I could tell you but everyone already knows how hard it is for the unemployed to find a family-supporting job these days in 2011 America — be it high school kid, college grad or laid-off veteran employee.

I could say that some of the college grads in particular, driven by an altruism that belies their bank balance (see current House Republican efforts to slash college loan assistance), still choose to serve their country after graduation through a two-year commitment to AmeriCorps.

I could say all that, but yesterday, during a southwest Montana thunderstorm at a pitch-your-tent-as-quickly-as-you-possibly-can wayside in Custer National Forest, I happened to share a campfire with someone who’s a living example.

Meet recent college grad Joshua Gordon …