past prologue.

Who: Natasha Romanoff, Julie Power, Kamala Khan, Kate Bishop, and Eli Bradley
What: Where there's trouble, there are the Young Avengers.
When: A few days after the Avengers return from the Netherlands. (Now.)
Where: Midtown Manhattan, just south of Central Park
Warnings: (Superhero style) Violence, language. Kidnapping of a teenager. More Failvenging.

( The girl was young, small. She'd be easy to take, as long as they could get her off the streets fast enough. )

When you see the good in someone, you don't give up on that someone. Even when they don't see it themselves.

This Tuesday is Remembrance Day. For every man or woman who has been beside me in a foxhole, and for every man or woman who gave of themselves to further the cause of personal freedom and collective independence, you have my respect. And whether your battlefield was on the sea, in the air or in the shadows -- it's your efforts, and your protection that keeps us safe.

Here are some facts about the veteran community you might not know:

Veterans between the ages of 18 and 30 are twice as likely as adults in the general population to be homeless, and the risk of homelessness increases significantly among young veterans who are poor.

Roughly 56% of all homeless veterans are African-American or Hispanic, despite only accounting for 12.8% and 15.4% of the U.S. population respectively.

About 53% of individual homeless veterans have disabilities, compared with 41% of homeless non-veteran individuals.

Half suffer from mental illness; two-thirds suffer from substance abuse problems; and many from dual diagnosis (which is defined as a person struggling with both mental illness and a substance abuse problem).

Homeless veterans tend to experience homelessness longer than their non-veteran peers: Veterans spend an average of nearly six years homeless, compared to four years reported among non-veterans.

http://www.greendoors.org/facts/veteran-homelessness.php

Join me at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, 11/11 for a remembrance gathering in Battery Park. Join me to make lunch for our veterans in NYC. We'll have music, and we'll have opportunities to meet one another. There will also be employers and colleges looking to partner with veterans to give them a running start.

[ELI]

I talked to Christine Everhart. She's an award winning investigative journalist, and she wants to hear your story.

[Sam Sharon Peggy
JamesTONY]

How many times have you re-invented yourself?

Who: Eli Bradley and Steve Rogers
What: Eli finally gets to meet the man he's heard stories about...and gets to tell him off
When: The day after this.
Where: The Avengers Tower
Status: In Progress

( never in his life did he think that the Captain would take time to talk to him )

WHO: Kate Bishop & Eli Bradley (or rather, Hawkeye & Patriot)
WHAT: Drug dealing gangbangers aren't particularly patient customers when it comes to having their business ventures dismantled.
WHEN: October 2nd; Late Evening
WHERE: Central Park
RATING: TBD

( They were proving particularly hard to shake. )

It's not easy, this weight on my shoulders. I want to make my grandfather proud, show him that I don't take his sacrifices for granted. But it's difficult. Who was I kidding, thinking I could this on my own. I'm only a kid. My grandfather was the true hero. He represented everything this country aims to be. How can I fill those shoes? Man, I was fool thinking I could take this on. I bit off more than I chew, carrying this legacy.