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FOTO: SILOVANE, IZGUBLJENE, ZABORAVLJENE Bile su dio američke vojske, a danas su beskućnice: Očajne žene progovorile kako su ih kolege zlostavljali

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Među ratnim veteranima u SAD-u sve je više beskućnika, a prema podacima Nacionalne koalicije beskućnika gotovo 25 posto ljudi koji žive na ulici čine ratni veterani. Među njima je i sve više žena koje otpuštaju iz službe. One čine 8% ukupne populacije veterana i gotovo 15% aktivnih vojnika. Broj beskućnica veteranki se više nego udvostručio - 2006. bilo ih je 1.380 da bi 2010. zabilježili brojku od 3.328.

Tom se temom, prvenstveno kroz fotografiju, pozabavila nagrađivana fotografkinja Mary F. Calvert, koja je objavila foto esej o životu žena koje se nakon odlaska iz vojne službe nađu na cesti, bez krova nad glavom. Crno bijele fotografije pričaju puno snažniju priču od bilo kojeg svjedočanstva, no sve više vojnikinja nakon službe progovara o zlostavljanju koje su ondje proživjele.

Većina žena koje odluče služiti zemlji kao pripadnice vojske, doživi neki oblik seksualnog zlostavljanja i maltretiranja od svojih muških kolega i nadređenih, a osim toga često obole od posttraumatskog stresa koji im otežava i uništava život, kako privatni u smislu odnosa i nošenja s osjećajima, tako i poslovni u smislu sposobnosti zarade.

Lurae Horse je služila u Ratnom zrakoplovstvu SAD-a kao strojarka teškog bombardera Boeing B-29, piše Daily Mail. Horse priča da ju je silovao neimenovani član njezine divizije, no nije htjela podnijeti službenu prijavu.

Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States and are four times more likely to become homeless than civilian women. Women who have survived Military Sexual Trauma are the most hidden population of homeless women and often flounder in unsafe relationships, live in their cars or endure drug-infested motels to avoid shelters or the street. Although the Pentagon recently paved the way for women to serve in combat positions, the US Military has a long way to go. Women are under-represented in the upper ranks and many who signed up for a military career are getting out due to dashed hopes of career advancement and high levels of harassment and sexual assault. Women who courageously served their country in Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived home with healthcare issues including Military Sexual Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to scattered families, jobs that no longer exist, an impotent Department of VeteranŐs Affairs and to a nation who favors their male counterparts. The challenges for women veterans are unique and difficult to address, especially when programs for vets seldom meet the needs of mothers and many homeless women vets happen to be single parents. Women have to leave their children in the care of family members or friends when they deploy and many face custody battles when the stress of deployment tears their families apart. Many of these women escaped a difficult situation by joining the military and when they get out find them unable to cope with the stresses of unemployment and a weak economy. In addition, a good deal of homeless shelters cannot accommodate children and those that can often wonŐt allow a male child over the age of 12. San Diego, California, U.S. - When PAULA ANDERSON told her US Army commander that she had been drugged and raped by a fellow soldier, she was shipped off to Korea. Her US Army career lasted six years but her military sexual trauma has followed her for 20 years. After spending 17 months in jail, she has been homeless since February 2015. 'In the little bit of time I've been homeless it takes the good out of me. I don't care how I look. I think I look ugly. Pretty soon you use drugs to comfort yourself. That's part of being homeless.' She says she has made bad choices but started to develop when she watched Oprah. 'When you are older you wonder how did I get here? And then you start putting the puzzle together.' Paula came to the San Diego Veteran's Village Stand Down to meet friends and seek services. At night, she sleeps in her car in a church parking lot. 'The military taught us how to survive on the streets. They taught us to camp and survive the elements,' she added. ©Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/Exclusivepix Media, Image: 346198040, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Exclusivepix
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Lurae Horse

Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States and are four times more likely to become homeless than civilian women. Women who have survived Military Sexual Trauma are the most hidden population of homeless women and often flounder in unsafe relationships, live in their cars or endure drug-infested motels to avoid shelters or the street. Although the Pentagon recently paved the way for women to serve in combat positions, the US Military has a long way to go. Women are under-represented in the upper ranks and many who signed up for a military career are getting out due to dashed hopes of career advancement and high levels of harassment and sexual assault. Women who courageously served their country in Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived home with healthcare issues including Military Sexual Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to scattered families, jobs that no longer exist, an impotent Department of VeteranŐs Affairs and to a nation who favors their male counterparts. The challenges for women veterans are unique and difficult to address, especially when programs for vets seldom meet the needs of mothers and many homeless women vets happen to be single parents. Women have to leave their children in the care of family members or friends when they deploy and many face custody battles when the stress of deployment tears their families apart. Many of these women escaped a difficult situation by joining the military and when they get out find them unable to cope with the stresses of unemployment and a weak economy. In addition, a good deal of homeless shelters cannot accommodate children and those that can often wonŐt allow a male child over the age of 12. Los Angeles, California, U.S - US Air Force veteran LURAE HORSE was a 19-year-old B-29 bomber mechanic when she was raped by an anonymous member of her squadron. She never reported the brutal sexual assault. ''I just pulled up my pants and went back to work.'' Homeless, she shelters in a corner of a friend's dining room in Paramount, Ca. ©Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/Exclusivepix Media, Image: 346198073, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Exclusivepix
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Lurae Horse je imala 19 godina kad su je prvi put silovali u vojsci.

- Samo sam navukla hlače i vratila se poslu - rekla je kroz suze Lurae koja je u vrijeme zlostavljanja imala 19 godina. Zbog trauma i problema s reintegracijom u društvo danas je beskućnica koja živi u Paramountu u Kaliforniji.

Još jedna veteranka, Alishaa Dell, dio je statistike žena koje su nakon službe u vojsci postale beskućnice. U Ratnoj mornarici je provela pet godina.

Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States and are four times more likely to become homeless than civilian women. Women who have survived Military Sexual Trauma are the most hidden population of homeless women and often flounder in unsafe relationships, live in their cars or endure drug-infested motels to avoid shelters or the street. Although the Pentagon recently paved the way for women to serve in combat positions, the US Military has a long way to go. Women are under-represented in the upper ranks and many who signed up for a military career are getting out due to dashed hopes of career advancement and high levels of harassment and sexual assault. Women who courageously served their country in Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived home with healthcare issues including Military Sexual Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to scattered families, jobs that no longer exist, an impotent Department of VeteranŐs Affairs and to a nation who favors their male counterparts. The challenges for women veterans are unique and difficult to address, especially when programs for vets seldom meet the needs of mothers and many homeless women vets happen to be single parents. Women have to leave their children in the care of family members or friends when they deploy and many face custody battles when the stress of deployment tears their families apart. Many of these women escaped a difficult situation by joining the military and when they get out find them unable to cope with the stresses of unemployment and a weak economy. In addition, a good deal of homeless shelters cannot accommodate children and those that can often wonŐt allow a male child over the age of 12. San Diego, California, U.S - ALISHAA DELL, 25, spent five years in the US Navy. 'I am worth so much fucking more than what I got paid to do in the military. I got tired of getting sand kicked in my eyes for doing what I was supposed to do.' She is still not ready to discuss her Military Sexual Trauma, (MST). ©Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/Exclusivepix Media, Image: 346198082, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Exclusivepix
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Alishaa Dell još nije spremna otvoreno razgovarati o seksualnom zlostavljanju u vojsci

- Vrijedim neusporedivo više od onoga što su mi plaćali u vojsci. Nisam više mogla podnositi maltretiranje i fizičko kažnjavanje za nešto što sam i trebala napraviti - ispričala je Dell koja je odbila iznositi detalje seksualnog zlostavljanja koje je preživjela.

