Monday, November 14, 2011

Long fall from soldier to homeless

Long fall from soldier to homeless

By: Andy Wontor
Published: November 13, 2011


The day they signed up for the military, their excitement was palpable. Young men just out of high school. "Next thing I know I was signing my name," says Ronald Lee, who was in the Air Force from 1973 to 1993.

However, after their days of glory, they had a hard time adjusting to the real world. Brett Bush served in the Navy from 1982 to 1989. He remembers the day he was discharged like it was yesterday, "I just kind of melted into the sidewalk."
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