Homeless Viet Nam Vet Chase
Chase lived in New Orleans prior to Katrina. Retired Army Special Tactics he served during Viet Nam and in Iraq. “An angry person” was how he described himself, frequently coming to blows with other’s in the homeless encampment. Pointing upward he confesses, "He (God) got my attention". As he was walking down Iberville Street one night he was shot and collapsed on the spot. The same men that he had fought with called 911 and stayed with him until the ambulance arrived. Police are threatening to enforce an "unauthorized public habitation" ordinance. He’s not sure where he'll go if homeless are forcibly evicted.
In the Homeless Residents of New Orleans Still Wait for Help photo essay.
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