Charlestown trained Navy fliers
Photos from Larry Webster, collected by Frank Glista
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| Today's Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge and Charlestown's Ninigret Park was once covered by a Navy pilot training base built during World War II and decommissioned in 1974 |
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| Ensign Coy Stephenson, killed in action |
When reflecting this
Memorial Day Weekend, please remember to support our veterans.
7 FACTS ABOUT VETERANS
THAT WILL SHOCK THE HELL OUT OF YOU
- One third of the adult homeless population are veterans.
- 70% of these suffer from substance abuse problems.
- 45% of these suffer from mental illness.
- There are an estimated 196,000
homeless veterans in the
- Twice as many will experience homelessness at less once during the course of a year.
- 3 - 11% of homeless veterans are female.
- The current unemployment rate for veterans is 12% versus that of the general population which is 9.1%.
- The U.S. Government states that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the leading cause of homelessness among veterans.
Courtesy:
MoveOn.Org