People meeting retired Lt. Gen. Hugh Smith for the first time likely get the impression of a tough, no-nonsense man who does not suffer fools gladly.
They would be right.
They also might get the impression of a hard-nosed combat veteran who would tell a soldier claiming to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to "suck it up, drive on and stop whining."
They would be dead wrong.
If the general has one message for PTSD sufferers, it is this: "You are not alone."
By way of getting that message out, Smith has become a leading advocate of an organization that puts the message up-front in its name.
Written by Philip Grey
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