Source: The National Guard

As we approach the Holiday Season, it’s a good time to remember and recognize those citizen/soldiers and active military who are “standing the wall” for us in countries around the world, protecting our nation and defending us against those who would try to take away those freedoms that so many of our fellow citizens before us have fought and sacrificed for.

In today’s military, the burden of this defense falls not only on active military, but also in large part on the shoulders of the National Guard and Reserves, who continue to serve our country in important capacities that are critical to the success of our front-line military.

When our citizen/soldiers go in harm’s way, they put their lives on the line for their country and for their fellow citizens.  They need the assurance that while deployed, we (the private sector) have done everything in our power to assure continuity of support for their families, in their communities, and in their work places awaiting their return.  When a company employs veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserve, they join other patriotic companies that willingly support our greatest national resource – the men and women who voluntarily and faithfully serve our great nation, or who have done so during active military service.  These men and women undergo extensive training to protect our country and families. We simply cannot do enough to honor their commitment to that duty.

Con-way endorses hiring veterans and hiring members of the Reserve and Guard, and we actively seek them out for employment.  We encourage businesses to support the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).  This organization provides important recognition for the many companies which actively support their employees in the armed services.  For many service men and women, the ESGR is the conduit that helps them reenter their lives in mainstream America.  It is also important for employers to actively engage with veterans’ outreach programs to help facilitate the hiring of our Nation’s veterans as they complete their military service.

Veterans and Reserve/Guard members are disciplined, hard workers, family oriented, and used to working long hours under some of the most arduous of conditions.  They are good corporate citizens, who firmly understand Esprit de Corps, and they lead by example.  They are the embodiment of the phrase, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

Every employer can benefit from hiring veterans, and by employing members of the Reserve or Guard.  It is a responsibility we all share, because supportive employers are critical to maintaining the strength and readiness of the nation’s National Guard and Reserve units and to provide returning veterans the opportunity to pursue the piece of the American Dream they’ve earned.

Please keep our veterans, active military personnel and those serving in the Reserve and Guard in your thoughts this Holiday Season and every day as they defend our Nation.

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