Tom Steinhagen of Mesa, a disabled Vietnam War veteran, began experiencing 80 hours of homelessness in the parking lot of Berge Ford in Mesa on Thursday morning while living inside a 1985 Honda Prelude and not eating for three days. Steinhagen is accepting cash donations and slightly used blue jeans for Stand Up and Stand Proud, a nonproft organization that will benefit homeless veterans. Here, Steinhagen (far left) is accepting about 200 pairs of blue jeans from Doug McCoy (background, wearing gray T-shirt), also a disabled Vietnam War veteran and his wife, Marie, winter residents who live in Apache Junction. (Photo by Mike Sakal/Tribune)
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