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In April 2019, the U.S. had a homelessness population of over 630,000 with 67,000 being veterans of the armed forces.
Veteran homelessness in America is not a phenomenon only of the 21st century; as early as the Reconstruction Era, homeless veterans were among the general homeless population. B
In 1932, homeless veterans were part of the Bonus Army. In 1934, there were as many as a quarter million veterans living on the streets.
During the Truman Administration, there were one hundred thousand homeless veterans in Chicago, and a quarter of that number in Washington, D.C.
In 1987, the number of homeless veterans was as high as three hundred thousand.
In 2009 there were 154,000 homeless veterans, with slightly less than half having served in South Vietnam.

This is not Republican problem nor a Democrat or Independent problem....homelessness is an AMERICAN PROBLEM. The millions upon millions spent by politicians and political action committees this election cycle is senseless waste of taxpayers dollars with this crisis so prevalent.

To learn more....
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans: http://nchv.org

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