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Kentucky Sees Rise in Number of Homeless Military Veterans

A new report says the number of homeless veterans in Kentucky has increased in recent years.

Numbers released by the Kentucky Housing Corporation show the number of homeless veterans jumped 37 percent in the last four years. The report indicates that the higher numbers are in part a result of troop withdrawals in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The proportion of veterans in the overall homeless population in Kentucky increased this year as well, to over 10 percent.

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