In 2006 there were around 1300 homeless vets who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. That number has doubled three times in about six years. Of the nearly 10-thousand five hundred currently homeless, about 13% are women.
The Veterans Administration blames the rise on a number of factors including a poor economy but also on the nature of the current wars, where many soldiers serve multiple deployments and suffer psychologically from what they have seen and experienced.
Steve Berg of the National Alliance to End Homelessness says soldiers experiencing post tramatic stress or suffering from brain injuries are quite challenged in many areas coming home from war. PressTV
The Veterans Administration blames the rise on a number of factors including a poor economy but also on the nature of the current wars, where many soldiers serve multiple deployments and suffer psychologically from what they have seen and experienced.
Steve Berg of the National Alliance to End Homelessness says soldiers experiencing post tramatic stress or suffering from brain injuries are quite challenged in many areas coming home from war. PressTV
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