In small cities and towns all across America, a lot of veterans are having a hard time getting out and finding an occupation.
With a 9% unemployment rate, veterans are having a lot more trouble than civilians when it comes to finding a job. And with combat operations dying down, there could be as many as 80,000 veterans entering the job force, and all of them will need to find work.
"How do you take that skill that you learned in the Army and make that translate into a civilian job?" asked Mark Butler, Georgia's Labor Commissioner. "A lot of men and women that are coming out of the military don't understand how to do that."
Luckily, one veteran, Van Woodruff, realized that his personal hobby was something that he could use to create a business. His artistic ability to work on leather intrigued enough people that he quickly realized it would help him out. "I call them leather biographies," he said as he proudly showed off his work.
Thank goodness this brave veteran has figured out a way to keep a roof over his head. He just had to get creative to figure out how to pay the bills. "I might not own a yacht one day… But I definitely can make a livelihood out of it." While this veteran was able to figure out a job for himself there are so many veterans who won't be so lucky.
These men and women risked their lives for our country; the least we could do is support them and help them find a good job that they deserve!
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