Most People Ignored This Homeless Man...

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I saw many homeless people in California, many of them veterans. I remember two who stood out to me, one was asking for help to buy some medication that wasn't covered by the VA. He had his papers with him, offered to show them to me, which I refused. Just told him to get whatever he needed and was so sorry he needed to do this, regardless of who he was.

That other was someone who I thought looked sick. He seemed embarrassed but he said, I just need to eat a meal if you could do that, God will bless you. I gave him what cash I had and asked if he needed a ride to the hospital. He told me he had been there and they had given him some medication 'I will be alright'. I asked if he wanted to go anywhere else, but he said no. It was outside a super market and he had some friends there.

I looked for him again, but never saw him.

Support the Troops!

I have read that one third of the homeless are veterans. Whenever I see the 'let's remember the troops' ads on TV, it makes me ill. There should not be a single homeless veteran in this country, it is shameful.

I wonder how many people we could house in the mansions of the war profiteers?

We are a wealthy country and if people were a priority here, there would be no homeless people.

Thanks for your post.