jesse gartman served in iraq and now he is running his own moving company in brooklyn. almost all of the employees are vets as well. laura engel live in our new york city newsroom with jesse's inspiring story. >> hi. you know this is a perfect match for anyone looking to move and wanting to support our vets. the veterans say moving furniture in and out of homes is sort of like the work they've done in the military. they execute orders and use discipline to get the job done right and on time. veteran movers nyc was founded by jesse gartman who you mentioned worked as a mover himself after serving in mat reen corps. he decided to go into business for himself and hire a fellow veteran. 17 of his current 20 employees are vets. gartman says it helps the customers know who they are getting when they call him for a job. >> trust, integrity, a little bit of muscle foresight, intuition. these kinds of things that we were taught in the military. discipline responsibility these kinds of things. these are very very important. to uphold such a high level of customer satisfaction. >>

veteran movers nyc was founded by jesse gartman who worked as a mover himself after serving in the marineluding a deployment in iraq. jesse decided to go into business for himself and hire fellow veterans. 17 of his current 20 employees are vets. gartman says it helps his customers know who they are getting when they call him for a job. >> trust, integrity, a little bit of muscle foresight, intuition. these kinds of things that we were taught in the military discipline. responsibility these kinds of things know. these are very very important to uphold such a high level of customer satisfaction. >> reporter: guardman feels like he's giving back by employing veterans who might be challenged to find work and make the transition back into the private sector after being in the service. physical strength is part of the gig which comes easy for veteran employee eric perez. >> you don't know what to expect. as far as going out to the field, a lot of things happen on the field as far as in this job. elevateors get messed up. sometimes pieces are too big, have to break them apart, sofas, dressers a

veteran movers nyc was founded by jesse gartman who worked as a mover himself. he went into business for himself and hired fellow veterans. he says it helps his customers know who they are getting when they call him for a job. >> trust, integrity, little bit of muscle foresight, intuition. these kinds of things that we were taught in the military. discipline. responsibility. these kinds of things. you know, these are very very important to uphold such a high level of customer satisfaction. >> reporter: he says he feels like he's giving back. employing veterans who are transitioning back into the private sector. being a mover and skuptexecuting an order is a good way for vets to get back to work. >> stress levels this is nothing compared to the stress we've been exposed. to some other work it might seem crazy work but to us it's fun time. >> reporter: there's 459,000 unemployed veterans in the u.s. but with companies like veterans movers nyc that number hopefully will improve. to learn more visit their website veteran movers nyc.com. >> thank you very much. >>> i