“You need someone to listen for a story to be told. With one percent of the population serving, it’s the other 99 that make veterans. They are our creators. So I think it’s important for everyone to understand the veterans’ story and to allow for it to be part of a regular discussion. Not that it’s some sort of sacred right that’s only discussed between veterans, but something that is part of the national dialogue.”

-Benjamin Busch, veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, at the Prtizker Military Library on Dec. 4, 2013