by Donna Owens
As National Veterans and Military Families Month
comes to an end, Patrick Adams is among the former service members who
are thankful for a warm home in which to lie their heads at night.
The
U.S. Navy veteran was among several formerly homeless individuals who
met with Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, and
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Dr. David Shulkin, in the
nation’s capital earlier this week.
Adams, 67,
spoke fondly of his tenure in the U.S. military during the late '60s and
'70s and his pride in serving his country. But when he fell on hard
times years ago — the details are vague — the New Jersey native found
himself homeless.
"I couch surfed with
relatives, did odd jobs, and sometimes I slept outdoors on the beach,"
Adams told NBC News, explaining that over the years he’d migrated to
states with warm climates such as California, Florida, and Hawaii. "I
didn’t really want to be living that way. Enough was enough."
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Source: NBC News
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