“…To protect the homeless, guard property, shelter the sick, prevent looting and thievery, and to ward off ghouls, such an organized, specially trained, adequate force was necessary,” General Black wrote.

Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/440413/illinois-national-guard-marks-shared-history-with-murphysboro-remembers-great-tri-state-tornado

Varys was forced to survive on his own, and did so through a multitude of occupations, the most prominent of which being thievery.

Source: https://gamerant.com/game-of-thrones-varys-becoming-master-of-whisperers/