Because all of us believe and understand in the fabric of the common bond of why we call ourselves American is to care for the men and women who wear the uniform and when they take off the uniform, we care for them when they are veterans.

Buyer frames national identity (“why we call ourselves American”) as a moral obligation toward service members that does not end with active duty. The quote stresses continuity of care: the same civic solidarity that supports people “who wear the uniform” must extend to them after they “take off the uniform,” when they become veterans. Implicitly, it argues that patriotism is measured less by rhetoric than by sustained institutional and communal support—health care, benefits, reintegration, and respect. The phrasing also suggests a unifying, cross-partisan “common bond,” positioning veterans’ care as a shared civic baseline rather than a contested policy preference.