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Three Reasons Veterans Make Great Construction Employees

Veterans offer a prime employment pool that can reduce the unprecedented workforce shortage.
By Darick Edmond and Jarrett Milligan
July 25, 2022
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by Darick Edmond
Darick Edmond is the Senior Vice President of Operations for Skanska in the Washington, DC Metro Area. He has worked in the construction industry for over 30 years. Darick served in the Army National Guard and Army Reserves for 22 years as a Corps of Engineers Officer. Darick was deployed twice in combat zones. He served in Germany, Turkey, Kuwait and Iraq. He retired as a Major.
by Jarrett Milligan
Jarrett Milligan, CSP, is the Senior Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety in the East Region for Skanska. He has worked in the construction industry for the past 16 years. Jarrett served as a Damage Controlman in the US Navy for over six years. He was stationed on the USS Yorktown CG-48 as a Petty Officer and at Officer Training Command Newport RI as an Instructor.

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