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KentuckyWoman

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Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:23 AM Oct 2017

October 8, 2017

While Mike Pence threw a $242,000 hissy fit.

794 Indiana Veterans were homeless

Breaking down populations by category, Indiana’s Point-in-Time Homeless Count observed:

Of the persons found and identified as experiencing homelessness:
5,281 were staying in emergency shelters, safe havens or in temporary transitional housing programs
582 were unsheltered ( on the streets)
3,798 households were persons without dependent children
636 households were with dependent children
1,261 were under the age of 18 years old
794 of the adults counted were veterans
1,145 of the adults counted were persons fleeing from domestic violence
602 identified themselves as being characterized as "chronically homeless"
1,026 adults counted identified themselves as having a substance abuse disorder
1,099 of the adults counted identified themselves as having a serious mental illness




22 Military heroes committed suicide

Reuters reports "The most extensive study yet by the U.S. government on suicide among military veterans shows more veterans are killing themselves than previously thought, with 22 deaths a day -- or one every 65 minutes, on average." CBS Washington states, "The results of a new study indicate that suicide rates among veterans in the United States are increasing." USA Today has this in its lede: "An estimated 22 veterans commit suicide in the United States every day."


2 Brave men were killed the previous day at Fort Jackson SC and 6 others injured. Pence was too busy preparing for the Colts game to provide comfort to their families.


FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Officials say Army privates from Ohio and Tennessee have been killed after a military vehicle struck a formation of soldiers at a training base in South Carolina.

The soldiers killed Friday at Fort Jackson have been identified as Pvt. Timothy Ashcraft, of Cincinnati, and Ethan Shrader, of Prospect, Tennessee. Six soldiers were hurt, two critically. All of the injured were taken to an off-base hospital in Columbia. Their conditions were unknown Saturday.

Fort Jackson officials are calling it a "tragic event" but haven't released any details about why the vehicle struck the soldiers.

The Army says it has started a thorough investigation.



There is no more doubt on what kind of man Pence is. $242,000 of taxpayer money spent on a stunt while brave soldiers die.
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