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#vetchat: Zach Iscol on the Veteran Jobs Crisis

In this week’s #vetchat, Marine, entrepreneur, and filmmaker Zach Iscol discusses why post-9/11 vets have had trouble finding work back home.

Every Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST, Newsweek & The Daily Beast and a special guest host hold an hour-long discussion with readers about military and veterans’ issues. This week, Marine, entrepreneur, and filmmaker Zach Iscol—who wrote for the Beast today on why and how companies should hire vets—discusses why post-9/11 vets have had trouble finding work back home. To join the conversation, go to Twitter and tweet with the hashtag #vetchat.

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