. >> joining us on this memorial day is frank larkin, the chair of warrior call. we will talk about those organizations in just a moment. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you. host: what is the troop first foundations? guest: it was an outreach established in the late to thousands to connect with our warriors overseas. it was a number of personalities, david fair eddie, number of other pga alumni who went forward into the iraq combat theater to interact with the troops and subsequently were so moved by that they came backd decided to establish a foundation that would help outreach to those warriors who have served. host: and then the warrior call? guest: the warrior call is an evolution of the initial troops first initiative. we are trying to connect with active duty and veterans, who are struggling, those who are disconnected or isolated. host: talk about that disconnection. guest: you've heard a lot about posttraumatic stress disorder. not enough about moral injury, which is a key factor. substance use disorder and so forth. we refer to this as a rubric of

you're on with frank larkin. caller: can you hear me? host: we can, you are on. caller: thank you for your work. i know you probably don't get much praise working holidays but we do appreciate it in the general public. i know you would rather be home with your family. i have post-traumatic stress disorder when i came back from korea. i understand what it is like to go from these experiences. i also knew a veteran, i was living in nebraska. he did take his life. somewhere between five and 10 vietnam veterans take their lives each day in this country. let's not forget us, even those vietnam era veterans. i work for the department of defense. these are the issues i see here as well. there are other groups that should be involved like the american foreign legion and the veterans of foreign wars. that is all i wanted to say. host: john in virginia, thank you. guest: you bring up a valid point. this is about unity of effort and sharing data. this is about putting a level of urgency on this. it is not because we lack intellectual ability or capacity. we just need to org

you're on with frank larkin. caller: can you hear me? host: we can, you are on.aller: thank you for your work. i know you probably don't get much praise working holidays but we do appreciate it in the general public. i know you would rather be home with your family. i have post-traumatic stress disorder when i came back from korea. i understand what it is like to go from these experiences. i also knew a veteran, i was living in nebraska. he did take his life. somewhere between five and 10 vietnam veterans take their lives each day in this country. let's not forget us, even those vietnam era veterans. i work for the department of defense. these are the issues i see here as well. there are other groups that should be involved like the american foreign legion and the veterans of foreign wars. that is all i wanted to say. host: john in virginia, thank you. guest: you bring up a valid point. this is about unity of effort and sharing data. this is about putting a level of urgency on this. it is not because we lack intellectual ability or capacity. we just need to organ

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