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[Joe Callan] has a point. New Mexico's only shelter for homeless veterans, a renovated EconoLodge in Albuquerque, may close for lack of funds. Approximately 70 vets room there, including a few "kids" from today's wars. "They're coming home pretty messed up," Garfield Lopez, lead monitor at the New Mexico Veterans Integration Center, says.
As Callan says, "shooting shit" doesn't translate well to civilian life. The NeW Mexico Department of Veterans Services points vets to its "featured employer," Walmart."Everything that's happened in Iraq is the fault of every single person in this country. It's their apathy and lack of involvement and awareness," Callan says. "Nobody cares."See the full content of this document
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It's Not Over
Andrew Chavez is 28 and handsome and tall-nearly seven feet when he stands on the Segway scooter he uses to compensate for his enfeebled legs.
Even though his short time in Iraq cost him his powers of...See the full content of this document
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