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Groups Provide Disabled Iraq Vets Housing

#1 User is offline   jessefan 

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Posted 11 April 2005 - 03:04 PM

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"It's sort of catching on," said John Gonsalves, founder of Homes for Our Troops in Taunton, Mass. "People are now, throughout the country, starting to look at this and see that there is a need."
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Posted 11 April 2005 - 04:42 PM

this is great!!! I hope more communities do this for disabled vets
thanks for the article Jessefan
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Posted 17 April 2005 - 12:43 PM

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In contrast with the scorn sometimes heaped on veterans returning from the Vietnam War, Armour and other former soldiers forced to retire on medical disability are finding local and national groups willing to provide housing.
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Former President John F. Kennedy once said, "I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for our victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contributions to the human spirit."


This article pertains to the "The DAV Homeless Initiative" that was introduced in 1998 at a convention meeting.






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