How can we keep lincoln's promise to our veterans and their families? you got to me i am doing an essay and i don't know what it means

Lincoln's promise was to care for not only veterans, but also their families. Lincoln himself was a war veteran, making this promise especially significant to him. For us to currently keep this promise to our veterans and their families, we must implement programs that will integrate veterans back into society with well paying jobs, as well as offer services such as counseling. 

Was giving by lincoln on march 4, 1865-as lincoln prepared to speak, the civil war was drawing to a close-lincolns address of 703 words was the second shortest inaugural address-lincoln mentions god 14 times-505 of the words were one syllable -he used the word "war" or it's pronoun 9 times