STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One American veteran has led the way in making use of a plot of land in Los Angeles. The government has said for decades that it wants to make use of that land for veterans' housing. The government said this without doing it. Then a m... See more
Through years of controversy and delayed construction, one Iraq veteran has been rehabilitating a Japanese garden in the middle of the on the vast VA campus in West Los Angeles. Copyright 2026 NPR Through years of controversy and delayed construction, one... See more
Section Branding Header Content For veterans, a place where peace can take root Primary Content John Follmer is an Iraq war vet and an adviser to Los Angeles County on military and veterans affairs, who works with homeless vets on the tough streets of Los... See more
John Follmer is an Iraq war vet and an adviser to Los Angeles County on military and veterans affairs, who works with homeless vets on the tough streets of Los Angeles. But on Thursdays, he's a gardener. "We are here in the center of the largest city in t... See more
Trump Pledged to House 6,000 Homeless Vets. His Budget Funds Zero Quil Lawrence NPR"I went from truck stop to truck stop, just drinking and just begging for money and didn't have any, and just whatever it takes to get from Portland, Maine, to LA," he says... See more
