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Homeless Vets a Living Reminder of War's Effects

By Tali Woodward

San Francisco Bay Guardian | December 15, 2004

Consider this astounding statistic from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: the number of people who served during Vietnam and are now homeless actually exceeds the number who were killed in the conflict. In San Francisco there are 2,400 to 3,000 homeless vets.

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Tags: Iraq, WAR, veterans

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