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White House: 'We Can't Wait' To Put Vets Back To Work
A soldier helps guard the Rumelia Oil Field in southern Iraq on April 2, 2003.
As part of its new "We Can't Wait" for Congress theme, the White House has announced an initiative to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars get back to work.
The latest effort, part of a comprehensive plan to transition veterans from the battlefield to the workplace, challenges community health centers around the country to hire 8,000 veterans over the next three years.
Topics: American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, Economy, Health Care, Jobs, Michelle Obama, Veterans, Veterans Day, White House
Stephen Colbert
Colbert On Obama's Veterans Day Abroad: What Do You Have Against Veterans? (VIDEO)
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert last night called into question President Barack Obama's patriotism, disappointed that he spent Veterans Day in South Korea -- with active-duty American troops, no less.
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