40,000 veterans homeless despite nearly 50% drop in 6 years

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By rt.com
The Obama administration’s six-year effort to completely eradicate veteran homelessness has met half of its goal, reducing it by 47 percent. However, despite coordinated federal, state and local efforts, 40,000 veterans are still homeless.

“[We’ve] got to keep fighting for the dignity of every veteran. And that includes ending the tragedy, the travesty of veterans’ homelessness,” said commander in chief, Barack Obama, before an audience at the Disabled American Veterans annual convention in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday. “Two states, Virginia and Connecticut, as well as 27 cities and towns across the country have effectively ended veteran homelessness.”

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