Today is Veterans Day, the day where America memorializes all the veterans of their armed forces. Here at TYT we’re going to look at how our country actually treats its veterans. Turns out we don’t really put our money where our mouth is. Ana Kasparian (The Point), John Iadarola (Think Tank), and Elliot Hill (The Lip TV), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

“They fought for America in wars overseas. Now they’re struggling back home. Thousands of military veterans continue to face an array of challenges in their daily lives. Men and women who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, Korea and Vietnam, find themselves today battling homelessness and mental health crises, depression and poverty in the U.S. In honor of Veterans Day, Vocativ wanted to highlight five issues that illustrate why more needs to be done for the nation’s service members…

50,000 Of Them Will Sleep In The Streets Or A Homeless Shelter Tonight

The number of homeless veterans across the U.S. remains around 50,000 on any given night, a 2014 federal government survey found. That’s a 33 percent drop from the estimated 75,000 homeless vets in 2010, but still a far cry from the Obama administration’s pledge to end veteran homelessness by 2015.”*

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