>>> FROM AL IN FLORIDA AND SAVANNAH IN D.C., AND HER NIGHT
SAVANNAH IN D.C., AND HER NIGHT HONORING THE BRAVE CAREGIVERS
HONORING THE BRAVE CAREGIVERS OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. >> IT WAS AN AMAZING NIGHT.
>> IT WAS AN AMAZING NIGHT. 5 MILLION SPOUSES AND LOVED ONES
5 MILLION SPOUSES AND LOVED ONES FACE ENORMOUS CHALLENGES.
FACE ENORMOUS CHALLENGES. THEY ARE CARING FOR OUR WOUNDED
THEY ARE CARING FOR OUR WOUNDED VETERANS.
VETERANS. THEY OFTEN DO SO IN SILENCE.
THEY OFTEN DO SO IN SILENCE. HIDDEN HEROES IS HERE TO BRING
HIDDEN HEROES IS HERE TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE UNTOLD STORIES
ATTENTION TO THE UNTOLD STORIES OF AMERICAN CAREGIVERS.
OF AMERICAN CAREGIVERS. YOU ARE ABOUT TO MEET ONE OF
YOU ARE ABOUT TO MEET ONE OF THOSE FAMILIES.
THOSE FAMILIES. TWO AMERICAN CITIZENS, ONE
TWO AMERICAN CITIZENS, ONE ORIGINALLY FROM UGANDA.
ORIGINALLY FROM UGANDA. ONE SERVED ON THE BATTLEFIELD
ONE SERVED ON THE BATTLEFIELD AND ANOTHER IS STILL SERVING IN
AND ANOTHER IS STILL SERVING IN HOME.
HOME. PAT AND JIMMY LIKE TO SPEND TIME
PAT AND JIMMY LIKE TO SPEND TIME OUTSIDE IN THEIR HOME IN
OUTSIDE IN THEIR HOME IN VIRGINIA.
VIRGINIA. TAKING THEIR SON TO DRIVE GOLF
TAKING THEIR SON TO DRIVE GOLF BALLS.
BALLS. ON THE SURFACE, THE COUPLE IS
ON THE SURFACE, THE COUPLE IS CHEERFUL AND UPBEAT.
CHEERFUL AND UPBEAT. IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE THE GREAT
IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE THE GREAT CHALLENGES THIS FAMILY HAS
CHALLENGES THIS FAMILY HAS FACED.
FACED. >> BEING MARRIED TO A MARINE,
>> BEING MARRIED TO A MARINE, THEY’RE GOING TO DEPLOY.
THEY’RE GOING TO DEPLOY. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. YOU PRAY THEY COME BACK ALIVE.
YOU PRAY THEY COME BACK ALIVE. BUT YOU’RE NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE
BUT YOU’RE NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE BETWEEN.
BETWEEN. COMING BACK ALIVE BUT NOT ALIVE.
COMING BACK ALIVE BUT NOT ALIVE. >> Reporter: JIMMY, A REFUGEE
>> Reporter: JIMMY, A REFUGEE FROM UHGANDAUGANDA, WAS DEPLOYED
FROM UHGANDAUGANDA, WAS DEPLOYED TIMES.
TIMES. HE SUSTAINED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN
HE SUSTAINED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND NOW SUFFERS FROM
INJURY AND NOW SUFFERS FROM POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS.
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS. >> NOTHING PREPARED ME FOR HOW
>> NOTHING PREPARED ME FOR HOW TOUGH LIFE WOULD BE, THE
TOUGH LIFE WOULD BE, THE SACRIFICES I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE.
SACRIFICES I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE. >> Reporter: SACRIFICES THAT
>> Reporter: SACRIFICES THAT INCLUDED SIDELINING HER DREAM OF
INCLUDED SIDELINING HER DREAM OF PURSUING A Ph.D. TO CARE FOR HER
PURSUING A Ph.D. TO CARE FOR HER HUSBAND AND YOUNG SON.
HUSBAND AND YOUNG SON. PAT SAYS, THE ISOLATION AT
PAT SAYS, THE ISOLATION AT TIMES, WAS UNBEARABLE, UNTIL SHE
TIMES, WAS UNBEARABLE, UNTIL SHE WAS PUT TOGETHER WITH HIDDEN
WAS PUT TOGETHER WITH HIDDEN HEROES.
HEROES. >> IF YOU’RE A MILITARY CARE
>> IF YOU’RE A MILITARY CARE CAREGIVER.
CAREGIVER. THERE’S NOT A UNIFORM BUT YOU
THERE’S NOT A UNIFORM BUT YOU SERVE OUR COUNTRY EVERY DAY.
