I signed up in 1970, and they were making them then.
I signed up in 1961, and I don't remember being promised
free health care for non-service related disabilities. The
GI Bill was good enough for me, but we weren't quite so
free-lunch-for-me-but-not-for-thee as we are now.
I'm talking about for retirees. That's the disagreement. Was health care for life part of the benefits package that was promised veterans who went the minimum 20 years to retirement. I'm sure they promised it. It was part and parcel of the package.