More than 2,000 homeless veterans in Arizona
KTAR
By Bruce St. James Show
Originally published: Nov 30, 2012
Many Americans often pay tribute to veterans on holidays, but what happens when the fanfare fades and it's time to go home?
For most Americans, that means a bed. But for the veterans they were honoring, that can mean a stoop, an alley or a shelter.
"On average, there's about 2,000 veterans experiencing homelessness in Arizona," said Joan Serviss with the Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness, adding that 60 percent of those are in Maricopa County.
Serviss said the homeless veterans include both those from the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and earlier wars.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Colorado homeless veterans get kicked back to the streets
State closing down local facility for homeless veterans
November 30, 2012
MONROE CO. (WEAU)- In 30-days, the state will close down a local facility that takes in homeless veterans.
The 10 veterans living in the Veteran Assistance Center located in Fort McCoy have until December 30th to find another place to live.
Up until a month ago 20-year-old veteran Jacob Fisher had no place to call his own. That's why he found this home at Fort McCoy to be his safe haven.
"I just got this job, full time factory work. It's the best opportunity I have had in a long time and now for it to be stripped from it before I even got it going I have a lot of mixed feelings,” said Fisher.
But on Tuesday Fisher found out the center will be closed down. It's a cold time of year, and now he's afraid he'll be back out on the street.
"I don't want to go back to running around looking for food, running around to find a shelter, and I don't want to sleep in random places anymore," said Fisher.
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November 30, 2012
MONROE CO. (WEAU)- In 30-days, the state will close down a local facility that takes in homeless veterans.
The 10 veterans living in the Veteran Assistance Center located in Fort McCoy have until December 30th to find another place to live.
Up until a month ago 20-year-old veteran Jacob Fisher had no place to call his own. That's why he found this home at Fort McCoy to be his safe haven.
"I just got this job, full time factory work. It's the best opportunity I have had in a long time and now for it to be stripped from it before I even got it going I have a lot of mixed feelings,” said Fisher.
But on Tuesday Fisher found out the center will be closed down. It's a cold time of year, and now he's afraid he'll be back out on the street.
"I don't want to go back to running around looking for food, running around to find a shelter, and I don't want to sleep in random places anymore," said Fisher.
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Homeless Veteran Reunites With Dog
Homeless Veteran Reunites With Dog Missing Two Months
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Friday, November 30, 2012
By Beth Ford Roth
Homeless U.S. Army veteran Rusty Reed lost his best friend in the world this summer, when his dog Timber ran away during a camping trip in Utah. Through the power of the internet, and the devotion of friends, Rusty and Timber were recently united.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
By Beth Ford Roth
Homeless U.S. Army veteran Rusty Reed lost his best friend in the world this summer, when his dog Timber ran away during a camping trip in Utah. Through the power of the internet, and the devotion of friends, Rusty and Timber were recently united.
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Vietnam Veteran sacrificed his life to save neighbor
Vietnam Veteran Killed Trying to Save Neighbor in House Fire
November 30, 2012
by Daniel Hight
WREG Memphis
It’s not always like the movies, sometimes acting heroic will cost you your life.
The Shelby County Fire Department says a man was killed trying to rescue a woman from a burning home Thursday evening.
The courage of 69-year-old Willie Harris cost him his life. It’s the kind of bravery you would expect from a Vietnam veteran who went into a burning home to help save a disabled woman.
“I was like ‘wow’,” said Marcus Webb, a neighbor. “I was astonished to see that.” Harris made it back out but it was enough to kill him. The homeowner managed to climb out of a window as flames gutted the home.
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November 30, 2012
by Daniel Hight
WREG Memphis
It’s not always like the movies, sometimes acting heroic will cost you your life.
The Shelby County Fire Department says a man was killed trying to rescue a woman from a burning home Thursday evening.
The courage of 69-year-old Willie Harris cost him his life. It’s the kind of bravery you would expect from a Vietnam veteran who went into a burning home to help save a disabled woman.
“I was like ‘wow’,” said Marcus Webb, a neighbor. “I was astonished to see that.” Harris made it back out but it was enough to kill him. The homeowner managed to climb out of a window as flames gutted the home.
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PTSD on Trial in North Carolina
Army vet who shot girlfriend found not guilty by reason of insanity
Davon Thomas, who killed his girlfriend at his parents’ home in 2009, ruled insane
By Gary L. Wright
Posted: Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
Davon Lamont Thomas, an Iraq War veteran who was charged with killing his girlfriend in 2009, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity after he was diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Thomas, 30, will be committed to a state mental hospital.
Thomas was charged with murder in connection with the November 2009 killing of his 23-year-old girlfriend, Tigist Yemane.
Yemane, who originally came to Charlotte from Ethiopia for an operation to fix a heart defect, was shot to death in Thomas’ parents’ house in the Reedy Creek community.
Thomas in September 2011 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
His lawyer, Jean Lawson, said the Army veteran had post-traumatic stress disorder and killed his girlfriend because he thought she was part of a terrorist attack on America.
“Davon Thomas volunteered to serve in the North Carolina Army National Guard, was deployed to active combat duty in Iraq and developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,” Lawson wrote in a court document.
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Davon Thomas, who killed his girlfriend at his parents’ home in 2009, ruled insane
By Gary L. Wright
Posted: Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
Davon Lamont Thomas, an Iraq War veteran who was charged with killing his girlfriend in 2009, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity after he was diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Thomas, 30, will be committed to a state mental hospital.
Thomas was charged with murder in connection with the November 2009 killing of his 23-year-old girlfriend, Tigist Yemane.
Yemane, who originally came to Charlotte from Ethiopia for an operation to fix a heart defect, was shot to death in Thomas’ parents’ house in the Reedy Creek community.
Thomas in September 2011 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
His lawyer, Jean Lawson, said the Army veteran had post-traumatic stress disorder and killed his girlfriend because he thought she was part of a terrorist attack on America.
“Davon Thomas volunteered to serve in the North Carolina Army National Guard, was deployed to active combat duty in Iraq and developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,” Lawson wrote in a court document.
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