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Unemployed military veterans look to the Arizona outdoors for jobs

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By Blake Essig

Thursday, March 8, 2012
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A unique crew of firefighters just started training in the Arizona woods. The crew is part of the Southwest Conservation Corps and it's made up of military veterans. With unemployment rising among veterans, this group is learning a new skill set to compliment their old one. Cronkite News reporter Blake Essig takes us outdoors.

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