list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around When I Came Home on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/When_I_Came_Home/279818/default.aspx Title: When I Came Home
Year: 2006
Director: Dan Lohaus
Plot: It's been estimated that nearly a quarter of the 1,200,000 homeless people in America are military veterans who've fallen through the cracks of society with little help from the Veterans Administration. Many expect that veterans of the war in Iraq will soon be joining other former soldiers from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf on the streets as they return from active duty, and When I Came Home is a documentary on homeless vets which focuses on one soldier from the Iraq war who has already become caught in the cycle of homelessness. Herold Noel says he was a "hustler" when he joined the military in 2003 and was soon assigned to Iraq. Noel returned home to New York City with a severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and since then he has been unable to work. Noel's discharge status prevented him from receiving public assistance, and two years after coming home, he was living in his car, while his wife moved in with her sister, accompanied by their child. It was only after Noel's story received media attention through a story in the New York Post that he began to receive the help he needed, while thousands of other veterans are still living on the streets of Manhattan. Directed by Dan Lohaus, When I Came Home also features interviews with other veterans on the issues facing returning soldiers, as well as activist Paul Rieckhoff and Public Enemy founder Chuck D. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Interview with Dan Lohaus about When I Came Home
Bill and Dave interview director, Dan Lohaus, of When I Came Home.
(11/12/2006 Starz Denver Film Festival)


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]]>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:00:27 GMTWhen I Came Home2006Dan LohausIt's been estimated that nearly a quarter of the 1,200,000 homeless people in America are military veterans who've fallen through the cracks of society with little help from the Veterans Administration. Many expect that veterans of the war in Iraq will soon be joining other former soldiers from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf on the streets as they return from active duty, and When I Came Home is a documentary on homeless vets which focuses on one soldier from the Iraq war who has already become caught in the cycle of homelessness. Herold Noel says he was a "hustler" when he joined the military in 2003 and was soon assigned to Iraq. Noel returned home to New York City with a severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and since then he has been unable to work. Noel's discharge status prevented him from receiving public assistance, and two years after coming home, he was living in his car, while his wife moved in with her sister, accompanied by their child. It was only after Noel's story received media attention through a story in the New York Post that he began to receive the help he needed, while thousands of other veterans are still living on the streets of Manhattan. Directed by Dan Lohaus, When I Came Home also features interviews with other veterans on the issues facing returning soldiers, as well as activist Paul Rieckhoff and Public Enemy founder Chuck D. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide <br><br> <b>Interview with Dan Lohaus about <i>When I Came Home</i></b><br> Bill and Dave interview director, Dan Lohaus, of <em>When I Came Home</em>.<br>(11/12/2006 Starz Denver Film Festival)<br><br> <embed src="http://odeo.com/flash/audio_player_tiny_black.swf" quality="high" width="145" height="25" name="audio_player_tiny_black" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="audio_id=2556493&audio_duration=699.82&valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://media.odeo.com/0/9/6/lohaus_whenicamehom128K001.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed><br /><a style="font-size: 9px; padding-left: 35px; color: #f39; letter-spacing: -1px; text-decoration: none" href="http://odeo.com/audio/2556493/view">powered by <strong>ODEO</strong></a> 13Tag Target (>10)12http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s279818.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/When_I_Came_Home/279818/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2007/7/13/13864.aspx Post By: paul
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Body: There's a lot over coverage in the media right now over how VA hospitals are failing to adequately serve veterans returning from Iraq. When I Came Home is a documentary about this issue, but I think it inadvertently brings up another issue. It's the story a young man who is promised a better life by a large, faceless institution--the military in this case--and that institution falls short on its promise. But this film inadvertently brings up that most of these troops are not in Iraq for ideas of "love of country," but for a package of benefits promised them in army recruiting offices. Originally posted on:Schwinnfender
]]>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:00:27 GMTpaulpaul on spout.com7/13/2007 4:00:27 PMThere's a lot over coverage in the media right now over how VA hospitals are failing to adequately serve veterans returning from Iraq. When I Came Home is a documentary about this issue, but I think it inadvertently brings up another issue. It's the story a young man who is promised a better life by a large, faceless institution--the military in this case--and that institution falls short on its promise. But this film inadvertently brings up that most of these troops are not in Iraq for ideas of "love of country," but for a package of benefits promised them in army recruiting offices. Originally posted on:Schwinnfender http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2007/3/26/6532.aspx Post By: paul
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Post Date: 3/26/2007 11:00:00 AM
Body: There's a lot over coverage in the media right now over how VA hospitals are failing to adequately serve veterans returning from Iraq. When I Came Home is a documentary about this issue, but I think it inadvertently brings up another issue. It's the story a young man who is promised a better life by a large, faceless institution--the military in this case--and that institution falls short on its promise. But this film inadvertently brings up that most of these troops are not in Iraq for ideas of "love of country," but for a package of benefits promised them in army recruiting offices. Syndicated Feed From:Schwinnfender
]]>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:00:00 GMTpaulpaul on spout.com3/26/2007 11:00:00 AMThere's a lot over coverage in the media right now over how VA hospitals are failing to adequately serve veterans returning from Iraq. When I Came Home is a documentary about this issue, but I think it inadvertently brings up another issue. It's the story a young man who is promised a better life by a large, faceless institution--the military in this case--and that institution falls short on its promise. But this film inadvertently brings up that most of these troops are not in Iraq for ideas of "love of country," but for a package of benefits promised them in army recruiting offices. Syndicated Feed From:Schwinnfender http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/war/MemberTagFilms.aspxwar
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