- Unlike previous wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan as much as 50% of the forces are composed of reserves and National Guard.

- Our troops and their families are under unprecedented levels of stress due to the pace and frequency of more than five years of deployments.

- An average of five soldiers per day tried to commit suicide in 2007. Before Iraq, that figure was one attempt per day.

- Hundreds of millions of dollars have been granted by Congress to the military to improve the current situation.

- Veterans make up 11% of the adult population in the United States but total 25% of the homeless.

- The Veterans affairs Department, as of November 2007, has identified 1500 homeless veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.

- It took approximately a decade for the lives of Vietnam veterans to unravel to the point that they became homeless.

- The early entry of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans into homelessness has many Veterans agencies concerned with a potential ˇ§tsunamiˇ¨ in the near future.

- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a major contributor to the problem.

- Iraq vets seeking help with homelessness are more likely to be women, less likely to have substance abuse problems, but more likely to have mental illness.