WEBVTT 00:00.640 --> 00:04.490 It's august 27th 2021 here's the top 00:04.490 --> 00:07.740 five stories in V . A . This week , The 00:07.740 --> 00:09.684 last part of a four part series on 00:09.684 --> 00:11.710 Afghanistan focuses on resources 00:11.710 --> 00:14.440 available for PTSD . While this series 00:14.440 --> 00:16.980 focused on Afghanistan veterans options 00:16.980 --> 00:19.650 apply to all veterans active duty and 00:19.650 --> 00:21.483 veteran should not be ashamed of 00:21.483 --> 00:23.372 getting the help they need . Said 00:23.372 --> 00:25.706 senior enlisted advisor to the chairman , 00:25.706 --> 00:27.650 Ramon colon Lopez . An Afghanistan 00:27.650 --> 00:29.570 veteran himself who battled PTSD 00:29.580 --> 00:32.030 cologne Lopez said seeking mental help 00:32.040 --> 00:34.450 should be routine . He said , we don't 00:34.450 --> 00:36.339 think twice about putting weapons 00:36.339 --> 00:38.506 systems in maintenance because we need 00:38.506 --> 00:40.561 them adding , we need to do the same 00:40.561 --> 00:42.617 for the human weapons system . Learn 00:42.617 --> 00:44.561 more about these resources and the 00:44.561 --> 00:46.700 series by going to blogs dot V A dot 00:46.700 --> 00:50.500 gov and search Afghanistan this year , 00:50.510 --> 00:52.621 the team red , white and blue or team 00:52.621 --> 00:55.610 are WB old glory relay returns after 00:55.610 --> 00:59.370 two year hiatus , 62 days nine states , 00:59.380 --> 01:02.490 2500 miles from september 11th through 01:02.490 --> 01:05.280 november 11th . Veterans and supporters 01:05.280 --> 01:08.670 will run , walk and hike side by side . 01:08.680 --> 01:10.791 They will carry an american flag from 01:10.791 --> 01:12.791 new york to Georgia in honor of our 01:12.791 --> 01:15.630 nation's veterans team are W . 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There are many 02:16.570 --> 02:18.626 ways to do that throughout the day . 02:18.626 --> 02:20.680 Even if just for a minute or two of 02:21.260 --> 02:23.427 health approach incorporates self care 02:23.427 --> 02:25.580 techniques including mindfulness to 02:25.580 --> 02:27.580 help you find stillness and be more 02:27.580 --> 02:29.913 conscious of your thoughts and feelings . 02:29.913 --> 02:31.913 This type of practice can help with 02:31.913 --> 02:34.180 relaxation processing grief and 02:34.180 --> 02:37.440 improving focus on this episode of Born 02:37.440 --> 02:39.510 the Battle Army veteran James Stay 02:39.510 --> 02:41.850 school spent nine years in West Berlin 02:41.850 --> 02:43.683 during the Cold War serving in a 02:43.683 --> 02:45.739 clandestine and small special forces 02:45.739 --> 02:48.210 unit known as Detachment A His mission 02:48.210 --> 02:50.210 bordered on the impossible , tasked 02:50.210 --> 02:52.210 with being ready to cross into east 02:52.210 --> 02:54.530 Germany and sabotage the soviet army at 02:54.530 --> 02:56.530 a moments notice in case the soviet 02:56.530 --> 02:58.308 union ever decided to launch an 02:58.308 --> 03:01.100 invasion for decades . Stay school had 03:01.100 --> 03:02.767 to keep his lips sealed about 03:02.767 --> 03:04.933 detachment A because it was classified 03:04.933 --> 03:07.080 information now with the declassified 03:07.090 --> 03:09.250 he wants everyone to know its story . 03:10.940 --> 03:13.107 You can learn more about these stories 03:13.107 --> 03:16.060 and read more at blogs dot v a dot gov .