katherine mitchell joins us here on al jazeera. we appreciate the time. >> thank you for having me. >> when this story first came out i think every american was appalled that anyone who served in our nation's military was not getting proper care from the states. from your standpoint what led you to get to the point where you had to stand up and say something about it? >> i think the evening when i was asked to hide the documentation that showed there was a paper electronic waiting list and backlog, it dawned on me it was humancy where i believed that my bosses would destroy information as to why veteran care would be exposed. >> if bringing grievances to your superiors, but if they're creating the issues, they had to cover their tracks. what did you face, and are you facing that now? >> well, since the news hit the media i have not been the victim of any retaliation. right now it's the wool in the storm. i feel like a canary waiting for the cat to pounce. prior to that for reporting these issues for the past three years i was made

katherine mitchell is a doctor in the va system and one of the doctors that helped expose the situation in phoenix and for world. thank you for your time. >>> millions of muslims across the world are celebrating eid al fitr. leaving dacca to celebrate. three day celebration for muslims with pipes and drums. but the violence in iraq, it is another day of hardship, omar al salla reports from a camp outside er erbil. >> for internally displaced iraqis who live here it is a sad day. this man has two wives and 14 children. he escaped the government bombardment in salahid province. >> we don't have eid. our conditions are very bad. we are not living in dignity. the government have to be just to all people or quit. >> reporter: this is a transit camp of between erbil and mowlz. imosul. it has 1,000 tents. many here are desperate many with a story to tell. sahad is a sunni. he left erbil when the, there are not enough toilets. the u.n. figures are quite staggering. violence in iraq has displaced iran 1.2 million people since january. more than half of them came from anbar province. when the isl

doctor katherine mitchell medical director for the iraq and afghanistan post-deployment center at the phoenix va healthcare system and at this time i would like to introduce the colleague doctor price to briefly introduce his constituents that will be the fourth witness on the panel this evening. >> i want to thank you and the ranking member for allowing me to offer this introduction. this is a remarkably important topic and i commend the committee for the work that you have done. i worked at the va hospital for a number of years during my training and they know how important it is to have honest and real information for our veterans to honor the service which is why we were pleased to welcome mr. scott davis will be on the panel. his father served in the vietnam. mr. davis is a specialist at the national health eligibility center in atlanta and he' he has been in contact with my office outlining his concerns and he has come forward with those that he has been a courageous manner. i have no doubt his testimony will shine a light on the situation. we must know the facts on the ground.

katherine mitchell, medical director for the iraq and afghanistan post-deployment center at the phoenix va health care system. and at this time, i'd like to introduce our colleague dr. price to briefly introduce his constituent, who will be the fourth witness on the panel this evening. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you and the ranking member for allowing me to offer this introduction. this is a remarkably important topic, and i commend the committee for the work that you've done. as a physician, i worked at the va hospital in atlanta, as a matter of fact, for a number of years during my training. i know how important it is to have honest and real information for our veterans to honor their service, which is why i'm so very pleased to welcome scott davis. mr. davis, who will be on the panel today, is a resident of my district. his father served in vietnam. mr. davis is a program specialist at the va's national health eligibility center in atlanta. he's been in contact with my office for a number of months outlining his concerns. he's come forward with the allegations and co

and if anybody was more amazed than katherine at tonight's event, it was pilot mark mitchell. >> i was hopeful she was going to make it, but i wasn't thinking that she would survive. >> reporter: wow. >> yeah. >> reporter: and now you see her here today? >> yeah, it's pretty crazy. >> reporter: also honored here tonight the woman who was first to call for the cavalry that day in march. >> i heard when she fell, i got so scared. so the first reaction was call 911. >> reporter: an amazing night for the family. >> proud. very happy. >> and a very special night for a very grateful girl. >> i'm very willing to help others. >> reporter: well, she has undergone more than a dozen surgeries, and she has at least one more to go. but she is beginning to get around on a walker. and it might not be a smart move to bet against this brand-new airman first class. terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >>> it's the largest scam of this type that i'm aware of in my 23 years of law enforcement experience. >> tens of thousands of residents scammed out of millions of dollars. all by a simple phone call. i'm i