(MIRROR INDY) — Dean Cooksey showed up to his apartment five months ago with two changes of clothes and a stack of wallet-sized photos of his family.
Cooksey was moving into a place of his own after five years of living outside. He has a one-bedroom unit at Manchester Apartments, a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans. It’s at 10th and Pennsylvania streets and operated by Helping Veterans and Families of Indiana.
Cooksey, 65, served in the U.S. Army from 1980 to 1983…