Homeless Vet Champ Robert Rosebrock’s Dream Has Come True, Thanks to President Donald J. Trump!

All the way from Canada, CFP can almost hear the rousing cheer that will be sent up by thousands of homeless veterans, forced to sleep on the street in front of the VA---even though the Los Angeles VA was legally deeded to them more than a century ago:

“Good news ... President Trump signed an Executive Order on Friday promising 6,000 new housing units for homeless Veterans at Los Angeles VA”- email sent to CFP this morning by Robert Rosebrock, whose valiant fight to bring America’s abandoned vets back home endured 801 consecutive Sundays--almost 10 years --and even led to his arrest. (15 years and 15 falsified arrests for displaying the American Flag)

“Would like to talk with you about an article that I think would be best coming from you with another opportunity for you to rightfully praise Trump. helpful. I do believe the recent article in the IndyStar that you also published had some influence on initiating Trump's E.O. as his Secretary of the VA, including other powers, who were sent the article.

Thanks for your nearly two decades of support, and now 6,000 homes at WLA VA that works out as an average of eight Veterans units for every Sunday we protested.

‘Robert Rosebrock, Unsung, Faithful Hero of Homeless War Vets’--headline (Canada Free Press, Feb. 24, 2017)

‘God bless Robert Rosebrock who dedicates his lifetime to bring Homeless war vets HOME’;

“Like an indelible vision of long-gone soldiers that live forever in the memories of their loved ones, Robert Rosebrock has appeared for more than 500 consecutive Sundays and every Memorial Day since March 9, 2008 outside the gates of the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs (GLAVA) park calling public attention to America’s abandoned homeless veterans.

"It’s a tragic pictorial of homeless and hungry war veterans coming to peer longingly through the gates at what is rightfully theirs through a wrought iron fence.

"Through thick and thin, Rosebrock, the 74-year-old, Vietnam era U.S. Army veteran and director of the Veterans Revolution and the old Veterans Guard, has remained as faithful to his chosen cause as Greyfriars Bobby was in guarding his owner’s grave.

"The insults and intimidation of the authorities who maintain GLAVA control are slings and arrows that can never keep Rosebrock away, because his presence there is his promise to veterans still among us and long since gone.”

“Like the insults, rain and inclement weather matter not to Robert Rosebrock because the plight of hungry and homeless war veterans rains every day in his heart.His message has remained the same during eight long years of the Barack Obama administration: (Canada Free Press)

“Save Our Veterans Land,” “Bring Our Homeless Veterans HOME.” 

"All but ignored by a mainstream media not overly bothered by homeless veterans, Rosebrock, and other elderly veterans, like Dave Culmer, an 84-year old, 70% disabled Korean / Vietnam War Marine Veteran return to the park each Sunday and Memorial Day with undying hope that their rallies will someday bring an end to veteran homelessness in Los Angeles. 

"There are war-injured, impoverished, homeless and hungry U.S. military veterans, who pledged their lives to defend the American Flag, out on the streets in other cities across America, but Los Angeles is the one Rosebrock, Culmer and Company happen to call home. 

"As things now stand anybody but war vets--who are the rightful owners of the property on which it sits--can call the GLAVA park home. 

"Deeded to the federal government in 1888 for the specific purpose of caring for disabled veterans, the property includes not only the veterans’ home, but also entirely unrelated uses such as a stadium for UCLA’s baseball team, an athletic complex for a nearby private prep school, a golf course, laundry facilities for a nearby Marriott hotel, storage and maintenance facilities for 20th Century Fox Television’s production sets, the Brentwood Theatre, soccer practice and match fields for a private girls’ soccer club, a dog park, and a farmer’s market. 

“Even dogs are more welcome in the park than the veterans to whom the property was deeded.

“But while the rally call is to “bring our homeless veterans HOME” from dangerous L.A. alleyways and streets, VA authorities were working to rid the park of Rosebrock rallies. (Canada Free Press)

“VA officials previously told Rosebrock that a federal regulation allowed hanging the American Flag and POW/MIA flags on the “Great Lawn Gate” fence, and Rosebrock, Ted Hayes and others hung as many as 30 full-size America Flags at the fence at the same time without incident. (Judicial Watch, Feb. 21, 2017)

“Things suddenly changed when the travesty of being handcuffed and “roughed up” interrupted the rally on Memorial Day, 2016.

“Politicians, and especially all of those connected to Veteran Affairs should be reminded that honor, gratitude and respect, not empty rhetoric is what is owed to all war vets and faithful Hero of Homeless Veterans Robert Rosebrock.

“Rosebrock learned of the century-old deed while volunteering at the VA.“I didn’t know this was deeded in 1888 as a home for disabled soldiers,” he says.

“No wonder we had so many homeless veterans.”

"He remembered what Lt. Col. Wellems had told him during the Vietnam War.“A soldier’s duty is never done,” Rosebrock says. “How can I get involved?” In 2009 Rosebrock founded what he called the Old Veterans Guard--including World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans--and organized protests outside the stadium.

“Our mission was twofold,” Rosebrock says. “Save our veterans’ land, and bring our homeless veterans home.”

CFP’s admiration for Robert Rosebrock, whom we consider a true life hero, never wavered over the last two decades. Rightfully, Rosebrock’s hero is President Donald J. Trump.

To Canada Free Press, Robert Rosebrock is living proof that all things can be achieved when you NEVER give up, but continue to “FIGHT!” “FIGHT”, “FIGHT!”