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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Doug Smith

How brother of a 9/11 firefighter is helping house homeless veterans in LA

LOS ANGELES — With its donations swelling, a charity formed by the older brother of a firefighter who died in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was ready to up its game.

Its mission of paying the mortgages of fallen first responders' families and building housing for critically injured veterans was no longer enough, Tunnel to Towers founder Frank Siller decided.

"We must expand our mission to eradicate homelessness among our veterans nationwide," Siller told his board late last year.

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