Bittersweet news from Iraq…

Written by admin on August 19, 2010 – 12:17 pm -

As news outlets across the country continue to report that the final U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq and officially ended Operation Iraqi Freedom, the country is breathing a sigh of relief that so many  of our troops will now be out of harms way.   As most readers know, there are still about 50,000 troops that remain in Iraq, and as they provide training and protection to the Iraqi forces, our prayers are with them and their families for their safe being.

With this milestone, comes a sense of urgency that even more needs to be done to ensure that our proud veterans have an opportunity to gain promising and successful  careers when they return home.  The number of servicemembers that cannot find work upon their exit from the military is still staggeringly high, and as more return home we hope that all Americans will be working to encourage our employers to seek out these men and women to help their business succeed.  There should be an urgency to provide more support and awareness for this grave issue of unemployment and the Call of Duty Endowment will continue to try and amplify the discussion about the issue and provide support to those organizations that are helping our vets.

We are grateful that Operation Iraqi Freedom has come to a close, and we pray for those who remain in the region, but we also hope that those who are coming home can find gainful and promising 21st Century careers to help them succeed in their next phase of life.  They are some of our nation’s smartest and hardest working leaders, who will make any business that hires them even stronger.

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