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Vets for Hire
The economy has battered everyone for the last several years, but it has been especially hard on a new generation of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Correspondent Vince Gonzales reports on why the welcome home that many vets receive is often short-lived.
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Volunteers of America - Greater Los Angeles
New Directions, Westwood
Northrup Grumman, Operation Hope
California Department of Veteran Affairs
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans' Resource Center at Pasadena City College: Located in Building W, Room 108. Open Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call (626) 585-7226.
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