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Soldier Gets Relief from PTSD with Help from Furry Friend (VIDEO)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, effects an estimated one in five troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. Such was the case for Army Sgt. Jason Wideman, who was stationed in Afghanistan for 15 months. Anchorage, Alaska television station KTVA has the story of how a Golden Retriever named Scotty helped Wideman heal.

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