mine tells you you tell the story from your personal viewpoint and my ,iewpoint is that the veterans a a former organizer, and as current labor relations representative in the union working with health-care workers throughout west michigan. [applause] heard in 2015 bernie say something very sharp but sustained, i knew that was my guide. he said, you have to be tough but not stupid. for me as a veteran, the son of a veteran, father of a serving marine corps -- marine, i can tol you, it is important have someone who understands that if we have to make the choice to put people in harm, we have to calculate the cost of caring for those veterans when they return and not just the cost of the tanks, planes, guns, and bullets. [applause] i can tell you, as a person who volunteered, been a staffer, been a campaign manager in some of the toughest races invest -- in west michigan, we need someone willing to fight and put it all on the line for the people of west michigan. [applause] >> we need someone who wants to embrace the ideal, the core message, the heart of the democratic party, and push things forward for working families across the country. [applause] families,g of working we need someone who we ca