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As homeless vet gets place to live, commuters thanked for helping out

This sign was posted Sunday, June 26, 2016, at the entrance ramp to the Long Island Expressway in Queens.

COURTESY OF BARBARA NOVAK

By STARS AND STRIPES Published: June 29, 2016

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