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Veterans' protest outside PTSD treatment centre hit by health scare
Gus Hales

THE organiser of a protest camp run by military veterans suffering post-traumatic stress has been hit by heart problems in the last few days.

Gus Hales, 62, launched the protest with an 18-day hunger strike prior to Remembrance Sunday.

His campaign grew into a unprecedented protest site in Shropshire, with veterans camping outside a PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) treatment centre run by Combat Stress, Britain’s “leading charity for veterans’ mental health.”

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