Fredric has a special place in his heart for veterans. Both of his parents were proud veterans, and so from this beginning Fredric gained a deep sense of honor and gratitude for veterans sacrifice. Since his careeer in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Fredric has made it his mission to understand and share veterans strengths, benefits and challenges. He continues to be a resource and an advocate for veterans, and to assist veterans in developing and accessing both internal strengths and external benefits to which they are entitled.