Thomas returned to a country that still supported the war, but many employers would not hire veterans, and he had difficulty finding a job.

There are several programs that encourage employers to hire veterans as employees.

President Obama has asked each federal agency to make an effort to hire veterans.

Click here to learn about the program to hire wounded veterans to jobs in the House.

The work opportunity credit has been expanded to provide employers with new incentives to hire certain unemployed veterans.

When they graduate, Fidelis will place them with employers looking to hire veterans.

Offering tax credits to encourage businesses to hire unemployed veterans.

He proposed hiring veterans to do much of the work building roads, phone networks and pollution control systems.

Part of the program would include a "returning hero tax credit" for companies that hire unemployed disabled veterans.

His proposal will reward employers who hire veterans with a tax credit.