Why are there 17 pairs of Army boots lined up outside the White House? The answer has to do with PTSD — and psychedelic drugs - WTOP News
In Lafayette Park, just steps away from the White House, 17 pairs of boots sit side by side. They symbolize a grim statistic from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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