Unemployment
among veterans is almost 12 percent, while the overall U.S. rate is 9 percent. However,
unemployment among the youngest veterans - 18 to 24 - is at 30 percent.
More
than 4,000 students from universities around the world have descended on the
National Mall’s West
Potomac Park
to showcase the highly energy efficient solar-powered houses they created for
the DOE Solar Decathlon 2011.