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Jake Wood: A new mission for veterans -- disaster relief
Jake Wood: Nová mise pro veterány - pomoc při katastrofách
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Po měsících či rocích služby v zámoří 92 % amerických veteránů říká, že chtějí pokračovat ve službě; a mezitím se ve světě děje jedna ničivá katastrofa za druhou. Co mají tyhle dvě výzvy společného? Spoluzakladatel „Teamu Rubicon“ Jake Wood mluví o tom, jak mohou veteráni efektivně přispět k pomoci při katastrofách a zároveň znovu získat smysl, komunitu a sebeúctu.
Jake Wood - CEO, Team Rubicon
Jake Wood runs Team Rubicon, a nationwide nonprofit that provides military veterans with the opportunity to continue their service by responding to natural disasters and global crises. Full bio
Jake Wood runs Team Rubicon, a nationwide nonprofit that provides military veterans with the opportunity to continue their service by responding to natural disasters and global crises. Full bio
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Two years ago, after having served four years
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Před dvěma lety, po 4 letech vojenské služby
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in the United States Marine Corps
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u amerického námořnictva
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and deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan,
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a službě jak v Iráku, tak v Afghánistánu,
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I found myself in Port-au-Prince, leading a team
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jsem se najednou ocitl v Port-au-Prince, kde jsem vedl tým
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of veterans and medical professionals
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veteránů a zdravotnických profesionálů
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in some of the hardest-hit areas of that city,
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v těch nejhůře zasažených oblastech města
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three days after the earthquake.
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tři dny po zemětřesení.
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We were going to the places that nobody else wanted to go,
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Chodili jsme do míst, kam nikdo jiný chodit nechtěl
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the places nobody else could go, and after three weeks,
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ani nemohl, a po třech týdnech
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we realized something. Military veterans
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jsem si něco uvědomil. Vojenští veteráni
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are very, very good at disaster response.
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jsou velice, velice dobří v pomoci při katastrofách.
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And coming home, my cofounder and I,
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A když jsem se vrátil domů, můj spoluzakladatel a já jsme se
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we looked at it, and we said, there are two problems.
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na to podívali, a řekli, že existují dva problémy.
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The first problem is there's inadequate disaster response.
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První je, že neexistuje dostatečná pomoc při katastrofách.
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It's slow. It's antiquated. It's not using the best technology,
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Je pomalá. Zastaralá. Neužívá dobré technologie
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and it's not using the best people.
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a nevyuživá ty nejlepší lidi.
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The second problem that we became aware of
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Druhý problém je, že existuje velice
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was a very inadequate veteran reintegration,
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neadekvátní reintegrace veteránů
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and this is a topic that is front page news right now
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a to je téma, které je v současné době hodně probíráno médii, protože
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as veterans are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan,
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veteráni přicházejí z Iráku a Afghánistánu
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and they're struggling to reintegrate into civilian life.
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a neustále naráží na problém reintegrace do civilního života.
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And we sat here and we looked at these two problems,
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A seděli jsme a rozebírali tyto dva problémy, nakonec
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and finally we came to a realization. These aren't problems.
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jsme si něco uvědomili. Tohle nejsou problémy.
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These are actually solutions. And what do I mean by that?
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Tohle jsou ve skutečnosti řešení. A co tím myslím?
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Well, we can use disaster response as an opportunity
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No, můžeme využít pomoc při katastrofách jako příležitost
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for service for the veterans coming home.
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k pomoci pro veterány, kteří přicházejí domů.
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Recent surveys show that 92 percent of veterans want
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Poslední studie ukazují, že 92% veteránů chce
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to continue their service when they take off their uniform.
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pokračovat v práci, když jdou do civilu.
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And we can use veterans to improve disaster response.
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A tak můžeme využít veteránů k zlepšení pomoci při katastrofách.
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Now on the surface, this makes a lot of sense, and in 2010,
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Na povrchu to dává smysl, a v roce 2010
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we responded to the tsunami in Chile,
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jsme pomáhali při tsunami v Chile,
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the floods in Pakistan, we sent training teams to the Thai-Burma border.
