your first rodeo. what advice would you give military families who are about to go through this for the first time? you know, military families are incredibly resilient. they re incredibly strong. i m proud to stand with every military spouse. because our job is to keep all well on the homefront. we make sure they don t have to worry about anything back home because we ve gotten it taken care of. and i m blessed because i ve always supported every way that he wants to serve his country and he has always supported every way i want to serve my country. so i m a lucky girl. and to every military spouse, we can do this. we can do this every day. [ applause ] veterans issues are obviously very important to your family. i reported and i actually came here to des moines, i reported on a veteran here in des moines who i ll never forget. his name was richard miles. he went to a local v.a. to get mental health treatment. he basically was not admitted. and he died by suicide. richard miles.