![]() "A lot of people have been asking, 'What does this mean for me? What does this mean for my benefits?' And our first answer is, 'We don't really know because we've never had this happened before,'" he said. Patrick Murray, legislative director for the VFW says it's uncharted territory for veterans. ![]() Maybe get two bags of dog food - one for them, one for me," he said with a dark laugh. I would just, I guess, sell everything and just hope I have enough to feed the dogs. ![]() His only income is the monthly disability check from the VA. He's been taking online classes and living in the pop-up camper on the back of his pickup. Reynolds served 14 years in the Navy, until a head injury cut short his time with a SEAL team. "This last year-and-a-half has just been trying to find myself again, trying to just keep myself alive, and get back into the world," he said. "Money is pretty tight these days," he said by phone, driving from Utah to Arizona with his two dogs in the truck he calls home. And that means Jesse Reynolds could be broke on the first of the month. defaults, as soon as June 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs could be short of cash. ![]() Veterans funding is currently a key part of two high-stakes showdowns in Washington: budget talks and the possible default on America's debt. ![]() For Navy veteran Jesse Reynolds, it's personal. ![]()
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