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  1. In search of ‘the meaningful life’

    Mission Continues helps returning veterans reconnect with their community through service By Robert Britt, Contributing Columnist It’s been five years since I left Iraq. Five years since I stepped off that flight carrying me and hundreds of others from th ...

    24 Apr 2013 - Robert Britt

  2. City rallies to help homeless veterans

    Housing program makes gains as agencies join forces to overcome barriers By Robert Britt, Staff Writer After five years of federal buildup and more than six months of focus from community partners, the nation’s largest program to house homeless veterans s ...

    25 Mar 2013 - Robert Britt

  3. Vetting Oregon’s next top vet

    As the candidate to head the state’s Department of Veterans Affairs, Cameron Smith looks to shepherd a new generation through a complicated system Last month, Gov. John Kitzhaber nominated policy advisor and Marine Corps veteran Cameron Smith to be the ne ...

    12 Mar 2013 - Robert Britt

  4. Veterans find truth in fiction

    New anthology compiles veterans fiction on Iraq and Afghanistan By Robert Britt, Staff Writer As the war in Afghanistan throttles down, and Iraq fades in our national rearview, much of America is ready to close the books on these conflicts. But for many o ...

    28 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  5. Veterans learn to express themselves through the arts

    By Robert Britt, Staff Writer Every military veteran who’s served since the Reagan years is familiar with the MRE, the pre-packaged Meal, Ready-to-Eat. Inside the nearly indestructible brown bag, among the packets of crackers, jalapeno cheese and entrées ...

    23 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  6. Semper HA!

    ‘Terminal Lance’ strip writer Maximilian Uriarte talks about poking fun at a very serious institution By Robert Britt, Staff writer Few will say that courage is in short supply in the Marine Corps, and for Marine veteran Maximilian Uriarte, his display of ...

    17 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  7. 24 hours on the streets of Portland

    Street Roots conducted a 24-hour Twitter project reporting around the clock on homelessness in our town. Here are the stories we heard. This report is drawn from the Twitter feeds of Alex Zielinski, Jake Thomas, Joanne Zuhl, Robert Britt, Erin Fenner, Sue ...

    31 Dec 2012 - Street Roots Staff

  8. One veteran uses his experiences to connect with the next generation

    By Robert Britt I met Brian Bland just before Veterans Day. Brian, a former Marine Corps corporal who served two deployments in Iraq, had been invited to Reynolds High School in Troutdale, just east of Portland. The school was hosting a Living History Day ...

    15 Dec 2012 - Israel Bayer

  9. Veterans could soon join ranks of specialty courts

    Veterans could soon join ranks of specialty courts By Robert Britt, Staff Writer It’s Wednesday morning at the Clark County courthouse in Vancouver, Wash., and Navy veteran Eric Vance stands before the district court judge. Appearing in the middle of the ...

    10 Oct 2012 - Street Roots

  10. Quiz, culture and, oh yeah, community service

    Quiz, culture and, oh yeah, community service By Robert Britt, Staff writer Leading his community service crew through the heart of downtown Portland, crew-leader Wayne Baseden doesn’t so much as slow his stride when he poses a question to the group. “Whi ...

    21 Jun 2012 - Street Roots

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