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With Veterans Day right around the corner, organizations nationwide are putting extra focus on our country's service members and veterans.

On Wednesday night, the Fisher House Michigan will welcome veterans on stage to share their stories from World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and other deployments. It's the organization's annual Stories of Service event.

Tyrone Chatman will be among those featured veterans. He served in the Vietnam War after joining the U.S. Army in Detroit at the age of 17. He is now the CEO of the Michigan Veterans Foundation in Detroit.

Chatman said that after arriving in Detroit from Vietnam in 1972, his homecoming experience wasn't a very pleasant one. Anti-war protestors at the airport called him names and accused him and his fellow soldiers of losing the war.

It was an unpopular war, and there was a lot of turbulence¹ that was taking place in America at the time, a lot of civil unrest, Chatman recalled. I guess for the most part, people had to place the blame on someone, so they figured We may as well place it on those guys who are over there fighting.

Chatman went on to become a licensed² social worker and began his career working primarily with Detro

it’s homeless population. Now, he serves as executive director of the Michigan Veterans Foundation, which provides a space where veterans can regain³ stability after grappling with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder⁴, chronic⁵ homelessness, and substance abuse. They offere healthcare, legal assistance, and help for the chronically⁶ homeless.

We provide a safe, secure environment for them to collect their thoughts, regain their stability, experience what it's like to be in this environment, and then we watch them excel and move forward from there," said Chatman.

Tickets for the Fisher House Michigan Stories of Service will be available at the door, and there's no charge for veterans or service members. All proceeds benefit Fisher House Michigan, which seeks to provide a "home away from home” for the loved ones of military personnel and veterans while they receive treatment at the VA hospital.

Chatman said he looks forward to sharing his story at that event.

There's a wave of patriotism⁷ now that exists, and I'm most appreciative⁸ of it, Chatman said. To me, it's extremely appropriate and long overdue⁹.

This post was written by Stateside production assistant Isabella Isaacs-Thomas.

1 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。

2 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

3 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

4 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

5 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

6 chronically   

ad.长期地

参考例句：

• Similarly, any pigment nevus that is chronically irritated should be excised. 同样，凡是经常受慢性刺激的各种色素痣切勿予以切除。
• People chronically exposed to chlorine develop some degree of tolerance. 人长期接触氯气可以产生某种程度的耐受性。

7 patriotism   

n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

8 appreciative   

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

• She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
• We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。

9 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。