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Phil Briggs | Eye On Veterans Preview
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Navy Veteran and Journalist Phil Briggs looks at life from the military veteran’s perspective With Eye On Veterans,  Every Sunday Morning from 6-7 on WGAN

September is Suicide Awareness Month, but our guest just may shock everyone … he says many vets should STOP CLAIMING PTSD DISABILITY. 

As a combat vet who lost a leg in Ramadi, Iraq, Lt Col (Ret) Daniel Gades makes a pretty compelling case. We discuss his new book “Wounding Warriors: How bad policy makes vets sicker and poorer”. He shares powerful research that shows nasty trends among veterans today.

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