Here is a story: a watchmaker survives the war. He comes home having lost all interest in time. This is the oldest tale in the world. I thought of this just yesterday when I heard Vice President Biden talking to NBC’s Ann Curry about the need for American businesses to hire war veterans. The vice president is correct. But a job alone isn’t enough. The United States must double down on its efforts to help veterans with the psychological damage that warfare inflicts. Oh this is an old tale and we are still telling it.
Planet of the Blind 
Part of our staff meeting last week was taken up with a discussion about targeting returning vets for career counseling, which could start to address some of the psychological wounds. The good news? Our founder says there are so many agencies are doing this we probably couldn’t get any business.
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