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COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION Do computerspromote learning or lead to better writing? ByGaryTurbak 12

KNOWYOUR AMERICA Old Glory, the Great Seal and the bald eagle are the symbols, offreedom. By LesterDavid 14

DUSTBOWL DAYS FOR AMERICAN OIL?

America capped its wells and.bought cheapforeign oil. Was it a bargain? By Philip C. Clarke 18

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The VaMez disaster bodes illforfurtherArctic oil exploration. By Charles Philips 20

FORTY-FOUR YEARS INSIDE THE SOVIETUNION

One man's story oflife in the workers'paradise. 22

OUR POOR SAVINGS RATE SAPS THE ECONOMY

Americans save littlefor thefuture, and rainy days areforecasted. 24

BATTLE REPORT: NORMANDY Fifty-fiveyears ago this month, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched. By Vernon Pizer 26

FLOWERS THAT FLY Warm days and butterflies delight theyoung at heart. By Sam Sherman 28

THE CITIZEN'S RIGHTTO BE SAFE AND FREE The balance between the right toprivacy and the right to safety is central to our heritage. By William H. Webster 30

SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SCARS: THE HUMAN COSTS OF WAR Part three ofthe Legion/Columbia University Study details woundsfelt but not seen. 34

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BIG ISSUES Should Congress Raise The Fuel Tax To Reduce The Deficit? 10

LETTERS 4 YOUR AMERICAN LEGION 16 VETERANS ALERT 40 COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 6 VETERANS UPDATE 32 PARTING SHOTS 56 DATELINE 8 LEGION NEWS BRIEFS 36

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I sit in the waiting room at a clinic at the I read Battle Report: Heroes ofthe High Martinez, Calif, Veterans' Hospital, I Seas (April) with troubled interest. am moved. They are not a bunch of old My father, a World War II Navy Armed duffers. Veterans put their lives on the Guard veteran, spent the war aboard line and some didn't make it back. Merchant Marine vessels manning the These veterans deserve better; they guns and never lavished praise on the deserve the continuing gratitude of our "civilian" sailors. He said the Armed nation. Guard sailors received $22 a month, but John A. Gregory the merchant seamen received that Sacramento, Calif. much a day, plus a bonus when in a war zone. I am sure that these men were and Your Rolex Chronograph brave and a service, were could be worth $10,000 or more. did but they Are We For Sale? still high-paid volunteers. Chronographs and It is a disservice to the memory of stopwatches wanted: In regard to Is American For Sale? Patek Philippe $10,000 and up those who fought because of duty, not I offer this: Yes, the Japanese Rolex 14K $5,000 and up (March), money, to grant the merchant seamen Rolex 18K $6,000 and up and others are buying, but no one Rolex Steel $1,000 and up equal status. Universal 18K $1,000 touches those loyal (to the dollar) Universal 14K $500 Patrick R. Saunders Universal Steel $300 Americans who are selling. Please stop Norwalk, Movado 18K $1,500 Ohio LeCoultre 18K $1,000 condemning the Japanese, British and Cartier 18K $5,000 and up others for buying. Question the pat- Breitling Steel $100-$700 This was truly an enjoyable and bril- riotism of those who sell. These prices are for Chronographs only. liant article. Why did it take 43 years to John J. Bajart Call for other watch prices. Top prices paid finally recognize and honor these dedi- for Rolex, Patek, Vacheron, and Cartier Albuquerque, N.M. watches of any kind. Exact price depends on cated and forgotten heroes? style of case, dial, originality and condition. Without the Merchant Marine, the

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OTHING stirs the emo- loose and the flag was about to touch tions of Americans more the street. Davis leaped into one of the deeply than the sight trees and seized the rope just as a

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Spies Also Welcome? investigators found that 62.5 percent of the convicts were arrested again within 36 months. Half of those arrested were Suspected spies are among foreign visitors who have guilty of a new offense. Of the total records studied, 68,000 managed to get into U.S. weapons facilities without the criminals were charged with 326,000 new violations, Department of Energy's knowledge, the General Accounting including 2,300 homicides. Office has informed the Senate Committee on Governmental Reconviction rates were highest for prisoners 25 years old Affairs. and younger. Of the released inmates, 25 percent were jailed The GAO uncovered several cases in which the DoE within six months of their release and 40 percent within a allowed foreigners with questionable backgrounds to visit its year. laboratories. Among the visitors between June 1986 and September 1987 were 222 people from communist countries, most from the Soviet Union and China. Governments Galore The GAO concluded that the DoE failed to enforce internal controls and failed to obtain background information on It may be little consolation for the frustrated citizen who visitors from communist countries. has to fight city hall to learn he is not alone. With 83,186 local governments dotting our nation, run by 485,691 officials, he has plenty of company. Add the federal government and the 50 state administra- 'Dirty Mail' tions, and the United States has accumulated 83,237 elected governments, which establish ordinances, regulations and Congress long has grappled with finding ways to restrain taxes, according to the Census Bureau. Federal and state or ban the distribution of pornographic materials through the governments comprise only 4 percent of governing bodies. mail. But so far, each bill has aroused controversial questions Illinois has acquired the largest number of elected state of constitutionality. and local officials, about 39,000, compared to 160 from In the first session of the 101st Congress, more than 100 Hawaii, governed by the fewest. members have united behind a bill to prohibit the mailing of pornographic junk mail to the "resident" or "occupant" of an address. The legislators are troubled, said Rep. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, that the unsolicited, sexually oriented litera- Back To Byways ture can easily fall into the hands of children. With the federal interstate highway system almost com- Citizens can request the post office to halt mailing of plete, there is a move on Capitol Hill to create a network of pornographic materials, but the new bill would place the scenic byways throughout the nation. burden of restraint on the senders, rather than the receivers. About 43,000 miles of interstate roads have been finished Violators would be fined $25,000, in addition to other and only 794 miles are yet to be built, according to Rep. punishment. James L. Oberstar of Minnesota. The project to link major U.S. cities required more than 30 years and cost about $95 billion. Party Lines Oberstar said a network of scenic roadways should be selected by the Department of Transportation from the 3.9 political party leaders already are preparing for the State million miles of U.S. roads. The scenic routes would steer 1990 elections, which will decide what party will redraw motorists away from main traffic arteries to the mountains, congressional-district boundaries. lakes, countryside, towns and villages often by-passed by the lines will taken the The be redrawn from data from 1990 interstates. will affect the parties' voting strength. census, and two The Examples of scenic byways, Oberstar said, include the estimates that California might have to revise Census Bureau Great River Road which runs from Minnesota to Louisiana its districts to include five representatives, and Florida more along the Mississippi River through 10 states, 1,483 histor- Texas might get two more each. York, Illinois, Ohio, and New ical sites, 217 wildlife areas, 72 state parks and scores of Pennsylvania and Michigan each might lose two seats. small towns. State governments usually establish the lines of congres- sional-district boundaries to benefit the party in power, a procedure known as gerrymandering. Quote Of The Month

"If we do not convince the world that we are a nation to be Habitual Criminals depended upon for fidelity in treaties, if we appear negligent in paying our debts, arid ungrateful to those who have served and Two of every three inmates from state prisons were befriended us, our reputation and all the strength it is capable of arrested for a serious offense less than three years after being procuring will be lost, arid fresh attacks upon us will be encour- released, a Bureau of Justice Statistics survey determined. aged and promoted by better prospects of success. Checking the records of 16,000 inmates from 1983, Benjamin Franklin

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SHOULD CONGRESS RAISE THE FUEL TAX TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT?

