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Optics move, p.r. move on behalf of the sandmann family and nick himself in order to produce this video. this video shows clearly how false the media got it, how falsely claims were that that the media first rushed and published. look, the letter, the preservation letter that lin wood sent out, i think these celebrities and the media types who rushed to judgment and published this stuff, i think they have a lot of concerns they should have a lot of concern because lin knows what hes doing.e if y...

>> he wrote back i didnt mean to get people worried. i just need to spend some time at the hospital to figure things out. >> reporter: thankfully miles returned and chose to stay with katie hopper but after only a few days he became restless. >> i said do you feel like you need to get out of the house, do you want to go for a drive, for a walk? he said no im going to the v.a. >> i said right now? >> he said yeah im going right now. >> reporter: where he must have been to take these steps? >> the...

I feel like they failed him. >> reporter: the v.a. tells cnn that the emergency room staff, quote, followed proper mental health screening procedures and that miles had given medication he indicated helped him in the past. they refused to answer any more of our questions citing federal privacy laws. the friends and family of richard miles want the virginia to learn from their tragedy. they want the v.a. to figure out what they could have done differently with miles so the next veteran is admitte...

>> he knew the date and where he was when he had shot and killed people. >> reporter: katie hopper is miles exgirlfriend and mother to their daughter em lin. she said he left iraq but it never left him. >> he was very very aware of what he was doing when defending peoples lives, even if it was for the greater good. >> reporter: medical records obtained by cnn stated years after miles return from iraq in 2004 he quote, began to experience depression with suicidal attempts. he recalled seeing dead...