IT TAKES MORE COURAGE FOR A VETERAN TO OWN AND HEAL FROM PTSD THAN IT DOES TO EXPEND A LIFETIME OF ENERGY TRYING TO FIREWALL IT. THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE OUR FINEST AND SHOULD HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO CARRY THAT ON IN CIVILIAN LIFE. PLEASE HELP US GET VETERAN AFFAIRS TO MAKE THE DIAGNOSES, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY A STATEMENT OF OUTSTANDING BRAVERY AS MUCH AS RECOVERY FROM A PHYSICAL WOUND.