Homeless Veteran Shows Not All Gifts Come In Wrapped Packages

Homeless veterans celebrate Christmas
Updated: 12/25/2007 2:19 PM
By: Ryan Burgess



PITTSFIELD, MASS. -- Soldier On resident Eugene Vereen sits looking through an old prayer book. It's a simple way to celebrate Christmas.

"Today is a day of celebration for me, really from the inside, because not in my wildest dreams did I ever believe that I'd ever be here talking to you," said Vereen.

He's been here for three years now, along with other homeless veterans at Soldier On in Pittsfield. For many of them, celebrating Christmas brings mixed emotions.


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Homeless veterans celebrate Christmas
It's the spirit of Christmas that can get some people through difficult times and for some formerly homeless veterans, they're now trying to live this spirit every day. Our Ryan Burgess has the story.
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