>> what is that story that some of these troops said they really wanted you to be able to convey that perhaps people didn't know about? >> that they're out there every day fighting and dying for us. you know, a nation is not going to be free or just a nation very long if its young people do not raise their hands and say, i'm going out there and fight for my nation. and what they believe and i believe is that there is a real epidemic of disconnection in this nation between that more than 99% of the nation that doesn't feel the pain of war and that less than 1% that does. our troops. our men and women in uniform. no matter what service. and they feel that disconnection. some days they felt like does anyone know we're here? they are -- they are appreciative that people say thank you for your service, which americans do now. to make up for what happened after vietnam. >> yeah.