Thank you, Chair.
It's nice to see you again, Steven. Thank you for your presentation. It is extremely important.
Earlier in the hour, we had the department sharing some information. Something that hit me really hard and that one should know—when you hear the numbers, it's scary—is that 94% of the people being served today are modern-day veterans. I know the World War I, World War II and Korean War veterans are dying off, but it's so hard to listen to that and to see numbers so big.
Steven, I can't say enough for the work that Legion members do, and the Legion itself does to help veterans and their families, and to help communities. They're out there all the time, supporting and finding ways.... It's as simple as helping someone fill in an application or whatnot. It's just outstanding.
One area I notice, and many Legion members will share with me, is that it's difficult to bring in more modern-day veterans to the Legion.
Maybe you could talk about that a little. The vision plan that we've brought forward talks about how we bring in Afghan veterans and recognize them. How do we bring in more recognition of women's participation, LGBTQ2 members and indigenous peoples?
What could you share with us about how we can do that? What are we doing, what are you doing, and what can we do to continue that recognition?