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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The-- The VA is an organization\Nthat has a mission to protect
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.08,0:00:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to serve the needs\Nof our veterans,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.82,0:00:12.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those who go and are willing\Nto sacrifice all for our country.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.15,0:00:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And unfortunately what we're\Nseeing is that even after
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.73,0:00:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of these years --both in the\Npost 9/11 era of veterans
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.65,0:00:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also with Vietnam veterans,\NKorean War veterans,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.58,0:00:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those who've come before us--\Nthe-- the services are still
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.39,0:00:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,falling short.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.63,0:00:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this area of post-\Ntraumatic stress I think
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.86,0:00:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is one of the main areas\Nwhere that's true.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.88,0:00:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There continues to be a\Nstigma around this,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.58,0:00:39.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether people are willing\Nto admit it or not,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.27,0:00:43.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both within the military and\Nalso with people transition back to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.59,0:00:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their civilian lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.35,0:00:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've experienced it through some\Nof my friends who I've served with,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.65,0:00:53.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who've come home really, really\Nstruggling and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.65,0:00:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having a hard time finding the best\Nplace that can really help them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.37,0:01:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is one of the drivers\Nbehind the continued rate
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.58,0:01:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of veterans' suicide that we're\Nseeing in our country and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.54,0:01:12.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shows that we have to take\Na more holistic approach,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.21,0:01:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is what I would\Nlead as president,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.88,0:01:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where as a veteran I understand \Nin a deeply personal way
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.81,0:01:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who pays the price for war\Nand how heavy that price is,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.81,0:01:26.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will ensure that our VA\Nleaves no veteran behind,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.43,0:01:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that every single veteran gets\Nthe care that they need.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.29,0:01:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as we look at post-\Ntraumatic stress,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.11,0:01:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many different levels\Nof how it impacts people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.48,0:01:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a whole spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.29,0:01:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some very, very extreme situations;\Nsome may be less extreme.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.37,0:01:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But every person heals and finds\Ntheir therapy and their path forward
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.46,0:01:51.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a different way.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.13,0:01:53.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as a VA, as a government,\Nas a society,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.41,0:01:57.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to be able to help\Nsupport that-- that journey.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.84,0:02:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I-- I had a woman who'd work\Nfor me in my congressional office.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.10,0:02:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's a military spouse.\NHer husband had many deployments
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.61,0:02:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and had been exposed to some\Nof the most extreme environments
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.00,0:02:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and situations that really had a--\Ndeeply, deeply impacted him.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.76,0:02:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He got to the point where he\Ncouldn't fly, he couldn't travel.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.01,0:02:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they didn't know what to do\Nto be able to help him.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.62,0:02:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't want to just take drugs\Nto try to numb the pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.88,0:02:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for him, their breakthrough\Nhappened when they had a plant
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.08,0:02:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was dying on their front step.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.24,0:02:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he was home, and he just\Nstarted watering the plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.87,0:02:33.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Taking care of the plant,\Ntrimming the plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.100,0:02:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And starting to bring this plant\Nback to life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.48,0:02:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he experiences, as well\Nas his wife saw, that that was
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.47,0:02:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,awakening something in him\Nthat had been lost for a long time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.78,0:02:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Long story short, now they have\Na farm with many acres.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.62,0:02:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has found his path towards\Npeace by working the land
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.72,0:02:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is inviting other veterans\Nthere to come and join him,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.01,0:03:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and finding that connection with the\Nearth, and growing food and plants
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.62,0:03:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a way forward for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.36,0:03:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meditation is something others\Nare finding.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.98,0:03:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Working with animals, horses, dogs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.39,0:03:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others-- others through surfing,\Nactually. I've-- I've been surfing with
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.16,0:03:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,severely wounded warriors,\Ndisabled veterans, and others
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.17,0:03:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are finding their\Nempowerment once again
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.84,0:03:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the ocean, and it's\Nan incredible thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.46,0:03:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've gotta support this\Nholistic approach to actually
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.46,0:03:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,treating the root cause\Nrather than just seeing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.16,0:03:37.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental health treatment and\Ntreatment for post-traumatic stress
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.22,0:03:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as something that can only\Nbe responded to with more drugs.