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Jake Wood: A new mission for veterans -- disaster relief
Džejk Vud (Jake Wood): Nova misija za veterane - reagovanje u vanrednim situacijama
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Nakon meseci ili godina provedenih u borbi preko okeana, 92% američkih veterana kaže da želi da nastavi sa svojom službom. U isto vreme, jedna za drugom, prirodne katastrofe prave kolaps širom sveta. Šta je zajedničko za ova dva izazova? Jedan od osnivača Tima Rubikon, Džejk Vud, pruža dirljiv govor o tome kako veterani mogu efektivno da doprinesu reagovanju u vanrednim situacijama - i u isto vreme vrate sebi osećaj svrhe, zajednice i samopoštovanje.
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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Pre dve godine,
nakon služenja 4 godine
nakon služenja 4 godine
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in the United States Marine Corps
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u Marincima SAD,
00:20
and deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan,
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i rasporeda u Iraku
i Avganistanu,
i Avganistanu,
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I found myself in Port-au-Prince, leading a team
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našao sam se u Port-o-Prensu,
gde sam vodio tim
gde sam vodio tim
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of veterans and medical professionals
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veterana i medicinskih profesionalaca
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in some of the hardest-hit areas of that city,
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u nekim od najpogođenijih
delova tog grada,
delova tog grada,
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three days after the earthquake.
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tri dana nakon zemljotresa.
00:32
We were going to the places that nobody else wanted to go,
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Išli smo na mesta na koja
niko drugi nije hteo da ide,
niko drugi nije hteo da ide,
00:34
the places nobody else could go, and after three weeks,
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gde niko drugi nije mogao da ide,
i nakon tri nedelje,
i nakon tri nedelje,
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we realized something. Military veterans
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shvatili smo nešto.
Vojni veterani
Vojni veterani
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are very, very good at disaster response.
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su veoma, veoma dobri u reagovanju
u vanrednim situacijama.
u vanrednim situacijama.
00:43
And coming home, my cofounder and I,
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Kada smo stigli kući,
moj partner i ja,
moj partner i ja,
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we looked at it, and we said, there are two problems.
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pogledali smo to i rekli,
postoje dva problema.
postoje dva problema.
00:49
The first problem is there's inadequate disaster response.
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Prvi je to što je reagovanje
u vanrednim situacijama neadekvatno.
u vanrednim situacijama neadekvatno.
00:52
It's slow. It's antiquated. It's not using the best technology,
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Sporo je, zastarelo.
Ne koristi najbolje tehnologije
Ne koristi najbolje tehnologije
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and it's not using the best people.
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i ne koristi najbolje ljude.
00:58
The second problem that we became aware of
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Drugi problem kojeg smo
postali svesni
postali svesni
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was a very inadequate veteran reintegration,
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je veoma neadekvatna
reintegracija veterana
reintegracija veterana
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and this is a topic that is front page news right now
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i ovo je veoma aktuelna
tema trenutno
tema trenutno
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as veterans are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan,
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dok se veterani vraćaju
iz Iraka i Avganistana
iz Iraka i Avganistana
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and they're struggling to reintegrate into civilian life.
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i muče se sa integrisanjem
u život civila.
u život civila.
01:10
And we sat here and we looked at these two problems,
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Seli smo i pogledali
ova dva problema
ova dva problema
01:12
and finally we came to a realization. These aren't problems.
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i nešto smo shvatili.
To nisu problemi.
To nisu problemi.
01:14
These are actually solutions. And what do I mean by that?
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To su zapravo rešenja.
Šta mislim ovim?
Šta mislim ovim?
01:18
Well, we can use disaster response as an opportunity
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Možemo iskoristiti reagovanje
u vanrednim situacijama kao priliku
u vanrednim situacijama kao priliku
01:21
for service for the veterans coming home.
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da se u službu stave
veterani povratnici.
veterani povratnici.
01:23
Recent surveys show that 92 percent of veterans want
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Skorašnje ankete pokazuju
da 92% veterana želi
da 92% veterana želi
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to continue their service when they take off their uniform.
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da nastavi sa svojom službom
nakon skidanja uniforme.
nakon skidanja uniforme.
01:28
And we can use veterans to improve disaster response.
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I možemo iskoristiti veterane da poboljšamo
reagovanje u vanrednim situacijama.
reagovanje u vanrednim situacijama.
01:32
Now on the surface, this makes a lot of sense, and in 2010,
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Površno gledano, ovo ima
dosta smisla i 2010.
dosta smisla i 2010.
01:35
we responded to the tsunami in Chile,
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reagovali smo na cunami u Čileu,
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the floods in Pakistan, we sent training teams to the Thai-Burma border.
