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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 25, 2018
Ben Riggs knows tough. A former Marine from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment, Ben was a soldier’s soldier, part of a “grunt unit,” infantry, “tip of...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: November 7, 2017
If you had a bunch of money in the bank with your name on it but didn’t know about the account, what good would it do you? That’s the situation for...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: November 11, 2016
Military service ran in Ben’s family. Growing up, he planned to follow suit. But first, he wanted to let loose. “I moved to Arizona and I started...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: November 10, 2015
While 2015 Point-in-Time Count numbers for the nation showed an overall decrease in veteran homelessness, the statistic for homeless veterans in...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: July 17, 2015
“It’s kind of an oxymoron, the word freedom, because it comes with a high price.” –Chris, Marine veteran Freedom means many things to many people. We...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: November 5, 2013
11% of the adult homeless population are veterans. 20% of the male homeless population are veterans. About 1.4 million other veterans, meanwhile, are...
