instructor mike galfano says local 597 is desperate for welders because of its aging membership. he says veterans make great recruits. >> we find that they are always on time, actually early when they come to school and do our classes. they are very responsible hard working. >> reporter: haynes took great pride in being a marine. now he finds great pride in being a welder. >> welding, it's kind of like an art. it's definitely something you have to work at. >> reporter: diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," mokena, illinois. >> tom: and finally, we end tonight with one vet's story about returning to the job market and working toward plans he made with a fallen friend. 25-year-old josh berlongieri plays with his two-year-old son and his wife on a sunny morning in hollywood, florida. after five years in the army, including 15 months in iraq, he has a full-time job and is going to college. but it almost didn't turn out this way. berlongieri was a specialist infantryman in the army. on september 4, 2007, he was in the second truck of a five- vehicle convoy driving along route p