Families torn by citizenship for fallen

I read this article today about those dead soldiers in iraq who just became US citizens, Its kinda funny, well whats the use of that when they are already gone, why do they have to sacrifice their lives in order to be a permanent resident of the United states of America, its too late for that.
i think their parents or wives can claim something from the government now since they have been recognize bu the government. It is just so sad that they died trying to protect America and it is just rightful for their families to obtain all the benefits, they are entitled to it for than anybody, after all they lost their life serving this country.