It's difficult to ignore one very sad-but-true fact about our country: Homelessness in the United States is worse than ever before.
There are currently an estimated 3.5 million people suffering from homelessness in our country, and although people everywhere are doing what they can to help, that number keeps rising. Sadly, what's even worse is that nearly one quarter of these hopeless, struggling people are United States veterans — people who gave up everything they had to serve our country.
Where I live in New York, it's not unusual to see a homeless person panhandling on the street, wearing a hat or holding a sign that says "Vietnam War Veteran." As you can see in this video, a lot of these brave heroes were not exactly welcomed back to their own country after defending our freedom and risking their lives in Vietnam. Combine that with a majority of veterans developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and very few places to turn and the problem quickly became an epidemic.
After meeting a homeless former U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran who was forced to survive on the streets, the same people who built this grateful homeless woman a tiny home decided to give back and do the same for this suffering hero. According to the following video's YouTube description, the neighborhood the man was living in was forcefully trying to push him out. Thanks to his new blue home on wheels, the man can finally have a safe place to sleep at night and move as he pleases.
Although this might not be a perfect solution to this heartbreaking situation, I'm so happy that there are people out there like this man who are willing to help.
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