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About 68 percent veterans experiencing homelessness are in cities, and 32 percent are in suburban and rural areas. About half have physical and mental illness, and about 70 percent have substance abuse problems. Slightly more than half are white males, and half of the total are older than 51 years old.
“It was supposed to rain, but it was very good the temperature, the sun, it was like it was all planned by God. It’s something I always wanted to do because I’ve never had the chance to go down to ‘The Wall.’ I lost five buddies from high school when I was over there and I just never had the courage to see ‘The Wall’.”