Barbara Bush: Ignore this post - Homeless Iraqi war vets ALREADY?

We don't want anything to trouble her beautiful mind. Especially stuff like the imploding lives of growing numbers of veterans of the war her son started.

Here's one vet's story. It's one of many in this article:

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/423600p-357336c.html

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An immigrant from Trinidad, Marcelle enlisted in the Marines a year after arriving in Brooklyn and served for eight years - including a stint in Iraq.

So when he lost his wallet, which contained his green card and Social Security card, he didn't fret. He'd served his adopted country with honor. He was a sergeant. He thought his veteran's ID card was proof enough he was an American.

More than a year after he got out of the service, Marcelle is broke and bitter. He and his frail mother are bunking in the living room of a friend. He thinks the only way he can escape his predicament is by reenlisting - even if it means going back to Iraq.

"The Marines are the only people who recognize anything I've done in my life," said Marcelle, 30. "My veteran's ID card is the only ID I have. Out here in the civilian world, it doesn't mean a thing."

Lacking proof that he is a legal resident, Marcelle couldn't land a steady job or get unemployment benefits.

Marcelle figures it would cost about $270 to replace his lost IDs, but he doesn't have the money.

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