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To make sure he doesnt become a statistic. that we help him. or her. >> i have a veteran on the line with one of my responders that has initiated an overdose of pills. >> i want you to know theyre common, okay? >> 12 type of co-done and 12 muscle relaxers. >> i know youre getting tired, stan, but i need you to stay with me, okay? why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience...

>> he said hes, he doesnt have a space. he is in a red jeep. >> i know its hard to walk but i need you to go outside so they can find you real quick when they get there. >> my responder said hes fading pretty fast. >> trying to get to the bench. >> hes on the bench outside the tent. hes a former marine. >> okay. im talking to my colleague. theyre on the way, okay? >> three minutes out. >> okay. just got the message theyre about 3 minutes away. youre doing a good job, stan. just hang in there, ok...

>> hi, i have a veteran online with one of my responders that has initiated an overdose of pills. >> i want you to know theyre coming, okay? >> 12 type of codone and 12 muscle relaxers. >> i know youre getting tired, stan, but i need you to stay with me. >> he is at the campground at rolling lake. >> they give you a sticker to put at your camp site? youre just squatting or something, are you sitting on the ground outside? you said your jeep was red and it was off of route 174. >> he said hes squ...

And it has not been there. >> and stan is not alone. we found him through the clergy project, started 4 years ago for ministers like him who need an anonymous way to talk about giving up on god. there are more than 600 religious leaders in the group. >> what do you ultimately want? >> i would like to get free of all the religious paraphernalia. could we please quit spending money on stain glass windows and church buildings and gymnasiums that we dont need? could we please use all of that and use...

A way to vent without being vilified. what was it like to read that out loud? how did that feel? >> it was strange, foreign. because these are not things i say to anybody. >> so why not just get up to the pulpit and say, this is how i feel? >> i wish i were about 20 years younger. i had more energy and i had more vigor and i could have said, okay, so ill flip hamburgers for a while. >> youre sacrificing your heart and your soul. >> i never thought id end up lying to take care of a family. >> so ...

We could feed them indefinitely. >> for stan, atheism just makes more sense. do you think youll ever come out or is this something youll take to the grave? >> i will come out. i will walk away from the pulpit. these people and many of them depended on me, theyre vulnerable and i dont want to hurt them. ill try to be gracious and kind as i can. but yeah, im going to walk away. >> now that we understand that there is no one creator -- coming up -- >> its very sad. >> what happens when you do lea...

Vilified. what was it like to read that out loud? how did that feel? >> it was strange, foreign. because these are not things i say to anybody. >> so why not just get up to the pulpit and say, this is how i feel? >> i wish i were about 20 years younger. i had more energy and i had more vigor and i could have said, okay, so ill flip hamburgers for a while. >> youre sacrificing your heart and your soul. >> i never thought id end up lying to take care of a family. >> so stan has stayed in the clerg...

♪ i sing because im free >> he takes care of them in the name of jesus. ♪ and i know he watches me >> this is stan. >> i function as a teacher, counselor, social worker, chaplain, and spiritual guide. >> we met him hundreds of miles from his home. changed his name, and changed his voice. because stan has a very dark secret. hes an atheist. >> i almost wish i still believed in god because it would be easier in some ways. its hard to visit troubled people who beg me to pray out loud and say ma...

♪ i sing because im free >> he takes care of them in the name of jesus. ♪ and i know he watches me >> this is stan. >> i function as a teacher, counselor, social worker, chaplain, and spiritual guide. >> we met him hundreds of miles from his home. changed his name, and changed his voice. because stan has a very dark secret. hes an atheist. >> i almost wish i still believed in god because it would be easier in some ways. its hard to visit troubled people who beg me to pray out loud and say ma...

There and across the border in back stan thats according to a new report in the new york times. we have known for a while the afghan president ffz telling president obama it would help to have american troops there longer than planned. he came to dc to talk about it. >> president ghani consulted with general campbell in afghanistan my national security team and i have decided we will maintain the current posture through the end of the year. >> they work tirelessly to train security forces who ar...