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On the job hunt? if you want to help out united states veterans, buy yourself some beer. a new brewery has made its mission to employ our nation s heroes. it s happening at veteran beer company in chicago. brews first hit the store shelves this month, fittingly on veterans day. the company s president says he wants to create jobs for as many vets as possible across all parts of the growing craft beer industry. mike tobin is live in chicago with more beer, mike? reporter: you know, it s that time of year. you ve got all the holiday parties, you ve got football, the stress of relatives coming and going. chances are you re going to want to buy some beer, and you have some choices. retired navy pilot, an entrepreneur, is hoping that you choose a beer that helps put veterans to work. would you like to try it? reporter: daniel lacosta is a brand ambassador, trying to get you to sample beer. i m a wounded veteran. got injured in iraq. ....
reporter: the unemployment rate for vets is 20%. disabled vets like daniel, 88%. you re the veteran beer company? reporter: that prompted retired navy pilot paul jenkins to come up with a company that enables not just the disabled but everyone who served. that was the idea. come up with a company that could employ as many veterans as possible as quickly as possible. reporter: and beer is the pathway to employment. blonde bomber ale and veteran lagger. every employee from the brewmaster in colt springs, minnesota, to the delivery guy serve. jenkins hopes to send a message to other employers. i want the private sector to realize that the u.s. military veteran is the greatest human resource in this country. reporter: accosta hopes to send a message to other vets. we are going to bring those guys out of that slump that they may be in after serving hard time in military, being injured or disabled. the guys at veteran beer know that patriotism will drive a lot of people to ....