Veterans hike 105 miles across Midwest to raise awareness for PTSD: 'You're not alone'

A group of veterans recently challenged themselves physically to make a difference in regard to PTSD, as June is PTSD Awareness Month. Seven combat-wounded veterans just completed a five-day PTSD Century Hike across Kansas and Missouri to raise PTSD awareness. 

PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is known to be common among veterans who return home from combat. 

Seven out of every 100 veterans will have PTSD at some point in their life, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs says. Army veteran Chad Prichard of Colorado led six other veterans through the 105-mile hike — which started on June 5 at the Whiteman Air Force Base in Warrensburg, Missouri, and ended in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, on June 9.