Employers Court Troops, Spouses, Vets at Job Fairs

By • on August 6, 2012

Employers Court Troops, Spouses, Vets at Job Fairs

By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service

HAMPTON, Va., Aug. 6, 2012 – Transitioning service members, military spouses and veterans attending hundreds of job fairs around the country like one held here Aug. 2 are finding themselves on the proverbial red carpet as employers pack arenas to add those closest to the armed forces to their payrolls.

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Thomas Haydon and Derrick Beggs, both recently separated from Army infantry divisions, man the Capitol One booth at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes job fair in Hampton, Va., Aug. 2, 2012. DOD photos by Lisa Daniel

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