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Jake Wood: A new mission for veterans -- disaster relief
Jake Wood: Nova misija za veterane – pomoć u katastrofi
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Nakon mjeseci ili godina borbe u prekomorskim zemljama, 92% američkih veterana kaže da želi nastaviti služiti vojsku, u međuvremenu, jedna za drugom, prirodne katastrofe osvetnički pustoše diljem svijeta.
Što ta dva izazova imaju zajedničko? Suosnivač Team Rubicona, Jake Wood drži dirljiv govor o tome kako veterani mogu učinkovito doprinijeti uklanjanju posljedica katastrofa te u tom procesu pronaći svrhu, zajedništvo 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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Prije dvije godine, nakon četiri odslužene godine
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in the United States Marine Corps
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u američkim marincima
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and deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan,
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i premještaja u Irak i Afganistan,
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I found myself in Port-au-Prince, leading a team
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našao sam se u Port-au-Princeu (Haiti, op.prev.)
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of veterans and medical professionals
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gdje sam vodio tim veterana i medicinskog osoblja
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in some of the hardest-hit areas of that city,
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u nekima od katastrofom
najpogođenijih područja grada,
najpogođenijih područja grada,
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three days after the earthquake.
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tri dana nakon potresa.
00:32
We were going to the places that nobody else wanted to go,
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Išli smo na mjesta na koja nitko drugi nije htio ići,
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the places nobody else could go, and after three weeks,
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na mjesta na koja nitko drugi nije
mogao ići i nakon tri tjedna
mogao ići i nakon tri tjedna
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we realized something. Military veterans
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nešto smo shvatili. Vojni veterani
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are very, very good at disaster response.
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su vrlo, vrlo dobri u reagiranju na katastrofe.
00:43
And coming home, my cofounder and I,
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A kada smo došli kući, suosnivač i ja,
00:46
we looked at it, and we said, there are two problems.
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razmatrali smo to i rekli, postoje dva problema.
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The first problem is there's inadequate disaster response.
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problem je što ne postoji
prikladan odgovor na katastrofe.
prikladan odgovor na katastrofe.
00:52
It's slow. It's antiquated. It's not using the best technology,
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Prespor je. Zastario. Ne koristi najbolju tehnologiju,
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and it's not using the best people.
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niti koristi najbolje ljude.
00:58
The second problem that we became aware of
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Drugi problem kojega smo postali svjesni
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was a very inadequate veteran reintegration,
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bio je neprimjerena reintegracija veterana,
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and this is a topic that is front page news right now
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a to je tema koja je glavna vijest upravo sada
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as veterans are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan,
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kada se veterani vraćaju kućama
iz Iraka i Afganistana
iz Iraka i Afganistana
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and they're struggling to reintegrate into civilian life.
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i muče se vraćajući se civilnom životu.
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And we sat here and we looked at these two problems,
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Pa smo sjeli i razmatrali ta dva problema
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and finally we came to a realization. These aren't problems.
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i konačno smo shvatili. To nisu problemi.
01:14
These are actually solutions. And what do I mean by that?
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To su zapravo rješenja. A što time mislim?
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Well, we can use disaster response as an opportunity
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Pa, možemo koristiti odgovor
na katastrofe kao priliku
na katastrofe kao priliku
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for service for the veterans coming home.
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za služenje veteranima koji dolaze kući.
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Recent surveys show that 92 percent of veterans want
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Nedavna istraživanja pokazuju da 92% veterana želi
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to continue their service when they take off their uniform.
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nastaviti služiti kada skinu odoru.
01:28
And we can use veterans to improve disaster response.
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A veterane možemo koristiti
za poboljšanje odgovora na katastrofe.
za poboljšanje odgovora na katastrofe.
01:32
Now on the surface, this makes a lot of sense, and in 2010,
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Sada to ima dosta smisla, a u 2010.,
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we responded to the tsunami in Chile,
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odgovorili smo tsunamiju u Čileu,
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the floods in Pakistan, we sent training teams to the Thai-Burma border.
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poplavama u Pakistanu, poslali smo timove na obuku na granicu Burme i Tajlanda.
