Veterans Suffer Financially As Well Medically

An Associated Press article on the clinical and financial suffering of a combat veteran. A poignant and insightful article by Eff Donn and Kimberly Hepling.

“He was one of America’s first defenders on Sept. 11, 2001, a Marine who pulled burned bodies from the ruins of the Pentagon. He saw more horrors in Kuwait and Iraq.Today, he can’t keep a job, pay his bills, or chase thoughts of suicide from his tortured brain. In a few weeks, he may lose his house, too.”

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Associated Press

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