02/05/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), in my home State of Washington, is facing some very real questions on the way they have diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the invisible wounds of war..."
"the Congress has been pushing you to move forward for years on this effort, we passed legislation that you voted for as a House member many years ago, and yet after 10 years of war you are still talki..."
"I am concerned as the Army begins to downsize by 80,000 soldiers over the next 5 years, how these soldiers will transition in a difficult economy and how that will impact the Army's bottom line with t..."
"if a soldier is afraid to reach out, if they feel that their professional military career will be hurt, we're trying to do everything we can to destigmatize that"