Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Dr. Jung, for coming, and I, like my colleagues, thank you for your service.
We had a couple of fellows here last week who were pretty much on the edge, a couple of soldiers and several suicide attempts between them. It put a human face to what we're talking about. Most of the time around here we talk about money and what our plans are, all that kind of stuff. It's difficult to comprehend how badly injured some of these fellows really are.
The conversation until now, specifically with the people who have appeared here who have been injured, has to do with alternate therapies. The military's position is largely, “We have an alternate therapy on our desk each and every day. We can't sponsor everything, and besides, there's no empirical evidence to support some of their stuff.” The soldiers are saying, “Look, man, this stuff saves my life. This dog saved my life. This horse is great for me”, that sort of stuff.
You're now providing direct medical services to veterans. What's your view?