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poplave u Pakistanu, poslali smo timove
za obuku na granicu Tajlanda i Burme.
za obuku na granicu Tajlanda i Burme.
01:42
But it was earlier this year, when one of our
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Ali početkom ove godine,
jedan od naših
jedan od naših
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original members caused us to shift focus in the organization.
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prvobitnih članova naterao nas je
da promenimo fokus organizacije.
da promenimo fokus organizacije.
01:48
This is Clay Hunt. Clay was a Marine with me.
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Ovo je Klej Hant. On je bio
u Marincima sa mnom.
u Marincima sa mnom.
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We served together in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Zajedno smo služili
u Iraku i Avganistanu.
u Iraku i Avganistanu.
01:54
Clay was with us in Port-au-Prince. He was also with us in Chile.
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Klej je bio sa nama u Port-o-Prensu,
kao i u Čileu.
kao i u Čileu.
01:57
Earlier this year, in March, Clay took his own life.
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Početkom ove godine, u martu,
Klej je oduzeo sebi život.
Klej je oduzeo sebi život.
02:01
This was a tragedy, but it really forced us
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Ovo je bila tragedija,
ali nas je stvarno nateralo
ali nas je stvarno nateralo
02:04
to refocus what it is that we were doing.
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da prebacimo fokus
onoga što smo radili.
onoga što smo radili.
02:07
You know, Clay didn't kill himself because of what happened
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Znate, Klej se nije ubio
zbog onoga što se desilo
zbog onoga što se desilo
02:11
in Iraq and Afghanistan. Clay killed himself
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u Iraku i Avganistanu.
Ubio se
Ubio se
02:13
because of what he lost when he came home.
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zbog onog što je izgubio
po povratku.
po povratku.
02:17
He lost purpose. He lost his community.
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Izgubio je smisao.
Svoju zajednicu.
Svoju zajednicu.
02:20
And perhaps most tragically, he lost his self-worth.
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I možda najtragičnije,
izgubio je samopoštovanje.
izgubio je samopoštovanje.
02:25
And so, as we evaluated, and as the dust settled
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Kako smo procenjivali sve
i kako se slegala prašina
i kako se slegala prašina
02:28
from this tragedy, we realized that, of those two problems --
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od ove tragedije, shvatili smo da,
od ta dva problema -
od ta dva problema -
02:32
in the initial iteration of our organization,
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iz prvobitnog plana naše organizacije,
02:35
we were a disaster response organization that was using
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bili smo organizacija za reagovanje
u vanrednim situacijama koja je koristila
u vanrednim situacijama koja je koristila
02:38
veteran service. We had a lot of success,
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službu veterana.
Imali smo dosta uspeha
Imali smo dosta uspeha
02:40
and we really felt like we were changing the disaster response paradigm.
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i osećali smo se kao da menjamo paradigmu
reagovanja u vanrednim situacijama.
reagovanja u vanrednim situacijama.
02:45
But after Clay, we shifted that focus, and suddenly,
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Ali nakon Kleja smo prebacili fokus,
i odjednom
i odjednom
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now moving forward, we see ourselves
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krećući se napred, vidimo sebe
02:50
as a veteran service organization that's using disaster response.
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kao organizaciju veterana koja koristi
reagovanje u vanrednim situacijama.
reagovanje u vanrednim situacijama.
02:55
Because we think that we can give that purpose
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Jer smatramo da možemo
veteranima vratiti
veteranima vratiti
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and that community and that self-worth back to the veteran.
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tu svrhu i tu zajednicu
i samopoštovanje.
i samopoštovanje.
03:01
And tornadoes in Tuscaloosa and Joplin, and then later
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Tornada u Taskalausi
i Džoplinu i kasnije
i Džoplinu i kasnije
03:03
Hurricane Irene, gave us an opportunity to look at that.
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uragan Irena, dali su nam priliku
da to i vidimo.
da to i vidimo.
03:07
Now I want you to imagine for a second an 18-year-old boy
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Na trenutak želim da zamislite
dečaka od 18 godina
dečaka od 18 godina
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who graduates from high school in Kansas City, Missouri.
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koji maturira u srednjoj školi
u Kanzasu, u Misuriju.
u Kanzasu, u Misuriju.
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He joins the Army. The Army gives him a rifle.
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Stupi u vojsku.
Vojska mu daje pušku.
Vojska mu daje pušku.
03:16
They send him to Iraq.
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Pošalju ga za Irak.
03:17
Every day he leaves the wire with a mission.
