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Category: Rafael Stoneman’s “Veterans Connection” Acorn Article

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July 27, 2018

Formerly Homeless Vet Urges Stand Down Participation

Ventura County Stand Down

Many newspapers are running articles about the 2018 Ventura County Stand Down happening July 27 to 29 at the California Army National Guard Armory in Ventura (see related story on Page 11). I really don’t want to just write another press release, but I also don’t want to miss the opportunity to notify homeless vets […]

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July 20, 2018

Rafael Stoneman: How to Listen When the Story Is Hard to Tell

How to Listen to a Veteran

My friend, a post-9/11 veteran, constantly suspects someone is trying to kill him. Afraid to start his car, he fears an improvised explosive device is wired into the ignition. Walking on the streets, he fixates on his paranoia that “the enemy” is following him so they can shoot him. Given the intense combat he faced, […]

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June 15, 2018

Homeless Vets Aren’t Much Different from You and Me

Helping Homeless Veterans

This column is about putting a face to Ventura County’s homeless veterans. Each of them is, I assure you, not much different from you and me, with their own unique backstory and purpose. How do I know this? What makes me the expert? Because I am a veteran—and 11 months ago I was homeless right […]

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May 16, 2018

Rafael Stoneman: New Column Takes a Closer Look at Veterans’ Issues

Mikey Simpson, Army Veteran

When I heard from the staff at Gold Coast Veterans Foundation about Mikey Simpson, 56, a homeless veteran who grew up in Camarillo, I was determined to find him. I wanted to talk to him about his story, get to know him and help any way I could to get him his new prosthetic leg. […]

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May 11, 2018

Rafael Stoneman: How to Motivate, Not Dominate

Helping Homeless People; Helping Homeless Veterans

In Hector Gonzalez’s May 4 article “We’re not ignoring them,” he asked a relevant question about how to help homeless people: “How do you help those that refuse the help?” The immediate answer is you can’t. But, as someone who has been on the other end of that question a few times, I suggest that […]

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