Traditionally, Americans have gone out of their way to hire combat veterans, but the mood has shifted when it comes to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Unable to find work due to public concerns over what they’ve brought back from the war, some veterans are leaving off their military experience from resumes. Hiding their military service from potential employers is grounded in the struggle former soldiers have endured in finding civilian employment and the reality that their unemployment rate is far higher than the national average.