mrs. heidi golding who will be testifying on behalf of congressional budget office. she is cdos principal analyst for military and veterans compensation and the national security division. so thank you again to all of you for being here this morning for the support and. mr. reickhoff, we weekend with you. >> thank you, madam chair, members of the committee. on behalf of iraq and afghanistan and over to a thousand of her members and supporters, many of them are here today, thank you for inviting us to testify in the long-term costs of war for our generation of veterans. i served in iraq from 2003-2004 as a platoon leader. when my unit returned and i came home from work, we return to the country confused by and a bit uncomfortable with its warriors. people wanted to help. they just didn't know how. bringing to light the true cost of these wars is part of reed we formed iaea. right now our nation to use on the edge of the falls and servicemen and veterans who have concerned and have been scared. iava msha across the country contacted us the past few days. they still don