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Article: Seeking refuge at Benilde Hall: homeless veterans find the atmosphere of a Kansas City shelter most rewarding. It serves as a model for others to emulate.(Brief Article)
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- VFW Magazine
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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Kenneth Pegue had it all. A firefighter for the Kansas City Fire Department, Pegue had a loving wife and two beautiful little daughters. He planned to retire from a rewarding career with the KCFD.
Unfortunately, a poor choice of friends and taunting demons from his past led him down a different path. This Vietnam veteran found himself without a family, home or career. The only thing he had left was a serious drug addiction. Pegue cashed in his homelife at Kansas City crack houses.
Following the loss of his family, he abused drugs for another six years before hitting bottom. It's a time he remembers well. "I borrowed a friend's car to go out to a Ventures ...