"Hire a Hero".

There is some good news regarding the unemployment rate of US veterans between the ages of 20-24. According to the US Department of Labor, “the unemployment rate for veterans ages 20-24 fell to 10.4 percent in 2006 from 15.6 percent in the previous year, according to data released last week by the of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The drop in the young veterans' unemployment rate is the largest decline in more than a decade. The unemployment rate for all veterans remained lower than that of non-veterans.”

“Hire A Hero” is a free program for both the job searching candidates and employers to use. Veterans, Guard members, Reservists and their families are provided with job assistance services.

The program is set up under the auspices of The Armed Forces Support Foundation (AFSF), a non-profit entity established in 1998. Although AFSF was officially noticed in Senate Bill S3833, it relies on public support.

Supporting “Hire A Hero” is one small way that we can all make a difference and give thanks to those men and women and their families who are protecting us minute by minute.

Let’s add our two-cents to help inform service men and women about “Hire a Hero”.

Thank you!
Pachyderm & Loxodonta

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