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I'm Joel Frame McKenzie , the commander

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of United States Central Command . I'd

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like to take just a minute to talk

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about PTSD coming up on June . The 27th

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is National PTSD Awareness Day . That's

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an important day . Men and women of

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this command go forward , serve in

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harm's way under conditions of

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incredible stress in danger all the

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time , me and then bring back

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experiences that haunt them for the

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rest of their lives . Those experience

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aren't just transient . They last for a

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long time , and we shouldn't face those

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challenges alone . Help is out there .

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Help is readily available . Reaching

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out for help is not a sign of weakness .

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It's a sign of profound strength . And

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I would encourage everyone who has a

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problem to reach out , not only for

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yourself but also for the sake of those

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around you . Because those memories

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don't just affect service members .

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They affect service members , families

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and friends and other people that are

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around them . So please reach out for

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help and you can begin by going to the

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Centcom website centcom dot mil . Where

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there are a number of resources that

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are available to you . No one has to

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face this problem alone