Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for coming here today. Your testimonies have been extremely powerful.
Sometimes we have to face some of the things that have been ignored. I apologize for what you've experienced. When we keep hearing the term “dehumanizing the soul”, it's troubling.
I have a few questions I'd like to ask, and Mr. Simons, I'd like to start with you. In your opening statement, you mentioned that you were a base brat, which means your father served in the military, or your mother...?