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American Legion Asks Congress to Protect Vets

WASHINGTON — For-profit trade school Westech College abruptly closed its three southern California locations Sunday, leaving hundreds of students – including 31 veterans – scrambling to receive refunds or transfer their credits.

The school closing highlights a problem facing thousands of student veterans across the country, the Amercian Legion said, and underscores the need to protect them and their educational benefits when their colleges shut down.