The unemployment rate last year for young male veterans, including those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, hit 21.6 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics... The unemployment rate for the general population in March 2010 was 9.7 percent, according to the Department of Labor.
http://www.truth-out.org/veterans-impacted-another-crisis-unemployment58683
This clip from a 1933 Busby Berkley musical, "Remember My Forgotten Man," is a moving reminder that some things never change:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQD3v4g1DEU
