and, indeed, that is one of pamela hyde's 10 strategic initiatives, is it not? it's very impressive. yes. it's...we have 10 strategic initiatives that are being used to align the agency's resources around the top priorities and the 10th priority is public awareness and support. you know, one of the issues that we haven't included in the whole issue of media is the music industry and its role. ron, what would you say about that? i think the music industry plays a large role in how they can portray addiction and recovery. i listen to some of the music my kids listen to, you know, rap music. some of it's great; i like some of it, but a lot of it the words are horrible. it portrays drug use and sexual abuse. but then, on the other hand, i have great songs that i listen to about recovery, success stories in recovery. aerosmith's amazing; richie supa who wrote amazing also wrote in the rooms who won the prism award in 2009, which is fantastic. there are so many musicians in recovery today. well, nikki sixx; nikki sixx did a whole album, right, mark? absolutely. right.

how many people came here from pamela hyde's talk? good, good, those of you who were there heard her speak about veterans and military issues. the director of samsa used to veterans and military mental health as an important part of overall mental health in america. she gets john, thank you for arranging this va/dod symposium. next year, it should be samsa/hhs/va/dod. what goes on with veterans and families and active duty personnel america's business. does not often the corner. it is important for the country as a whole. ms. hyde pointed out there were 2 million children in america who had one or more parents who are in afghanistan or iraq. that is a big deal for america now. it will be a big deal in america for a long time to come. thank you. cam, and i appreciate your talk and what you have said. i want to focus on an important difference between dod and va. dod provides an supports war years. --warriors and t has a health system attached to it to serve their needs and those of their families. va is primarily a health and benefit s