Homeless war vets 'fall through the cracks'
Up to 3% of the returning U.S. soldiers have mental problems
"The general public believes that when a vet comes home, he's well taken care of," Downing said. "That's a horrible misunderstanding."
No one keeps track of how many of the 750,000 troops who have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2001 are homeless. Peter Dougherty, director of homeless programs for the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, said 300 veterans of these conflicts have asked the agency for help finding shelter in the last ...
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