"Voters in America: Vets Wanted?" J.R. Martinez documentary

Last night I watched "Voters in America: Vets Wanted?" with J.R. Martinez talking about how hard it is for so many Guards families, especially after combat. The general pubic doesn't want to think about what happens to them when they come home and cannot find work. Most assume they are just taken care of. This documentary shows how hard it is and has been for them.

Documentary Description: Multiple deployments interrupt lives and careers and can lead to health and financial challenges. Narrated by former U.S. Army infantryman and motivational speaker J.R. Martinez, "Voters in America: Vets Wanted?" looks at the unique burdens for families of men and women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it follows the reintegration of members of the Georgia National Guard's 877th Engineer Company into civilian life.

Deployed to Afghanistan in December 2010, half of these veterans faced unemployment when they returned to the U.S. The documentary also examines whether the bipartisan Veterans Jobs Bill passed in November 2011 is of any help as our nation's heroes make full transitions back to the lives they left to defend America, and it offers insights into how veterans' unemployment may impact their decisions as they head to the polls this November.
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