Kit Bond: “Well, thank you. That is what we ask you to do. And I appreciate that.”

I believe strongly we take for granted our defense base will always be there, maintaining capacity and innovation to keep the United States and our warfighters second to none.

One of the things that we have tried to do is to remedy a tremendous vacuum or absence of mental health specialists in both the DOD and the VA.

We thought it was of significant historical value.

I would humbly suggest that you put more, not less, in the force structure for the Guard, which is a bargain for our military defense.