01:42
But it was earlier this year, when one of our
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Međutim, bilo je to ranije ove godine
kada nas je jedan od naših
kada nas je jedan od naših
01:44
original members caused us to shift focus in the organization.
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prvih članova potaknuo da
promjenimo fokus u organizaciji.
promjenimo fokus u organizaciji.
01:48
This is Clay Hunt. Clay was a Marine with me.
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Ovo je Clay Hunt. Clay je sa mnom bio marinac.
01:51
We served together in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Služili smo zajedno u Iraku i Afganistanu.
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Clay was with us in Port-au-Prince. He was also with us in Chile.
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Clay je bio s nama u Port-au-Princeu.
Također je bio s nama u Čileu.
Također je bio s nama u Čileu.
01:57
Earlier this year, in March, Clay took his own life.
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Početkom ove godine, u ožujku,
Clay si je oduzeo život.
Clay si je oduzeo život.
02:01
This was a tragedy, but it really forced us
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To je bila tragedija, ali nas je stvarno prisilila
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to refocus what it is that we were doing.
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da ponovno razmotrimo što je to što smo radili.
02:07
You know, Clay didn't kill himself because of what happened
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Clay se nije ubio zbog onoga što se dogodilo
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in Iraq and Afghanistan. Clay killed himself
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u Iraku i Afganistanu. Clay se ubio
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because of what he lost when he came home.
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zbog onoga što je izgubio kada se vratio kući.
02:17
He lost purpose. He lost his community.
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Izgubio je svrhu. Izgubio je svoju zajednicu.
02:20
And perhaps most tragically, he lost his self-worth.
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I ono što je možda najtragičnije, izgubio je samopoštovanje.
02:25
And so, as we evaluated, and as the dust settled
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I tako, dok smo procjenjivali i dok se slijegala prašina
02:28
from this tragedy, we realized that, of those two problems --
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od te tragedije, shvatili smo,
o tim dvama problemima,
o tim dvama problemima,
02:32
in the initial iteration of our organization,
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u početnim putovanjima naše organizacije,
02:35
we were a disaster response organization that was using
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bili smo organizacija za odgovor
na katastrofe koja je koristila
na katastrofe koja je koristila
02:38
veteran service. We had a lot of success,
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usluge veterana. Imali smo puno uspjeha
02:40
and we really felt like we were changing the disaster response paradigm.
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te smo stvarno osjećali da
mijenjamo paradigmu odgovora na katastrofe.
mijenjamo paradigmu odgovora na katastrofe.
02:45
But after Clay, we shifted that focus, and suddenly,
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Međutim nakon Claya, promijenili smo
taj fokus i iznenada,
taj fokus i iznenada,
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now moving forward, we see ourselves
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sada nastavljajući dalje, vidimo se
02:50
as a veteran service organization that's using disaster response.
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kao organizacija usluge veterana
koja koristi odgovor na katastrofe.
koja koristi odgovor na katastrofe.
02:55
Because we think that we can give that purpose
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Zato što mislimo da možemo
veteranima vratiti onu svrhu,
veteranima vratiti onu svrhu,
02:58
and that community and that self-worth back to the veteran.
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onu zajednicu i ono samopoštovanje.
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And tornadoes in Tuscaloosa and Joplin, and then later
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A tornada u Tuscaloosi i Joplinu te kasnije
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Hurricane Irene, gave us an opportunity to look at that.
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uragan Irena, dali su nam priliku da to vidimo.
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Now I want you to imagine for a second an 18-year-old boy
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Sada želim da na trenutak zamislite osamnaestogodišnjeg mladića
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who graduates from high school in Kansas City, Missouri.
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koji je maturirao u srednjoj školi
u Kansas Cityju, u Missouriju.
u Kansas Cityju, u Missouriju.
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He joins the Army. The Army gives him a rifle.
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Pridružuje se vojsci. Vojska mu daje pušku.
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They send him to Iraq.
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Šalju ga u Irak.
03:17
Every day he leaves the wire with a mission.
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Svakoga dana napušta vod s misijom.
03:20
That mission is to defend the freedom of the family that he left at home.
