By Sara Malm The CEO of global coffee chain Starbucks is donating $30million to benefit the rehabilitation of U.S. war veterans. Howard Schultz’s contribution has been earmarked for research into brain trauma and PTSD suffered by thousands of returning soldiers. This follows Shultz promise last year to hire at least 10,000 veterans and military spouses over the next five years. Big bucks: Starbucks's CEO Howard Schultz has donated $30million for research into post-traumatic stress syndrome and traumatic brain injuries Mr Schultz also criticised the U.S. government saying they do a better job of sending people to war than bringing them back from the front line.
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Starbucks CEO donates $30million to research into brain trauma and PTSD
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Said U.S. is better at sending people to war than bringing them home
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Howard Schultz also promised to hire at least 10,000 vets and spouses
As of January 10 this year, 6,775 @placeholder Service members have died in action since 2001 and 51,809 have been injured.