 My name is Kurt Ulström Fraschetti. I'm a United States Marine Corps veteran and my MOS was 1345, which is Heavy Equipment Operator. And I am a life member of EAB. I was in in a time where there were not exit interviews, medical exit interviews. And I tried to navigate the system and the system was challenging and I think that I can work my way through a system and through a computer. And that was beyond my skill set and to be honest with you, I didn't try after going to the system. It was shortly after a surgery I had and I connected with this individual later to be determined to be a National Service Officer, Jake Draustad of Cleveland. And he and I started talking and quickly, you know, he figured out that each of us were Marine Corps veterans. And he asked me if I was service-connected and I said I wasn't walking through, you know, some elements of my story. Started a very long tedious process that ultimately resulted in me getting the care that I needed. Obviously Jake was instrumental and I wouldn't even have any understanding of what the organization was or what it did or what I was capable of doing without a mid-COVID. I just got this email to participate in the virtual event. So I went to the website, saw the layout and thought that there was an opportunity for me to be able to pay the AV back for the efforts that they provided in me and getting me the benefits that I needed based on my service-connected disabilities. My wife and my youngest son joined me and it was a walk. I'm blessed to be near the ocean so we made sure that we were close to the ocean and took that in. Yeah, I wish I could run it, but those days are behind me. There's a lot of veterans who gave far more than I did. May not be in a position today to be able to do the event, so it's purposeful for me to do that for those who can. One of my heroes is my uncle. He is a Vietnam veteran. Served in Vietnam and took on a significant head injury. And through this process, I don't think he realizes how much I look up to him for what he did for our country and his service. But he and his journey is an inspiration to me and he's really who I think of when I participate in Vietnam. Why anyone should participate or look to donate to the AV is the understanding that every dollar that's donated to the AV results in $179 in benefits to disabled veterans. So I guess once you wrap your mind around the fact that how far you can stretch a dollar, it makes all the sense in the world to participate in Vietnam. It's far better than what you get for the price of gas, right?