Paul Ivy jokes that although he never went to combat, serving in the Army taught him plenty.
“I learned how to do a whole lot of things,” he said. “I especially learned how to pay attention.”
On Friday, Ivy picked up a blanket, some clothes and some lightly used black sneakers provided by nonprofits and volunteers at the 3rd annual “Homeless to Housed Veteran Stand Down” event on the West Los Angeles VA campus.