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Backed by retired Lt. Gen., 'Not Alone' helps veterans from all wars deal with PTSD

Source: The Leaf Chronicle
Published: Monday 28 November, 2011

People meeting retired Lt. Gen. Hugh Smith for the first time likely get the impression of a tough, no-nonsense man who does not suffer fools gladly.

They would be right.

They also might get the impression of a hard-nosed combat veteran who would tell a soldier claiming to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to "suck it up, drive on and stop whining."

They would be dead wrong.

If the general has one message for PTSD sufferers, it is this: "You are not alone."

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