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First Lt. Keith Wolowodiuk hugs his wife Adrienne Wolowodiuk and their five-month-old baby girl Kaitlyn, as more than 100 Soldiers of the 1st Battalion 185th Infantry Regiment, Charlie Company return to the Joint Forces Training Base from a Baghdad in Los Alamitos, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Veterans facing unemployment
Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/03/2008, 10:06 a.m.
In a tough economy, veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are experiencing higher rates of unemployment than the general public. Midmorning speaks with a career counselor and a recruiter to discuss how veterans can make themselves more marketable to employers.
Guests
Amy Lindgren: founder and president of Prototype Career Service. She also writes a job search column for the Pioneer Press.
Ted Wadsworth: senior director of military recruiting and veteran employment for Monster.com and Military.com.
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