War veterans did not receive the benefits of the GI bill. The veterans were treated unfairly, and in 1954, Congress signed into law the The Veterans’ Adjustment Act. The act offered benefits to veterans of the Korean War that served for more than 90 days and were not dishonorably discharged.
Effect on Media
The Movie Heartbreak Ridge is based on Sgt. Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) during the Korean War. It's title is an allusion to THe battle at Heartbreak Ridge, which was an actual battle during the Korean War.