[shalom aleichem]

Ah yes, the GI Bill meant everything to me and my career.

One of the few government programs that actually worked. The benefits far exceed the costs.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

In 1945, the bankrupt Japanese government managed to build orphanages for old folks who had survived the war. The war had consumed thousands of what would have become their extended families.

They also offered musical instrument training to some of the returning soldiers. These men were posted outside temples where they played old patriotic tunes and begged for money...