Will Roberts Weekly Telegram- The government shutdown
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Benjamin entered the US Air Force in 1996 to work on aircraft avionics systems. He was honorably discharged from the US Air Force Special Operations Command, in 2001. He later received an honorable discharge from the MN Air Guard, in 2002.
Following discharge, Benjamin began his 10 year fight for benefits that finally ended in 2012 after more than 10 informal appeals. He credits the Anthrax Vaccine to some of his neurological problems.
Benjamin graduated from Northwestern University, in 2007. There, he studied Economics and Nonfiction Writing.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota Law School, in 2013. Topics of interest there are Game Theory, Economics, and Veterans Law. Both degrees were achieved through VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment.
While in law school, Benjamin wrote numerous guides for veterans on disability and vocational rehabilitation. He also joined forced with Veterans For Common Sense to assist in their public relations campaign on Capitol Hill resulting from their class action law suit against the VA.
Benjamin testified before the Democratic National Platform Committee (CSPAN) for the 2012 election cycle. He has also worked with numerous media outlets on veterans issues including Bloomberg TV, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, the Pioneer Press, and others.
Most recently, he was highlighted by the Star Tribune in a piece called, Military affairs beat: Little guy prods VA on disability claims backlog.
Benjamin is a high school graduate of Winter High School, with a graduating class of 40, and was voted most likely to be a huge pain in the ass some day.
A Wisconsin native, Benjamin currently resides in St. Paul, MN with his daughter, where he oversees his veterans advocacy platform.
