heath phillips is an mst survivor and advisory board member for protect our defenders.cy parrish is the founder of protect our defenders. it's a human-rights organization which fights to help veterans who have been sexually assaulted. and colonel don christensen is the new president of protect our defenders. i want to thank you all for being here. this is a story that we've been following and working on for a long time. it's really hard to get attention on this subject, and, heath, something terrible happened to you when you were just a young man in the military. so -- so, tell me. let me start with you. >> um... i joined the military at 17. um, boot camp and everything was everything that you were told it is. once i boarded my ship, that's when the nightmare began. i was sexually assaulted by six fellow shipmates. my command chose to ignore me instead of help me out. i... tried suicide. i tried running away. i went awol. with the help of my parents, we did a congressional investigation. but... something that most people don't understand... when you're not on base, it's