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Google launches YouTube and Google+ project to connect returning vets

In 2010, Dan Savage launched the "It Gets Better Project" to connect gay teens with video messages of support from older gay people. The site now has thousands of video messages and has been credited with saving the lives of LGBT youth who were pondering suicide.

Now Google is launching a similar project for veterans. Called "Vet Connect," the YouTube and Google+ project is a collection of support videos from veterans who speak about their experiences of returning home from war.

The goal, according to a Google spokeswoman, is to have a database of stories for vets to turn to when they come back home from Iraq and Afghanistan. By browsing the videos and G+ profiles, vets may not feel so alone.

Here's how Carrie Laureno, founder of the project, explained it in a post Friday morning on Google's official blog:

"We believe that technology can be a force for good; one that builds and binds community. As a Googler, my proudest moments are when we take that technology and put it in the hands of people who can use it to communicate, collaborate, build and explore."

A website called Google for Veterans and Families is the hub for this project. More on that from Google's blog:

"This single interface brings together Google products and platforms for service members and their families. We believe it will be useful to all veterans, whether still in the service, transitioning out, or on a new path in their civilian lives."

To post a video tribute to veterans, or to share your story of returning home from war, visit the Google Veterans YouTube channel.

Here's a look at a few of the more-compelling videos that have been posted on the site. So far, many of them are from vets who work at Google.



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