It certainly doesn’t seem that we’re doing what we should be doing for our veterans. I’m waiting for some half-hearted explanation/excuse from the Administration.
1 In 4 Homeless Americans Are Veterans
AP Via Yahoo: Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday. And homelessness is not just a problem among middle-age and elderly veterans. Younger veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are trickling into shelters and [...]
Could that be happening because of this?
BUSH ADMINISTRATION HELPS ROLL UP “WELCOME BACK” MAT FOR RETURNING VETERANS
Strained by extended tours in Iraq, growing numbers of military reservists say the government is providing little help to soldiers who are denied their old jobs when they return home, Defense Department data shows. The Pentagon survey of reservists in 2005-2006, obtained by The Associated Press, details increasing discontent among returning troops in protecting their legal rights after [...]
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