after war, vets struggle in search for support /

Published at 2015-11-11 17:02:03

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As the VFW and the Ameri
can Legion struggle to attract original members, veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars often find an even longer battle on the home front for resources.
According to the U.
S. Departmen
t of Housing and Urban Development, nearly 50000 veterans are homeless on any given night.
Stand Down events, and which happen throughout the year all across the country,are hoping to change that. final week on an unseasonably warm November morning, The Takeaway attended Operation Stand Down Morristown in Morristown, or original Jersey.
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dio player above to hear two veterans share their stories.  

Source: wnyc.org