SERVE OUR COUNTRY EVERY DAY. >> Reporter: OSCAR WINNER TOM
>> Reporter: OSCAR WINNER TOM HANKS HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE
HANKS HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE HIDDEN HEROES CAMPAIGN SINCE THE
HIDDEN HEROES CAMPAIGN SINCE THE BEGINNING.
BEGINNING. HIDDEN HEROES ARE ALL ABOUT THE
HIDDEN HEROES ARE ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT CARE FOR VETERANS
PEOPLE THAT CARE FOR VETERANS THAT COME BACK WITH WOUNDS, SOME
THAT COME BACK WITH WOUNDS, SOME YOU CAN SEE AND SOME YOU CAN’T.
YOU CAN SEE AND SOME YOU CAN’T. >> IT’S 24 HOURS A DAY, THAT
>> IT’S 24 HOURS A DAY, THAT LOVED ONE IS GOING TO REQUIRE A
LOVED ONE IS GOING TO REQUIRE A CERTAIN TYPE OF CARE AND
CERTAIN TYPE OF CARE AND ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. ONE HUMAN BEING, ONE SPOUSE, OR
ONE HUMAN BEING, ONE SPOUSE, OR ONE FAMILY CANNOT INDICT BY
ONE FAMILY CANNOT INDICT BY THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> Reporter: CAREGIVERS NEED
>> Reporter: CAREGIVERS NEED HELP.
HELP. AND HIDDENHEROES.ORG PROVIDES A
AND HIDDENHEROES.ORG PROVIDES A WAY TO VOLUNTEER THAT HELP OR
WAY TO VOLUNTEER THAT HELP OR ASK FOR IT.
ASK FOR IT. >> IT MIGHT BE BABY SITTING
>> IT MIGHT BE BABY SITTING SOMEBODY’S KIDS.
SOMEBODY’S KIDS. IT MIGHT BE SITTING WITH THE
IT MIGHT BE SITTING WITH THE WOUNDED VETERAN NOW AT HOME AND
WOUNDED VETERAN NOW AT HOME AND HELPING THEM GET THROUGH THE
HELPING THEM GET THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY OR DRIVING
COURSE OF THE DAY OR DRIVING THEM AROUND.
THEM AROUND. THERE’S A MYRIAD OF THINGS.
THERE’S A MYRIAD OF THINGS. >> THE THING THEY DO OR THE
>> THE THING THEY DO OR THE SERVICE THEY PROVIDE, IS ALSO
SERVICE THEY PROVIDE, IS ALSO THAT CAREGIVER KNOWING THEY ARE
THAT CAREGIVER KNOWING THEY ARE SEEN.
SEEN. >> YES.
>> YES. EVERYBODY CAN WRITE A CHECK,
EVERYBODY CAN WRITE A CHECK, WITHOUT A DOUBT.
WITHOUT A DOUBT. BUT IT’S NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR
BUT IT’S NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ONE-ON-ONE CONNECTION.
ONE-ON-ONE CONNECTION. >> Reporter: AND SENATOR
>> Reporter: AND SENATOR ELIZABETH DOLE HAS BEEN MAKING
ELIZABETH DOLE HAS BEEN MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS FOR YEARS, BY
THOSE CONNECTIONS FOR YEARS, BY CREATING THE HIDDEN HEROES
CREATING THE HIDDEN HEROES CAMPAIGN, AS PART OF HER
CAMPAIGN, AS PART OF HER FOUNDATION, CARING FOR MILITARY
FOUNDATION, CARING FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. SHE WAS ABOUT TO CONNECT US WITH
SHE WAS ABOUT TO CONNECT US WITH PAT AND JIMMY.
PAT AND JIMMY. THEY HAVE NO IDEA TOM HANKS IS
THEY HAVE NO IDEA TOM HANKS IS WE HIND
WE HIND BEHIND THIS DOOR.
BEHIND THIS DOOR. ARE YOU PAT?
ARE YOU PAT? I’M SAVANNAH.
I’M SAVANNAH. CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG?
CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG? IT’S NICE TO MEET YOU.
IT’S NICE TO MEET YOU. I BROUGHT A FRIEND.
I BROUGHT A FRIEND. >> OH, THAT’S A GOOD ONE.
>> OH, THAT’S A GOOD ONE. LET’S DO THE THING THAT MEN DO
LET’S DO THE THING THAT MEN DO WHEN THEY CLAP EACH OTHER ON THE
WHEN THEY CLAP EACH OTHER ON THE BACK.
BACK. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? >> YES.
