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In September 2008, two things happened: The world economy collapsed, and I was looking for a job. Since I was leaving the Navy, I used a “military career transition service,” which h...

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When Andrew Smith III talked with his U.S. Marine Corps platoon mates in Iraq before he returned to Maryland in 2009, he recalled they agreed finding a job in a recession would be tough.&...

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Patch articles always stay on the site, even when they're not posted as a top story, so we encourage you to explore and read some of the older ar...

Credit Mary McGuirt

We're excited to inaugurate a new series for our Patch Readers: "Dispatches: The Changing American Dream."

Every day, the national media is full of stories about how American families...

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We're excited to inaugurate a new series for our Patch readers: "Dispatches: The Changing American Dream." Every day the national media is full of stories about how American familie...