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WHO ARE HOMELESS VETERANS?
The
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says homeless veterans are mostly
males (2% are females). The vast majority are single, most come from poor,
disadvantaged communities, 45% suffer from mental illness, and half have
substance abuse problems. America's homeless veterans have served in World
War II, Korean War, Cold War, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Lebanon, or the
military's anti-drug cultivation efforts in South America. Forty-seven
percent of homeless veterans served during the Vietnam Era. More than 67%
served our country for at least three years and 33% were stationed in a war
zone.
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