Yes, our soldiers, sailors, airmen, airwomen, and civilians were exposed to significant trauma in that environment. I raise this as an example of trauma outside the traditional operational environment. We focus on stress. In our case, our Viet Nam veterans have experienced significant mental health issues, such as PTSD, much later on. You mentioned ISIS as a new threat, but there is a range of threats that our veterans have covered for generations. The mental health issue, I think, has been undercooked and now we're starting to understand its importance and the effect it has, not only on the veteran but also on their families, immediate and extended. We're trying to come to understand those things in a much better way. It's very much in concert with our allies and our coalition partners that we've fought with over many years.
On June 7th, 2017. See this statement in context.