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To: Fiscally Conservative who wrote (6961)11/8/2007 9:38:06 AM
From: maceng2  Respond to of 50126
 
A recent story from the same source.

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Some advocates say such an early presence of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan at shelters does not bode well for the future. It took roughly a decade for the lives of Vietnam veterans to unravel to the point that they started showing up among the homeless. Advocates worry that intense and repeated deployments leave newer veterans particularly vulnerable.

"We're going to be having a tsunami of them eventually because the mental health toll from this war is enormous," said Daniel Tooth, director of veterans affairs for Lancaster County, Pa

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Homeless in America: 1 in 4 are Vets
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