Service members by nature are compelled to serve, but that doesn\u2019t end when they separate from the military. Veterans often look for opportunities to continue to serve even after retiring or moving on from the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2020, a number of veterans have taken to volunteering to work the polls at their local election sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maggie Seymour, who served in the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2017, is one such veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But she\u2019s not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Veterans across the country have volunteered on Nov. 3 to serve in various capacities, many through the organization \u201cVeterans for American Ideals,” which has a mission statement that says it is \u201ca nonpartisan group of veterans who share the belief that America is strongest when its policies and actions match its ideals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to get vets engaged as poll workers to assist in pulling off a free and fair election, protect the elderly \u2014 who constitute the majority of poll workers \u2014 during COVID, and get a new generation involved in their communities,\u201d said Christopher Purdy, program manager of Veterans for American Ideals, according to Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n