A Look at the Needs of Our Veterans on Memorial Day Weekend | EWTN News Nightly

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to address the challenges millions of people face who struggle with mental health conditions. Among the many people who face this battle are our servicemen and women. According to the National Institutes of Health between 14% and 16% of US military members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have been impacted by post-traumatic stress disorder or depression. But those conditions are far from the only ones affecting our brave men and women. A veteran who served 22 years in the US Army with deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan who now works extensively with Gold Star families, Eddie Garcia, talks a little more about the mental health challenges that many of our veterans face and why it can be difficult for them to get help. Garcia discusses how family and friends can help best support our veterans and especially those who are struggling with these issues. Garcia fills us in on what he has been doing to help and assist Gold Star families and what some of their biggest needs are. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf