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Facing mental illness head-on may help afflicted veterans cope

Gulf War veteran Rob Ruk puts together a laser cut wooden gun puzzle. Ruk has been diagnosed with PTSD and depression and supports veterans of recent wars who speak out about the condition.

0403stigma3 — Gulf War veteran Rob Ruk puts together a laser cut wooden gun puzzle. Ruk has been diagnosed with PTSD and depression and supports veterans of recent wars who speak out about the condition.

Just getting through life sometimes requires finding good in an otherwise bad situation. Could this principle apply to the devastatingly high rate of mental illness in military veterans? Rob Ruk, a Gulf War veteran and Gainesville resident, thinks it might.