and if you need any more evidence that he's wise, you need to meet deanne and his family who are here today because they are a wonderful family and they've served a long with him in the past. for bob and his family, the mission of caring for our veterans is deeply personal. his father served in the army air corps after world war ii. deanne's father was a p.o.w. her uncle was exposed to agent orange in vietnam and still receives treatment from the va. so this is not an abstract mission for them. bob is a veteran himself. he graduated from west point where he and sloan were classmates. this is a bit of a reunion. bob served as army ranger in the 82nd airborne division. back home in cincinnati, he and deanne have teamed up with the uso to honor our veterans.