Every Veteran Informative Speech

Every Veteran has a story, this is a very special story. This is John B. KIng Jr’s story. King served in Korea and cites a professional career of more than 35 years in service to the federal government. He became homeless after losing his house in a domestic altercation. When asked to share his thoughts on what Veterans Day means to him, King says, "I want to sit down and cry ... what else can I do?"

My hope for the future of our veterans to be treated with care and respect. Those who are forgotten about what they did for our country and tossed out now living on the streets. That's not how our veterans should be treated; they have been through thick and thin serving for our county. They gave us freedom and showed us pride, the last place they should be living is in the streets. Let's give them back the freedom and pride they deserve from us and give them a place to stay.

Many veterans that come back from serving struggle from post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. They suffer an

Although many people have helped our veterans out in many ways like starting donations or programs to help them get their lives back on track. A program called the VA is kind of like a donation to the veterans: it provides 15,000 residential rehabilitative and transitional beds to the veterans living on the streets. Studies show since 2005, seventy percent of the homeless veteran population has gone down. Although it does not provide all the substantial benefits the veterans need in life such as health care or rehabilitation from substance abuse and aftercare. The most important things is personal development and empowerment to show they still mean something to us