of m.c.ing the gala for the 100th straight year here in washington, d.c. actually it was the fourth year in a row but doing it eight years. familiar face on our show, president of executive director of the armed forces foundation, patricia driscol. what a great job you did last night. each year brings up new challenges. this year, the message is a lot about health care for those who serve. and those left behind. >> yeah, our whole message for last night was about coming home, you know, we need to take care of the guys who are here at home and we have so many that are wounded but not just physically, mentally and so our -- all of our message last night was about mental health care and telemedicine and expanding what the military has done. they've done a phenomenal job. we've had, you know, an increase in suicide and it's something that i know the military is taking very, very seriously. and, you know, last night was an opportunity for us to talk about what we think they can do. >> and also, this is an example of an organization that's filling gaps. you might have the best intentions but there's only so much money and so much you can do at the federal level. you need to fill gaps.