Atlantic Blog Post Earns Homeless Veteran $1 Million

SafeGround tent city residents Charles and Elizabeth Zimmerman had nothing but broken hearts. After both suffered heart attacks, Charles, a 22-year military veteran, and Elizabeth, as his dependent, should have access to care through the VA system. But due to a long battle trying to correct a paperwork snafu, the Zimmermans have been unable to collect Charles’ pension or access VA services.

The Atlantic‘s Christina Davidson was able to change that. After chronicling the couple’s heartache, Davidson shared some good

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