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06-13-2007, 11:34 PM
Palm Beach County deputy helps homeless man who says he's dying of cancer

By Dianna Cahn
Sun-Sentinel.com
Posted June 13 2007, 12:46 PM EDT


WEST PALM BEACH – A Palm Beach County homeless man who said he was dying of cancer and wanted to return to North Carolina got a free bus ticket home Wednesday.

Sheriff's Deputy Karl Martin and members of the Marine Corps League – along with local media -- showed up at the man's tent in the morning with the ticket, but he wasn't there. They later found James Willis, and he was due to catch the next bus north.



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Willis, who said he was a Vietnam War veteran, had been living in the tent in a wooded area off Gun Club Road. His friends say he's 59 years old.

Martin says he met Willis over a year ago when the deputy arrested him on a beverage violation. After hearing Willis' story, Martin, himself a former Marine, arranged for the Marine Corps League to buy Willis a ticket home to Greensboro, N.C. Willis has a brother living there, Martin said.

Martin says Willis told him he has only 30-60 days left to live.

06-16-2007, 09:31 PM
This dedicated and caring Deputy was dupped by the homeless guy. He now wnats to return to PBC. Let him come back, then arrest him for fraud and grand theft. It is time PBC got ahold of the homeless problem. Give them all bus tickets elsewhere or put them in jail.

06-18-2007, 08:09 PM
Anyone bother to verify if he was really a Vet?

Many homeless make false claims of being Vets to collect $$$ while begging at intersections. One admitted that several of his buddies claim so

06-18-2007, 11:05 PM
I got an idea, maybe silly but better than what we are doing now. As with any strategy, if what you're currently doing doesn't work do something different.

Why don't we buy one way tickets to anywhere for any homeles person who wants to go?

Even if only a handful volunteer it's better than nothing?

06-22-2007, 05:06 AM
I heard that this was a big scam???
is this true?
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