The following is from FOCUS Marine Josh Ploetz’s “Paddle Off the War” facebook page…

Most people probably have no idea what today is.. mostly because the media doesn’t care to share it and everyone is too focused on the fact that gay people can get married in all 50 states. Most people don’t know that 22 veterans commit suicide every day because we have seen and done things that would make anyone’s worst nightmare seem like a walk in the park and come home to no one understanding what it’s like. We come home with no job and no mission. The music stops in a sense and the demons start to have a louder voice. The only solution to this is having a community and brotherhood again. Brothers you are not alone, your voice will always be heard as long as veterans exist.

Today is national PTSD awareness day.