-Yeah. -Which is, Derek Jeter

started this website where an athlete can go up

and actually just be honest and straight-up

and write whatever article they want to, or story.

And yours was titled "The Noise."

-Mm-hmm. -How did this come about?

-Well, it was Veterans Day, and I've kind of been

plugged into the social climate and really being a part of,

you know, how athletes use their voice and their platforms.

And I'm not an activist, by any stretch of the imagination,

but I do feel that I have a responsibility

to kind of speak my mind when I have the opportunity

and to kind of shed light on the trials and tribulations

that veterans go through.

Use Veterans Day to hopefully, you know,

spread some awareness on that, and --

-You met a veteran at -- -I met a veteran,

actually, at my wife's restaurant.

And he was kind of talking about the transition

back into civility, and it was just a lot of stories

that he educated me a lot on what needs to be done

to help our veterans, and I wanted to kind of use that

as a platform to help them.

-It was a beautiful thing, and I thought it would be cool tonight

if you read the final few paragraphs of "The Noise."

-Okay. -Are you up for that?

-I can do that for you. I appreciate that.

-You can go to that --

Read to that camera right there, yeah.

-I care about our veterans deeply,

so that's why I'm writing this.

That's my plea to y'all for this Veterans Day.

Let's please not get lost in another one of these

endless debates about who means what,

when they're doing what, or who is disrespecting whom.

Instead, let's respect, let's celebrate our veterans,

by having a conversation about the actual ways

that we, as civilians,

as their fellow Americans they fought to protect,

can hold up our end of the bargain.

Let's talk about the broken V.A. medical system

and traumatic brain injuries and PTSD.

Let's also talk about homelessness and unemployment

and mental health, and, yes, of course, racial inequality.

Let's talk about how we can do better

to make their lives easier.

Let's use our platforms and take this day

to talk about how we can be louder

than all the silence and quieter than all of this noise.

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Thank you so much, brother. -Thank you very much.