“I Was Off to Represent For My Fathers…”: Field Producer Robin On Veterans and the Petition Delivery

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Bill O'Reilly said there aren't any homeless veterans, and if there are, there aren't enough to matter and/or they're all mentally ill addicts. So we sent a group of homeless veterans to the FOX News building to show O'Reilly they do indeed exist. The vets brought a petition with 17,000 signatures demanding that O'Reilly apologize to all of America's homeless vets. Documentary filmmaker Dan Lohaus (www.whenicamehome.com) and field producer Robin W. captured the action.
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As we were organizing Thursday's petition delivery to the FOX building in New York, we put a call out for field producers to help cover the event. Robin Laverne Wilson answered that call, and we’re so glad she did. The following is her account of what happened yesterday, as well as her thoughts on the struggles veterans face and her personal connection to this issue. If you are interested in joining our army of field producers raising hell across the land, go here.And with that, here’s Robin…***************I put on my brown military thermals, my chocolate chip cammies, my black bandana and my black boots. I was off to represent for my father, my uncle, their army buddies and all the people in my life that I knew and didn't know who had served this country and in some way, often the same way, got the shaft from it. Most of them are Black, like me. My home state, Texas, is practically one huge military base. It's my patriotic duty, as the daughter of a Vietnam War combat medic, to pick up my weapon and fight for the cause. I grabbed my gear and went into friendly warrior mode to help these vets broadcast their story. And believe me -- their stories are AMAZING. There's Harold -- most people would not suspect him as homeless because he carries himself with such dignity and determination. He rides the train to sleep and keep warm between his job and school. He launders his clothing and is groomed. He is intelligent, lively and articulate. He is doing what any man is supposed to do -- work and educate himself -- yet he cannot find a home.There's James -- a 77-year-old Korea vet with a cane and steel-gray Cherokee eyes who gets choked up and teary when he recalls the action he endured in combat. He's 77 -- how long has HE been fighting for respect, benefits and a home?Carol has found homes for over 80 veterans, but there are thousands more. They are still on the street b
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