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The mental wellness of our returning veterans has gotten a lot of attention in recent years and rightfully so.
A study released this year shows nearly one in five military personnel Iraq and Afghanistan show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly called PTSD.
The Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled a unique program in October designed to better reach veterans who need counseling.
Fifty motor homes would be stationed at Vet Centers around the country and travel their respective regions assisting veterans with adjusting to post-combat life.
The Amarillo Vet Center received one such motor home – dubbed mobile Vet Center – early this year.
However, the 38-foot vehicle has sat unused in a parking lot of the Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The staff of the Amarillo Vet Center has worked for months trying to hire the staff to man the mobile Vet Center.
Still nothing has been finalized and veterans across the Texas Panhandle have been left in the wind.
Keep calling and waiting. Maybe one day the mobile Vet Center will be rolling out.