Wounded soldiers become homeless waiting for benefits
(AP) Thousands of wounded soldiers discharged from the Army risk financial ruin as they wait six to nine months for their disability benefits. The Army has taken steps to ease the strain, but it’s taking awhile for those policies to take hold.
This video is from The Associated Press, broadcast June 17, 2008.
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