‘Support our troops’ meaningless without support for veterans

I can’t imagine that there could be anyone 30 years or older in the United States who does not realize that we do not treat our veterans well. With all the publicity and hoopla created over the way Walter Reed Hospital was being operated a few months ago, some news reports suggest that even today things aren’t much better. That’s why I find it hard to understand that some parents would encourage their children to join the military. I would think all Americans should demand that the necessary money be appropriated for veteran’s benefits before they agree to send them off to war.