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Svakog dana napušta bazu
sa misijom.
sa misijom.
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That mission is to defend the freedom of the family that he left at home.
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Misija je da brani slobodu porodice
koju je ostavio kod kuće -
koju je ostavio kod kuće -
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It's to keep the men around him alive.
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da održi živim ljude oko sebe.
03:26
It's to pacify the village that he works in.
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Da smiri selo u kome radi.
03:28
He's got a purpose. But he comes home [to] Kansas City, Missouri,
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Ima svrhu. Ali kada se vrati
u Kanzas u Misuriju,
u Kanzas u Misuriju,
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maybe he goes to college, maybe he's got a job,
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možda ode na koledž
ili se zaposli,
ili se zaposli,
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but he doesn't have that same sense of purpose.
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ali nema taj isti osećaj svrhe.
03:36
You give him a chainsaw. You send him to Joplin, Missouri
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Date mu motornu testeru.
Pošaljete ga u Džoplin, Misuri
Pošaljete ga u Džoplin, Misuri
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after a tornado, he regains that.
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nakon tornada
i taj osećaj se vraća.
i taj osećaj se vraća.
03:41
Going back, that same 18-year-old boy graduates from high school
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Da se vratimo, taj isti osamnaestogodišnjak
maturira u srednjoj školi
maturira u srednjoj školi
03:44
in Kansas City, Missouri, joins the Army,
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u Kanzasu u Misuriju,
stupi u vojsku,
stupi u vojsku,
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the Army gives him a rifle, they send him to Iraq.
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vojska mu daje pušku
i šalje ga za Irak.
i šalje ga za Irak.
03:49
Every day he looks into the same sets of eyes around him.
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Svakog dana gleda
u iste oči oko njega.
u iste oči oko njega.
03:52
He leaves the wire. He knows that those people have his back.
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Napušta bazu. Zna da može
da računa na te ljude.
da računa na te ljude.
03:55
He's slept in the same sand. They've lived together.
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Spavali su u istom pesku.
Živeli su zajedno.
Živeli su zajedno.
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They've eaten together. They've bled together.
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Zajedno su jeli.
Zajedno su krvarili.
Zajedno su krvarili.
04:00
He goes home to Kansas City, Missouri.
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Vraća se u Kanzas u Misuriju.
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He gets out of the military. He takes his uniform off.
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Napušta vojsku i skida uniformu.
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He doesn't have that community anymore.
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Više nema tu zajednicu.
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But you drop 25 of those veterans in Joplin, Missouri,
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Ali kada 25 takvih veterana ostavite
u Džoplinu, Misuri,
u Džoplinu, Misuri,
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they get that sense of community back.
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vraća im se osećaj
te zajednice.
te zajednice.
04:12
Again, you have an 18-year-old boy who graduates
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Još jednom, imate osamnaestogodišnjaka
koji maturira
koji maturira
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high school in Kansas City.
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u srednjoj školi u Kanzasu.
04:16
He joins the Army. The Army gives him a rifle.
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Stupa u vojsku.
Vojska mu daje pušku.
Vojska mu daje pušku.
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They send him to Iraq.
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Šalju ga za Irak.
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They pin a medal on his chest. He goes home to a ticker tape parade.
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Na grudi mu stavljaju orden.
Vraća se kući za paradu.
Vraća se kući za paradu.
04:24
He takes the uniform off. He's no longer Sergeant Jones
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Skida uniformu.
Više nije narednik Džouns
Više nije narednik Džouns
04:26
in his community. He's now Dave from Kansas City.
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u svojoj zajednici.
Sada je Dejv iz Kanzasa.
Sada je Dejv iz Kanzasa.
04:29
He doesn't have that same self-worth.
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Više nema to samopoštovanje.
04:31
But you send him to Joplin after a tornado,
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Ali kada pošaljete u Džoplin
nakon tornada
nakon tornada
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and somebody once again is walking up to him
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i opet mu neko prilazi
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and shaking their hand and thanking them for their service,
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i rukuje se s njim
zahvaljujući mu za njegovu službu,
zahvaljujući mu za njegovu službu,
04:38
now they have self-worth again.
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opet ima to samopoštovanje.
04:40
I think it's very important, because right now
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Mislim da je to veoma bitno,
jer trenutno
jer trenutno
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somebody needs to step up,
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neko mora da istupi
04:44
and this generation of veterans has the opportunity
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i ova generacija veterana ima priliku
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to do that if they are given the chance.
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da uradi to ako im se
pruži šansa.
pruži šansa.
04:49
Thank you very much. (Applause)
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Hvala vam puno.
(Aplauz)
(Aplauz)
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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