AMVETS Sets Young Vet Symposium

The national unemployment rate for the youngest veterans was 15.6 percent in 2005, says AMVETS. Moreover, many 20- to 24-year-old veterans feel stuck in jobs that are demeaning or don’t pay them what they’re worth. To counter this, AMVETS is hosting the National Symposium for the Needs of Young Veterans October 18-22, 2006, in Chicago, Ill. The organization plans to bring together a diverse and representative group of veterans to discuss how to ensure a system of earned benefits that is both adequate and relevant to the needs of younger veterans. Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi will co-chair the symposium. For more information, visit www.veteransnationalsymposium.org.