Stand Down For Homeless Veterans at North Florida Fairgrounds
WCTV News
By: Andy Alcock
Apr 04, 2014
There's a military operation underway at Tallahassee's North Florida Fairgrounds. That military operation isn't to fight a war... it's to fight poverty.
It's called the Stand Down for Homeless Veterans.
Across America, it's estimated 45,000 men and women who once wore our country's uniform are homeless.
This event is hoping to reduce that number in our own backyard.
At first glance, it looks like the military has set up camp at the North Florida Fairgrounds complete with barracks.
Only at this camp, it won't be active military bunking down for the weekend, it will be homeless veterans.
Calvin Melvin is marking a troublesome anniversary on this day.
Eleven years ago, the former roofer and Army veteran became homeless.
He lives in part through the generosity of strangers he hopes will look at his sign and give him money.
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