"If there ever were an oxymoron in the English language, it should be homeless veteran,"

[babylonsister]

http://vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf051107-5.htm

New shelter will bring badly needed services for female veterans

By Jack Spillane

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With the number of women serving in the armed services growing, and with many returning from Iraq with serious physical and psychological issues, he expects the need for a women's veterans center will continue to grow in the future. And he's not impressed with what the federal government is currently delivering.

"I tell you, we can do better by these veterans than what the VA is doing," he said.

Sen. Montigny said he pleaded with Senate leadership last year to double the size of the Veterans Transition House's budget, from roughly $300,000 to just over $600,000.

Mr. Allen had told him of the need for a transition center for women, an operation that could serve as a prototype for the halfway houses women veterans will probably need in the wake of Iraq.

Sen. Montigny, whose late father William was a World War II Navy veteran of the Saipan campaign, said he thinks the problems of women veterans are going to grow as a result of the Iraq war.

"I truly believe we're going to see more mental and physical devastation of the men and women coming home from this war," he said.

And he believes we must pay back the people who put their lives on the line for the country, he said.

"If there ever were an oxymoron in the English language, it should be homeless veteran," he said.

[Monkeyman]

1. The Homeless problem in this Country is unforgivable

The VA is not ready for Women vets. Women Iraqi Vets are going homeless more then the men Why I do not know. It seems their families are breaking up. But It Not Just about Vets it the homeless in the Country. But Sec. Nicholson said at the Hearing the VA has no problems.

[babylonsister]

4. Nicholson is a POS who should have been fired, along with the rest

of them. Hopefully that will happen -

[Monkeyman]

5. You Know I want him gone

[Forkboy]

2. Fucking bastards!

They can shell out billions for this clusterfuck but only provide $300,000 for this stuff?

I love to shove a fucking Support the Troops sticker right down Bush's neck! :mad:

[Monkeyman]

6. I am trying

[Stephanie]

3. K&R

[bleever]

7. Recommended by virtue of the title alone.

It's a despicable contradiction to the honor of our country.

[babylonsister]

8. Totally agree, and hello, bleever. It's a sin. nt

[nam78_two]

9. Well it isn't

At least 10% (probably more) of the shelter I volunteer at consists of vets-Vietnam and the first Gulf war mostly.

[Matsubara]

10. I disagree. Nobody should be homeless in America.

I've served in the armed forces. I don't think that entitles me to lifetime housing any more than anyone else. Guess what - there are lazy veterans in perfect health!

But still, housing should be affordable and available enough that even lazy people only willing to scrounge for change could at least afford a crappy studio, for chrissakes.