Let's go back to around 1956. My father-in-law is sick with cancer and the VA asked if they could send him to the Memphis, Tennessee VA and do some research on his particular type of cancer. He said yes and away he went with no delay.

During this time, the Kennedy VA in Memphis was the largest VA hospital in the United States. The name had nothing to do with President Kennedy. This was a one-story building that covered the biggest area I had ever seen for one building. I never covered it all but we covered a lot of it. The family took turns staying with Mr. Tom because he was very sick.