Suffolk County has the highest number of veterans in New York State—nearly 75,000—and Nassau County has nearly 55,000. They face a difficult job market and a high cost of living upon returning to Long Island from combat. Shannon Boyle, Ex. Dir. of New Ground, an agency that educates and empowers veterans, and Tom Ronayne, Dir. of the Suffolk County Veterans Agency and a veteran, discuss.
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