HOMELESS VETS TOUCH WINTER BY JESSICA P. OGILVIE - LA WEEKLY - JAN 25-31 2013
"Several days ago, Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon revealed publicly that his son is living on the streets, where Alarcon sometimes sees him roaming, and has been doing so for four years... As more soldiers return from Iraq and Afghanistan, suffering from higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder than veterans of past wars, the number of homeless vets is expected to rise after having fallen from 8,000 in 2011 to 6,300 today. Some will repeatedly choose to make homelessness a way of life...
This article also quotes New Directions, which helps about 600 vets a year. Many vets stay at the National Armory closest to the VA in Westwood.
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