NSWC Crane Honors, ***ists Disabled Veterans

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Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) and its partners established the Crane Learning and Employment Center (CLEC) for Veterans with Disabilities April 17 and now the first group of veterans are enrolled in the program.

In 2006, Larry McRoberts, NSWC Crane radar maintenance manager, was in a meeting when he had an inspirational idea -- what can NSWC Crane do to honor disabled veterans? How can we train them to effectively reenter the workforce, place them in compatible jobs, and help them develop the life skills they need to adapt when returning home from a war zone or being discharged?

Nearly 800 miles away, Marine Staff Sgt. Robert L. Cable, a 13-year veteran, received news that unexpectedly cut his career short. A malignant tumor was found in his frontal lobe, a diagnosis that resulted in a medical discharge and the end of his career as a weapons maintenance expert.

So it was through McRoberts' desire to create a program to help disabled veterans transitioning from military to civilian life that the two eventually met.

With the approval of NSWC Crane leadership and support from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the Lilly Endowment, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)and other organizations, McRoberts' idea led to the establishment of CLEC for Veterans with Disabilities.

Read the rest of this awesome story about some truly remarkable people and their program for disabled vets from all branches of the service