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Anger motivates developer to house vets
Real-estate developer Matt Heslin is an avid cyclist. As he rode the streets of Orange County and Los Angeles, something disturbed him greatly.
"As I rode, I continually saw very young homeless men and women," said Heslin. "I'd see them at the beaches, on freeway off-ramps, in river beds, and under bridges.
"In talking with these young people, I learned many of them are veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars."
Heslin says they've come home and have been turned loose into society without any reintegration plan to make the transition from soldier to civilian.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/heslin-350731-veterans-homeless.html
A grateful mother of two children who served in the Iraq war and was sleeping in a homeless shelter was the recipient of one unit. Another veteran of the war in Afghanistan bounced from his car to homeless shelters. Now, he has a bed, a stove, a couch and a place to call his own.