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Nov 5, 2009 1:30 am US/Mountain

Homeless Vets Can Get Help At Denver Stand Down

DENVER (AP) ― Homeless veterans can get a hot meal, clothing, a flu shot and other help at the annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down at the Denver National Guard Armory.

Help available Thursday includes dental screenings, haircuts, sleeping bags, boots and repairs for hearing aids and glasses.

More than 460 homeless vets got help last year.

"Stand down" is a military term for a temporary halt in an offensive.

The federal Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security and other agencies will be on hand to help with benefits, housing referrals and legal services.

Similar events have taken place or are in the works in about 60 cities nationwide.

The VA estimates that nationwide, about 131,000 veterans are homeless on any given night.