I Found Two Homeless Vets Today in Orlando [View All]

[rsmith6621]

....I am getting to know Orlando by driving around. Today while driving around the area just south of D.Town Mickey city on Orange Ave I saw two men standing holding cardboard that said HOMELESS and VIETNAM WAR VET...God BLESS. I usually just drive by and do nothing but today was different I stopped and went up to them and talked to them...I asked them about their service and asked them to validate their claim on the signs....both of them pulled out their dog tags and one even pulled out their honorable discharge papers he was DC on Dec 12th, 1976 with 12 years of service he also said he spent two tours in NAM for a total of 18 months.....

I told them that a host of a show on the Fox News denies that large numbers of ex-vets are homeless and said it was in the neighborhood of 200k....they said it is much more..They both told me that finding adequate jobs has been a struggle now that they are in their late 50s early 60s thus they have no benefits nor have income for a home. They lost their jobs due to outsourcing 7 years ago where they worked in support.

I asked them if I could take their picture and send it to Fox News and a radio personality named Ed Schultz they were glad to do so. I also asked if there was anything other than cash that would help them out......FOOD is what they said.......so I got back in my car went down to an Albertson store 5 blocks away and got 2-$25.00 gift cards and stopped by a Temp Firm nearby and asked them if they had probs with hiring someone who served there country but now was homeless...NO they said and got a card from the individual I spoke with and returned back them and gave them these items.....their eyes and spirit filled with joy and I thanked them for their service and drove off......Ill check on them next week.