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Couple of points: Manning is being punished through incarceration in a tough prison environment for many years. Giving somebody the treatment and healthcare they need, whilst they are in your charge is not a reward.
Your government does have the money to take care of veterans who have served their country honorably. The reason there are lines and lines of veterans having to wait months and years for their treatment to be covered is because of administrative and systemic problems, not a lack of cash. Be angry that the cash they have is being wasted on an inefficient and badly administrated system.
It is not one or the other. Bradley Manning's treatment in prison has no bearing on whether or when a veteran in distress is covered for VA treatment.
Lastly, lots of people have been on TV denouncing the unacceptable delays in veteran care. I live in the UK and even I know about the warehouse sized rooms full of unprocessed paper applications, and the ongoing saga of trying to get two different computerised systems to interact.
Again, it is not one or the other. People can support the moral obligation for the state and army to take care of those serving prison sentences and also support the moral obligation for state and army to take care of the veterans who serve and served in the military.
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