Inside VETERANS ROW: Homeless Vets Outside Los Angeles’s VA

Most have of us have seen the unsettling images of American flags fastened to the outside of tents at a homeless encampment called “Veteran’s Row“ in Los Angeles. It’s the type of photo that sticks with you in a haunting way. At least it did for me. It’s a stark reminder that tens of thousands of men and women who served our country sleep outside homeless every night. No one should be homeless, and most certainly, no veterans should not have access to adequate housing. On July 4th, I decided to go visit Veterans Row to hand out socks and make new friends. It was overwhelming in several ways. First, I have walked into homeless camps all over the country. Homeless people are generally nice, but the homeless vets living outside the Veteran’s Administration in West Los Angeles were extremely welcoming. Rob Reynolds’s passion is to support homeless veterans navigate services to get the help they need. Rob is a member of AMVETS-CA Post 2, but the two times I visited, Ro