Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford joined 51 attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Education to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans, who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service. The bipartisan coalition issued its letter as the country prepares to honor fallen troops on Memorial Day. Last year, the DOE identified more than 42,000 veterans as eligible for student loan relief due to a service-related total and permanent disability. Fewer than 9,000 of those veterans had applied to have their loans discharged by April 2018, however, and more than 25,000 had student loans in default. Ford says the Department of Education should take action to better protect those who once protected our nation.