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Picture Story -Solitary Man
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Korean war veteran Bill Hutchison sits in the shanty he has built, while a housing project he will never be able to afford to live in, rises just yards away.
'The only thing I got is my beer and my cigarettes,' Hutchison says, 'I don't bother nobody.'
A donated fold-out bed, a propane stove and a few chairs make up Bill Hutchison's home.
Hutchison waves to the conductor of the daily Union Pacific train that runs on the tracks next to his shanty.
Hutchison's silhouette is dwarfed by an earth mound created during the building of the housing project that will rise next to his shanty.
Shug, is Hutchison's dog and sole companion.
Bill Hutchison gets supplies from his meager pantry to cook himself a meal.
Hutchison proudly wears his Veteran's Service Medal every day.
Bill Hutchison drinks one of the dozen or so beer he consumes each day. He keeps to himself and wants to be left alone to live out his days in private.
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