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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-05 06:17 PM
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Iraq war vets looking for work.... and looking, and looking.....
Unemployment Surges Among Iraq War Veterans

They fought for their country in Iraq. Now veterans are struggling to find a decent job in the United States

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.cfm?Page=Article&ID=4780



Jaquaie McAtee of East Liberty, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, walks by a mural of Anthony Smith, a former Peabody High School classmate and friend, at North Winebiddle Street and Penn Avenue in Garfield. Smith was shot to death in January 2004.
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RazzleCat Donating Member (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-05 06:23 PM
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1. But the economy is looking better all the time
but only if you want to earn less than what it takes to survive or hold down 2 or 3 jobs.
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leetrisck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-05 06:31 PM
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2. It's always this way for Vets and please don't let
anyone tell you any different. WE WILL NEVER FORGET - right, sure.
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