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Over 75,000 US
military personnel face the predicament of homelessness after they
return home from US-led wars abroad, feeling the burden of increased
mental pressure.

According to data published by the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, the number of US veterans, homeless on any given night
as of June this year, stands at a staggering 75,700, a Press TV
correspondent reported Friday.

"It's a critical time; we have veterans that are returning from Iraq
and Afghanistan that are potentially becoming homeless in higher
numbers than they have in the past," said Anne Oliva, director of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development's homeless office.

Formerly deployed in military missions overseas, the veterans are finding it more difficult to find employment at home.

The unemployment rate among American young veterans stood at nearly 21 percent last year according to the US Labor Department.

"It's a national disgrace, the situation of returning soldiers and
veterans. And it reflects the overall situation of the US economy, which
is in a state of collapse and it's only going to get worse with all the
budget cuts," said Edward Spannaus, Legal Affairs Editor.

"Young men and women join the army these days precisely because it's
the only job they can get. The people tend to come from ... >>>