Walter E. Piatt (Wounded Warrior Project) - The greatest casualty is being forgotten

"The hardest part of surviving combat is living for most people."This week, we are joined by retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Walter E. Piatt, CEO of the Wounded Warrior Project. Walt shares his incredible 42-year journey from a 17-year-old enlisted infantry private to a three-star general and Director of the Army Staff. We dive deep into why he used poetry as combat therapy, the moral and human struggles soldiers face in conflict zones, and his current mission to eliminate veteran suicide and homelessness by expanding life-saving programs for warriors and their families.In this episode:- Understand the critical difference between "coming back" and "coming home", exploring the emotional weight, survivor's guilt, and mental friction that veterans carry long after returning to domestic life- Discover groundbreaking advancements in PTSD care, including how the Warrior Care Network compressed a traditional one-year treatment program into just two weeks, alongside ongoing research into alternative medicine- Learn about the historic trajectory of the Wounded Warrior Project, tracing its growth from a single veteran stuffing backpacks in a hospital room in 2003 to a 100% donor-funded non-profit offering free, life-saving programsLearn more: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/Listen on Wreaths Across America Radio: https://wreathsacrossamerica.orgListen on Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/5b1hT0BJwrnMARDRueFffSListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/story-behind-the-stone/id1795798019