Half of Iraq war veterans will be homeless

This is not entirely out of the "possible" when you factor in what they come home to. Combat PTSD and families that don't understand it. A backlog of claims leaving them with no income when they can't work. When they can work, the jobs are not there yet. Substance abuse because they can't get what they need from the VA.

Study: Half of Iraq war veterans homeless
Jacksonville veteran gets help; Sulzbacher Center serving more vets

Published On: Dec 01 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
Some men and women who have put everything on the line to fight for our country say they now feel betrayed by the country they were sworn to protect.

A study just released by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans shows that more than half the men and women returning from Iraq will be homeless for at least two years.

Robert Brown, a 13-year veteran of three different branches of the military, is one of more than 100,000 homeless veterans in America. He says he feels like coming home was the biggest battle he's faced.

"I feel betrayed," Brown said.

Brown said his wife left him during his deployment, so he had no home to return to. He said it took him nearly a year to get his disability check, and he would lose his benefits if he got a job.
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