“We must make sure the stigma is removed around mental health and commanders must make it clear on a consistent basis that their door is open for everyone. Servicemembers need to know that command is there for them, to offer assistance however and wherever needed.”

American politician and retired U.S. Navy officer

Joe Sestak is an American politician and retired U.S. Navy officer. Born in 1951, he represented Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, and was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2010. A three-star admiral, he was the highest-ranking military officer ever elected to Congress at the time of his election. He later ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, entering the race on June 23, 2019, ending his campaign on December 1, 2019, and then endorsing Amy Klobuchar.