Hundreds step up to help homeless Vietnam Veteran

Help pours in for Ga. veteran living in van
San Francisco Gate
January 12, 2014

This photo from Jan. 10, 2014, shows John Chambers holding his dog Scout. Hundreds of people have stepped up to help the homeless veteran who's been living in his van along with his 7-year-old dog after losing his home to foreclosure. The Marietta Daily Journal reports the 65-year-old Chambers lost his house in January 2013 and has lived in a Walmart parking lot since then.
Photo: Jeff Stanton, AP

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Hundreds of people have stepped up to help a homeless veteran who's been living in his van along with his 7-year-old dog after losing his home to foreclosure.

The Marietta Daily Journal reported Sunday that John Chambers, 65, lost his house in January 2013 and has lived in a Walmart parking lot since then. Chambers said he was evicted without warning, lost his job after his employer learned he was homeless and has had trouble finding alternative housing through the Veterans Administration.

Chambers is a former architectural draftsman who served in Vietnam and helped build facilities for U.S. troops in Iraq as a private contractor. The veteran's home is now owned by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., also known as Freddie Mac. Chambers sued the corporation, claiming that he was wrongfully evicted without proper notice and was led to believe he was being placed in a loan modification program.
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