I am a vet and yes, I was homeless when I first came home from SE Asia.
It was more of a choice than I realized at that time.
I was burnt out, fatigued and just wanted to be left alone!
For a number of years ... Everything was done under orders and when I was discharged I didn’t want anymore bosses and didn’t look for work for a long while.
What saved me was my not getting hooked .. long term on the drinking or drugs that most of my fellow vet’s fell into.
(yes, I did my share of booze and drugs but never really addicted)
That is what a majority of these former vets are going through now and ... DO NOT deserve to be treated this way .. For Criminal Aliens!
I guess you have never served or you were one of the janitors you mentioned?🥴
Apologies to all who were offended - just generally cynical about sob stories when most of the people I see on the streets are addicts regardless of veteran status. Most people who “fall through the cracks” tend to get transitional housing not even have relatives take them in. Generally speaking in my area the folks you see on the streets are not the latter.