Help out there for homeless veterans
YAKIMA , Wash. (AP) — Jack Battles had a roof over his head and was earning $52 an hour in the Bremerton shipyards.
Then a mooring line from a ship slammed into his knee in 2005, ending his career as a load rigger. He used to work in construction, but that wasn't an option, either.
Proving the axiom that many of us are just one or two paychecks from desperation, Battles ran out of money while waiti...
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