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So when they begin to do something and they get proud of it, then it brings about a change in them. >> during the final phase of the program, the cadets are allowed to go home where they are monitored daily for several months. >> are you going to be all right? >> yes, sir. >> cant wait to go home? >> cant get to get a second chance at life, sir. >> there you go. good job. good job. good job. good job. >> we have drill instructors that are called case managers. and we go out to their home. we go ...

Everybody. lukes wings was founded in 2008 with the express mission of reuniting wounded warriors with their families during recovery. since 2008 we provided as of today, 2,111 flights in and around different hospitals in the country. wounded warriors and their families or the case managers or doctors, whomever can request a flight via our website or call our 1-800 number our emergency number and we can have people on the next flight out. thats our mission. >> so this is for folks that are injur...

Theyre hiring in new jersey, new york, florida. they need teachers, case managers and admin. >> price line? >> this is the travel company. theyve got offices in new york, hiring across the country now. theyve got about 70 openings in new york and connecticut specifically. you do get discounts. in their offices, fitness center, dry cleaner and discounts on travel. >> i love that dry cleaner. marcos pizza is out there. were still looking for pizza people. >> this franchise has doubled over the las...

You know, many people still havent gotten any help to either raise their homes or rebuild their homes, and in my offices every day we get people calling and complaining because they dont know if they are on a waiting list or whether, you know, theres any real possibility for them to get help. hes got a lot of explaining to do. >> where is the money? >> i mean, the second round of money was recently announced, but the problem is so many people are denied. i think something like 80% of the people ...

Societal problem. we have fought a war on drugs for 200 years. a war thats failed. whether its opiates, marijuana or alcohol, we dont see it as a health problem. i feel that, you know, trying to embrace the problem as a health care problem and not a criminal justice problem or any other problem, but for what it is, a health care problem as a first step. how that then proceeds is really up to the individual who struggles with addiction and really up to the case managers, the doctors and the socia...

Weve acquired every state using federal dollars to prioritize low income families, a minimum share of all of the aid has to go to low income families. and we are making progress. the other thing thats critical, oftentimes for more vulnerable families, they may not have access to a website to get information from fema. they may not hear about the aid thats available. they may have a tougher time getting access to it. in addition to making sure the resources are focused there, the funding, were al...

Veterans who are facing these backlogs and facing the service cuts? >> all right. well, you know, theres a huge veterans service network out there. you can go to iava.org and you can -- one of our case managers can help a veteran out there who is looking for some sort of assistance whether its with your claim or whether its with another service thats shut down. you know, bottom line is we just need to get the government started again. thats the only real solution to this. its not just about the ...

If you want to go to school, getting a job if you want to get a job and preparing yourself for the outside world. >> james august was found guilty of burglary and grand theft, but because of boot camp, his sentence is only six years of probation. >> a lot of these people, they come here and they dont know that they can work. and they think, well, the only way im going to get money is if i sell drugs, if i rob, if i steal. you know, theyve never really had a sense of pride in anything that they d...

Correspondent jonathan serry has the story. >> reporter: he questioned how she plans to improve mental health services. >> one of the primary things as i enter the building, remind the staff and support systems that i am working and we are here only because a veteran risked his life for us. >> reporter: it follows a series of reports from the inspector general, linking mismanagement at the hospital here to psychiatric patients falling through the cracks, including three that died from drug overd...

Pressure is about getting your head straight, getting to school if you want to go to school, getting a job if you want to get a job and preparing yourself for the outside world. >> james august was found guilty of burglary and grand theft, but because of boot camp, his sentence is only six years of probation. >> a lot of these people, they come here and they dont know that they can work. and they think, well, the only way im going to get money is if i sell drugs, if i rob, if i steal. you know, ...