News From the Cause
Returning veterans now battling at home: (CONTRA COSTA TIMES, CA)
July 21, 2009
They've left the battlefield, but their fights are not over yet. Veterans returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan face the highest unemployment rate in decades. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Physical injuries. Homelessness. Dee Pu'u didn't know what to do. "In the military you could trust somebody with your life," said Pu'u, 32, one of about 300 veterans attending the East Bay Veterans Fair in Concord on Monday. On the outside, he said, everyone is out for themselves. click here to view
