The Forgotten Victims( From Hero To Homeless)
The Forgotten Victims( From Hero To Homeless)
Injured and Homeless Veterans
Approximately 40% of homeless men are veterans, although veterans comprise only 34% of the
general adult male population. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans estimates that on
any given night, 200,000 veterans are homeless, and 400,000 veterans will experience
homelessness during the course of a year (National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 2006). 97%
of those homeless veterans will be male (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2008). The National
Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients reports that veterans account for 23% of
all homeless people in America (U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Urban
Institute, 1999).
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publi...
What life is this????
From a soldier who had served nine years,
Every day has brought along more tears,
And now I've lost all hopes and fears,
What life is this I lead?
My head I lay upon the floor,
In the shadows of a cold shop door,
I cannot take this anymore,
What life is this I lead?
A sleeping bag, a cardboard box,
Scruffy clothes and unkempt locks,
Surviving like an urban fox,
What life is this I lead?
Comments made as you stroll on by,
A dirty look or hurtful sigh,
I turn my head and start to cry,
What life is this I lead?
I'm trying hard to start again,
As I walk along in the pouring rain,
My heart has never known such pain,
What life is this I lead?
by
scarletbard
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