More female homeless veterans
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The number of homeless female U.S. veterans has doubled during the last decade, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
Our friends at the VA told the newspaper that as more women serve in combat zones, the share of female veterans who end up homeless, while still relatively small at an estimated 6,500, has nearly doubled. Many have the added burden of being single mothers.
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Homelessness among veterans has been an issue in this country for decades. Makes you wonder what the government in general and the VA in particular are doing about it, other than reporting the numbers.
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on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 2:25 pm by Rich Liebson. 
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Rich hello any veteran male or female who is homless is a stain on our honor as a nation You are aware that their is a idear for a veterans village at the montrose va center. What is going on is the va is still not made up its mind what to do or not do at this va complex. What i would like to see is a veterans village to help not only the homless but anyveteran who needs help will see
Rich hello any veteran male or female who is homless is a stain on our honor as a nation You are aware that their is a idear for a veterans village at the montrose va center. What is going on is the va is still not made up its mind what to do or not do at this va complex. What i would like to see is a veterans village to help not only the homless but anyveteran who needs help will see