“Invisible wounds are as debilitating as the physical trauma sustained on those battlefields,” said Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki during a mental health summit in Washington, D.C. “Warriors suffer emotional injuries just as they do physical ones.” (0:19)

 

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Veterans says that Afghanistan is the longest war the U.S. has fought with an all-volunteer army. He states that U.S. troops have shown remarkable resilience, but notes that nobody knows the extent of their limits of the consequence of crossing them. (0:31)

 

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