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>> On Veteran's Day at the Universities at Shady Grove,
county executive Isiah Leggett joined leaders
in higher education in announcing the step forward
in providing a standardized level of assistance
to US armed forces veterans enrolled at the Universities
at Shady Grove, Montgomery County's Johns Hopkins campus,
and Montgomery College.
>> We live on the freedoms that someone else provided for us,
and the idea that we take the moment to pause as a country,
but certainly as a county to recognize
and express our gratitude is the most important thing that we do.
>> There's always somebody who has a loved one
or has had personal experience, time, and service,
and they know the challenge we're up again,
and they reach out to us.
It took me six years to get my associate's because of the fact
that I had to move, I had multiple deployments.
I went to Iraq.
I went to Afghanistan, and coming back,
there were so many different changes, and, honestly,
what it came down to is my best bet
to get anything really accomplished
within the school systems and figure out my benefits was
to find that veteran who was working
within the school system.
>> Some veterans who served during a different era were also
on hand to see that current and future generations
of veterans will be given opportunities
that they were not.
>> It's tremendous.
Again, when Vietnam vets came home,
we were just not dealt with, and we probably kind of,
pretty much paved the road.
>> Since 2009, Montgomery College has provided student
veterans a program known as Combat to College.
>> I can say with personal experience that when I interact
with veterans on campus, I know what it feels like to arrive
on a campus and feel isolated.
I know what it feels like to wanting to connect
with other student veterans and other peers.
>> The announcement was a welcome step
in providing veterans support that has been earned
by serving our country.
For "County Report This Week", I'm Dan Rankin.