by Pat Hartman | Apr 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Caring for a vet at the VA Hospital in Portland America engages in constant military activity and pays lip service to the honor and respect owed to the troops on the ground. But actions speak louder than words and, sad to say, once the veterans are back in the USA,...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
In my hometown, we often saw a “character” who, according to local legend, was a World War II veteran with shell shock. He lived in a shack by the railroad tracks and all he did was walk, all over town, all day, every day. Because there was only one of him, he was...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Compared to some other countries, America cares well for its military veterans—which is similar to being the prettiest corpse in the morgue, because any illusion of superiority is only relative. In absolute terms however, vets often find that service in the armed...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
America is full of empty houses, a circumstance that House the Homelesshas been exploring to figure out why people can’t live in them. A Cleveland, Ohio, man took that question from theory to reality when he began to practice urban homesteading six...
