Press TV: 75,000 US Veterans Face Homelessness!

Over 75,000 US Military Personnel face homelessness after they return from our wars abroad, according to data published by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the number of US veterans, homeless on any given night , as of June this year, is more than 75,700. "It's a critical time - we have veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who may be homeless in greater numbers than in the past, said Anne Oliva, Dirctor of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's homeless office. Deployed in military missions overseas, veterans have trouble finding employment in their home states. At the present time, the employment rate among young veterans is nearly 21 percent. "It's a national disgrace, and reflects the overall situation of the US economy, which is currently in a state of collapse," said Edward Spannaus, Legal Affairs Editor. "Young men and women join the army because that is the only job which is now available". In addition, the homeless people come from the poor layers of society, and from the poorest parts of our country. Layered above all of their fears, the detrimental psychological effects of war on combatants has resulted in 300,000 post-traumatic stress disorders. Bottom line: The US government has failed in its duty to ease the transition from veterans' military lives to jobs in the civilian environment.