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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  Mr. PRASIT in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. Prasit said he came to the home five years ago because he was having mental problems brought on by black magic. He said he is better now, cured by prayer and herbal medicine, but he stays to help others at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  Mr. PRASIT in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. Prasit said he came to the home five years ago because he was having mental problems brought on by black magic. He said he is better now, cured by prayer and herbal medicine, but he stays to help others at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient's leg shackles at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  SUKRIA eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. After saying his name is Sukria he added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A trustee brings food to a shackled resident at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: Toothbrush and toothpaste in front of a patient's room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A trustee passes a resident in shackles at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:   A patient who serves as a trustee of sorts collects lunch plates from residents at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a Pondo School, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident prays at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A resident at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  An empty songbird cage hangs in front of a patient's room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a Pondo School, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient's leg shackles at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said one of his names is Sukria, but then added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said one of his names is Sukria, but then added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a Pondo School, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattaniMentalHome014.jpg
  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said one of his names is Sukria, but then added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattaniMentalHome013.jpg
  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said one of his names is Sukria, but then added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said one of his names is Sukria, but then added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a Pondo School, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said one of his names is Sukria, but then added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said one of his names is Sukria, but then added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  Neighborhood children bring fruit to patients at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  NURIAH JETEH looks out from her house at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms. Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  NURIAH JETEH looks out from her house at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms. Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  NURIAH JETEH looks out from her house at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a Pondo School, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms. Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  SUKRIA eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. After saying his name is Sukria he added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  SUKRIA eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. After saying his name is Sukria he added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A trustee carries a tray of food to a patient room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident stands outside of his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a Pondo School, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a Pondo School, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident prays at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident prays at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A patient's chains at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:   A resident at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:   A neighborhood boy brings food to a patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  A neighborhood boy throws fruit to a patient at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  The Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:   Patient housing, some dilapidated, at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  Chickens peck in the dirt between rows of patients' rooms at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: THAD HEIDLEBAUGH, (left) a dental student at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, evaluates CHRIS JAMES, a homeless veteran of the US Army at the Arizona StandDown Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: THAD HEIDLEBAUGH, (left) a dental student at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, evaluates CHRIS JAMES, a homeless veteran of the US Army at the Arizona StandDown Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: THAD HEIDLEBAUGH, (left) a dental student at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, evaluates CHRIS JAMES, a homeless veteran of the US Army at the Arizona StandDown Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: Homeless and at risk veterans register for services at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: BILL WESP, a US Army veteran of the Vietnam and first Gulf Wars, carries the American flag into the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: Homeless and at risk veterans register for services at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: AMBER BILLINGS, from Phoenix, cuts the hair of homeless US Army vet at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The vet said it was his first haircut in about 10 years. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: AMBER BILLINGS, from Phoenix, cuts the hair of homeless US Army vet at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The vet said it was his first haircut in about 10 years. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: DAVID STRASSHOFER, a veteran of the US Marine Corps, salutes during the presentation of the colors at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: DAVID STRASSHOFER, a veteran of the US Marine Corps, salutes during the presentation of the colors at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: BILL WESP, a US Army veteran of the Vietnam and first Gulf Wars, carries the American flag into the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: A homeless vet selects a sleeping space in the dorm area at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: BERNARD KAPLAN (left) a US Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, helps DANIEL FURRER, a homeless Army vet, pick out some clean clothes at the Arizona StandDown Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources. Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: BERNARD KAPLAN (left) a US Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, helps DANIEL FURRER, a homeless Army vet, pick out some clean clothes at the Arizona StandDown Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources. Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: An Arizona StandDown volunteer greets a veteran at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: Homeless and at risk veterans register for services at the Arizona StandDown in Phoenix Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: DALE SPARKS, a homeless veteran of the US Army gets his haircut at the Arizona StandDown Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources. Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: DALE SPARKS, a homeless veteran of the US Army gets his haircut at the Arizona StandDown Friday. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that brings together the Valley's homeless and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, mental health services, clothing, meals, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, ID/ drivers license's, court services and Legal Aide, showers, haircuts and myriad other services and resources.  Arizona StandDown is held annually at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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