Rep. Anthony C. Beilenson, D-Calif. Sen. Steve Symms, R-ldaho

Raising the gasoline tax I have submitted a resolu- by 10 cents a gallon for tion that federal fuel taxes each of the next five years YES NO should not be raised as a would make an enormous contribution in means of reducing the federal deficit. reducing the federal budget deficit. While Congress and the administra- Because each penny per gallon of tax tion wrangle over how the budget deficit raises about $1 billion a year, this pro- should be resolved, there is much con- posal would slash our deficits by $50 cern among consumers and officials billion each year once the full 50 cents responsible for maintaining the nation's increase is in place. Yet, drivers would still pay less for gas, transportation systems that federal fuel taxes will be seen as in inflation-adjusted dollars, than we paid in 1981 a relatively easy way to help reduce the deficit.

Raising this tax would also reduce our dependence on I believe no tax increase of any kind can be justified foreign oil, because drivers would buy more fuel-efficient because of our deficit problems. U.S. budget deficits are not cars. If we don't encourage conservation, soon we will the result of too little revenue accruing to the federal treas- import more than half the oil we use — a much higher propor- ury; they are the result of too much federal spending.

tion than that which triggered our energy crises in the 1 970s. For more than 30 years, federal fuel and truck taxes have Lowering U.S. demand for imported oil also would reduce been used almost exclusively to finance federal highways. If our trade deficit. By reducing the trade and budget deficits, Congress increases fuel taxes to reduce the deficit rather we would ensure lower inflation, lower interest rates, less than pay for highway construction and maintenance, all unemployment and a higher standard of living for pretense of maintaining the fiscal integrity of the Highway Americans. Trust Fund will be eliminated. A higher gas tax also would warn domestic automakers to The American taxpayers' willingness to pay for federal decrease their production of big, gas-guzzling cars. When programs is in direct proportion to the benefits they receive the world oil market tightens, and rising oil prices again from them. If fuel taxes are used to reduce the deficit instead generate a frenzied demand for higher-mileage cars, U.S. of using them to build and maintain federal highways, that automakers will be demolished unless we help prepare them willingness to support the federal highway program will be by stimulating demand for more-efficient cars through a lost forever. gradual price increase in gasoline. The fuel tax also is a regressive tax that hits the low-income, Raising the gasoline tax would help reduce automobile rural Americans the hardest because they tend to drive farther emissions that exacerbate air pollution. These emissions to make a living. An increase also would result in job losses and

also contribute to the "greenhouse effect," which scientists financial setbacks in many industries, and it would eliminate have said has contributed to a global warming trend that part of the tax base many states intend to use to increase state threatens the environmental balance. funding for highway and bridge improvements.

No one wants to pay more for gas, but if we do nothing to The interstate highway system carries more than 2 1 percent curb our growing demand for imported oil, the cost of of all U.S. traffic, and 15.9 percent of the bridges on the system gasoline will increase because oil supplies will decline. We are rated as deficient. We will need about $5 billion per year to could soon be paying $2 or $3 a gallon or more, as foreign oil maintain these bridges. In addition, our highways will require producers increase their control over the world oil market. an investment of $30 billion to $35 billion per year by all levels Of course, the cost of gas will increase if we raise the gas tax, of government, just to keep them in good condition. We are but we will have lowered our already falling behind with- demand for oil and kept for- out taking a cut out of the OPINION COUNTS, TOO eign producers from raising YOUR tax base for non-transporta- their prices. We will keep Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view- tion purposes. points. You express your views by writing The Honorable (name), more of our money within may To ensure our safety on U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510, or The Honorable (name), our own country, rather than the highways, I say "no" to a U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. in OPEC nations. federal fuel tax increase.

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raised it aloft again, correctly. There are the story goes, Betsy was visited by a design. It was a tougher task than they specific rules governing display of the three-man committee of Congress thought; three committees worked six flag. headed by George Washington. years before one was finally approved

An inverted flag, as it was that day, is a Washington showed her a rough by Congress in 1782.

signal of distress. One of the regulations drawing and asked her to sew a banner It still is essentially the same. The stipulates that the union, the part con- for the nation. Whether myth or fact, obverse or front shows a bald eagle taining the white stars in a blue back- the flag was created and stands as the grasping an olive branch, a symbol of ground, must be at the peak of the staff. country's revered symbol of its peace, in one claw, and a sheaf of 13 The flag. Great Seal and the bald indomitable spirit and love of freedom. arrows, representing the original states, eagle are the three most recognizable Capt. John Paul Jones flew the first in the other. On his breast is a shield of symbols of the country, all embodying Stars and Stripes, July 4, 1777. The red and white stripes, and in his beak is the strength and independence of our first Stars and Stripes in battle was a ribbon with the Latin inscription E dynamic republic. Let us look closely at carried by Gen. William Maxwell Pluribus Unum (out of many, one). each: against the British at Cooch's Bridge in Above his head is a constellation of 13 On June 14, 1777, now celebrated as Delaware. In 1831, William Driver, stars. Flag Day, the Founding Fathers captain of the two-masted, square- On the reverse is an unfinished adopted a resolution calling for a stan- rigged brig Charles Daggett, was the first pyramid, standing for enduring

dard of 13 alternating red and white to name it "Old Glory." strength, above which is an eye. The stripes, and 13 white stars on a blue Latin words Annuit Coeptis and Novus field. The number "13" stood for the ESTABLISHED by Congress in Ordo Seclorum, mean that Providence newly created states, and the stars rep- 1942 and last revised in 1976, the has aided us many times and that a new resented the integration of the former Flag Code suggests, among other series of ages has begun. Look at the colonies into a single union. customs and courtesies, that the flag: back of a one dollar bill. The reverse of Later, each time a new state entered • should be flown only from sunrise the seal appears there. the union, another star was added. The to sunset, and after dark for patriotic Our national bird, the bald eagle, is present 50-star flag became our official reasons only if properly illuminated. actually not bald at all. The name is emblem July 4, 1960, after Alaska and • should be flown daily at every pub- derived from the pure white feathers

Hawaii were granted statehood. lic institution, during school days, and that cover the head and neck of the adult There is no official record of who in or near every polling place on elec- bird, which grows up to 42 inches in made the first stars and stripes, but a tion day. length. In addition to the Great Seal, much-loved legend accords the honor • should be displayed on all national the eagle appears on the President's to Betsy Griscom Ross, a young seam- and state holidays, and especially on flag, on coins and on paper currency. stress who lived on Arch Street in days such as New Year's, Inauguration These three great symbols of our Philadelphia. One day in June 1776, as Day, the birthdays of Washington and nation will endure as long as Americans Abraham Lincoln, Armed Forces Day, accept and protect the principles for

Lester David is a journalist, author and Memorial Day, Flag Day and Veterans which they stand. They are tangible lecturer who specializes in Arnei lean gov- Day. tokens of the freedom, dignity and jus- ernment and historv. Almost as universally recognized as tice that we enjoy.

