The internet may be providing some of the best primary source documents for future historians, as soldiers in Iraq like Colby Buzzell blog their experiences. Buzzell first gained attention in 2004 when his post “Men in Black” got the media circling around his account of an insurgent attack. Soon, the Army sniffed rabblerousing, as nothing rouses...

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Iraq War veterans who joined up to fund their college careers are returning stateside to find that money doesn't appear to exist. As a Cal Poly student, former Marine Reservist Evan Aanerud received $430 each month G.I. Bill benefits for his education. He says that pays for about a quarter of his book costs. Kellen McGee, a full-time Marine infa

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