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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFormer aide to top general is now homeless
Robert Freniere used to be a top assistant to Gen. Stanley McChrystal, but like tens of thousands of other U.S. veterans, is now homeless
By Adam Edelman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, January 6, 2014, 1:12 PM
A former top aide to retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal is homeless, according to a report.
Robert Freniere, who at the peak of his storied military career worked as a special assistant to McChrystal as vice director of operations of the Joint Staff, is living out of a van in the Philadelphia suburbs after hitting a sustained run of bad luck following his retirement from the Air Force in 2006, Philly.com reported.
Throughout his 30 years in the military, Freniere, 59, worked his way to the rank of colonel and earned three graduate degrees. But despite his varied accomplishments, he couldnt even find work as a janitor.
"Well, I've tried that, Freniere told Philly.com about being turned down for even the most low-level custodial jobs.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/aide-top-general-homeless-article-1.1567644#ixzz2pqhWImqE
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Former aide to top general is now homeless (Original Post)
Lady Freedom Returns
Jan 2014
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MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)1. What the fuck?
I have to read this
Edit:
Why is this man homeless with a $40,000 a year pension?
That makes no sense at all
I make less than half that and I have a roof over my head.
There's more to this story.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)6. There's more info on this in another thread:
Colonel, Former aide to General, 3 grad degrees, can't "even find work as a janitor", now homeless
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024290608
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024290608
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)7. +1 on that!
Some is odd to say the lest!
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)2. He's also a Teabagger. Don't waste your sympathy on him.
Pulls 40k a year in pension.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)4. I know!
It just does not make sense!
dem in texas
(2,674 posts)3. This sorry story has been beat to death - Remove it
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)12. I had not seen it before and read here several times everyday. nt
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)5. More to this story
he has an income of 40K a year, (assuming he is divorced that's about right). His pension should be in the upper 90K
Oh and my BS detector is in full force on this one.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)8. Same here.
Something smells. What are they NOT telling???
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)9. Well my first question would be
gambling\alcohol issues and PTSD?
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)10. That is something they are not saying.
No one should be homeless with that kind of pension. What is the other half of the story?
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)11. He shoudl not, but that would be my first question
why can't he, and why is he living in a hotel?