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ing. Nature has endowed the gulf region fell from a high of 4,000 in 198 1 to only ABANDONED — /n recent years, the number of U.S. oil rigs fell from a high of with the world's largest oil resources. 921 , the lowest number since the Great 4,000 in 1981, to 921 in 1988, and 1 million Its reserves total 1 . 1 trillion barrels of Depression. About 300,000 skilled Americans were left Jobless. crude compared to the reserves in the workers lost their jobs, along with United States of 27.3 billion barrels. 750,000 others in oil-related occupa- Also, Persian Gulf production costs are tions. Hundreds of independent pro- reduced domestic capital and explora- the world's lowest— less than $1 a ducers went bankrupt; their small tory investments by about $15 billion. barrel for the Saudis— at least 10 times "stripper wells" accounted for 14 per- According to a recent API survey, the less than it costs U.S. producers. If the cent of the 6 million barrels-a-day economies of the 10 major oil-producing Saudis choose to flood the world output of crude in the lower 48 states. states are still struggling to recover market again as they did in 1986, col- Bankruptcies of oil and oil-related from the aftermath of the 1986 price lapsing prices and devastating the U.S. businesses reached record levels, collapse. American taxpayers for years petroleum industry and the economies threatening the financial structure of will share the cost of paying off the of the so-called "oil patch" states, there the entire Southwest. debts of failed financial institutions. is no way other producing countries can Production losses cost states and Last November, OPEC decided to compete. individuals about $1.5 billion in lost reduce its overall output from 22.5 The industry suffered its biggest royalty payments to property owners million barrels a day to 18.5 million blow with the collapse of world oil for drilling and pumping rights, and the barrels, hoping to boost the price of prices in 1986, engineered largely by federal government another $224 mil- crude from $12 to at least $18 a barrel OPEC'sNo. 1 producer, Saudi Arabia. lion. Unemployment rates in the "oil later this year. If this happens, the retail By January 1986, Saudi exports to patch" states reached post-war highs. price of gasoline in the United States the United States had risen to 631,000 State governments lost more than $5 . may rise by 10 to 14 cents a gallon. But barrels a day from 27,000, and by April billion in income taxes, and jobless even if you include the 9 cents-a-gallon prices on the world market had plunged relief and other welfare costs added to federal tax, plus varying state and local from $28 to below $10 a barrel. The the burdens. taxes, Americans still will be buying effects on American oil operations were Recovery has not come easy or soon. gasoline at bargain rates compared to devastating. The number of drilling rigs Since 1986, the U.S. oil industry has Please turn to page 50

JUNE 1989 19 ENERGY vs. ECOLOGY

HE BAniE FOR OIL

ing the greatest deposits of oil and gas UNTAPPED-lV/7/7e the Prudhoe Bay By Charles Philips ever to be found in the United States. field (inset) produces 1. 7 million barrels a day, the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Experts estimate that the area, Refuge and its vast deposits are off-limits. known as ANWR 1002, may contain O environmentalists, more than 9 million barrels of crude Alaska's Arctic National petroleum and as much as 65 trillion agement of chemical and oil wastes Wildlife Refuge is one of cubic feet of natural gas. near Alaska's giant North Slope oilfield nature's largest sanctu- The decision to preserve or unlock adjoining ANWR had seriously dam- aries where only the cari- this potentially vast energy storehouse aged the area's delicate tundra. The bou should roam. To oil — possibly containing enough oil to report was a litany of ecological disas- men, however, 25 square supply U.S. consumers with 60,000 ter: wastes seeping from drilling pads, miles of the refuge's coastal additional barrels a day for 30 years- stacks of leaking chemical drums, a plain have a better-than- rests with Congress and the administra- mine flooded by a diverted river, over- normal, 1 in-5 drillers' chance of hold- tion. flowing waste-disposal pits, and failure In early March, a draft report by the to comply with federal regulations on Charles Philips, a fi-ee-lance journalist Environmental Protection Agency, handling hazardous materials. based in Greensboro, N.C., writes fre- which was leaked to the New York Times. Not surprisingly, environmentalists quently on U.S. social conditions. alleged that improper and careless man- seized on the EPA report to step up their

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next to the TransAlaska pipeline for warmth during the bitterly cold Arctic winters. But the environmentalists were given further fuel for the fire. Saying "We told you so," they pointed to the huge oil spill off the Alaska port of Valdez in March as further justification for ban- ning new petroleum developments in ecologically sensitive coastal areas of the United States, especially in the ANWR region. While regretting the accidental spill from the grounded tanker, Exxon Valdez, ENDANGERED?-L/nt/7 Xhe oil spill in tially vast resources of the coastal plain petroleum industry spokesmen argued March, supporters of oil exploration suc- with great care, using the increasingly that any such ban of further exploration cessfully argued that man and nature sophisticated environment technology and drilling would only increase could coexist safely in the Arctic. now available." America's risky reliance on imported The API and other oil industry offi- oil, now at 45 percent of total U.S. demands that oil operations in the Arc- cials have cited studies to show that, consumption and rising. Since most of tic wildlife refuge be forever banned. contrary to critics' arguments, and the foreign crude must travel long dis- But the attack on North Slope petro- man nature can coexist in the Arctic. They tances by tanker, they said there would leum developments appears to have cite, for example, an Interior Depart- an even greater likelihood of more backfired. Responding to a request be since spills environmental accidents. from the Senate Energy and Natural ment report that states, North and Slope production began in 1 migra- Whatever Congress and the President Energy Resources Committee for a 977 , in the actu- decide about 1002, most obser- copy of the leaked report, the EPA's tory herds of caribou area ANWR ally have quadrupled in size to vers believe that energy vs. ecology director of congressional liaison, Pat- more than 15,000 head. wild animals, will remain a stormy issue for decades rick H. Quinn, disavowed the report. Some in fact, have been observed huddled to come. Wrote Quinn: "It includes a mix of fact from EPA site visits with conjecture from non-EPA sources. Although there appears to be some useful information WHY WE DEFEND THE PERSIAN GULF in the report, it goes beyond what can be documented and is not an objective WHEN American warships rode lian economy needs continued access portrayal; nor does it in any way consti- shotgun for foreign oil tankers to the estimated 1 . 1 trillion barrels tute an official agency finding or posi- in the Persian Gulf, their mission of oil in the Persian Gulf region. tion." involved more than keeping U.S. The costs of protecting the gulfs Meantime, British Petroleum cars and factories running. The oil exports have been heavy; 37 America and Arco, the oil companies Defense Department is the world's crewmen on the USS Stark were working the North Slope operations, largest buyer of petroleum, and it killed in an Iraqi air attack in May defended their activities in lengthy, burns a half-million barrels a day- 1987; 290 civiHans were killed when detailed reports. Appearing before con- more than what was used at the the USSVincennes downed a commer- gressional hearings several times, height of World War II. cial airliner in July 1988. Charles J. DiBona, president of the Military consumption of oil Although the shooting stopped last American Petroleum Institute, told during peacetime is only about 3 year with a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq lawmakers, "No one, including scien- percent of the total U.S. demand. war, the United States continues to tists, engineers, and others who have But the needs of the military could monitor the vital Middle East oil- visited the North Slope, has demonstra- mushroom to more than 2 million shipping lane. ted that current oil operations have barrels a day if war breaks out. Some Clearly, the Persian Gulf, with its caused any significant adverse impact of these requirements could be met vital importance to security of the on the Arctic ecology, its wildlife or the by defense reserve suppUes, but for West, will remain a danger zone, a tundra. When granted access, the petro- the long haul, our military and civi- zone the United States must protect. leum industry would develop the poten-

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JUNE 1989 21 '

FORTY-FOURYEARS INSIDETHE SOVIET " UNION

For this American, getting into tine Soviet Union was easy, but getting out was a nigtitmare.

l-iis advice to us: 'Don't fo/ce ROBINSON-Left at age 23, and after return at 68. freedom for granted.

