History
June 26, 2026
What a Nation Owes: The Post-9/11 GI Bill and America at 250
On his first day in the Senate, a decorated Vietnam combat veteran introduced legislation to keep a promise the country had not yet made good on. Eighteen months later, it became law. What happened next is where organizations like the IVMF come in.
By IVMF
June 26, 2026
The Bill That Built a Generation: FDR, the GI Bill, and the University That Helped Write It
In 1944, Franklin Roosevelt signed legislation that transformed the country. A Syracuse University chancellor, also a veteran, helped shape it. Eight decades later, the institution he led is still honoring the commitment that bill made possible.
By IVMF
June 24, 2026
Seven Words That Built a System: Lincoln’s Promise and the Long Work of Keeping It
During his second inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln gave the nation its most enduring obligation to those who served. One hundred and sixty-one ye...
By IVMF
June 24, 2026
Mary J. Safford: The Civil War Nurse Who Built Her Way Into Medicine
Mary Safford’s service revealed her calling. America’s institutions tried to block it. She built her way in — and then helped open the door for others.
By IVMF
June 22, 2026
Veteran Entrepreneurs of History: Philadelphia's Forgotten Founder James Forten
James Forten is one of the original American veteran entrepreneurship stories. He was a free Black teenager in Philadelphia when the country declared independence, and he went to war as a privateer before the law would let him do much else. He came home, learned the sailmaker's trade, and built one of the most successful businesses in the city, as a Black man, in a nation that still enslaved most people who looked like him.
By IVMF
June 11, 2026
The First Promise: How George Washington Defined America's Obligation to Veterans
What does a nation owe the people who serve it? More than two centuries later, that question remains at the center of veteran policy, military family support...
By IVMF