Struggling vets: 'It’s hard to get back into society’
Sunday, November 2, 2008 1:33 AM EST
By RONALD DEROSA
TORRINGTON — Respect, reverence and acknowledgment of those who serve in the military has been a platform of great attention in recent election seasons and continues to be so this year.
Life after being discharged, however, isn’t always easy, and a number of transient veterans are living at homeless shelters and eating at soup kitchens right here in Torrington.
Four veterans sat down with The Register Citizen this week at the Community Soup Kitchen, 220 Prospect St., where some receive their only hot meal of the day.
"When you get out of the service, and you’ve killed a couple of people, it’s hard to get back into society," said Dennis Frenette, 54, who was born in Waterbury and served in the Air Force. "I think they should help in the transition."
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