Military Support

The Washington Times quotes Pres. Obama as saying in a weekly address, presumably related to Memorial Day, that the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned. He also said that, above all, the armed forces must have the support needed to carry out their missions at home and abroad.
As usual, Pres. Obama mostly lacks specificity.
I agree with his above political statement. What American would not?
However, I will try to add the necessary specificity to make it realistic.
With respect to families of deceased soldiers, they should be adequately covered by government life insurance. The Veterans Administration says, " As part of our mission to serve Service members, Veterans, and their families, VA provides valuable life insurance benefits to give you the peace of mind that comes with knowing your family is protected. VA's life insurance programs were developed to provide financial security for your family given the extraordinary risks involved in military service". This means to me that veterans families already have reasonable financial coverage. If the amounts of coverage are too small, they should be increased consistent with today's economy. With respect to alleviating emotional trauma, that is traditionally left to the families themselves, friends and neighbors. I see no need to change that.
Veterans receiving care and benefits they have earned is another matter. It is generally accepted that the Veterans Administration is not doing an effective job in implementing the laws and benefits provided by Congress. I have had personal experience with my grandson, who returned from a tour as a tank driver in Iraq and later decided not to reenlist. He desired to take advantage of the educational benefits, but was unable to obtain payment in a reasonable time. I had to supply the money for a year, and I'm not sure whether he ever did receive his full entitlement benefits. Since the VA is a federal agency reporting to Pres. Obama, he has the direct responsibility to see that it operates efficiently.
Ancillary to receiving care, much of that involves medical care, and I note specifically the preposterous accumulation of quadriplegics requiring such care by inefficiency of the military. Almost invariably, quadriplegic damages are caused by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) placed on roadsides and other generally American military trafficked area by the enemy. The American vehicles are blown sky-high with subsequent considerable damage and death to our soldiers. It seems to me that after 5 to 10 years, the military should be able to reduce this problem to a negligible effect, but it apparently has been unable to do so.
With respect to the armed forces having the support needed to carry out their missions at home and abroad, this is a multifaceted problem. At present, the general public has a high regard and appreciation for military personnel, especially on this Memorial Day. However, it has not always been so. The public was generally antagonistic to US soldiers and veterans at the time of the Vietnam war, even though those personnel were draftees, with no choice of whether they served or not. The reason was that, it was a ridiculous war, presumably intended to stop the spread of communism, which was of no business to the American public. We similarly have tread on the same ground with respect to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. In these cases, the public is not similarly aroused for various reasons, probably including the personal popularity of Pres. Obama. But for the military personnel to obtain proper public respect, it should be engaged in military matters which the public perceives as legitimate. That is, the operations must be primarily a matter of defense and not meddling in international affairs of no direct influence to the US. It is the direct responsibility of the Commander in Chief, Pres. Obama.