"Veterans have served time protecting our country. Once they
come home, it is our job to step up and help protect them,"
explains Robert Misseri, president of Guardians of Rescue. "Many
of our veterans are suffering from PTSD and need resources and
help in order to help them improve their quality of life. We try
to do our part in helping those veterans, and have been
successful so far." Here are 5 things every veteran should know
about PTSD: 1. They are not alone. PTSD is common among
veterans, so much so that it is estimated that around 400,000 of
them currently experience it. The U.S. Department of Veteran
Affairs reports that the average PTSD rate for all adults is 6.8
percent. Yet for veterans it ranges from 12-31 percent,
depending on their service. For example, the PTSD rate for those
who served in Vietnam is 31 percent, while those who served in
Iraq and Afghanistan is 14 percent. 2. It changes people.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), PTSD
changes the body's response to stress. It