Sarah Jenkins završila je vojnu službu u Korpusu mornaričkog pješaštva SAD-a, takozvanim marincima. I ona je proživjela tešku traumu nakon što ju je više vojnika u više navrata silovalo. Danas je ovisnicima o teškim drogama i uglavnom živi na cesti, a hranu dobiva od Nacionalne koalicije beskućnika.

Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States and are four times more likely to become homeless than civilian women. Women who have survived Military Sexual Trauma are the most hidden population of homeless women and often flounder in unsafe relationships, live in their cars or endure drug-infested motels to avoid shelters or the street. Although the Pentagon recently paved the way for women to serve in combat positions, the US Military has a long way to go. Women are under-represented in the upper ranks and many who signed up for a military career are getting out due to dashed hopes of career advancement and high levels of harassment and sexual assault. Women who courageously served their country in Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived home with healthcare issues including Military Sexual Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to scattered families, jobs that no longer exist, an impotent Department of VeteranŐs Affairs and to a nation who favors their male counterparts. The challenges for women veterans are unique and difficult to address, especially when programs for vets seldom meet the needs of mothers and many homeless women vets happen to be single parents. Women have to leave their children in the care of family members or friends when they deploy and many face custody battles when the stress of deployment tears their families apart. Many of these women escaped a difficult situation by joining the military and when they get out find them unable to cope with the stresses of unemployment and a weak economy. In addition, a good deal of homeless shelters cannot accommodate children and those that can often wonŐt allow a male child over the age of 12. Los Angeles, California, U.S - Former US Marine SARAH JENKINS, high on drugs and on the street, accepts a bag of food and water from the National Veterans Foundation outreach van. She says she has a place to stay in Anaheim. ©Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/Exclusivepix Media, Image: 346198085, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Exclusivepix
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Sarah Jenkins uzima paket hrane od Nacionalne koalicije beskućnika

Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States and are four times more likely to become homeless than civilian women. Women who have survived Military Sexual Trauma are the most hidden population of homeless women and often flounder in unsafe relationships, live in their cars or endure drug-infested motels to avoid shelters or the street. Although the Pentagon recently paved the way for women to serve in combat positions, the US Military has a long way to go. Women are under-represented in the upper ranks and many who signed up for a military career are getting out due to dashed hopes of career advancement and high levels of harassment and sexual assault. Women who courageously served their country in Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived home with healthcare issues including Military Sexual Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to scattered families, jobs that no longer exist, an impotent Department of VeteranŐs Affairs and to a nation who favors their male counterparts. The challenges for women veterans are unique and difficult to address, especially when programs for vets seldom meet the needs of mothers and many homeless women vets happen to be single parents. Women have to leave their children in the care of family members or friends when they deploy and many face custody battles when the stress of deployment tears their families apart. Many of these women escaped a difficult situation by joining the military and when they get out find them unable to cope with the stresses of unemployment and a weak economy. In addition, a good deal of homeless shelters cannot accommodate children and those that can often wonŐt allow a male child over the age of 12. Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. - LIZ LURAS was raped three times during her Los Angeles, California, U.S - Former US Marine SARAH JENKINS, high on drugs and on the street, accepts a bag of food and water from the National Veterans Foundation outreach van. She says she has a place to stay in Anaheim. ©Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/Exclusivepix Media, Image: 346198087, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Exclusivepix
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Sarah Jenkins s paketom hrane od Nacionalne koalicije beskućnika

Žene koje u vojsci postanu žrtve seksualnih napada, nakon otpuštanja iz službe često se nađu na margini društva i na rubu očaja.

Paula Anderson je, primjerice, imala puno više hrabrosti i prijavila je svojim nadređenima da su je kolege vojnici prvo drogirali, a potom silovali, no za ‘utjehu’ su je samo rasporedili na drugu lokaciju, u Koreju.

