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One in three homeless
men in America is a veteran.
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Jeffrey
was a silent hero, touching many lives......
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"Hope For Our Heros"
Rummage Sale! |
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Every dollar generated
goes toward helping combat veterans to receive mental
health care and treatment for combat PTSD” See Details |
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"To thy hands we our souls,
Lord, commend" |
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Loved ones lost to
combat PTSD related suicide.
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Facts
about Veterans
According to the National Veterans Foundation |
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three homeless men in America is a veteran. |
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In November 2005, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that for the
first three quarters of 2005, nearly 15% of veterans
aged 20-25 are
jobless...three times the national average.
The Miles Foundation reports the calls to their domestic
violence hotline
for military spouses has increased from 50 to 500 per
month since the start of the Iraq war.
According to U.S. Army data, the number of active duty
soldiers getting
divorced has been rising sharply with deployments to
Afghanistan and Iraq. The trend is severest in officers.
Last year, officer divorce rates were up by 78% since
2003, more than 3 1/2 times the national average.
An estimated 573,000 veterans served in the Gulf War.
Over 160,000 have proven claims of service relates
ailments, ranging from
chronic fatigue and memory lapses to cancer, Lou Gehrigs
Disease, and other
degenerative illnesses.
An estimated 3.4 million veterans served in Vietnam.
Over 110, 000 have committed suicide since the end of
that war.
Each day in California alone, at least three take their
own lives.
Substance abuse rates are twice as high among veterans
as among non-veterans.
Over 500,000 veterans continue to suffer from post
traumatic stress disorder.
According to the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment
Survey, almost half of all male Vietnam veterans
suffering from PTSD had been arrested at least
once, 34.2% more than once, and 11.5% had been convicted
of a felony.
In 2005 the V.A. forecasted a $2.6 billion shortfall for
meeting the growing
healthcare needs of US veterans. The VA’s patient to
doctor ratio has grown
from 335:1 to 531:1 between September 2000 and
September 2004.
A recent study of inpatients at VA facilities indicates
that nearly 85% have
annual incomes of less than $15,000. Of those, nearly
half have incomes that place them below the US poverty
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