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povodních v Pákistánu, poslali jsme školené týmy na thajsko-barmské hranice.
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But it was earlier this year, when one of our
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Na začátku tohoto roku jeden z našich
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original members caused us to shift focus in the organization.
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původních členů zapříčinil změnu v orientaci organizace.
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This is Clay Hunt. Clay was a Marine with me.
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To je Clay Hunt. Clay byl mariňák.
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We served together in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Sloužili jsme spolu v Iráku a Afghánistánu.
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Clay was with us in Port-au-Prince. He was also with us in Chile.
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Cay byl s námi v Port-au-Prince. Byl i v Chile.
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Earlier this year, in March, Clay took his own life.
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Dříve tento rok, v březnu, Clay spáchal sebevraždu.
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This was a tragedy, but it really forced us
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Byla to tragédie, ale donutilo nás to
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to refocus what it is that we were doing.
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přeorientovat, co vlastně děláme.
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You know, Clay didn't kill himself because of what happened
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Víte, Clay se nezabil kvůli tomu, co se stalo
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in Iraq and Afghanistan. Clay killed himself
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v Iráku a Afghánistánu. Clay se zabil
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because of what he lost when he came home.
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kvůli tomu, co ztratil, když se vrátil domů.
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He lost purpose. He lost his community.
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Ztratil smysl. Ztratil svou komunitu.
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And perhaps most tragically, he lost his self-worth.
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A nejtragičtěji, ztratil hodnotu sama sebe.
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And so, as we evaluated, and as the dust settled
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A tak, jak jsme to hodnotili a jak se prach usadil
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from this tragedy, we realized that, of those two problems --
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z té tragédie, uvědomili jsme si dva problémy
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in the initial iteration of our organization,
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původního zaměření naší organizace -
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we were a disaster response organization that was using
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byli jsme organizace na pomoc při katastrofách,
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veteran service. We had a lot of success,
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která využívala veterány. Měli jsme mnoho úspěchů
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and we really felt like we were changing the disaster response paradigm.
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a opravdu jsme si mysleli, že měníme situaci.
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But after Clay, we shifted that focus, and suddenly,
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Ale potom, co udělal Clay, jsme změnili zaměření, a najednou
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now moving forward, we see ourselves
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jsme pokročili, vidíme se jako
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as a veteran service organization that's using disaster response.
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veteránská organizace, která využívá pomoc při katastrofách.
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Because we think that we can give that purpose
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Protože si myslíme, že můžeme veteránům navrátit
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and that community and that self-worth back to the veteran.
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ten smysl a komunitu a hodnotu sebe sama.
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And tornadoes in Tuscaloosa and Joplin, and then later
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Tornáda v Toscaloose a Joplinu, a další
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Hurricane Irene, gave us an opportunity to look at that.
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Hurikán Irene nám dali příležitost se na to podívat.
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Now I want you to imagine for a second an 18-year-old boy
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A teď chci, abyste si znovu představili 18letého chlapce
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who graduates from high school in Kansas City, Missouri.
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který odmaturoval v Kansas City v Missouri.
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He joins the Army. The Army gives him a rifle.
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Přidává se k armádě, dostává zbraň.
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They send him to Iraq.
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Pošlou ho do Iráku.
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Every day he leaves the wire with a mission.
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Každý den opouští základnu a jde na misi.
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That mission is to defend the freedom of the family that he left at home.
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Ta mise je bránit svobodu rodiny, kterou zanechal doma.
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It's to keep the men around him alive.
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Je to udržet muže okolo naživu.
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It's to pacify the village that he works in.
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Je to pacifikovat město, ve kterém pracuje.
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He's got a purpose. But he comes home [to] Kansas City, Missouri,
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Má pocit užitku. Ale pak se vrací do Kansas City v Missouri.
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maybe he goes to college, maybe he's got a job,
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možná jde na univerzitu, možná si najde práci,
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but he doesn't have that same sense of purpose.
