Chronicle - Homeless Veterans

DateApril 4 1991

Can DescriptionsChronicle April 4, 1991 Homeless Veterans

AbstractChronicle; A War Within: Homeless Veterans; commercials included; Discovery Moment: "Mr. Watson Come Here"; a clip from the movie "Platoon" opens the segment with an interview with Mike Gaither talking about expectations after fighting; Ken Smith talks about those who are struggling after their war experiences; Mike Barnicle reports from a shelter for veterans; life for the residents and administration of the shelter is described, lauded and lamented by some residents and staff there; footage of demonstrations in 1968 sets the stage for a profile of Mike Gaither who was discharged as "undesirable" from the Army because he was caught smoking marijuana; Mike Barnicle shares his view about the kind of support that all veterans deserve; the concerns of funding for the shelter has become front and center for the staff; lottery number; upcoming show on self defense and a recollection of Norumbega;

OtherAdvertisements include New England Telepho9ne, Museum of Science, Schweppes, Toyota, Grossman's, Shaw's, Light n' Living, Buick, Seven Seas dressing, Honda lawnmowers, Nutri/system, Entenmann's, Stouffer's, Contadina, Cancun; In the studio Mary Richardson, Andria Hall, Lorie Conway George, Bob Comiskey, Ken Sullivan, Bob Oliver, John Rosenfeld, Doug Dike, Bob Hakkila, Leroy McLaurin, Curt Reichenbach, Christine Finn, Susan Sloane, Chris Stirling, Mark Mills, Paul LaCamera;