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Homeless Veterans in America

Thursday, December 13, 2018 12:41

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“Homeless Veterans in America”

by Ryan Guina

“America is proud of her veterans. That much we know. Our country does a lot for those who have worn the uniform and swore to defend our freedom. But sometimes people, even veterans fall through the cracks.

There are over 630,000 homeless people in America. 67,495 are veterans. It amazes me that in today’s society, over 1 in 10 homeless people in America are veterans. There are a variety of reasons for such a large percentage of homeless being veterans. Studies show that the veteran population is 2x more likely to become chronically homeless than other American groups. There are many reasons veterans make up such a large percentage of the homeless population. Contributing factors include long periods of unemployment, foreclosure, mental illness, and poverty.

Here are some numbers to back up the contributing factors:

• Over 968,000 veterans lived in poverty in the last year.

• 76% of homeless veterans experience alcohol, drug, or mental health issues.

• 30.2% of veterans ages 18-24 are unemployed.

It’s easy to jump to conclusions, but we shouldn’t. Here is some surprising information about homeless veterans:

• 89% received an honorable discharge.

• 67% served 3 years or more.

• 47% are Vietnam veterans

• 15% served before Vietnam

• 5.5% are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

Almost 9 out of 10 received an honorable discharge. 2 out of 3 served at least 3 years. Those stats should be enough to know these veterans did heir job honorably and likely performed at a reasonably high level.”

- https://themilitarywallet.com/

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Worst of all, 22 vets kill themselves every day…

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Oh, silly me! I forgot about the really important priorities…

America, you are a disgrace…

Source: http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2018/12/homeless-veterans-in-america.html

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