‘Breaking ground’ for homeless veterans

Legionnaires in Jewett City, Conn., are manning the front lines in the fight against veteran homelessness.

In the quaint eastern Connecticut town, members of LaFlamme-Kusek Post 15 are the driving force behind American Legion Veterans Housing Inc., an ambitious program that will give free housing to former military members who have fallen on hard times. The $5.2-million project will create 18 apartments for veterans using the upstairs of the post building and the adjacent property, where a four-floor housing unit is being constructed.