Graham Platner: “It was the foundational element of health care that I get…”

“I firmly believe that people will be much happier when given the opportunity to live lives that they want to live. This is another element of my story that I think is really important. It was the foundational element of health care that I get from the VA that gave me the freedom to move back to my hometown and start a small business. It gave me the time to sink my intellect and my physicality into mastering the skills necessary to work on the sea.” (04:11–04:22)

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