. startling new statistics on the lives of struggling american heroes. the labor department reporting the un rate among iraq and afghan veterans was 15% last month far out paces the national average of 9%. now one group, they are doing something to help those americans when hard times put them on the street. casey stegall is live in los angeles with more. >> reporter: the numbers don't get better. when you look at the number of homeless veterans calling america home, according to the national veterans foundation, a third of all homeless men in this country, are veterans that. is a sobering statistic. there are a number of -- that is a sobering statistic. there a number of reasons why. some facing money troubles when they are abroad. others have drug and alcohol addictions or are suffering