WHEN I CAME HOME is a film about homeless veterans in America: from those who served in Vietnam to those returning from the current war in Iraq. The film reveals the challenges faced by returning combat veterans and the battle many must fight to receive the benefits promised to them. In 2003 filmmaker Dan Lohaus set off across the country to document the lives of homeless veterans and listen to their stories. Many told Lohaus that they had come back to America haunted by their memories of combat, only to fight a new war at home. Nearly every homeless Vietnam veteran raised concerns about the new generation of soldiers returning home from combat in Iraq. When Lohaus found Iraq War veteran Herold Noel suffering from Post Traumatic Stree Disorder and living out of his car in Brooklyn, WHEN I CAME HOME became a film about history repeating itself. The film follows Herold's struggle with homelessness and PTSD as he tries to get assistance from the V.A., city agencies, and different veterans' organizations. WHEN I CAME HOME exposes a failing system and our veterans' fight for survival after returning home from war.
