[Vigilanteman]

The VFW does a solid job of helping guys just like the one you describe and thousands more. Send them as big a check as you can afford. Buy their calender. Whatever.

If you want to do this guy some real good, steer him to the local VA hospital or VFW or other veteran's organization of your choice or AA or Salvation Army or like-minded church group of your choice. They will do a lot more for him than throw him spare change to buy his next bottle. Sometimes, they even turn lives like this around.

[tjd1454]

The VFW does a solid job of helping guys just like the one you describe and thousands more. Send them as big a check as you can afford. Buy their calender. Whatever.

If you want to do this guy some real good, steer him to the local VA hospital or VFW or other veteran's organization of your choice or AA or Salvation Army or like-minded church group of your choice. They will do a lot more for him than throw him spare change to buy his next bottle. Sometimes, they even turn lives like this around.

Good point - I'm all for the VA, AA, and the Salvation Army. Don't forget the rescue missions, which also do such a wonderful job caring for people in need.

Too late for my guy, though. He died of liver failure at the young age of 44.

[Last Dakotan]

Plus 1 on the VA. The people there would crawl over hot coals to get guys like this off the streets.