This Day in Military History

23 June 2014: Congress designated the month of June “National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month.” In 2010, it had previously designated June 27 PTSD Awareness Day (S. Res. 455). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that can occur after someone goes through a traumatic event like war, assault, an accident, or a disaster.

Quote of the Day: “Since October 2001, more than 310,000 of the approximately 1,000,000 veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn who have received health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs have been diagnosed with PTSD.” From S.Res.481: A resolution designating the month of June 2014 as “National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month,” 113th Congress

Brandus, Paul. This Day in U.S. Military History (pp. 155-156). Bernan Press. Kindle Edition.