New job center focusing on vets

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By Henry Culvyhouse

WINCHESTER -- When William Sutton was discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2006, he found the civilian world was a huge, different place.

"The main thing you have in the military is structure and when I got out [of] there, I didn't have it," Sutton said. "It was tough adjusting to conducting how people do things in the civilian world."

But Sutton was able to make the transition, leading a fruitful career and raising a loving family. However, some veterans are not so lucky and end up becoming homeless. That is why in 2013, Sutton founded The Veterans for Valor Foundation, which will open a center to provide vocational training and counseling for transient veterans on Veterans Day.

Sutton said the exact scope of the homeless veterans problem is hard to determine.

"We don't have any figures on it because nobody has been keeping count," Sutton said. "A lot of homeless veterans are not going to admit they're veterans, either."

According to Sutton, many homeless veterans are too proud to admit their troubles.

"A lot of military veterans aren't going to come and say 'I'm struggling' or 'I need help,'" Sutton said. "One thing we're taught is you deal with the punches given to you and continue moving."

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New job center focusing on vets