Iraq veteran went from being homeless to working on Wall Street

Wall Street firm finds jobs for war veterans
Newsday
By MARIA ALVAREZ
Special to Newsday
Published: August 7, 2013

Ten years after he fought in the invasion of Iraq, Army veteran Joe Krulder of Massapequa was still fighting for his life here at home.

Krulder, 34, Wednesday recapped his recovery from battle trauma and homelessness to a new career at a Wall Street firm that hires and trains war veterans for lucrative high-finance jobs.

The firm, Drexel Hamilton, does not hire Harvard, Princeton and other Ivy League business graduates, it hires veterans instead. They are trained by a cadre of senior Wall Street financial experts with decades of experience "These people work hard. They are the Joes of the world who deserve to buy a home for their families and have a decent shot at the American dream," said James Cahill, 76, president of Drexel Hamilton, who has 45 years of Wall Street experience.
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