My marriage is falling apart. We just don't talk to each other anymore... I really don't have any friends and I'm quite picky about who I want as a friend... What I would really like is to have a house in the mountains, somewhere away from everyone... There have been times when which I was so depressed that I didn't even want to leave the basement. I usually start drinking a lot around these times. I even thought about committing suicide when I was depressed... Night time is the hardest thing for me. I go to sleep long after my wife has gone to bed... Sometimes I grab her by the neck before I realize where I am... I don't know, it's been like this for a long time; It seems to be gradually getting worse. My wife is talking about leaving (Goodwin). Many military personnel face trauma and injury while serving overseas and return to the United States with health problems such as PTSD, depression, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and other medical problems that require treatment. Ex-servicemen sometimes bring negative qualities from the military to civilian life. These ex-servicemen should be given the necessary incentives to help them reintegrate back into our communities as they face various adversities during this transition. Ex-servicemen often face the problem of homelessness. There has been an increase in the number of veterans among the homeless population in the United States. “Nearly 13% of the homeless population in the United States are veterans, and another 1.4 million veterans are at risk of becoming homeless” (Hoffler). Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a Homeless Assistance Program and other affiliated programs, these are not being used by some of these homeless veterans. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, between 130,000 and 200,000 veterans on a g...... middle of paper ......ws foxnews.com article, "Veterans Face Delays When Applying for Educational Benefits Through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), making it more difficult for them to receive an education after leaving military service” (“Education Benefits”). You might initially think that all the assistance programs from the VA and other government agencies, in addition to the benefits that veterans are entitled to after serving, would help the transition process social issues mentioned above, the reintegration of veterans into civilian communities is hampered by these problems. Some of these problems may be unavoidable, but there should be well-established systems, treatment programs and services to care for veterans returning home..