Photos: Veterans on Patrol
Veterans On Patrol have set up Camp Bravo near Santa Rita Park. Veterans and homeless women can sleep in the military-style tents at the camp.
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Fae Starling stokes the fire while living at Camp Bravo for Veterans on Patrol near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. Starling says she has lived with Veterans on Patrol for a few months and is studying to earn her GED. Thursday November 19, 2015.
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Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer, founder and program director for Veterans on Patrol, walks through Santa Rita Park looking for discarded syringes from addicts who use the park to buy and use drugs. A group of veterans created VOP to help homeless people, particularly homeless veterans and women and children. Arthur has set up Camp Bravo on private property near the park. The group receives donations including food, clothing and wood. Thursday November 19, 2015.
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Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer, founder and program director for Veterans on Patrol, checks a bathroom stall for hidden syringes in Santa Rita Park from addicts who use the park to buy and use drugs. Thursday November 19, 2015.
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As part of his daily routine, Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer, founder and program director for Veterans on Patrol, checks in with April Polansky to see if she needs any necessities for her camp that is located near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Thursday November 19, 2015.
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Brandon "Wolfgang" Mack, center, helps to put up a tent for the head of the security detail at Camp Bravo for Veterans on Patrol near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. VOP was created by a group of veterans to help homeless people, particularly homeless veterans and women and children. Thursday November 19, 2015.
Veterans on Patrol
Veterans on Patrol have set up Camp Bravo near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. VOP was created by a group of veterans to help homeless people, particularly homeless veterans and women and children. The organization receives many donations in food, clothing and wood. Thursday November 19, 2015.
Veterans on Patrol
Rebecca DeLauer reads a weekly in bed as the sun sets at Camp Bravo for Veterans on Patrol near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. DeLauer says she feels safe at Camp Bravo and has formed a sisterhood with some of the other women. DeLauer says she was trying to escape an abusive boyfriend and everywhere else she went he would find her. At Camp Bravo there is security on the premises to protect her and the other occupants. Thursday November 19, 2015.
Veterans on Patrol
Camp Bravo for Veterans on Patrol is near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. VOP was created by a group of veterans to help homeless people, particularly homeless veterans and women and children. Thursday November 19, 2015.
Veterans on Patrol
Jeff Kelly says he's been living at Camp Bravo near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. for a week. Anyone who comes to Camp Bravo can stay for 72 hours, after that if they want to stay longer then they need to volunteer to help maintain the area. Veterans on Patrol started the camp. A group of veterans created VOP to help homeless people, particularly homeless veterans and women and children. Thursday November 19, 2015.