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Originally Posted by Danzig
as a vet, i feel he's entitled to the services that we can give him. too bad he turns many of them down.
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That's the problem with many homeless vets, they don't seek help with the VA or other services..many have mental problems and are not capable of helping themselves..
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About one-third of the adult homeless population have served their country in the Armed Services. Current population estimates suggest that about 131,000 Veterans (male and female) are homeless on any given night and perhaps twice as many experience homelessness at some point during the course of a year. Many other Veterans are considered near homeless or at risk because of their poverty, lack of support from family and friends, and dismal living conditions in cheap hotels or in overcrowded or substandard housing.
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http://www.nd.gov/veterans/homeless/
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