‘Give yourself a chance’: Veteran overcomes addiction and homelessness

(Source – news.va.gov)

For nearly two decades, Marine Corps Veteran Rob Slaughter lived in the shadows on the streets of LA. After losing both parents and being discharged from military service after less than four months, he found himself without a family, home or future.

Eventually, addiction and homelessness led him to Skid Row, where suicide started to seem like the only way out. “People wanted me dead. I wanted me dead. I needed another reason to live,” he shared. Continue reading here…

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