I personally think it's a twofold answer. If you acknowledge and recognize our war, then you need to acknowledge and recognize our illnesses. That's not just for the serving members, but our families, partners, spouses and our children.
There are a lot of illnesses that have come home with us that are communicable. There are a lot of reproductive problems, such as burning semen with men and severe gynecological problems with women.
I personally had to have a full hysterectomy at the age of 34. I was bleeding out of control and needed transfusions. It was that serious. Even there, I was labelled a malingerer because I was cutting my veins, so my blood work would look bad.
A lot of soldiers are afraid of what we bring home with us. The toxic...the equipment, our stuff....
To me—