NJ Spotlight published the following article on March 11, 2014. To read the full article, click here.
MANY JOIN FORCES IN EFFORT TO HELP VETERANS FIND HOMES IN NEW JERSEY
JOE TYRRELL | MARCH 11, 2014
Thousands who served their country find themselves on the streets, jobless and struggling to survive
This $15 million affordable housing complex in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, spearheaded by the Rev. Rev. DeForest “Buster” Soaries, includes subsidized apartments for military veterans.
After he got out of the Army almost three decades ago, Mark Montgomery’s service experience in transport landed him in the driver’s seat.
As a truck driver, “I traveled a lot around the U.S., all over,” he recalled. “There are some beautiful places. I really liked California… in the winter time.”
Not all the sights Montgomery saw were reassuring, such as New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina — truckers had to improvise because their past routes just weren’t there anymore, he said.