N 1930, Robert Robinson, a 23-year-old black never once did I wear them. I did start to think in Russian, but

toolmaker left his job with the Ford Motor Co. to I now do my thinking in English.

work ill the Soviet Union. Attracted by high wages, not communism, Robinson fidly expected to return Q. What was it like returning to the United States after all to the United States when his one-year contract those years? expired. In 1974, he finally escaped. For 44 years, Alt was wonderful— and very emotional. I knew I was Robinson toiled and lived as a Soviet citizen, finally home again, and I burst into tears. I still wake earning medals for his work at the First State Ball with a start some mornings and wonder for a few seconds if I

Bearing Plant and even getting elected against his am really here, if I am really free. Sometimes it still seems too will to the Moscow cit}' council. For the past 27 years of his stay, good to be true. he struggled almost constantly against the Soviet bureaucracy tliat thwarted his attempts to leave. Qa Do you still fear the Soviets—fear that they might try to Finally, Ugandan officials in the Soviet Union helped him harm you? arrange a visit to Africa, where he arranged his return to the A I am what they might call an enemy for life, and I am very United States. Robinson brought with him a wealth ofobserwtions much afraid that they may retaliate against me. I know

about Soviet life, much of which are included in his book, "Black how they operate and how they like to eliminate their oppo-

on Red: My 44 Years Inside the Soviet Union" (Acropolis nents, and I take certain precautions not to expose myself. Books, 1988). Q> There's a popular feeling today that the Soviet Union American Legion Magazine: You lived most of your may be changing its ways, that it is abandoning its quest for adult life in the Soviet Union. Did it ever seem like to home power. Do you subscribe to this theory? you? A Absolutely not. The long-term Soviet goal continues to Robert Robinson: No. The USSR was my address, not be world domination. That will always be their goal. It's

my home. I lived there for 44 years, but I never shared— not as natural for Soviet citizens to believe that they should

even for a moment— the common Soviet attachment to the dominate the world as it is for Americans to believe that the

motherland. I never felt at home there or took pride in democratic system offers the best way of life.

anything Soviet. I was given many medals for my work, but Please turn to page 47

22 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ROBERT Robinson's book "Black LIFE years, Robinson assumed that his on Red—My 44 Years Inside the phone was tapped. Documents mys- Soviet Union" is more than a personal teriously disappeared from a locked memoir. It is a unique, highly detailed trunk in his room, and sometimes account of Soviet life compiled by a they even reappeared. man who worked, played, ate and IN THE When Robinson was finally granted lived alongside Soviet citizens. The a passport after decades of applying, picture he paints is one of gloom, his great joy was tempered by the sacrifice and fear. thought that the government would During the purges of the Stalin era, steal the document from his apart- Robinson and other Soviets did not ment, then admonish him for losing it. undress for bed until the middle of the Carefully, he unglued a small section USSR his sofa, placed night, because they expected at any of wallpaper behind moment the knock of the secret police. the passport inside the wall, then put

For him, it never came. Frequently, the wallpaper back in place. His fear his co-workers disappeared and were only light. Supper often consisted of a was well-founded: A few days later, never seen again. "In 1938, when few boiled cabbage leaves and a little other items disappeared from his people said goodbye to one another black bread. When the German army apartment. after work, it was with a very firm threatened to overrun the Soviet To the very end, the government handshake and a penetrating look into Union, authorities confiscated all kept Robinson wondering what would each other's eyes," said Robinson. radios to keep the people from hearing happen next. In 1973, his request to "We were saying, 'This will perhaps about Soviet military defeats. leave was unexpectedly granted. After be the last time we shall ever see each In later years, government tactics completing the seemingly endless " other.' became more subtle, but no less requirements for documents, vaccina- Daily life for Robinson— and most frightening. Whenever Robinson tions, visas and letters of permission, Soviet workers — began at 5 a.m. chatted with friends about anything Robinson found himself one February when the telephone in his tiny apart- other than the most banal of topics, night on the tarmac at the Moscow ment jingled a wake-up call. Once, he they blared a phonograph to foil the airport fully cleared for departure. As answered the phone and heard: "You ever-present eavesdroppers. For many he boarded the bus that would carry SOB, put the receiver down." Offi- him and the other passengers to the cials routinely censored mail, and plane, his heart raced wildly. After several neighbors kept track of his four decades, he was actually leaving. coming and going. Overnight guests Then, across the tarmac an inspector were not allowed without the shouted his name, and he was forced authorities' permission. Owning a car to return to his apartment. To fail after was out of the question, and most coming so close filled him with depres- consumer goods were in short supply. sion, but the torturous delay was short A stranger once offered Robinson $55 lived, and a few days later he did board for a pair of French socks a friend had a plane. given him. For months thereafter, Robinson lit- Deception was commonplace. erally looked over his shoulder to see When a foreign trade union delegation if the KGB was after him. Awaking visited the Moscow factory where from fitful sleep, he often rushed to Robinson worked, every laborer was his bedroom window to verify once given new clothes, and the machinery again that he was free. "For decades, I was polished until it shined. had worried that the secret police Authorities also selected one worker's would drag me out of bed and send me home for the visitors to see. Over- off to some remote part of Siberia or night, the spartan apartment was shoot me," said Robinson. "It was repainted, carpeted and equipped difficult to change that feeling." with new furniture, appliances, televi- "Hopefully," Robinson concluded sion, radios and dishes. The closets his book, "my years of struggle in the were even stocked with new clothes. Soviet Union will provide many As soon as the visitors left, however, people with valuable insight on the so did the luxurious trappings. realities of life in that country, where DECEPTION— iWach/ner/ was made During World War II, conditions good and decent people live and die in spotless and Soviet laborers received became almost unbearable. People frustration under a system of govern- new clothes when foreign visitors slept fully clothed because there was toured their factories. ment that views freedom as a threat to no heat. Forty-watt bulbs provided the its existence."

JUNE 1989 23 Interview

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HE key to balancing thefederal-budget deficit is not spent repaying the debt is not available for investment in new new taxes, according to economist Dr Martin plants and equipment that raise productivity and our standard Feldstein, former chairman of the President's of living, and they are not available for use in building new Council of Economic Advisers. "If Congress is homes. Government borrowing absorbs half the net savings prepared to limit the growth of spending, we can of households, businesses, pension funds, and state and local avoid an increase in taxes, " he says. Feldstein, who governments. Half of those funds that would otherwise go is president of the National Bureau of Economics into investment simply pay the budget deficit.

