Homeless Vets Play the Waiting Game
Since the start of the Iraq war, the backlog of unanswered disability claims has grown from 325,000 to more than 600,000. On average, a veteran must wait almost six months to have a claim heard.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39731
"When I Came Home": The Best Film Yet About Iraq War Veterans
VIDEO
Through the story of Herold Noel, a homeless Iraq war veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living out of his car in Brooklyn, "When I Came Home" reveals a failing system and the veteran's struggle to survive after returning from the war.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/65436/
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=disability+claims
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=homeless+vets
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=PTSD
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Herold+Noel
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39731
"When I Came Home": The Best Film Yet About Iraq War Veterans
VIDEO
Through the story of Herold Noel, a homeless Iraq war veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living out of his car in Brooklyn, "When I Came Home" reveals a failing system and the veteran's struggle to survive after returning from the war.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/65436/
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=disability+claims
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=homeless+vets
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=PTSD
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Herold+Noel
rudkla - 20. Okt, 09:49