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Care of the Disabled Nation's First Duty
The article traces postwar views on veteran rehabilitation from the Civil War through World War I, highlighting Germany and France as models for restoring the maimed to civilian work. It notes the U.S. adoption of widespread compensation and vocational training, with the Bureau of War Risk Insurance supporting families and injured servicemen, and criticizes the old pension system as inadequate.
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