Research in Boston, says the answer to the nation 's T economic health "is to slow the economy down and Qb If the President and Congress found it difficult to cut " yet keep it moving forward. He tells how in this exclusive the budget and had to resort to higher taxes or new taxes, interview. what would you consider the fairest and most equitable form of taxes? American Legion Magazine: There is much talk I hope we can manage without raising taxes. But, if we about raising taxes to help reduce federal-budget deficits. A have to raise taxes, we should raise them on alcohol, to- Are higher taxes really needed? bacco and gasoline — in other words, taxes that don't hurt our Dr. Martin Feldstein: Getting the budget deficit down is savings and taxes that have some favorable effects. Taxes on needed. It is a serious problem even though we have made alcohol reduces consumption, especially for young people, progress in the past few years. But if Congress is prepared to and the same is true for tobacco taxes. Similarly, taxes on limit the growth of spending, we can avoid an increase in gasoline will help reduce congestion and accidents on our taxes. highways.

Qa How serious is the budget deficit? Qb As former chairman of the President's Council of A Very serious, for two reasons. First, we are piling up a Economic Advisers, you've had to deal with government mountain of debt and the government has to pay more overspending problems. Can overspending be cut? than $150 billion a year interest on that debt. Half our A Well, the remarkable thing is how successful the pre- personal income-tax revenue is going to pay this interest, vious administration really was. Former President which keeps mounting every year. So if we don't slow the Ronald Reagan set out to shrink government spending on growth of that debt — in other words, if we don't stop the domestic programs. He wasn't trying to cut down on defense, budget deficit — taxes will have to be substantially higher in nor was he attempting to cut interest on the national debt. His the future, just to keep meeting the interest payments. aim was to cut spending on the broad range of miscellaneous Second, when the government borrows funds, money domestic programs, and that was very successful. For

24 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE I decades, there had been an upward trend that had reached for action by the government. more than 9 percent of the Gross National Product when he Now, to the extent that we as a nation save more, and

took office, but he brought it down by more than 2 percentage develop a better educational system, those things will help in points. Two percentage points doesn't sound like much, but the long run to improve our ability to export at any exchange that is more than $100 billion a year. If we were spending the rate. But basically this is a self-correcting problem. We got same share of the GNP today on those programs that we into this mess because the dollar rose so dramatically in the spent in 1980, we'd be spending $100 billion a year more. So first part of the decade. The dollar has been coming down and

that is a major turnaround in government spending. will continue to come down— and as it does, the trade deficit will go away. Qa Many people advocate slashing the defense budget to save money. In view of the world threats we continue to face, Qa In buying more goods from abroad than we sell, how far can the nation reduce defense spending? especially from Japan, are we apt to wind up with Japan as A I don't think there are substantial savings to be found in a powerful landlord who vdelds too much influence on our the defense budget. Indeed, after growing as a share of economic and political decisions? the GNP from 5.25 percent to 6.5 percent, that is now turned That is greatly exaggerated in the press. Japanese invest- around. It is back under 6 percent and is sliding back to where A. ment in the United States last year, in terms of buying

it was when the decade began. So there really isn't room for Please turn to page 48 significant cuts in the defense budget.

Qa The Gramm-Rudman-HoUings Act of about four years ago was designed to bring the budget deficit under control. Why hasn't it worked? A REASON Alt has worked. Not as well as one might have hoped in an ideal world but, from a practical we have view, it worked rather well. When that was passed in 1985, the budget deficit was about 6.5 percent of the such a GNP. This past year it was down to about 3 percent of low savings the GNP. This year it will be less than 3 percent, and that didn't happen by accident. It happened because rate is the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings process has been because our forcing tough decisions. Some of those decisions were not the ones I would have made. We had some tax system tax increases. We had some significant defense spending cuts. But there is no question that Gramm- is geared Rudman-Hollings is forcing Congress to think harder against it. about the budget than it otherwise would have.

Qa Do you think a constitutional amendment mandating a balanced budget is a sound approach? A I'm frightened by a constitutional amendment a for this purpose. I think it would simply take the economic issues and budget issues and put them into the hands of the courts as they try to decide, among other things, exactly what is spending, what is taxes, what is a legitimate mandate to private businesses.

Qa Let's look at America's foreign-trade deficit. What action should we take to achieve more balance there? A The foreign trade deficit is coming down in a terms of actual physical volume, putting aside

the fact that it now costs us more to import a foreign car or a bottle of foreign beer. The actual quantities have come down sharply. The trade deficit measured that way is about half what is was at its peak in 1986. This year the trade deficit will be down more than $30

billion from last year. And I think if we just leave it

alone, it is going to go away. The foreign dollar is making American products more competitive, and American business is working hard to increase its ability to control costs. That has led to more than a 20 percent in exports in the past year and has leveled off

the growth of imports. So it is not a problem that calls might of 60 divisions deployed in France, Belgium and Holland. Carried off-course by a strong lateral current, the first assault wave of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division landed almost two miles south of its intended target on Utah Beach. Brig. Gen. Theo-

dore Roosevelt Jr. , son of the 26th Pres- ident, at once revised his battle plans and reorganized his soldiers as the enemy fired down on them. To the east of Utah, on four-mile Omaha Beach, the fighting was especially vicious and the terrain— dominated by cliffs at either end of the shoreline- was especially difficult. In one 10-minute period of intense fire from the enemy,

96 percent of Company A of the 1 16th Infantry Regiment were killed or wounded. In a daring feat, 225 Army Rangers on the west flank of Omaha used rockets to shoot grapnels with ropes attached, hooking the irons on a cliff

where a battery of 1 55mm howitzers pummeled the beach. Despite heavy fire leveled against them from the Germans, the Rangers climbed the ropes and destroyed the enemy artillery. The German network of coastal for- tifications was defended stoutly. The Allies on the beaches— the Americans on the west, the British and the Cana- dians on the east— fought doggedly and In the largest amptiibious assault ever, bravely to push inland and link up later- more than 176WO troops, 5WO ships ally to create a solid beachhead 10 miles deep and 80 miles wide. and 9WO aircraft participated in the Into this beachhead, the Allied poured eight more combat divisions to D-day invasion on June 6, 1944. strengthen the 10 that had made the initial D-day landings. Arrayed against the Allied soldiers was a vast enemy By Vernon Pizer force that included several heavily armored panzer divisions. The terrain

overwhelmingly favored the defense; it HE ALLIES landed in the shoreline to secure critical roads was rugged country crisscrossed by Normandy on the Coten- that would be needed as exits from the spiky, hawthorne hedges whose iron- tin Peninsula of northwest beaches for the infantry. hard roots were sunk into four-foot France that juts into the Shortly after dawn American and banks lined on either side by ditches. English Channel. Getting British warships, firing continuous The fighting, especially in the Amer- there had not been easy. salvos, pounded enemy fortifications ican sector where the thorny growth For 60 days preceding along a 60-mile front while thousands was thickest, developed into a grim, D-day-June 6, 1944- of Allied bombers and fighters bombed grinding battle of the hedgerows. T Allied bombers had and strafed the enemy. At 6:30 a.m. While the battle of the hedgerows attacked airfields, rail yards and waves of combat troops climbed into was being waged, a curious armada set bridges inland from Normandy to keep landing craft from the transports of the out across the channel from England the enemy from reinforcing its defenses 5,000-ship armada that floated off the bound for the beachhead: 100 tugboats in the invasion areas. On D-day itself, Normandy coast. Thus, the ground towing some 600 sections of prefabri- at 2 a.m., one British paratroop divi- attack was launched on the Atlantic cated steel and concrete caissons. On sion and America's 82nd and 101st wall the Germans had erected around June 16 the caissons were assembled into Airborne divisions parachuted behind Fortress Europe, a wall of underwater two huge floating ports at the beachhead. obstacles and mines, wire entangle- One— dubbed Mulberry A—was intended Vernon Pizer, a World War 11 infantry ments, artillery emplacements, pill for re-supply and reinforcement of the officer, is afree-lancejournalist who writes boxes, tank traps, land mines and Americans. The second— Mulberry B — extensively on the military and war. booby traps — all of it backed by the was for British and Canadian support.

