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Michael Boatwright, a five-year Army veteran, receives toiletries from volunteers at the 15th annual Winterhaven Homeless Stand Down at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2011.

Michael Boatwright, a five-year Army veteran, receives toiletries from volunteers at the 15th annual Winterhaven Homeless Stand Down at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2011.

Michael Boatwright, a five-year Army veteran, receives toiletries from volunteers at the 15th annual Winterhaven Homeless Stand Down at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2011.

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