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MTV
and
Kanye
West
Present:
Homecoming
In
this
one
hour
special,
Kanye
West,
and
MTV's
Sway
Calloway,
give
recently
returned
Iraq
war
veterans
the
surprise
of
their
lives
by
unexpected
ly
visiting
their
homes.
Support
Young
Vets!
If
you
want
to
thank
young
veterans
for
their
service
abroad,
check
out
a
list
of
ways
to
show
you
can
show
support
as
they
readjust
to
life
at
home.
Kanye
West:
The
Activist
Check
out
how
the
Chicago
rapper
uses
his
star
power
to
help
others
and
do
good.
Part
1:
Getting
A
Second
Chance
The
25-year-ol
d
vet
has
Post
Traumatic
Stress
Disorder
and
gives
blood
just
to
pay
his
gas,
but
somehow
he
manages
lifts
Kanye's
spirits.
Part
2:
Losing
The
Love
From
His
Heart
This
Austin
vet
can't
work
because
of
his
Post
Traumatic
Stress
Disorder,
but
thanks
to
Kanye,
he
can
now
work
on
his
music.
Part
3:
Gonna
Try
To
Help
While
juggling
school,
motherhood
,
and
work
to
pay
of
her
debts,
Shameeka
makes
time
to
assist
other
veterans
in
need
of
support.
Part
4:
What
Did
I
Do
To
Deserve
This?
Even
after
all
she's
given
to
other
vets,
she
still
can't
believe
that
Kanye
and
MTV
want
to
help
her
with
her
debts
and
her
son's
future
education.
Part
5:
Kanye's
Homecoming
The
rapper
catches
up
with
the
veterans
-
Tirann,
Lorenzo
and
Shameeka
-
one
more
time
before
a
sold-out
concert
in
Chicago.
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