Corporate Commitment to Hiring Veterans; Hearing Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Seco (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 2007-01-01 edition. Excerpt: ...Certainly one of those purposes is to secure our national defense and security by enhancing the lives of our military personnel both during and after their time of Corporations and companies of all sizes are the backbone of our economy and of our national culture, and many of these are the natural first-responders in times of crises that confront us such as Hurricane Katrina and 9/11. By reaching out to our veterans and creatively finding ways to offer the dignity of work to everyone, the business community is finding that its acts of altruism are redounding to them many times over, and Ben Franklin's maxim of "doing well by doing good" is proved once again. Our nation's veterans have honored us with their service, and it is a privilege to participate in today's hearing. I am glad we are looking into the ways many businesses are utilizing the talents and skills our nation's veterans have to offer in their post military career. It is encouraging to see business proactively seeking out veterans for employment and provide them with avenues for their talents which will benefit them and our communities; avenues which are an expression of our national character. I hope others in the private sector will take a dose look at today's hearing to consider how best to implement similar policies. All of you are to be thanked and congratulated for being in action to make America better. Dennis Donovan Executive Vice President, Human Resources House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Good morning. My name is Dennis Donovan, and I am the Executive Vice President of Human Resources for The Home Depot, Inc. I would like to thank Chairman Steve Buyer and Ranking Member Lane Evans for inviting The Home Depot to participate in this oversight hearing on...