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Thank a Veteran

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more than words

s we celebrate our organization, or simply ask a
Veterans this season, let’s veteran what they suggest.
Atake a look at the lives
of the less than one percent who • Volunteer. Give of your
work to protect our freedoms in time to a veterans’ group.
the greatest nation. On any given Organizations such as those
day, they adapt to leaving their that build homes for wounded
families. It can be at any given veterans make a tremendous
time, sometimes for a few months, impact.
often for years at a time. They, • Hire a veteran or
and their families, adapt to ever- veteran’s spouse. If you
changing moves and, for many, are in a management position,
fear about what may lie ahead.
you will find veterans and
In WWII, more than one million their spouses to be talented,
left their families to fight for professional and, above all –
our freedom – many giving the loyal.
ultimate sacrifice. More than • Support Veteran
1.89 million served in Korea; 7.25 Entrepreneurship.
million served in Vietnam and 7 Nearly 10 percent
million veterans have served in of the 27 million
the Gulf wars. It’s our turn to say small businesses in
Thank You to the greatest few who the U.S. are veteran
serve the many.
owned. Frequent
More than half of our veterans are those businesses by
now over the age of 60. This year, adding them to your
we encourage individuals to give company’s supply
their thanks in actions as well as chain.
words to those who have given so While our nation is ever-
much to protect this land of the changing, let us take this
free and home of the brave. Here year to change the way
are a few suggestions:
we thank our veterans by
• Write a check. Countless doing it with actions in
organizations assist our addition to words.
veterans who are facing God Bless America.
financial difficulty, offering
job counseling to those
leaving the military. Wounded
Warriors is just one such

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