>> YES. >> THIS IS REALLY ABOUT HONORING
>> THIS IS REALLY ABOUT HONORING PEOPLE LIKE YOU, PAT, AND THOSE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU, PAT, AND THOSE WHO DO THE WORK OF CARING FOR
WHO DO THE WORK OF CARING FOR OUR HEROES, YOUR HUSBAND.
OUR HEROES, YOUR HUSBAND. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> Reporter: WHAT HAS THIS
>> Reporter: WHAT HAS THIS ORGANIZATION MEANT TO YOU?
ORGANIZATION MEANT TO YOU? WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE BEFORE AND
WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE BEFORE AND HOW IS IT NOW?
HOW IS IT NOW? >> I CAN BE VERY HONEST AND TELL
>> I CAN BE VERY HONEST AND TELL YOU THAT I WAS LOST.
YOU THAT I WAS LOST. I REMEMBER WALKING THROUGH THE
I REMEMBER WALKING THROUGH THE CORRIDORS IN THE HOSPITALS AND
CORRIDORS IN THE HOSPITALS AND FINDING SPOUSES.
FINDING SPOUSES. BUT THERE WAS NO CONNECTION,
BUT THERE WAS NO CONNECTION, UNTIL WE FOUND THE ELIZABETH
UNTIL WE FOUND THE ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION.
DOLE FOUNDATION. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT
I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THERE’S A WHOLE WORLD OF
THERE’S A WHOLE WORLD OF CAREGIVERS OUT THERE, MILITARY
CAREGIVERS OUT THERE, MILITARY CAREGIVERS.
CAREGIVERS. WE STARTED SHARING RESOURCES AND
WE STARTED SHARING RESOURCES AND TELLING EACH OTHER WHERE TO FIND
TELLING EACH OTHER WHERE TO FIND THINGS.
THINGS. >> Reporter: INCLUDING THE HELP
>> Reporter: INCLUDING THE HELP JIMMY NEEDED AND A WAY FOR HIM
JIMMY NEEDED AND A WAY FOR HIM AND HIS DEVOTED WIFE TO GO BACK
AND HIS DEVOTED WIFE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
TO SCHOOL. >> LOOK AT THAT.
>> LOOK AT THAT. YOU GREW UP IN UGANDA.
YOU GREW UP IN UGANDA. HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES
HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
MARINE CORPS. >> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU’RE GETTING YOUR Ph.D. AND
>> YOU’RE GETTING YOUR Ph.D. AND HE’S GETTING HIS BACHELOR’S
HE’S GETTING HIS BACHELOR’S DEGREE.
DEGREE. >> YES.
>> YES. >> AFTER SERVING THREE TOURS OF
>> AFTER SERVING THREE TOURS OF DUTY.
DUTY. WHAT BETTER PRIMER DO YOU NEED
WHAT BETTER PRIMER DO YOU NEED OTHER THAN THE PROMISE OF THE
OTHER THAN THE PROMISE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HOW
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HOW IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN WE ALL COME
IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN WE ALL COME TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. AND SOMEBODY RAISES THEIR HAND
AND SOMEBODY RAISES THEIR HAND AND SAYS, I CAN HELP WITH THAT.
AND SAYS, I CAN HELP WITH THAT. >> YES.
>> YES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> Reporter: IT WAS AN
>> Reporter: IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENING AT THE
EXTRAORDINARY EVENING AT THE FIRST ANNUAL HIDDEN HEROES GALA,
FIRST ANNUAL HIDDEN HEROES GALA, HONORING THESE CAREGIVERS WITH
HONORING THESE CAREGIVERS WITH EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE.
EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE. >> THEY ARE RAISING THEIR HAND
>> THEY ARE RAISING THEIR HAND AND SAYING, HEY, WE ARE HERE.
AND SAYING, HEY, WE ARE HERE. HIDDEN HEROES ARE FEELING
HIDDEN HEROES ARE FEELING EMPOWERED.
EMPOWERED. WE FEEL OUR VOICES BEING HEARD.
WE FEEL OUR VOICES BEING HEARD. WE ARE NOT HIDING ANYMORE.
WE ARE NOT HIDING ANYMORE. >> I WISH YOU COULD HAVE FELT
>> I WISH YOU COULD HAVE FELT WHAT I FELT IN THAT ROOM.
WHAT I FELT IN THAT ROOM. SO MANY CAREGIVERS THAT ARE
SO MANY CAREGIVERS THAT ARE WORKING IN THE SHADOWS EVERY DAY
WORKING IN THE SHADOWS EVERY DAY TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS.
TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS. THEY WERE SURROUNDED WITH LOVE
THEY WERE SURROUNDED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT.
AND RESPECT. MY THANKS TO TOM HANKS AND
