Military Vets Find New Way To Serve

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Fri, 03/30/2012 - 7:26am

Iraq war veteran Jake Wood started Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that brings military veterans together to help communities hit by natural disasters. Since 2010, the group has grown to 1,400 volunteers and carried out 14 missions around the world.

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