He was the first story of a veteran who reminded us that we need to do a better job of taking care of our veterans. He helped us win the American Revolutionary War. He Nathaniel Green... died destitute because he actually borrowed personal money, took on personal debt to repay the [military]. To actually pay for the equipment that the army needed, the military needed. After the Revolutionary War, they repaid him the land, so they gave him a lot of land, but he didn't have enough money left to even develop that land. (00:45–01:14)
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Asserts that Nathaniel Green died destitute after taking on personal debt for military expenses.
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