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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Ryan Daly, one of our summer interns from the Wharton MBA program who has had over 5 years of Active Duty Service as an Infantry Officer. Read more about LinkedIn’s Veteran initiatives here.

Independence Day is a day to reflect, celebrate and remember those who serve our country. I personally feel lucky to be in a position to shape the lives of the men and women who’ve sacrificed so much for our freedoms.

This is a guest post from Ryan Daly, one of our summer interns from the Wharton MBA Program who’s had over 5 years of Active Duty Service as an Infantry Officer. This is a continuation of LinkedIn’s various Veterans initiatives over the past few months. Read more about them here.

This past weekend, we reflected on the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. We are a nation with an incredible tradition of sacrifice and military excellence. I was lucky to be a part of this community for a period of my life. The most meaningful experiences I had in the military were related to people — men and women who put themselves in harm’s way for the sake of fellow soldiers or innocent civilians. As I write these words, my mind is filled with vivid images of the heroes I worked with who gave their lives during my deployment to Iraq from 2007-2008: Kyle Norris, Darris Dawson, Wesley Durbin, and Ronald Phillips.

They serve our country every day. Now is your chance to give something back. Today, we’re kicking off the first ever Veterans Hackday. We are calling all hackers to work together and create projects that can improve any aspect of a veterans life.

Editor’s Note: As shared in an earlier post this week, LinkedIn has launched a new microsite for our Veterans initiative tailored with tips, tools and information to help veterans find new opportunities across LinkedIn, including a free one-year Job Seeker subscription for all US veterans and current service men and women. 

If you’re not a current member of LinkedIn, we encourage you to create a LinkedIn profile, update it with your military experience, and check back on the microsite to take advantage of the great tools and the free one-year subscription. If there are any questions, please click the “Send Feedback” link on the Veterans Page.