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twitterIAVA's Statement on First Lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces Announcement
Posted by Hallie Seegal on August 22
2012
Today, in response to First Lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces announcement in Jacksonville, Florida, IAVA Founder and Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff released the following statement:
"IAVA appreciates the First Lady’s and Joining Forces’ continued focus on veteran unemployment, but America’s work on this urgent issue is far from finished. We look forward to learning more about these 125,000 new jobs in order to understand which areas and industries have seen the most success. Over the next few years, more than a million veterans will leave the military in an uncertain economy, and we need a deep commitment from the public and private sectors to prepare for the surge. In these challenging years ahead, IAVA hopes that veteran unemployment will be a top priority for the entire country.”
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