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Local veteran living on the streets gets new home in Covington

Barracks Project, Maslow's Army help Navy veteran get off streets

Local veteran living on the streets gets new home in Covington

Barracks Project, Maslow's Army help Navy veteran get off streets

WELCOME HOME, BRIAN ANDREW: YOU COULD CONSIDER THIS THE WELCOME HOME THAT A LOT VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS NEVER GOT AFTER THE WAR. BUT BRIAN TUCKER GOT HIS TODAY THANKS TO TWO LOCAL GROUPS WORKING TOGETHER. YESTERDAY HE WENT ON AND ON ABOUT HOW WHEN HE’S IN HIS O APARTMENT HE WANTS TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE BARRACKS PROJECT AND MASLOW’S ARMY ANDREW: TODAY HE WALKED INTO HIS NEW PLACE AFTER SPENDING TIME ON THE STREETS. IT CAME TO A HEAD AROUND THE 4TH OF JULY, WHEN HE FELT LIKE HE WAS BACK IN COMBAT, BUT HERE AT HOME >> HE WAS BEING HARASSED. KIDS WERE THROWING FIREWORKS AT HIM AND OBVIOUSLY THIS TRIGGERED HIS PTSD. ANDREW: IN A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK, BRIAN HAS GONE FROM SEEING SOME OF THE WORST OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF TO SOME OF THE BEST, WITH A NEW PLACE TO STAY HERE IN COVINGTON AND IT’S ALL, FRANKLY, A LITTLE OVERWHELMING. >> I’VE HAD A LOT OF TRUST ISSUES, AND THIS IS JUST BLOWING ALL THOSE AWAY. ANDREW: TUCKER SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE NAVY, BUT WOUND UP ON THE STREETS, NO LONGER ABLE TO PAY HIS RENT BECAUSE OF HIS DISABILITY NOW HE HAS A CHANCE TO START OVER. THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT REALLY TAKE OTH PEOPLE -- INSTEAD OF FOR GRANTED, THEY TAKE THEM INTO THEIR OPEN ARMS AND TO HELP. ANDREW HE SIGNED A RENT-FREE, THREE-MONTH LEASE TO STAY AT THE BARRACKS PROJECT HOUSE, WHILE THEY WORK TO GET A MORE PERMANENT HOME. FROM COVINGTON, ANDREW SETTERS
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Local veteran living on the streets gets new home in Covington

Barracks Project, Maslow's Army help Navy veteran get off streets

A local vet who found himself living on the streets now has a place to stay. Brian Tucker moved into a temporary home in Covington, thanks to the Barracks Project and Maslow’s Army. Tucker found himself living on the streets when his disability payments were no longer enough to cover his rent. His situation came to a head around the Fourth of July, when he felt like he was back in combat, but here at home. “He was being harassed and kids were throwing fireworks at him and obviously this triggered his PTSD,” said Felicia Huesman, with the Barracks Project. “I’ve had a lot of trust issues, and this is just blowing all those away,” Tucker said. Now he’s got a chance to start over. “There are people that really take other people instead of for granted, take them into their open arms and to help,” Tucker said. Tucker signed a rent-free, three-month lease to stay at the Barracks Project house while they work to get him a more permanent housing solution.

A local vet who found himself living on the streets now has a place to stay.

Brian Tucker moved into a temporary home in Covington, thanks to the Barracks Project and Maslow’s Army.

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Tucker found himself living on the streets when his disability payments were no longer enough to cover his rent.

His situation came to a head around the Fourth of July, when he felt like he was back in combat, but here at home.

“He was being harassed and kids were throwing fireworks at him and obviously this triggered his PTSD,” said Felicia Huesman, with the Barracks Project.

“I’ve had a lot of trust issues, and this is just blowing all those away,” Tucker said.

Now he’s got a chance to start over.

“There are people that really take other people instead of for granted, take them into their open arms and to help,” Tucker said.

Tucker signed a rent-free, three-month lease to stay at the Barracks Project house while they work to get him a more permanent housing solution.