By PATRICK KENNEDY

The Providence Journal
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Especially on this most recent Memorial Day, during wartime, everybody sings the praises of our veterans, and rightly so. But talk is cheap. The real measure of our gratitude and respect for those who carry our flag will be years from now when we have — or have not — delivered on our commitment to them.

Our first obligation is to do everything in our power to return to good health the men and women who have fought for America.