our next guest is dedicated to helping handicapped veterans while experiencing those challenges firsthand. staff sergeant dale beatty was on his first tour of duty in iraq in 2004 when his vehicle ran over an anti-tank mine. he lost both legs below the knee. beatty found overwhelming support from his community but saw plenty of others slipping through the cracks, especially vietnam veterans. so beatty and another wounded veteran started purple heart homes, handicap accessible, and he works with banks to help younger vets buy their own homes. most of our calls are really not veterans looking for something to be done for them but veterans that want to say, hey, i want to contribute my time or effort or my business specialty to what you guys are doing. staff sergeant dale beatty joins me next. hmmm, you can t do that. but you can do this.
today, serving those who serve with the vice chief of staff of the army peter kror relly. veterans advocates with tim tats and paul rykofp. chairman of the senate veterans commit patty murray. paying for veterans is a cost of war. and an iraq veteran i ve been told welcome home dozens of times. i met a vietnam vet who had never been told that once. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. this afternoon president obama visits joplin, missouri, the town devastated by tornadoes. joining us this morning from joplin, governor jay mixon. give us an update, the number of confirmed dead, what s the situation with the morgue and how many do you still have missing? we ve got that unaccounted for number overnight down to 44 now. and throughout the night once again troopers were making that most difficult visit to families in this region notifying them of a loss of their family members. we a we ve still got a significant level of work to do to make sure because
1 in 10 of those returning from afghanistan or iraq have lost at least an arm or leg. 1 in 4 coming home with deal with issues like depression, substance abuse or homelessness. and 1 in 4 between the ages of 18 and 24 is employed. having done a job for their country most veterans find a way to cope, but many other need help in the business of living. today, serving those who serve with the vice chief of staff of the army, peter corelli. i want to fix it as fast as we can. veterans advocates tim tats and paul rykofp. most of hem go to the beach. we re going to the cemetery. and chairman of the senate veterans committee, patty murray. paying for veterans is a cost of war. and an iraq veteran i ve been told welcome home a hundred thousand times. i met a vietnam vet who had never been told that once. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. before we turn to memorial day and veteran, this afternoon, president obama visits joplin, missouri, the tow
i believe in the mission of purple heart homes, and i just wanted to be a part of it. i m hoping purple heart homes can gain a foothold and spring good to the wounded veterans. this is probably about i d say 60 hours of volunteer labor to get us to this point. why don t i make it rough on you, give you that one. this will be done today or tomorrow and hopefully we can move inside mr. smith s house where he has even greater need for accessibility with his bathroom. this is my office right here. steve jobs would like that, wouldn t he? most of our calls are really not veterans looking for something to be done for them but veteran that is want to say, hey, i want to contribute my time or effort or my business specialty to what you guys are doing. dale beatty is a true hero, and to see the sacrifices that he s made for our country and then turn around and say thank you and to help other people that are not as fortunate as