Stephanie Tubbs Jones: “the Louis Stoke's Veteran Facility is right around the corner from my house in my congressional district. I was over…”

“the Louis Stoke's Veteran Facility is right around the corner from my house in my congressional district. I was over there the other day talking with the administrator about the new programs that are going to go into this veterans' facility. But the reality is we have not treated our veterans like they ought to be treated. We have not given them the benefits that they deserve. We have not given them the health care that they deserve. We have not given them the opportunity to engage in a new business when they come out. We have not given their families the kind of support that they deserve. And I am thinking back, my dad, Andrew Tubbs, 84 years old, served back in World War II. And my son Mervyn had an opportunity to interview my father about his service. And my dad told him things that he had never even discussed with me. And I said, Dad, why did you not tell me about this? He said, Because it hurt. Every time I talked about it, it hurt me. I did not want to talk about it. I did not want to tell you about it, but there came a time in life when I was much more comfortable. Today, my dad has got dementia, is suffering from Parkinson's, and I think about what are we going to do for veterans who have come after him. Are we going to give the benefit to the Vietnam veterans who have posttraumatic stress syndrome, who suffer from Agent Orange? And we are talking about young people across this country about how we want them to join up with the service.”