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Show Answers given yet questions The life of a Series E United Unit-ed States Savings Bond purchased pur-chased between May 1941 and May 1949 is 30 years due to the granting of two 10-year extensions. No Series E or H Savings Bond ever sold has stopped earning interest. Charity is a virtue of the heart, and NOT of the hands. eran? I have been told that a new law has been passed whereby a person wearing a uniform 24 hours is a veteran. I tried to join the Armed Forces several times during the First World War but was re- jected. I was drafted soon afterwards. af-terwards. I was sent to Fort McKinley in Portland, Me., on October 21, 1918. I was given a discherage from the service on Oct. 31. All that time I was wearing a uniform. Am I therefore there-fore considered a veteran? A. To be considered a veteran vet-eran of World War I you must have served at least 90 days of active, honorable service beginning be-ginning April 6, 1917 and ending end-ing November 11, 1918. An exception ex-ception is if you served with the U.S. military forces in Russia then the period ends April 1, 1920, unless discharged discharg-ed sooner because of a service-connected service-connected disability. Q. What Federal Civil Service Preference rights does the Post-Korean GI Bill give me? I had active duty from May 30 to June 1, 1961 and received re-ceived an honorable discharge. A. Five point preference in competitive examination for Federal Civil Service Jobs will be added to competitive examination exami-nation scores of veterans discharged dis-charged after Januray 31, 1955. (Ten points will be added for veterans with service-connected disabilities or who hold a Purple Heart.) Q. What part of my tuition tu-ition and cost of books and supplies does the VA pay under un-der the educational provisions of the new GI Bill? A. None. If you have been discharged from the service and are attending school full-time full-time under the new GI Bill, the VA pays you $100 a month if you have no dependents; $125, with one dependent; and $150, with two or more dependents. The rate is proportionate for 94 or time. You pay. for your own tuition, books and supplies. Q. I am seeking some information in-formation as to how long one has to wear a uniform in the Army to be classified as a vet- |