Fox News’ chief medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel talks with retired Lt. Col. Jason Galui about the significance of the event and shares a message of what Americans can learn from veterans.

When I said, "thank you for your service" to retired combat veteran and former National Security Council official for two presidents (Obama and Trump) Lt. Col. Jason Galui, head of the Veterans and Military Family Alliance at the George W. Bush Center, replied that it’s fine to thank a veteran for their service. But it’s even better to ask them for their story. "I think there’s a lot that we can learn from our veterans. Really around the leadership. And I think most importantly within that leadership is an ability to inspire."

The occasion of these remarks was the 10th annual Warrior Mountain Bike Ride at the Prairie Chapel Ranch of former president and commander in chief, George W. Bush. I was interviewing Galui live for Fox News’ "America’s Newsroom" and he was explaining "Check In," a way that veterans who are having problems (often mental health issues) can literally check in to the Bush Institute much as one of my concerned patients checks in with me. The signature of "Team 43" which has risen out of this bike ride is an extensive network of vets helping each other, literally helping each other to get up if they’ve fallen down.

As former Army 1st Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell (ret.) said to me in an interview during the ride, "I would still be out there on those trails if it weren't for people that have literally gotten off of their bikes and helped push me up........

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