[ThisLittleLightofMine]

It is no so much being owed anything but more about the government keeping their word to those that have served. If they tell you when enlist that you will be eligible for Veterans preference and VA medical the rest of your life then they should keep their word.

[oh8eleven]

more about the government keeping their word to those that have served.
Either you don't know what you're talking about, or were lied to.
When I enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1966, I was told I'd get free medical and dental while I remained in the Corps. If I got out, all benefits stopped.
I knew full well that unless I got wounded, the VA owed me nothing except being eligible for a VA mortgage.
No one ever promised me a rose garden.