Tulsi Gabbard

But, you know, it wasn't like I was calling them from down the street and saying, hey, how's it going? Let's go have lunch or whatever. And so I knew that the reason for that tension was they were terrified of getting a phone call delivering the worst possible news. And that was what I thought of as I went through that list of how it is the reality of war.

But, you know, it wasn't like I was calling them from down the street and saying, hey, how's it going? Let's go have lunch or whatever. And so I knew that the reason for that tension was they were terrified of getting a phone call delivering the worst possible news. And that was what I thought of as I went through that list of how it is the reality of war.

But, you know, it wasn't like I was calling them from down the street and saying, hey, how's it going? Let's go have lunch or whatever. And so I knew that the reason for that tension was they were terrified of getting a phone call delivering the worst possible news. And that was what I thought of as I went through that list of how it is the reality of war.

Behind every one of those names on that list was a husband or a wife, parents, sons and daughters, family members. who had no idea what we were dealing with, really. All they knew was what they saw on the news.

Behind every one of those names on that list was a husband or a wife, parents, sons and daughters, family members. who had no idea what we were dealing with, really. All they knew was what they saw on the news.

Behind every one of those names on that list was a husband or a wife, parents, sons and daughters, family members. who had no idea what we were dealing with, really. All they knew was what they saw on the news.

And what my dad told me later when I got home after that deployment was that every time they saw the news and they saw a helicopter shot down or crashed or some IED, they held their breath until they saw or heard the news of who it was or what it was.

And what my dad told me later when I got home after that deployment was that every time they saw the news and they saw a helicopter shot down or crashed or some IED, they held their breath until they saw or heard the news of who it was or what it was.

And what my dad told me later when I got home after that deployment was that every time they saw the news and they saw a helicopter shot down or crashed or some IED, they held their breath until they saw or heard the news of who it was or what it was.

The physical, you know, I mean, some injuries appeared to be minor up front. At that time, traumatic brain injury was not something that was talked about much, if at all. And so, you know, many had visible wounds. Others are now what we know were appeared like, all right, cool, he checked out, but had invisible wounds.

The physical, you know, I mean, some injuries appeared to be minor up front. At that time, traumatic brain injury was not something that was talked about much, if at all. And so, you know, many had visible wounds. Others are now what we know were appeared like, all right, cool, he checked out, but had invisible wounds.

The physical, you know, I mean, some injuries appeared to be minor up front. At that time, traumatic brain injury was not something that was talked about much, if at all. And so, you know, many had visible wounds. Others are now what we know were appeared like, all right, cool, he checked out, but had invisible wounds.

Those who were injured in a way that did not allow them to get back to work found it emotionally very difficult to be put on a plane and evacuated out of there, feeling guilty that they were leaving their friends behind. And... not thinking about themselves or not feeling bad for themselves, but instead feeling bad for being forced to be in a position to leave. You know, for soldiers, it's not...

Those who were injured in a way that did not allow them to get back to work found it emotionally very difficult to be put on a plane and evacuated out of there, feeling guilty that they were leaving their friends behind. And... not thinking about themselves or not feeling bad for themselves, but instead feeling bad for being forced to be in a position to leave. You know, for soldiers, it's not...

Those who were injured in a way that did not allow them to get back to work found it emotionally very difficult to be put on a plane and evacuated out of there, feeling guilty that they were leaving their friends behind. And... not thinking about themselves or not feeling bad for themselves, but instead feeling bad for being forced to be in a position to leave. You know, for soldiers, it's not...

Of course, we all have our own political opinions on things. But when it comes right down to it, in a war zone, it's about your friends. It's about your brothers and sisters that you're serving alongside. It's not about the politicians or whatever insanity is going on in Washington. It's about... getting up and going out, getting the job done and coming back home together.

Of course, we all have our own political opinions on things. But when it comes right down to it, in a war zone, it's about your friends. It's about your brothers and sisters that you're serving alongside. It's not about the politicians or whatever insanity is going on in Washington. It's about... getting up and going out, getting the job done and coming back home together.

Of course, we all have our own political opinions on things. But when it comes right down to it, in a war zone, it's about your friends. It's about your brothers and sisters that you're serving alongside. It's not about the politicians or whatever insanity is going on in Washington. It's about... getting up and going out, getting the job done and coming back home together.

I mean, I had friends of mine who were from Hawaii, who were from American Samoa, very culturally tight knit community who confided in me throughout that, you know, year that we were there. Some of the very infantry soldiers who were going out on security patrols and, and doing raids every day, um, just some of the very traumatic experiences that they went through.

I mean, I had friends of mine who were from Hawaii, who were from American Samoa, very culturally tight knit community who confided in me throughout that, you know, year that we were there. Some of the very infantry soldiers who were going out on security patrols and, and doing raids every day, um, just some of the very traumatic experiences that they went through.