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Kind of a throwaway, i thought it was really interesting to hear what the candidates had to say at the end. i want to play a few clips of that. >> when my son bo came home from iraq with a terminal disease, and a year later, year and a half later, losing him was like losing part of my soul. the fact is i learned that the way you deal with it is you deal with finding purpose, purpose in what you do. >> i came back from the deployment and realized you only get to live one life and i was not interested in not knowing what it was like to be in love any longer. so i just came out. >> i grew up with...

Two sons were badly injured and i had just been elect and not sworn in and i lost my faith for a while. i came back. then later whenthy son came home from iraq with a terminal disease and a year later, a year and a half later losing him was like losing part of my soul. but the fact is i learned that the way you deal with it is you deal with finding purpose. my purpose is doing ha i've always tried to do and stay engainie engaged in public policy. but there's a lot of people that have it it worse than i do, put one foot in front of the other that had it harder than i had. they're real heroes. >...

Difference not in just a day, but can make a difference in the life. and, you know, it's all about finding purpose. you know, it's about -- you know, i'm a big collector of quotes that have always meant something to me. immanuel kant talks about three points of happiness. something to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to. and what i learned out of my two experiences or three experiences is that if you have something to look forward to, you have a reason, a purpose, you have a reason to get up in the morning. and that's the way to keep the person and the persons you lost part o...

You know what it means to give that kind of empathy and support. you know that that simple word to someone in real trouble with a significant loss, can make a difference not just on the day, but can make a difference in the life. it's all about finding purpose. it's about i'm a big collector of quotes that have always meant something to me. emanuel kahn talks about something to do, someone to love and something to look forward to. what i learned about my two experiences or three experiences is that, if you have something to look forward to, you have a reason -- a purpose, a reason to get up in...

? is it easier to give the advise than it is to take it? >> they're one and the same. in other words, i'm not able to give advice that i don't believe actually makes a difference. it made a difference in my life. when you are the recipient of so much empathy, so much support over the years, it's easy and you know what it means to give that kind of empathy and support. you know that a simple word to someone in real trouble and a significant loss can make a difference not in just a day, but can make a difference in the life. and, you know, it's all about finding purpose. you know, it's about -- ...