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'Veterans Green Jobs' Update

By Andrea Chalfin

· Sep. 25, 2009, 7:35 am

A new program to train veterans from across the country to work in green jobs has gotten off to an ambitious start in Colorado. Just recently Veterans Green Jobs won a 1 million dollar state contract to weatherize homes, and the group is hoping to expand nationally. For some, the program has created a new beginning, but as Bente Birkeland reports, the road for other veterans hasn't been as easy.

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