back stateside during a training exercise off the coast of virginia beach the black hawk helicopter he was riding in crashed and luttrell suffered traumatic brain injury. luttrell's experience seeking treatment for these injuries led him to get a graduate degree in cognitive neuroscience and a passion that continues today probably veterans improve their quality of life. >> at retreat i sat down the sky and said he does not recognize me and said what are you here for and i said i'm just going to hang out. and he led with it and select your disability reading. he said minus 100 and i can tell you how to get it. i would like, they are young and been taught that but here's the thing about the va and that's what it should be the following one. guys retire that the another rank. the people who work and there are wonderful and want to do it but wherever the pinch is whether trying to get it done, i don't know. i've not worked personally into that but in the military when you medical and dental and you not been there, you got to go.