Lost Medal
There are about 90,000 homeless people in Los Angeles County, and about 2800 of them are living in Santa Monica. About 280 of those homeless in Santa Monica are military veterans, and a lot of them seem to be in the very worst shape. On Sunday, between rain showers, I took a walk down to the park, The Palisades, which is on the cliffs overlooking the beach and Santa Monica Bay. On the ground, I found a service medal. It was a Bronze Star, which is the next step up from a Purple Heart. There was nobody around. A Bronze Star, in the dirt, in the park.
Randi knows the Santa Monica policeman who oversees the homeless. She's going to take it to him. Maybe he'll bring it by to a park ranger. Maybe somebody is looking for it.Maybe not. Sad either way.
