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Iraq and Afghanistan: View from the Ground III

March 4, 2005

Stephen Lynch congressman, D-MA

Tom Lyons Department of Veterans' Affairs

Keith Motley interim chancellor, UMass Boston

Veterans, policy makers, service providers, and community organizations discuss veterans' policy, the future of the guard and reserve programs, and services required by returning veterans. This symposium is sponsored by the Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

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Topics: Politics & Public Affairs

Tags: Massachusetts | National Guard | Veteran's Policy | Military & Warfare

Presented By WGBH and UMass Boston:

UMass Boston

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