July 19, 2015 - San Diego, CA, United States - When Paula Anderson told her US Army commander that she had been drugged and raped by a fellow soldier, she was shipped off to Korea. Her US Army career lasted six years but her military sexual trauma has followed her for 20 years. After spending 17 months in jail, she has been homeless since February 2015. “In the little bit of time I’ve been homeless it takes the good out of me. I don’t care how I look. I think I look ugly. Pretty soon you use drugs to comfort yourself. That’s part of being homeless.†She says she has made bad choices but started to develop when she watched Oprah. “When you are older you wonder how did I get here? And then you start putting the puzzle together.†Paula came to the San Diego Veteran’s Village Stand Down to meet friends and seek services. At night, she sleeps in her car in a church parking lot. “The military taught us how to survive on the streets. They taught us to camp and survive the elements,†she added..Photo by Mary F. Calvert/The Alexia Foundation for World Peace, Image: 266090004, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Zuma Press - Archives
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Paula Anderson spava u automobilu

Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States and are four times more likely to become homeless than civilian women. Women who have survived Military Sexual Trauma are the most hidden population of homeless women and often flounder in unsafe relationships, live in their cars or endure drug-infested motels to avoid shelters or the street. Although the Pentagon recently paved the way for women to serve in combat positions, the US Military has a long way to go. Women are under-represented in the upper ranks and many who signed up for a military career are getting out due to dashed hopes of career advancement and high levels of harassment and sexual assault. Women who courageously served their country in Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived home with healthcare issues including Military Sexual Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to scattered families, jobs that no longer exist, an impotent Department of VeteranŐs Affairs and to a nation who favors their male counterparts. The challenges for women veterans are unique and difficult to address, especially when programs for vets seldom meet the needs of mothers and many homeless women vets happen to be single parents. Women have to leave their children in the care of family members or friends when they deploy and many face custody battles when the stress of deployment tears their families apart. Many of these women escaped a difficult situation by joining the military and when they get out find them unable to cope with the stresses of unemployment and a weak economy. In addition, a good deal of homeless shelters cannot accommodate children and those that can often wonŐt allow a male child over the age of 12. San Diego, California, U.S - At the conclusion of the San Diego homeless veterans stand down sponsored by Veterans Village of San Diego, PAULA ANDERSON, left and PATRICIA BUTTS, right, (man on left is unidentified) carry their belongings in the pouring rain. When Paula Anderson, left, told her US Army commander that she had been drugged and raped by a fellow soldier, she was shipped off to Korea. Her US Army career lasted six years but her military sexual trauma has followed her for 20 years. ©Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/Exclusivepix Media, Image: 346198079, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Exclusivepix
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Paula Anderson (u sredini) nosi stvari koje posjeduje, zaštićene najlonom od kiše

Melissa A. Ramon je američkoj vojsci služila devet godina, i to u Ratnom zrakoplovstvu, gdje su je seksualno zlostavljali i mentor letenja i kolege piloti.

- Kad vidite pruge na odjeći, one znače moć i autoritet. Nisam nikome prijavila jer bi to značilo kraj moje karijere. Za mene su vrijedila pravila, za njih nisu. Kako god sam okrenula, to je značilo njihov svijet protiv mog. Ništa nam ne vjeruju, negiraju naše tvrdnje i još nas pritom maltretiraju. Čini se kao da su nas htjeli ubiti sumanutim zadacima - ispričala je Ramon.

May 25, 2015 - Pomona, CA, United States - Melissa A. Ramon spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. ''You see stripes and think it's power and authority. I went along with it because it was my career if I'd have stopped. I had the rules and he didn't. Whatever way he looked at it, it was his word against mine,†she said. Melissa suffers from Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD and has been homeless off and on since her discharge. She has sought help from the VA and several Veteran NGO’s. “They keep denying us, denying the claims and make us jump through hoops and even lose our paperwork. It’s like they are trying to kill us with what they put us through, “she said. Women's shelters will not admit a young man over the age of twelve, so she and her 13-year-old son Sam, bounce from one drug-ridden motel to another outside Los Angeles in Pomona, Ca. Melissa recites the Pledge of Allegiance with other veterans at the ''4th Annual Heroes in the Shadows, San Gabriel Valley Veterans Stand Down'' in Pomona, Ca. The purpose of a stand-down is to offer a safe retreat for homeless veterans. Photo by Mary F. Calvert/The Alexia Foundation for World Peace, Image: 266089093, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Zuma Press - Archives
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Melissa A. Ramon

