jane horton's husband was killed in action in afghanistan in september of 2011. as a war which to, she knows firsthand. not only how important the immediate death benefits are to the families of the fallen, but that all who died defending our freedom are able to be given the dignified transfer they deserve and jane horton joins me now. jane, thank you so much for being here. a pleasure to see you again. thanks for joining us. >> thank you, governor, for having me. >> first of all, jane, tell us what happens when you get that knock on the door and they tell you that your husband has been killed in action? >> when i got the knock on the door by the two uniformed military officers, they immediately sat me down and told me that i would get death gratuity to pay for the immediate expenses of my husband's funeral. this money was used for pay my mortgage, to pay my car payment, put food on the table and also my family flew in the next day from ohio and that money came to cover that as well as the month and a half that it took to bury my husband and the several dignified