Posted on Feb 29, 2016

Milwaukee looks to renovate historic city buildings to house homeless veterans | Fox News

SSG Warren Swan

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Just when the mention of VA brings loads of ill will and pessimism, they get one right.....hopefully. Why can't the rest of America do the same? Could you IMAGINE all of the homes that are sitting derelict and abandoned were filled with vets who would maintain them to a certain level? That would help everyone. It would raise property values, give a sense of pride to the veterans and their families, and make the community itself better provided the veterans in those homes are not micromanaged, but guided and helped to work and become a new version of what they were before.

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CPT Jack Durish

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I support anything done to help veterans BUT keep in mind that homelessness is often a symptom of deeper problems. Many attempts to assist the homeless, civilians and veterans alike, are frustrated by their own intransigence. While I applaud all projects to provide shelter, we must not be shortsighted. We need to set aside companion budgets to provide the help that veterans need to accept shelter and use it as a stepping stone to a more successful life.

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SSG Warren Swan

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I agree completely. I'll use the rowhouses in Baltimore as an example. No one is going to live in them. The area really is at the bottom of the barrel...BUT with the right mentality, the right determination, and the right guidance, vets could move in there, renovate those homes, and live in them mostly without an issue. Of course you'll have a few exceptions, but for the most part it would be a win win for the city. If we give them something to take care of with the chance to own, they'll want to see the others succeed. And what was once a ghetto, could be a new up and coming area

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