WEBVTT 00:03.070 --> 00:07.200 Defenses messages to all mustard and their families on veterans day. 00:08.290 --> 00:11.570 And we'll check a better and service groups progress in one of 00:11.570 --> 00:14.090 the country's most the tory is neighbor has. 00:15.190 --> 00:18.490 Welcome did dod news now one staff sargent shout offer. 00:19.160 --> 00:23.080 The vietnam Wall served as a backdrop for one former army infantry 00:23.080 --> 00:27.370 soldiers of veterans day commemoration secretary track able aren't 00:27.370 --> 00:30.890 two purple hearts fighting and now we're more he described vietnam 00:30.890 --> 00:34.600 veterans as silent heroes who aren't little praise fighting in 00:34.600 --> 00:39.530 an unpopular war and he says he hopes the Wall brings true some memory. 00:40.540 --> 00:43.050 Well reminds is to be honest and are telling. 00:43.730 --> 00:44.230 But here's 00:45.730 --> 00:47.000 There's nothing to the game. 00:47.550 --> 00:49.900 Glossy over the darker portions of a warm. 00:50.670 --> 00:52.940 Vietnam or the bitterly divided america. 00:54.380 --> 00:58.400 This sector Terry says all is also way reminder to america and 00:58.400 --> 01:01.840 its leaders to of knowledge and learn from past States. 01:02.660 --> 01:06.850 It's been four years since now sends a group of veterans formed 01:06.880 --> 01:10.510 a community service group and shows as its mission the all of 01:10.510 --> 01:13.930 or neighborhood in east Baltimore the group calls itself the 01:13.930 --> 01:17.470 sex branch and its intention is to turn the troubled neighborhood 01:17.470 --> 01:21.430 around using the to nasty and skills gained as a service members 01:21.800 --> 01:25.520 the first brought you their story in 20 12 was part of our documentary 01:25.520 --> 01:29.530 series called re can we thought veterans day was a it's good 01:29.530 --> 01:31.480 a time as any to check. 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The course a west when are we had our 02:30.110 --> 02:31.900 first full season this year. 02:33.140 --> 02:39.100 And You know this this used to be of of making Vanessa and blocked 02:39.160 --> 02:41.330 a will end their own way it'll be. 02:41.990 --> 02:44.270 Um roughly three and a half acres of. 02:44.960 --> 02:46.890 Healthy food offered a. 02:47.660 --> 02:48.820 Door neighbor shame read. 02:50.170 --> 02:53.600 Kevin kelly and all of a resident is a part time employee of 02:53.600 --> 02:57.060 the service group to sell the neighborhood flourish then in the 02:57.090 --> 02:59.520 eighties fall to the drug trade so. 03:00.150 --> 03:01.700 As powers was like what. 03:02.240 --> 03:05.730 Very late in your chair doing carefree. Accusingly. This darker 03:05.730 --> 03:06.670 accordingly game. 03:07.470 --> 03:08.460 The for and everybody. 03:09.800 --> 03:13.000 So I was was kinda version that was born in down my lot. 03:13.580 --> 03:16.830 Determine scenes guys in internet. 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