U.S. Sen. Al Franken is spending part of Veterans Day with a disabled Vietnam veteran and his service dog, Calvin.

Minnesota’s junior Democratic senator was on hand at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis today. That’s where Ken Stenzel showed others how Calvin has improved his quality of life.

Franken also talked about the Service Dogs for Disabled Veterans Act, his first bill to become law.

The legislation established a pilot program and study for organizations that provide service dogs to disabled veterans.