May 26, 2015 - Pomona, CA, United States - Melissa A. Ramon spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. ''You see stripes and think it's power and authority. I went along with it because it was my career if I'd have stopped. I had the rules and he didn't. Whatever way he looked at it, it was his word against mine,†she said. Melissa suffers from Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD and has been homeless off and on since her discharge. She has sought help from the VA and several Veteran NGO’s. “They keep denying us, denying the claims and make us jump through hoops and even lose our paperwork. It’s like they are trying to kill us with what they put us through, “she said. Women's shelters will not admit a young man over the age of twelve, so she and her 13-year-old son Sam, bounce from one drug-ridden motel to another outside Los Angeles in Pomona, Ca. Melissa cries in the relaxation room at the ''4th Annual Heroes in the Shadows, San Gabriel Valley Veterans Stand Down'' in Pomona, Ca. The purpose of a stand-down is to offer a safe retreat for homeless veterans. .Photo by Mary F. Calvert/The Alexia Foundation for World Peace, Image: 266089992, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Zuma Press - Archives
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Melissa A. Ramon očajničkip okušava osigurati kakav takav život sinu

Melissa ima ozbiljne psihičke posljedice i PTSP zbog čega je od liječnika dobila koktel lijekova, a od odlaska iz vojske svako malo gubi smještaj i dio godine je beskućnica, a dio se snađe. Više ne može spavati po skloništima za žene jer oni ne primaju dječake starije od 12 godina, a njezin sin Sam ima 13 godina. Dobiva pomoć od nekoliko udruga i organizacija za pomoć veteranima, a kad mogu, spavaju po motelima u okolici Los Angelesa.

June 9, 2015 - Pomona, CA, United States - Melissa A. Ramon spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. ''You see stripes and think it's power and authority. I went along with it because it was my career if I'd have stopped. I had the rules and he didn't. Whatever way he looked at it, it was his word against mine,†she said. Melissa suffers from Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD and has been homeless off and on since her discharge. She has sought help from the VA and several Veteran NGO’s. “They keep denying us, denying the claims and make us jump through hoops and even lose our paperwork. It’s like they are trying to kill us with what they put us through, “she said. Women's shelters will not admit a young man over the age of twelve, so she and her 13-year-old son Sam, bounce from one drug-ridden motel to another outside Los Angeles in Pomona, Ca. Melissa is on a cocktail of pills prescribed by her doctors at the VA..Photo by Mary F. Calvert/The Alexia Foundation for World Peace, Image: 266089985, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Zuma Press - Archives
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Koktel lijekova Melisse A. Ramon

June 3, 2015 - Pomona, CA, United States - Melissa A. Ramon spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. ''You see stripes and think it's power and authority. I went along with it because it was my career if I'd have stopped. I had the rules and he didn't. Whatever way he looked at it, it was his word against mine,†she said. Melissa suffers from Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD and has been homeless off and on since her discharge. She has sought help from the VA and several Veteran NGO’s. “They keep denying us, denying the claims and make us jump through hoops and even lose our paperwork. It’s like they are trying to kill us with what they put us through, “she said. Women's shelters will not admit a young man over the age of twelve, so she and her 13-year-old son Sam, bounce from one drug-ridden motel to another outside Los Angeles in Pomona, Ca. Melissa and Sam rest at her grandmother's grave after his 8th grade graduation ceremony..Photo by Mary F. Calvert/The Alexia Foundation for World Peace, Image: 266089991, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, Zuma Press - Archives
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Melissa A. Ramon sa sinom Samom (13) na grobu svoje bake

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