26 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Now, with the use of these artificial developed on the approaches to St.-L6. PINNED DOWN-By nightfall, five harbors, the buildup of the Allied forces Progress for the attacking force was divisions were ashore and a toehold was established at all except was able to proceed more rapidly. frustratingly slow, measured in yards, beaches Omaha, where resistance and artillery On the eastern end of the line the and casualties were high. But the enemy fire were the heaviest. British troops were engaged in bloody also paid a high price in the struggle. fighting for the city of Caen, which At last, elements of the 29th Infantry controlled an important network of Division broke through to the city and on to landing craft. roads. In the west, one column of Amer- July 18, St.-L6 was in American hands. On the morning of July 26, Allied icans was pressing toward the major One of the problems that had plagued bombers carpet-bombed a four-mile- port of Cherbourg, heavily defended by the Americans was that the hedgerow deep zone fronting the St.-L6 sector. the enemy and with its lines of approach country ruled out employing their Simultaneously, 500 American artillery mined and boobytrapped. armor. Tanks that tried to force their pieces unleashed a devastating barrage. way through the hedgerows usually ended After the three-hour bombing, the most CONTESTED bitterly every inch of up with their thin-skinned bellies tilted massive of the Normandy campaign, the way, the Americans succeeded upward to present easy targets for enemy the ground troops surged forward on a in fighting their way into Cherbourg gun crews emplaced in the ditches and three-division front. The Sherman and on the morning of June 27 enemy roads paralleling the rows, while the tanks, equipped with their "scythes," resistance there came to an end. On tanks' own uptilted guns could not be chopped through the hedgerows that July 9 the city of Caen fell to a com- brought to bear on any targets. Sgt. had survived the bombs, opening gaps bined British-Canadian force. Now, Curtis J. Culin of the 2nd Armored Divi- for the infantry. The enemy, now with both Cherbourg and Caen in their sion changed all this. He devised a plan demoralized and disorganized, began hands, the Allies could turn south and to weld steel bars— scythelike— out from to give way all along the front. break out of Normandy. the front of the Sherman tanks to enable On July 29, the Allies broke through The gateway to the south was the city them to chop their way through. Culin's the base of the Cotentin Peninsula. of St.-L6, a major enemy base situated idea was adopted, ironically using lengths They had won the Battle of Normandy. at a junction of the primary roads to the of steel from the rails the Germans had The European heartland and Berlin lay south and the east. A war of attrition imbedded on the beaches as barriers ahead.

JUNE 1989 27 By Sam Sherman

UDGED by a wisp of wind, the delicate petal- lilce forms rise into the air, the glint of the mid- day sun accenting their brilliant colors. Hundreds of gossamer wings waft in unison. The butterflies have taken flight. They are among the most delicate, most beautiful, most amazing of nature's children. An aimlessly flitting Cecropia flower-garden butterfly often seems to be incapable of purposely crossing from the roses to the petunias. Yet that

same creature, if it is a monarch, may journey unerringly for 2,000 miles to spend the winter in a hidden Mexican

valley that it has never seen. But even such a sojourn is a small wonder compared with the route that the caterpillar takes to become a but-

terfly. Nowhere is nature's magic more profound than inside the chrysalis sheath of the caterpillar. The earth- bound worm in the cocoon does not simply sprout a chromatic set of wings;

rather, it dissolves and becomes a new, glorious being. A butterfly's life is tenuous at best. For some, the span is so short that they do not bother to eat. For others, preda- tors wait at every turn. But evolution has taught the butterfly tricks. Some, with variegated wings of yellow and Swallowtail brown, hide in anonymity among the dying leaves. The brightly colored monarch flaunts its brilliance, safe in

the knowledge that birds find it unpalat- able. And the viceroy, a tasty morsel for

predators, stakes its future on being the monarch's twin. Butterflies are creatures of the day. Flower nectar is their sustenance; procreation, their only goal. Between mountain and desert there flit 15,000 species, some so small that a dozen could fit on a postage stamp. Others, with 10-inch wingspans, dwarf many birds. Butterflies lend a fleeting splash of color to our summer. They pollinate our garden blossoms and are themselves kaleidoscopic flowers on the wing.

Sam Sherman is an award-winning jour- nalist based in Missoula, Mont.

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Perspective

discovered more penetrations of the U.S. defense and intelligence com- munities than at any time in our history. The costs of these compromises are estimated in the billions of dollars. The Citizen's Right To Be Two major espionage cases that affected our country surfaced in Canada last summer. A young man was arrested in June for attempting to pass U.S. Navy secrets to the Soviet Union. Also during the same month, the revela- tions of a Soviet defector, Yuriy Smurov, led to the expulsion of 17 Soviet officials who were trying to steal Canada's advanced commercial and military technology. Although many countries engage in intelligence operations against the United States, the Soviet intelligence More spies have penetrated the U.S. services, the KGB and GRU, represent defense and intelligence communities the most significant intelligence threat in terms of size, ability and intent to act during the past three years than at any against U.S. interests at home and abroad. Despite Soviet glasnost and other time in history. perestroika , we have experienced an increase this year in Soviet attempts to recruit U.S. sources. Because we can protect ourselves ByWiUiam H. Webster best if we understand what our adver- sary wants, I think it's worth consid- ering what is being collected. The HE CIA and other agen- The CIA's procedures were developed highest Soviet collection priority is cies of the intelligence to: information on U.S. strategic nuclear community collect infor- • Encourage legitimate intelligence forces. Other high-priority subjects are mation on a host of issues activities. foreign-policy matters, congressional that affect our national • Provide legal protection to intentions, defense information, U.S. security. One of the issues employees by providing authority for intelligence sources and methods, and that most clearly touches intelligence activities. advanced dual-use technology, the kind

