<span>The first Monday of each month became a holiday</span>
The Iraq War did not end quickly because the U.S. Government specifically the State and Defense Departments did not have a clear exit strategy. Following civil unrest in Iraq as well as increasing attacks on U.S. soldiers and the newly formed Iraqi Government the U.S. Government was unable to withdraw quickly and suffered large casualties and expended hundreds of billions of dollars in resources.
After World War II, an important result of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill) was that 1. many veterans attended college. The bill provided grants and very low-interest loans to veterans thereby enabling them to afford the cost o attending school and securing housing for future stability in life.
