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With Shutdown, Student Veterans Face Uncertainty Over Benefits

caption: University of Washington ROTC's Veterans Day 2012 ceremony.
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University of Washington ROTC's Veterans Day 2012 ceremony.
Courtesy of HUMV/Sarah Koopai

The government's partial shutdown has put many federal benefits at risk, including education benefits for veterans covered by the Post 9/11 GI Bill. That money goes towards tuition, housing, books and more. Steve Scher talks with Tom Jenkins, a senior at UW and president of Husky United Military Veterans about how the shutdown is affecting student veterans.

Produced by Hannah Burn.

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