Leonard L. Boswell: “Thank you, Chairman Filner, and all of you on the Veterans Committee that worked together on this, both sides of the…”

“Thank you, Chairman Filner, and all of you on the Veterans Committee that worked together on this, both sides of the aisle. We are doing the right thing, and we know that. I would associate myself with all the comments that have been made from Chairman Filner and Mr. Miller and all the rest, so I will not try to repeat them. But I might just share a little bit to whoever might be watching about why this bill came to pass. As we all know, a number of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, particularly Iraq, this phenomena is taking place, perhaps more so than ever before in our history. It is a concerning thing. All wounds are not visible. I think it has been a little hard for us to realize that we have to recognize this, and we are doing it. I just want to share with you some many, many months ago, when I had the occasion to respond to the Omvig family in Grundy Center, Iowa, not too far from Waterloo, and you will be hearing from Mr. Braley shortly, I went and talked to them and realized the suffering they were feeling. This family, this father and this mother, Randy and Ellen, their son came home after 11 months, someone they loved very much, of course as all parents do, and they realized something was wrong, wasn't right.”