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ale nemá ten samý pocit užitku.
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You give him a chainsaw. You send him to Joplin, Missouri
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Dali jsme mu pilu a poslali do Joplinu v Missouri
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after a tornado, he regains that.
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po tornádu, a znovu ho tak získal.
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Going back, that same 18-year-old boy graduates from high school
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Zpět, ten samý 18letý chlapec maturuje
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in Kansas City, Missouri, joins the Army,
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v Kansas City v Missouri, přidává se k armádě.
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the Army gives him a rifle, they send him to Iraq.
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Armáda mu dá zbraň a pošle ho do Iráku.
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Every day he looks into the same sets of eyes around him.
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Každý den se dívá do stejných očí.
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He leaves the wire. He knows that those people have his back.
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Vyráží do nebezpečného terénu. Ví, že tito lidé ho kryjí.
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He's slept in the same sand. They've lived together.
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Spal na stejném písku. Žili spolu.
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They've eaten together. They've bled together.
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Jedli spolu. Krváceli spolu.
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He goes home to Kansas City, Missouri.
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Jde domů do Kansas City v Missouri.
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He gets out of the military. He takes his uniform off.
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Odejde od armády a jde do civilu.
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He doesn't have that community anymore.
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Už nemá tu komunitu.
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But you drop 25 of those veterans in Joplin, Missouri,
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Ale vysaďte 25 veteránů v Joplinu v Missouri
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they get that sense of community back.
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a oni znovu naleznou smysl komunity.
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Again, you have an 18-year-old boy who graduates
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Znovu, máte 18letého chlapce, který maturoval
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high school in Kansas City.
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na střední škole v Kansas City.
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He joins the Army. The Army gives him a rifle.
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Přidává se k armádě. Armáda mu dá zbraň.
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They send him to Iraq.
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Posílají ho do Iráku.
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They pin a medal on his chest. He goes home to a ticker tape parade.
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Přípíchli mu na hruď medaili. Velká přehlídka.
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He takes the uniform off. He's no longer Sergeant Jones
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Jde do civiliu. Už není seržant Jones
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in his community. He's now Dave from Kansas City.
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ve své komunitě. Je teď Dave z Kansas City.
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He doesn't have that same self-worth.
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Nemá stejnou sebehodnotu.
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But you send him to Joplin after a tornado,
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Ale pošlete ho do Joplinu po tornádu
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and somebody once again is walking up to him
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a někdo znovu přichází
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and shaking their hand and thanking them for their service,
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a potřásá si s ním rukou a děkuje mu za jeho práci,
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now they have self-worth again.
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a teď mají znovu sebehodnotu.
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I think it's very important, because right now
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Myslím, že je to velice důležité, protože právě teď
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somebody needs to step up,
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by někdo měl vystoupit
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and this generation of veterans has the opportunity
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a tato generace veteránů má možnost to
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to do that if they are given the chance.
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udělat, když se jim dá příležitost.
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Thank you very much. (Applause)
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Velice vám děkuji. (Potlesk)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jake Wood - CEO, Team RubiconJake Wood runs Team Rubicon, a nationwide nonprofit that provides military veterans with the opportunity to continue their service by responding to natural disasters and global crises.
Why you should listen
Jake Wood served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, with deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan as a Scout Sniper. He received numerous awards in combat, and was the Honor Graduate of Recruit Training from the School of Infantry and Marine Scout Sniper Course. In 2010, along with former Marine William McNulty, he founded Team Rubicon.
As a leading veteran advocate, Jake speaks about issues facing returning veterans and is a member of numerous U.S. committees on the topic. He is also the cofounder of POS REP, the first mobile, proximity-based social network designed exclusively for the veteran community.
Team Rubicon’s awards include the Classy Award for "National Small Charity of the Year," Chase American Giving Awards "Heroes and Leaders" National Award and the 2012 Grinnell Prize. In 2012, he was named a CNN Hero.
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