Tamara Perkins
Mrs. Williams 4th
Feb. 18 2016
Homeless Military Veterans Do you have a family member who is in the military? Do your friends? We all know someone who has been, or is in the military. Some people have family members who were in the military, but now they live on the streets. The question we should be asking ourselves is, “How can we help the military veterans that are homeless?” There are already groups of people trying to help them, but what can we do to help is another question we could be asking ourselves. There is an article called “Homeless Veterans” that tells us that “many homeless Veterans served in combat in Vietnam and suffer from PTSD” or other wised called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Homelessness happens …show more content…
The quote is from an article called “The Great American Tragedy: Homelessness Among Our Veterans.” Which is about a group of people, with the help of President Obama, who are trying to help these homeless with the “Opening Doors” operation. “The number of homeless Vietnam-era veterans is greater than the number of service persons who died during that war.” The article “Veterans and Their Families” tells about how veterans are becoming homeless after they return from their war(s). The homeless population is also being added by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. The Volunteers of America have been aiming to stop the veterans become homeless. They did a survey in 2013 and the survey said that, one night in January of 2013, there were over 50,000 homeless veterans. 1 out of 6 female veterans become homeless because while they were serving the had been raped so when they come home they have PTSD. With PTSD they can’t hold down jobs or raise their children. Women who served that suffered from Military Sexual Trauma (MST) have a chance nine times more than usual to having
Mrs. Williams 4th
Feb. 18 2016
Homeless Military Veterans Do you have a family member who is in the military? Do your friends? We all know someone who has been, or is in the military. Some people have family members who were in the military, but now they live on the streets. The question we should be asking ourselves is, “How can we help the military veterans that are homeless?” There are already groups of people trying to help them, but what can we do to help is another question we could be asking ourselves. There is an article called “Homeless Veterans” that tells us that “many homeless Veterans served in combat in Vietnam and suffer from PTSD” or other wised called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Homelessness happens …show more content…
The quote is from an article called “The Great American Tragedy: Homelessness Among Our Veterans.” Which is about a group of people, with the help of President Obama, who are trying to help these homeless with the “Opening Doors” operation. “The number of homeless Vietnam-era veterans is greater than the number of service persons who died during that war.” The article “Veterans and Their Families” tells about how veterans are becoming homeless after they return from their war(s). The homeless population is also being added by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. The Volunteers of America have been aiming to stop the veterans become homeless. They did a survey in 2013 and the survey said that, one night in January of 2013, there were over 50,000 homeless veterans. 1 out of 6 female veterans become homeless because while they were serving the had been raped so when they come home they have PTSD. With PTSD they can’t hold down jobs or raise their children. Women who served that suffered from Military Sexual Trauma (MST) have a chance nine times more than usual to having