Free Republic

Staff writer Denise Barnes interviewed Nanci Jewell, D.C. metro director of U.S. VETS. Question: What is your group's mission? Answer: Our sole mission is the reintegration of homeless veterans back into mainstream society. I think, organizationally, our philosophy is really that each veteran is unique, their situations are unique and the amount of time it is going to take them to reintegrate is unique. Some veterans are fine in six months; others with more serious problems — those who have been on the streets for a long time — will require more support and their reintegration may be more difficult....