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FMCSA Grants $1 Million to Veterans Who Want to Be Trained as Truck Drivers

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But fortunately, the FMCSA just awarded $1 million in grants to help “train and place veterans in careers as commercial truck and bus drivers,” as part of a larger series of programs to help veterans transition into civilian life. These problems have contributed to veteran homelessness for decades. But is it enough? national average.

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The Weight of Memory

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I watched the Ken Burns documentary on the Vietnam War for the third time this past week on Netflix. My dad was 17 when it ended but I remember a man named Percy coming to visit us at our cottage one summer just outside of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. November 11 th is Remembrance Day in Canada.

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