Bruce L. Braley: “I want to put a human face on the bill we are talking about. This is Joshua Omvig, and these are his parents, Randy and…”

“I want to put a human face on the bill we are talking about. This is Joshua Omvig, and these are his parents, Randy and Ellen Omvig. I've known Randy and Ellen for almost 20 years. They're warm, caring, decent Iowans who loved their son and who are with us here in spirit as this bill makes its final journey through Congress on its way to the White House. Joshua was a brave young man who served in a military police unit in Davenport, Iowa, which is in the First District that I happen to represent, and Joshua's face has become a national face for the issue and the crisis that brings us here today. People who deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, especially PTSD involving veterans, will tell you this is the hidden combat wound. When these veterans return with PTSD, they can be walking on the streets of your city, your town, your community; and you will not know that they are suffering because of the nature of the disease.”