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3. This was an issue I worked on a lot in my last American Legion post

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 09:16 AM

Jan 2015

The biggest problem is getting homeless vets to trust that somebody coming to talk to them actually means well rather than harm. That says a lot, sadly.

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National Shame: 50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide [View all] unhappycamper Jan 2015 OP

Before we start any more wars lets take care of the vets who have served midnight Jan 2015 #1

EXACTLY... whathehell Jan 2015 #2

I hope we get more serious about eradicating this crime of poverty hoisted upon our vets. midnight Jan 2015 #4

Really...I am embarrassed to even talk about it with some whathehell Jan 2015 #5

I'm embrassed liberalmike27 Jan 2015 #8

I am as well.. whathehell Jan 2015 #10

I agree with you on this matter. In Milwaukee County a homeless man who's name is midnight Jan 2015 #12

This was an issue I worked on a lot in my last American Legion post Recursion Jan 2015 #3

That surprises me.. whathehell Jan 2015 #6

Recommend...it's time some of our MSM started to address this... KoKo Jan 2015 #7

It's the PTSD - panfluteman Jan 2015 #9

The job this veteran should be doing was given to a Chinese male working for one tenth of what this geretogo Jan 2015 #11