Josh Petitt lived through the nightmare of the Iraq War, working alongside Chris Kyle (of American Sniper fame) and surviving bomb blasts, ambushes, and bloody battles.
“They are building housing on land that was deeded to soldiers, and a soldier can’t stay there who needs a home because of the money they gave him. If they want some of my money, take some back and just give me one of those apartments.”
“We feel our disabled vets are the ones to benefit the most from being at the VA,” Reynolds said. “They are trying to push him into a HUD voucher. He wants to be close to the VA, where he gets psychological appointments and can be around other veterans.”from the sidewalk in front of the VA and move them into temporary tiny homes on campus.
Newly constructed veteran housing on the Los Angeles campus of the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center.Petitt was injured in two vehicle IED blasts, including one in which the person sitting next to him was blown apart. He was also shot at, and the shrapnel from the three incidents has left him with two knee injuries, bulging spinal discs, and an almost complete loss of hearing. But the worst damage is psychological, he said.
“The housing being developed on the grounds of the VA Medical Center is an important resource, but only one of the many efforts VA is making,” VA spokesman Terrence Hayes said. “In the past month, VA has begun a new effort to recruit private sector landlords through innovative incentives.”
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