Michael Tatmon leaned forward in his chair, a determined look in his eyes. He spoke emphatically.

"This place is, for the first time, giving me an opportunity to look back on my life," Tatmon said. "Everything is silent now, and I'm hearing a voice that I've never heard before. That's my own voice."

The 67-year-old Air Force Veteran wore black photochromic sunglasses and an olive-green baseball cap, the late morning sun illuminating his stubbled grey beard as it filtered through a window on his right. He occasionally glanced outside as he spoke, sometimes waiting a moment to collect his thoughts before continuing.

Tatmon is a resident of the Veterans Community Project (VCP) location in Longmont, a new "tiny home" community for transient veterans who have struggled to return to life outs

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