Thank you.
It was Ms. Rose who mentioned it here, but in the first panel someone—I think it was Ms. Gauthier—said the exact same thing: When you serve in the military, you leave no one behind.
The implication, of course, in the statement that was made in both cases was that our government has asked each and every one of you, and all of those like you who are veterans in this country, to go and serve our country. You did it willingly. You wanted to do it and you were proud to do it, but then the government didn't keep its part of the bargain. It's not there to serve you when you need it.
That saddens me, and then to hear the kinds of things we're hearing today saddened me even more.
I would like to start with you, Mr. Hynes.
You mentioned wait times. In 2006, it was about two to three months, and I think you said about one to two years—