20 million veterans who are alive in our country today and thanks to them, their service and their sacrifices that we have the freedoms we have so, of course, with the rest of the country today we say thank you. leland. >> garrett tenney thank you outside of memorial. elizabeth has more, liz. liz: that's right, the challenges they face coming home can be varied and daunting. the va came under fire per response for veterans needs back in 2014 and while the administration reports improvements of claims, of course, the bureaucracy and staffing hurdles are still surfacing, so joining me now to address these issues is the ceo of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america paul, thank you so much for joining us, paul, we really appreciate it. >> my pleasure, great to be with you, ma'am, and happy veterans day. >> yes, and i do want to talk about some of the challenge that is the va faces and maybe some of those barriers that can be