on the relationship between • Assure the American public and of technology that is civilian in nature T safety and liberty— an the intelligence oversight committees but can be adapted to military pur- issue that therefore demands special that all CIA activities involving Amer- poses. The Soviets also target NATO safeguards — is the threats posed by icans are lawful and related to legiti- intensively as a means to obtain U.S. hostile intelligence services worldwide mate intelligence objectives. foreign-policy and military informa- and by international terrorists. Our For instance, we file an annual report tion. intelligence-gathering activities in this with the House and Senate Intelligence area are governed by an executive order Oversight committees detailing signifi- Soviets' information-gathering that outlines the duties and respon- cant intelligence activities, and we THEprocedures are becoming more sibilities of the CIA as well as the follow up with briefings if necessary. aggressive and more sophisticated. agency's limitations. The order reflects Our activity in this area is closely moni- We expect to see greater Soviet efforts the requirements of the National Secu- tored by the committees, which act as to recruit Americans abroad; greater rity Act of 1947, the CIA Act of 1949 surrogates for Congress and the Amer- efforts to penetrate allied governments and other laws, regulations and direc- ican people. that share U.S. secrets; and greater

tives, as well as intelligence policies. Counterintelligence is critical to our emphasis on exploiting the intelligence- In addition to following the executive national security and clearly a legiti- collecting capabilities of Warsaw Pact order, the CIA and other intelligence mate intelligence objective. An effec- nations. agencies are required to develop and tive and comprehensive counterintelli- However, the methods the U.S. intel- have the Attorney General approve gence program never has been more ligence community uses to counter their own guidelines and procedures. important to our nation. The number of these threats are also impressive. The operations against us has increased, most notable is the increased coopera- CIA Director William H. Webster delivered and the number of intelligence services tion among the various agencies within this speech to members of the American involved in such operations has also the U.S. intelligence community. For Bar Association in Toronto, Canada, grown. example, the FBI and CIA now work Aug. 9, 1988. During the past three years, we have closely together to mount offensive and

30 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE defensive measures against hostile For the CIA, such efforts include community, I created the Counterintel- intelligence services. collecting information outside the ligence Center at the agency. The center In recent years the FBI has made United States on Americans who are or works to protect the agency's foreign great strides in countering the intelli- may be engaged in activities on behalf operations and the security of all gence activities of the Soviets and of another country, and collecting infor- agency components against penetration Eastern bloc countries. The bureau has mation in circumstances where an by foreign security or intelligence serv- improved the quality and sophistication American may be the target of a foreign ices. The center not only provides of its intelligence systems and has suc- power. Our own procedures dictate that analysis of hostile intelligence threats ceeded in disrupting hostile intelli- we use the least-intrusive collection and past espionage cases, but also pro- gence operations aimed at critical U.S. technique feasible to obtain the infor- vides instructions for Americans targets. mation required. The CIA is also traveling abroad. One successful FBI tactic has been to authorized to collect information on During the past four years, there have "spider web" known or suspected intel- targets, victims and hostages of interna- been 253 cases in which some sort of ligence operatives with physical and tional terrorist organizations. This is a counterterrorist actions were taken on electronic surveillance, after receiving very important role for U.S. counter- the basis of intelligence information court authorization as prescribed by the intelligence. collected and disseminated by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. To make the best use of information agency. We can't say in all of those In this manner, U.S. intelligence has and to improve the effectiveness of cases that the information or measures been able to weave a barrier between counterintelligence activities, both taken were solely responsible for the hostile agents and our citizens. within the CIA and in the intelligence Please turn to page 46

BENEATH THE MASK ofglasnostlies the same old face of the

KGB, with its growing networl( of hostile intelligence and electronic Veterans update

Lonofficialsareconcerned about a proposal same study to be 'a basically well-designed, reasonable advocating transfer of veterans' employment and training study that appears to have been well-executed.' Now, in responsibilities from the Labor Department to the VA. 1989," said Gierke, "Dr. Gibbons finds that the study has The proposal was submitted to Congress by four veterans' 'major flaws that call into question the validity of virtually "' organizations, AMVETS, DAV, PVA and VFW, which all the findings reported. argued that the transfer would save money by consolidating Gierke told the senator that the OTA critique of the study all veterans' employment programs under a single authority. "is a mirror image of the review submitted by Dr. Vernon They said the move is appropriate now because of the VA's Houk." Houk is a CDC director and chairman of the Science department status. Panel of the Domestic Policy Council Agent Orange Working Discussing the proposal during an April meeting, the Group. Legion's Veterans' Planning and Coordinating Committee "We think that the OTA has not provided an accurate concluded that the questionable advantage of having "one- technical assessment to Congress," Gierke said. "If you stop shopping" for veterans' benefits did not outweigh the had an accurate review," Gierke told Cranston, "you disadvantages of a transfer. would see that The American Legion's findings are also Among the disadvantages the committee members cited consistent with other important research on the health and were: well-being of Vietnam veterans." • Removing the functions of the Assistant Secretary for In the five-page letter, Gierke said Vietnam veterans Veterans Employment and Training from the Labor Depart- "deserve an honest effort by the federal government to ment would isolate veterans from the federal agency respon- determine all of the possible health-care effects of their sible for all federal employment and training programs. service in Vietnam, including those related to herbicide • Veterans' employment and training issues have the exposure. We cannot allow these people to be forgotten political muscle of two Cabinet-level advocates, the Secre- victims of a policy that may have put their future health in tary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor. If the jeopardy. office of ASVET is transferred, veterans would lose Labor's "I am appalled," Gierke said, "that the efforts of some who influence on employment issues. are supposed to be responsible government officials are no • Unless the law is changed to allow unemployment trust more than thinly veiled, allegedly scientific reasons to funds to be transferred, the VA will need another $143 discount and belittle deserving veterans, the organizations to million or more each year to administer the veterans' employ- which they belong, and any scientists who work on their ment and training service. In the committee's opinion, the behalf." additional funds will not be granted, considering the current budget climate in Washington. Also, changing laws is never easy. • The transfer would create additional expense and logisti- cal problems at state levels. State employment offices funded Third-party reimbursement is rearing its ugly by the Labor Department would close and new offices would head again. PL. 99-272, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget need to be found for VA-funded employment staffs. Reconciliation Act of 1986, authorized the government to be "Moreover," said Nat'l Cmdr. H.F. "Sparky" Gierke, "the reimbursed for the costs of health care furnished by the VA to current system works well at the state level and has been non-service-connected veterans who have health insurance. effective for a number of years. Given the problems that the Now S. 573, which was introduced in the Senate in March, VA faces now, this is no time to add to its financial and seeks to apply third-party reimbursement provisions to administrative burdens." service-connected veterans as well. The bill would authorize the VA to seek reimbursement from insurance companies of service-connected veterans when the VA treatment the veterans receive is for non-service L connected disabilities. teamed up in a coordinated effort to discredit the findings The American Legion, which strongly opposed third-party of The American Legion and Columbia University Study reimbursement, is rallying its forces against S. 573. of Vietnam Veterans. Charges against the study's validity by the Centers for Disease Control were thoroughly repudiated by the c Legion in the March and April issues of this magazine. In the meantime, Nat'l Cmdr. H. F. "Sparky" Gierke has Umoking bans are expected to be enforced in responded to the Office of Technology Assessment, which VA hospitals and outpatient clinics this year. The no-smoking has levied similar, unfounded charges. policy would affect patients, visitors and workers in acute- In a letter to Sen. Alan Cranston of California, care areas as well as all employees throughout the VA health- chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, care system. Patients in long-term care wards, such as Gierke wrote that the Legion "takes the strongest possible nursing or psychiatric units, will continue to be allowed to exception" to the OTA's staff report, which was sent to smoke. Details of the policy are to be developed by a national Cranston by Dr. John H. Gibbons. advisory group, working closely with The American Legion

"We find it odd that in October 1985, OTA found the and other service groups.

