ARLINGTON, Va. — Bill Nelson, USA Cares executive director, and Michael J. Uremovich, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) 2011 national chairman, joined First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, along with thousands of military families and supporters, to promote training and jobs for U.S. veterans at the Ford 400 NASCAR race in Homestead, Fla., on Nov. 20.
“With the status of the current job market, our nation’s warriors are facing difficulties in finding work,” explained Nelson. “The 260,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans currently out of work reflect unemployment rates that are almost twice that of the national average.”