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Ta misija je obraniti slobodu
obitelji koju je ostavio kod kuće.
obitelji koju je ostavio kod kuće.
03:24
It's to keep the men around him alive.
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Održati ljude oko njega živima.
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It's to pacify the village that he works in.
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Uspostaviti mir u selu u kojem radi.
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He's got a purpose. But he comes home [to] Kansas City, Missouri,
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On ima svrhu. No vraća se kući u
Kansas City, u Missouri,
Kansas City, u Missouri,
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maybe he goes to college, maybe he's got a job,
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možda odlazi na fakultet, možda ima posao,
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but he doesn't have that same sense of purpose.
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ali više nema isti osjećaj korisnosti.
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You give him a chainsaw. You send him to Joplin, Missouri
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Dajte mu motornu pilu. Pošaljite
ga u Joplin u Missouriju,
ga u Joplin u Missouriju,
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after a tornado, he regains that.
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nakon tornada, on ponovo dobiva taj osjećaj.
03:41
Going back, that same 18-year-old boy graduates from high school
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Unazad, taj isti osamnaestogodišnji
mladić maturira u srednjoj školi
mladić maturira u srednjoj školi
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in Kansas City, Missouri, joins the Army,
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u Kansas Cityju, u Missouriju, pridružuje se vojsci,
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the Army gives him a rifle, they send him to Iraq.
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vojska mu daje pušku, šalju ga u Irak.
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Every day he looks into the same sets of eyes around him.
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Svaki dan gleda iste oči oko sebe.
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He leaves the wire. He knows that those people have his back.
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Napušta vod. Zna da mu ti ljudi čuvaju leđa.
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He's slept in the same sand. They've lived together.
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Spavao je u istom pijesku. Živjeli su zajedno.
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They've eaten together. They've bled together.
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Jeli su zajedno. Krvarili su zajedno.
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He goes home to Kansas City, Missouri.
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On odlazi kući u Kansas City, u Missouriju.
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He gets out of the military. He takes his uniform off.
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Odlazi iz vojske. Skida odoru.
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He doesn't have that community anymore.
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On više nema to zajedništvo.
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But you drop 25 of those veterans in Joplin, Missouri,
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Ali stavi 25 takvih veterana u Joplin, u Missouriju,
04:10
they get that sense of community back.
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i oni dobivaju natrag taj osjećaj zajedništva.
04:12
Again, you have an 18-year-old boy who graduates
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Opet, imate osamnaestogodišnjeg mladića koji maturira
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high school in Kansas City.
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u srednjoj školi u Kansas Cityju.
04:16
He joins the Army. The Army gives him a rifle.
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Pridružuje se vojsci. Vojska mu daje pušku.
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They send him to Iraq.
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Šalju ga u Irak.
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They pin a medal on his chest. He goes home to a ticker tape parade.
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Stavljaju mu medalju na prsa. Odlazi kući na „ticker tape“ paradu ( parade na kojima se bacaju velike količine usitnjenog papira ili konfeta, op.prev.).
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He takes the uniform off. He's no longer Sergeant Jones
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Skida odoru. On sada više nije vodnik Jones
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in his community. He's now Dave from Kansas City.
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u svojoj zajednici. Sada je Dave iz Kansas Cityja.
04:29
He doesn't have that same self-worth.
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On više nema isto samopoštovanje.
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But you send him to Joplin after a tornado,
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Ali pošaljite ga u Joplin nakon tornada,
04:34
and somebody once again is walking up to him
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i netko mu ponovno prilazi,
04:36
and shaking their hand and thanking them for their service,
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rukuje se i zahvaljuje mu za službu,
04:38
now they have self-worth again.
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sada ponovo imaju samopoštovanje.
04:40
I think it's very important, because right now
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Mislim da je to vrlo važno, zato što upravo sada
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somebody needs to step up,
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netko treba istupiti,
04:44
and this generation of veterans has the opportunity
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a ova generacija veterana ima priliku
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to do that if they are given the chance.
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to učiniti ako im se pruži prilika.
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Thank you very much. (Applause)
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Puno vam hvala. (Pljesak)
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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