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Eric Shinseki: I think anyone who has been through that experience will come back with what I would call PTS, post-traumatic stress.

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
I think anyone who has been through that experience will come back with what I would call PTS, post-traumatic stress.
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Eric Shinseki

Editor's note · Context

Shinseki asserts that all combat veterans experience some level of post-traumatic stress.

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