time we hear them, but these are coming from the v.a. as many as 20% of veterans from operations iraqi freedom and enduring freedom are now living with ptsd. they also give us the numbers on suicide. from 2008 to 2016, more than 6,000 veterans have died as a result of suicide every year. this is becoming more of a conversation. how much, though, do you think these tweets and even the conversation we're having right now may lead to a more constructive conversation in actually dealing with things? >> we can't talk enough about it. it's wonderful that this is getting attention, that this really struck a chord with people to see the individual stories. these are the stories that we see in the veterans community all the time. it's why veterans have -- they came back from vietnam, and they formed organizations to advocate for veterans who were being left behind or unserved by the resources that were there for them. they created resources that they needed. veterans returning from the wars that feel especially forgotten in the '80s and the '90s,