🇺🇸 Each day this Memorial Week, we’re sharing the words of a living veteran. Someone who served their country and is now incarcerated, waiting to be seen, heard, and remembered. These are real voices from our waiting list. Real people. Still here. Still hoping.

What happens to someone who serves his country, is sent overseas, and comes home to nothing?

“I am a 6-year Army vet and served overseas. I have no contacts in the outside world. I am currently fighting for my Veterans benefits.”

That’s it.
That’s the whole letter.

Sometimes the silence says more than the words do.

He served.
He returned.
Now he’s in prison, with no support, no connections, and still fighting to receive the benefits he earned.

This is not what justice looks like.
This is what abandonment looks like.

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Today’s Fact:

Incarcerated veterans often lose access to their VA benefits, and must fight to have them reinstated after release.
The process is slow, complex, and poorly communicated. Many give up. Some never know they’re eligible at all.

Want to do something about it?

The veteran who shared these words (Michael) is on our waiting list and could really use a friend.
If you’d like to get connected, or even just send a note of encouragement, contact us and mention his name. We’ll take care of the rest.