At SA conference, Biden calls veterans key to America’s future

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By Sig Christenson

Vice President Joe Biden exhorted a national veterans group in San Antonio to use the discipline and skills learned in the military to help rebuild the middle class.

Pointing to the grim toll of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — 6,710 killed, 52,194 wounded and tens of thousands returning home with post-traumatic stress — he said a new task awaited them.

 “You’re the best-trained warriors the world has ever known. That’s who you are, that’s what you’re made of, that’s why I am here to tell you you have to continue your obligation to your country,” Biden told a crowd of around 1,200 at the seventh annual Student Veterans of America conference.

“You have a continued duty to your country. Even if you’re no longer in uniform, your country needs you. Your hire vetscountry needs your talent, your leadership, your experience,” he said. “We need your leadership as we transition into the 21st century.”

Biden was a surprise speaker for the group, which has close to 1,000 chapters and opened its conference Thursday at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa.

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