Because if it wasn't for the foundation of VA health care, I would not have been able to move back to my hometown and figure out what kind of life I wanted to live. My health care gave me freedom. It gave me the freedom to take a risk, to start a business. and to sink my intellect and my physicality into mastering the skills necessary to make a living on the sea. I don't get to be an oyster farmer without my VA healthcare. (10:46–10:55)
CLAIM
Asserts that VA health care provided the freedom to start a business.
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