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Business Steps Up: Hiring Our Heroes


Following the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of 9-11, we ask you to recognize
the sacrifice that our military community makes every day to defend the freedoms we
enjoy as American citizens.  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes that there is no
better recognition of that service than to ensure veterans and military spouses have jobs
that take advantage of their extraordinary leadership and advanced technical skills.

In that spirit, we launched Hiring Our Heroes in March of this year. Hiring Our Heroes is
a commitment to connect over 100,000 talented veterans and military spouses to jobs
through local Chambers of Commerce in 100 communities across America. Begun in
partnership with  the Joining Forces initiative, we have already worked with 20 local
Chambers to host hiring fairs that have brought together more than 20,000 veterans and
military spouses with 1,000 different employers in 16 states.

But our work is just beginning. Though veterans and military spouses make exceptionally
talented and dedicated employees, unemployment levels remain stubbornly high – for that
reason, we are expanding our efforts from 100 hiring fairs to several hundred
communities in the next three years.

We are asking for you help in this effort. Everyone has a role to play.  Visit the Hiring Our
Heroes page to find out how to host a hiring fair in your community, join an already
scheduled event or be a volunteer. 

Not sure how to help? Have questions?  Email us at HiringOurHeroes@uschamber.com
and we’ll figure it out together.

To learn more about the program, and to stay up-to-date with events and happenings, follow
us on Facebook and Twitter.

Let's work together to put our Heroes back to work.

Best,


Bill Miller
Senior Vice President and National Political Director
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

 P.S. Help us spread the word of Hiring Our Heroes by or forwarding  this email to anyone
you think may be interested.