A New Generation Of Homeless Vets?

Veterans of the Iraq war have begun showing up in the nation's homeless centers. Advocates are worried that it is just the beginning.

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December 13, 2004, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Nearly 300,000 veterans are homeless on any given night, and almost half served during the Vietnam era, according to the Homeless Veterans coalition, a consortium of community-based homeless-veteran service providers...

Some homeless-veteran advocates fear that similar combat experiences in Vietnam and Iraq mean that these first few homeless veterans from Iraq are the crest of a wave."

Advocates said seeing homeless veterans from Iraq should cause alarm. Around one-fourth of all homeless Americans are veterans, and more than 75 percent of them have some sort of mental or substance abuse problem..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Homeless Iraq vets showing up at shelters

Friday, December 10, 2004 in The Washington Times

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