Veterans make up 1 in 4 homeless in US

WASHINGTON - 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 soup kitchens seeking services, treatment or help with finding a job.

The Veterans Affairs Department has identified 1,500 homeless veterans from the current wars and says 400 of them have participated in its programs specifically targeting homelessness.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness, a public education nonprofit, based the findings of its report on numbers from Veterans Affairs and the Census Bureau. 2005 data estimated that 194,254 homeless people out of 744,313 on any given night were veterans.
Veterans make up 1 in 4 homeless in US - Yahoo! News

For those that "choose" to live like that........fine, for those that don't.......it's a slap in the face that they have to go through this.:mad:

Have a good one!:s4:

Yeah thats bush's (And his String Pullers) Support for the Troops, Billions gone to buy Bullets and Jet parts and weaponds from Share Holders Companys to make MO-Money Then you waist them Weaponds and parts to get Oil and Drugs Flowing Mo-Money, Mo-Money Then you Keep war Going and moveing into differn't countrys Mo-Money, and for the Full circle Then you don't pay the vets who Came back with all the killing stories and mental trauma due from it MO-Money MO-Money.
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That is so incredibly sad :( These veterans gave so much and that is how they are treated. I think that says a lot about our society.

Thanks for the article :thumbsup:

America is nothing but a sad short story. Very sad. :mad::(

what corruption... americans are going to start migrating into canada..

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Yeah thats bush's (And his String Pullers) Support for the Troops, Billions gone to buy Bullets and Jet parts and weaponds from Share Holders Companys to make MO-Money Then you waist them Weaponds and parts to get Oil and Drugs Flowing Mo-Money, Mo-Money Then you Keep war Going and moveing into differn't countrys Mo-Money, and for the Full circle Then you don't pay the vets who Came back with all the killing stories and mental trauma due from it MO-Money MO-Money.
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This is a sad state of affairs and in all fairness.......this has been a problem for YEARS and YEARS.............

Have a good one!:s4:

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This is a sad state of affairs and in all fairness.......this has been a problem for YEARS and YEARS.............

Have a good one!:s4:

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Sad thing is, is that you're right, it has been a problem for years and years! Just shows you how much our government really appreciates our brave soldiers.

Thread reminds me of a ticker story on CNN leading up to the attack on Iraq.

paraphrased: "60% of homeless veterans support war with Iraq".

This coming Sunday is Veteran's Day, 11/11. If you see a vet, say something positive. They will appreciate it.

it is a sad state of affairs with the homeless and veterans...it has been like that for a long time..

Like Dutch said..veterans day is coming on the 11th

and the Marine Corps birthday is on the 10th