The Real Return
Wednesday, May 05 2010
The Real Return
Javorn Drummond
There is growing concern about the number of veterans who are returning from war without work. A new study says 20% are without jobs. There's even a bill before Congress calling for more training and more assistance for vets. Javorn Drummond spent almost five years in the Army. He served in Iraq and ever since he got back, he's struggled to find his footing. After two years of unemployment, Javorn found himself living in a trailer with no heat or clean water. He was working at a hog processing plant. But Javorn has recently made a change. He is using his GI Bill to earn a degree. Jovorn's story is part of a new documentary How to Fold a Flag.
- Special thanks to the people at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival for connecting us with the filmmaker and the film.
LARRY AND DENNIS: THE NEXT CHAPTER
We've recently been following up with former guests of the program. Today, we catch up with Larry Gibson and Dennis Golay. The two tested positive for HIV more than 20 years ago. At that time, doctors told them they had just months to live. Dennis and Larry are now both in their early sixties and are the longest-surviving couple with HIV that they know. Since they talked with Dick two years ago, a lot has changed. They continue to be relatively healthy, and they are just back from a grand trip to Europe.
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