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CNN: Unemployment on the rise for veterans of current wars

CNN highlighted the continued push by IAVA to address unemployment among the nation's newest veterans. The unemployment rate among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars reached 14.7 percent in March.As IAVA Legislative Associate told CNN, "It's unforgivable that new veterans are bearing the brunt of the economic downturn." Click here to read the entire article.

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