Department of Veterans Affairs

Major Hurdles Remain to End Veteran Homelessness

Posted on 11/12/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin TodayBy Julie Watson and Pauline Jelinek of The Associated Press CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Arthur Lute’s arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge for the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. Lute has post-traumatic stress disorder from the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon. He spent years drifting through jobs, two years in prison for assault, then 15 …