First lady: Vets face ‘unacceptable’ job barriers

By Matt Hamilton

Published July 17, 2014 1:49am ET

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First lady: Vets face ‘unacceptable’ job barriers — First Lady Michelle Obama greets guests after her keynote speech at the Unite For Veterans Summit in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. The event was organized to discuss ways of providing opportunities for veterans to find employment and housing. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) | Nick Ut

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The difficulties that military veterans face securing jobs are “unacceptable” and the notion of a veteran mired in homelessness should “horrify all of us,” Michelle Obama said Wednesday in Los Angeles.

The first lady spoke to the crowd of 900 business, government and community leaders gathered for the United Way’s Unite for Veterans Summit, which focused on ending homelessness and improving job prospects for military veterans.

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