This sixty eight page document was published by the War Camp Community Service and is a handbook for soldiers returning from World War One and provides guidence on navigating through the bureaucracy of honorable discharges, life insurance, disability, bonuses, liberty bonds, red chevron, artificial limbs, land grants, and college. This handbook serves as a source of information for the soldier who wants to continue in the military, start a farm, go to college, or seek former employment or better.
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This how to guide back to civilian life was one of the first materials to pitch life insurance, "If you can't afford to die, how can you afford to live?"
