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A veteran (from Latin vetus, meaning "old") is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; " A veteran of ..." . This page refers to military veterans, i.e., a person who has or is serving in the armed forces, and has direct exposure to acts of military conflict, commonly known as war veterans (although not all military conflicts, or areas in which armed combat takes place, are necessarily referred to as "wars"). From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I've heard as much as 30%. Does anyone have a source for this, or a different figure. Seems very sad that the richest and most powerful country in human history can't take care of its veterans. Asked by holbright - Sat Apr 8 10:51:48 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. I have worked in the VA and volunteered as a Homeless Veterans' Advocate and can tell you the numbers vary throughout the country. In some places, the % of homeless who are veterans is high, and in others low. One problem for veterans is that we were taught to be very self sufficient during our military days and told that to seek help is a sign of weakness our enemy would prey upon. That belief translates into refusal to seek medical care when very ill to not seeking assistance for financial problems, to refusing to use services local governments have set up for homeless veterans. The federal government's response to any problems veterans have (homeless or otherwise) is to ignore the problem until it is covered in the media, then… [cont.] Answered by bilskine - Sat Apr 8 11:08:01 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Veterans"
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