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The 2012 wounded Warrior Employment

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Conference took place february 28th and

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29th . The purpose of the conference

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was to encourage federal and private

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agencies to hire wounded warriors . The

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conference included remarks from high

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level officials from the public and

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private sector average age of wounded

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warriors , 20.5 years old . Right now .

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They've known nothing but war time ,

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their entire adult lives . During a

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panel discussion about the importance

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of hiring the spouses of wounded

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warriors veterans spoke about their

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concerns when I found out that my

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career came to a sudden end , I had

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nothing but questions . It was fair . I

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didn't know what I was going to do to

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provide for my wife and my two kids ,

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unique to this year's conference was

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the signing of the wounded warrior

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Employment community covenant , which

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is a commitment of support by federal

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and local government to wounded ill and

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injured warriors and their families

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From Washington . I'm Petty Officer

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Shannon Burns .