At sprawling VA hospital in southern Dallas, a righteous battle to keep the promise to care for America's vets

America has made an expensive yet richly merited promise to its veterans. It works like this: If you serve our country and get injured or spend your career in uniform, then our country will pick up the tab for your medical care for the rest of your life. That's a two-way pact with our veterans that should find room in our hearts this Memorial Day weekend.