[Sam]

I hope y'all are praying regularly for all of those in the military.

I would also like to encourage you to pray for healing for those in the military and for all of our veterans.

--1 out of every 4 homeless persons in the U.S. is a veteran but vets are only 11 percent of the adult population

--45 percent in the VA's homeless programs have a diagnosable mental illness and more than 3 out of 4 have a substance abuse problem. 35 percent have both a mental illness and a substance abuse problem.

--Iraq war vets seeking help are more likely to be women, less likely to have substance abuse problems, but more likely to have mental illness --mostly related to post traumatic stress.