Terry Lee Ollie
Terry Lee Ollie is a 2 tour disabled Vietnam War veteran. He served 4 years as Marine Corps Recon. In 1974 he returned from war physically disabled from wounds attained during combat and seriously troubled from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Shunned by society and abandoned by the VA, his mother took him in and cared for him until her death in 1999 while suffering from severe Parkinson’s Disease.
Other than for 4 years in the USMC, Terry lived with his mother his entire life. He was a single child with no other surviving family. Shortly after her death in 1999 Terry found himself unstable and bouncing from job to job, eventually ending up homeless on the streets of Las Vegas. Since 1999 Terry has been struggling to maintain himself and has been homeless the majority of those years.
On November 11, 2014, Veterans Day, members of The Home Deployment Project pulled Terry off the streets and has been caring for him since. Much of the cost of his care has come from our own pockets as donations have been scarce. On Wednesday Dec 17, 2014, with the assistance of HDP, Terry will be moving into his own studio apartment.
We wish we could end here with your typical happy ever after story, but the truth is Terry still needs our help. He has a very small pension that will help him cover his rent of $509 a month, but he will still be struggling to activate utilities, fill his fridge with food, and attain the much needed household items to sustain himself.
We are asking for your contribution to help a much deserving American hero to get back on his feet. At 65 years old and dealing with a disabled leg, PTSD, and unemployment, it will nearly be impossible for him to do it alone. After 15 years of chronic homelessness Terry is still getting adjusted to normal life. He has no computer skills or even the basic fundamentals to use a cell phone. He has never owned either.
Terry is a very humbled and God fearing human being. He has been helping us to help other homeless veterans by being a measure of support for them. He has helped to understand what homeless vets really need and how we can further help them. He has become an integral part of our homeless outreach program.
GoFundme campaign: http://www.gofundme.com/ix5cog
