January 17, 2005

VETERANS -- HOME BUT HOMELESS:

January 17, 2005/ Tron Nick

The Department of Veteran Affairs is facing an old problem much sooner than expected; veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are already showing up in homeless shelters. According to a nationwide survey released by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, nearly 70 veterans from the two active military campaigns have spent time in shelters over the past year. Though the number may seem small in comparison to the number of soldiers discharged so far, veterans' groups see these individuals as the first trickle of what is expected to be a deluge of returning soldiers psychologically scarred by these emotionally taxing wars. [more]

As war toll grows, strains on Army get heavier and outlook looks grimmer [more]
U.S. general warns of possible 'spectacular' attack; Iraqi religious leaders differ on elections [more]
AWOL Soldier Cites Army Inadequacies [more]
IRAQ: Families Sue Blackwater Over Deaths in Fallujah [more

BrownWatch is a non-profit website that provides news and information for the purpose of liberation, education, self-reliance and greater self-knowledge. BrownWatch is intended to function as a tool to overcome info-gaps, verigaps and false programming toward the goal of “Endependence” within the meaning of FUNKTIONARY. It seeks to destroy the master/servant relationship maintaining the system of racism white supremacy and to unplug belief in systems of authority and all other granfalloons ensnaring humankind.

Any reproduction of copyrighted materials is done solely for the “productive uses” and “fair uses” of news reporting, sharing research, criticism, commentary, education and to provide an alternative contextual lens of such material within the meaning of the Copyright Act. 17 USCS § 107 (2019).

Archives

VETERANS -- HOME BUT HOMELESS:

BrownWatch

Get a Phfree sample edition of FUNKTIONARY