May 26
On Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice; Helping Veterans, Families Every Day
This Memorial Day, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. And we are reminded that every day we must help our veterans, the men and women in the armed forces and their families with the many challenges they face.
Mental Health America is proud to champion Operation Healthy Reunions, a first-of-its-kind program that provides education and helps to bust the stigma of mental health issues among soldiers, their families, and medical staff to ensure that a greater number of military families receive the prompt and high-quality care they deserve.
It is our solemn duty.
May 26, 2011 at 11:42 AM I applaud this MHA Initiative. Over 60 years ago, following World War II, my mother and father wed - college sweet hearts who waited for my Dad's return from the War. My mother said that he was different after the war. A few years later, when my mother took my twin and I to "meet their families in the South", my Dad died alone in his bed under mysterious circumstances. From what I now know, he probably had undiagnosed PTSD.
I was 18 months old; my mother 29. Because we now know better, we can do better - "remembering and helping".