The 20 homeless veterans who were evicted from Orange County hotels this week to make way for a group of migrants are shaken — but soldiering on, a spokeswoman for the group told The Post Saturday.
“We are trying to regain their trust,” said Sharon Toney-Finch, CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation and herself a disabled veteran. “They are very upset because of how they have been replaced and we are, too.”
Local leaders were quick to condemn the eviction from several hotels in Newburgh and Middletown, which was first revealed by The Post Saturday.
Leaders in the veteran community were quick to denounce the evictions of the former soldiers, many of them struggling with PTSD.
“These veterans served their country, taking an oath to put themselves in harm’s way if need be,” said David R. Riley Sr., American Legion Department of New York commander. “They deserve better. We owe them. Our country, our state, our citizens owe them.”
Other politicians put the blame on Mayor Eric Adams, whose administration bussed the migrants to Orange County beginning on Thursday.
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The govt is making it clear that Illegal Aliens are a protected class. They get the benefits, protection and legal exemption while the vets who served our nation, many of them are Purple heart recipients are disposable and dross. How else can this be explained?
The govt no longer fears the people, we’ve become the unwanted masses and a useless commodity expect for the people’s ability to work and give over 50% of their earning to the govt. Even our votes have be eliminated by the Dems cheat system. The last straw for complete and utter annihilation of citizen value is the 2nd amendment. Once the govt can grab our guns then they will finish the job of citizen elimination.
Hope they aren't given the right to vote until they are made U.S. citizens.
Wow, if You Kick Out our Vets the least you can do is have another place for them to be housed. To quote our senile President " Come on Man!! "
Who give them the right to cast out our vets t accommodate ILLETAL immigrants? AWFUL!
I wonder how New Yorkers can even consider themselves citizens of the USA and allow this!
Agreed