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I am a former Airborne Infantry soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. I served two tours in Afghanistan and have been affected both physically and mentally from my time in the service. I have severe pain issues from my back which has 2 compressed discs and my ankle where I tore all the ligaments in. One injury from Afghanistan the other from a training combat parachute jump that when I landed one of my feet went into a gopher hole and the other didn't causing the damage to my ankle. I have also been diagnosed with moderate to severe PTSD which I keep a lid on most of the time,but it still haunts me in my nightmares,my temperment, and my hyper vigilance. I fell behind on my rent after my wife had to quit working because she was a high risk pregnancy, and was never able to catch up on the rent after that. I had to drop out of school to work a more demanding job it wasn't enough and I was eventually engulfed by the debt and was forced to move my wife took the kids and moved in with her mother a home I am not welcome in and she has our car. I don't live in a place where I have frinds or family to help me I have lived on my own since 15 . If it was just me I would live on the street and be to proud to ask for help, but alas for the sake of my family I am trying anything I can to get them back. I am just trying to get enough money for a first and last month's rent deposit and possibly a  cheap car to get to and from. I would be able to pay the monthly bills but just can't get into a place. I Work a job where I work on average 60-80 hours a week. I am drowning by trying to pay for a hotel and food . I need any help I can get and maybe some people think I don't deserve help, but I l leave that up to you all. I work  really hard but I am always trying to play catch up I am trying to keep my head up, but slowly falling into a depression I don't know how to fight. I would rather be on the battle field with an enemy I can actually fight. I have tried the veteran services but they want me to be a homeless jobless degenerate before they will help me instead of trying to keep me from that point.  Thank you for taking your time and reading this. I will keep trying to do better but any help anything to help a homeless veteran get back his family and his pride back would be a gift better than I probably deserve but a second chance would mean the world to me. I  Thank you for taking your time and reading this. I will keep trying to do better and to stay positive, but any help anything to help a homeless veteran get back his family and his pride would be a gift I probably don't deserve but would mean the world to me.

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Gerald White
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Jacksonville, FL

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