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Years as an air force veteran, so you know firsthand what it is, that isolation you talked about? you lived it? >> i did. it's quite different, the isolation as a woman in uniform and you're serving and you're a mom. so when i became a spouse as in my husband is serving and i'm supporting him, it was a different challenge. so i realized there were so many moms and women just like me who needed that kind of support system. >> and your family -- you have two children, amir ra and kenyan the second. your husband, kenyan is the one who helped nominate you, and he actually had some beautiful words ...