because she could help them to be better. >> kelli grew up in florida and then enlisted in the army when she was 22. >> you just wait until i see you. i'm not playing with you at all. >> after basic training, the army sent her to fayetteville, north carolina. at fort bragg kelli trained as an army medic, one of the most demanding jobs in the military. >> i think it gave her an opportunity to do something better with her life and she wanted to help people. >> and what was it about being army medic? that's an intense job. >> it was something that would push her to her limits. i want to make a career out of it, i want to do my 20 years. she's like, i really want this to be something. >> so she would have possibly made a life out of the military. >> oh, yeah. >> yes, that was the plan. >> kelli's professional life was on track but her personal