Some veterans struggle after discharge from service
Brenda and Chuck Isaacson play in their back yard with their 16-month old daughter, in Sun Prairie, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Veteran Arthur Lute holds his is 5-month-old son Evan in his one-bedroom apartment in Chula Vista, Calif. Lute’s arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge the Obama administration faces to make good on its audacious promise: End homelessness among veterans by 2015. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
High rates of homelessness, joblessness and suicide plague the troops after returning home from overseas.
A 2014 Department of Veteran’s Affairs scandal revealed problems veterans face when seeking medical care. But other problems exist, including long wait times to receive GI Bill benefits and the Basic Allowance for Housing, high jobless rates and frequent reports of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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