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• 50,000 Veteran Hires by 2012 - President Obama recent announced an Executive Order for the Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government, which emphasizes recruiting and training veterans for employment at federal agencies. In support of those efforts, Homeland Security has launched a website designed to provide a one-stop location for veterans and veterans organizations to learn about Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) many veteran outreach initiatives and hiring and contracting opportunities. DHS already employs 47,000 veterans, but plans to employ an additional 50,000 by 2012. The website is located at www.dhs.gov/xcitizens/veterans.shtm

• Hero for Hire - CareerBuilder.com has a special section just for military veterans to look for jobs and for veteran-friendly corporations to look for excellent job candidates. Check it out at www.heroforhire.com.

• Hiring for the Holidays - Pass along these possible leads to your job seeking clients. From our friends at CareerBuilder.com--check out their suggestions on companies that are planning to hire employees for the holidays. Click here for more details.

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  But fame is theirs - and future days
  On pillar'd brass shall tell their praise;
  Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead -
  "These for their country fought and bled."
  
  ~Philip Freneau

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