. >> reporter: francis roberts retired from the army national guard after 22 years as an officer. she now seeks a second car rather as a human resources executive. >> it's a different mind set, and that is the challenge, is getting out of a military type mind-set where you're always focused, and you're always moving towards something, and then you come into the civilian sector, and they may not move as fast as what you have been trained to move at. >> reporter: so far the hiring our heroes program has put more than 10,000 veterans to work out of 300 events like this one. but the goal is to employ a half million. at joint base anacostia bowling, scott broom, 9news now. >> and the unemployment rate particularly high among female vets. 20% of them without work, many are younr soldiers who are also single mothers. reports tonight of another groping attack in springfield. the latest incident ppened yesterday about 4:00 p.m. in the 7200 block of commerce street. now, that makes for eight groping atax the last couple of months. the victim says the pervert grabbed her, she screamed, he ra

. >> reporter: francis roberts retired from the army national guard after 22 years as an officer, now seeks a second career as a human resources executive. >> it's a different mind-set, and that is the challenge, is getting out of a military type mind-set, where you're always focused and you're always moving towards something, and then you come into the civilian sector, and they may not move as fast as what you've been trained to move at. >> reporter: so far the hiring our heroes program has put more than 10,000 veterans to work out of 300 events like this one. but the goal is to employ a half million. at joint base anacostia bowling, scott broom, 9news now. >> we must note unemployment is particularly high among female vets. 20% of them are without work, and many are younger soldiers who are also single moms. anita. >>> a march featuring puppets and puppetiers will be held tomorrow. organizers say it's to subpoena port pbs. other similar rallies are planned across the country. >>> one of mclean, virginia's best known residents offered up a deal that drivers found hard to refuse. newt