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SOCIAL Al PSYCHOLOGICAL SUM THE HUMAN COSTS OF WAR

VEN before the U.S.- Veterans who "This finding clearly demonstrates backed Saigon regime that significant family income loss has crumbled in April 1975, bore the brunt occurred among Vietnam combat veter- the Vietnam War's brutal ans," Jeanne Stellman said. "Differ- epitaph for Americans of fighting in ences in age and education, both of already had been writtten: which typically are predictive of higher Vietnam are still 58,156 dead. 303,704 incomes, do not account for this differ- wounded and 2,383 mis- paying the price ence." sing in action. • 772^ divorce rate among high-combat of war in their But the epitaph is incomplete. The veterans is significantly higher. human costs of Vietnam cannot be daily lives. A high-combat veteran is four times totally tabulated without considering as likely to have been divorced than the lingering problems faced by many veterans who did not serve in Southeast veterans who fought in the war. For the Asia, and three times as likely than a men who served in areas where intense, Stellman, identified almost 20 percent veteran who served in low-combat steady combat was the order of the day, of the participants as high-combat vet- duties. Also significantly ominous was their readjustment problems in civilian erans who tended to share a number of that high-combat veterans are three life are greater than those whose com- similar patterns and consistent prob- times as likely to experience separation bat experiences were less intense. lems. or divorce in their current marriages, This damaging effect of combat was Combat-intensity levels were deter- researchers said. just one of the findings of The Amer- mined by the study participants' Additionally, the Stellmans said that ican Legion and Columbia University answers to questions that asked how veterans with higher levels of combat Study of Vietnam Veterans, which, in often they fired their weapons at the experience generally are less satisfied part, examined the social and emo- enemy, how often they killed the in their roles as husbands, sexual tional consequences of the war. "The enemy, how often they saw their com- partners and fathers. price of Vietnam still is being paid by rades wounded or killed, and how often • High-combat veterans tend to be less thousands of veterans who haven't fully they experienced situations from which happy in their personal lives and suffer adjusted," said Nat'l Cmdr. H.F. they thought they would never survive? from a higher rate ofpsychological prob- "Sparky" Gierke. Researchers in other studies on the lems. "The readjustment problems of Viet- effects of Vietnam combat also reported "The Vietnam combat veterans in our nam veterans have been debated and that high-combat veterans tend to study tended to exhibit high levels of politicized for years," Gierke said. experience more social, emotional and behavioral disturbances," Jeanne "Our study sought to identify and economic problems. Stellman said. "Their mean scores for define those problems." What are those problems? Here's depression, anxiety, irritation, feelings The study, which was published in what the Legion study found: of helplessness and physical signs of the scientific journal Environmental • On the average, family income for depression are significantly worse than Research, surveyed the responses of heavy-combat veterans was $2,740 less those of their peers who served in low- 2,858 Legionnaires who served in per year than veterans ofthe same age and combat situations." Southeast Asia. Researchers conduct- educational background, but who were not Stellman said such psychological ing the study, Drs. Jeanne and Steven exposed to heavy combat. effects are enduring, and that many

34 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE veterans have suffered from those symptoms since leaving Vietnam. These findings also shed light on the problems associated with Post-Trauma- tic Stress Disorder, which were reported in the May 1989 issue of this magazine. • Increased smoking, drinking and drug use among those who served in high-com- bat assignments. Not only are smoking, drinking and drug use indicators of social stress, but also are predictors of long-term health effects, the Stellmans said. For exam- ple, 56.2 percent of current cigarette smokers in the study were high-combat; 45.7 percent, medium combat; and 39.3 percent, low combat. Smoking MARITAL PROBLEMS— Veterans with heavy combat experience are four times as levels among heavy-combat veterans likely to be divorced as veterans who saw no combat. also increased significantly, compared with all other Vietnam veterans who served in-country and elsewhere. said they have experienced alcohol "On the whole, combat veterans problems since leaving the military, have had a more difficult time in reduc- the bulk of whom were categorized as ing their smoking habits," Steven high-combat veterans. Again, combat- DATA show Stellman said. "The observed change in level intensity was linked to increased OUR smoking habits, especially the alcohol usage. the lifestyle of increased smoking among heavy-com- Finally, survey participants were bat veterans, is also an important find- asked whether they were current users combof veferons ing because cessation of smoking is the of prescription or illegal drugs, and how ploces them of most effective way of reducing risk for often they used the substances. Men a number of illnesses." who served in Southeast Asia were greofer risk Alcohol consumption among sur- more likely to use sleeping pills and for poorer tieolth. veyed veterans also revealed that veter- tranquilizers. Veterans of Southeast ans who served in Southeast Asia were Asia and those who served elsewhere more likely to have drinking problems did not differ in the percentages of those than those who served elsewhere. More who admitted to using amphetamines, survey participants admitted to regular than 16 percent of Vietnam veterans marijuana and hashish. None of the use of cocaine or heroin, although 2 percent said they used cocaine on an occasional basis. Change in Daily Quantity Smoked by Current Cigarette Smokers According to Service "Our data show that the lifestyle of IN Southeast Asia and Level of Combat combat veterans places them at greater

Not in All Level of combat risk for poorer health," the Stellmans Southeast Southeast said. "They smoke, they drink and take Change Asia Asia Low Medium High prescription drugs at a significantly No change 41.8% 28.7% 36.2% 28.5% 17.4% higher rate than their non-combat Smoke more 51.5 65.8 57.1 67.2 77.0 peers." Smoke less 6.7 5.5 6.7 4.3 5.6 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Those life-threatening habits that dominate the lifestyles of many combat Average Weekly Consumption" of all Alcoholic Beverages, According to Service in veterans are the continuing epitaph of Southeast Asia, and Level of Combat the Vietnam War.

Extent of drinking "A soldier's return to civilian life is each week Number of subjects rarely easy," said Gierke, "and for my

Not in Southeast Asia* 16.0 3254 generation of combat veterans, it has Southeast Asia been especially difficult. Healing the All 18.5 1824 social and psychological wounds of Combat level Vietnam is more than just tearful out- Low 16.4 712 bursts Medium 18.4 742 at the Wall or at other memorials. High 22.8 370 We must stand beside these veterans who are very much engaged in another " Estimated as drinks per day times days per week that subject consumed alcohol. battle— this one to get their lives back * Low combat. in order."

JUNE 1989 35 Legion news

Legion Survey Of VA Facilities

Documents Heaitii-Care Cutbacics

IN American nected veterans in Category • 135 facilities reported Legion survey A, veterans with low incomes limited access to health care of the 172 VA who have priority for receiv- for non-service-connected medical centers ing VA medical care. Category B and C veterans.

A I has documented • 72 centers reported Category B and C veterans widespread cutbacks in veter- delays in providing clinic earn more than $16,467 ans' health care because of appointments to all patients, annually. current budgetary shortfalls. including service-connected "Our field service repre- All 159 medical directors, veterans. sentatives who regularly

13 of whom are directors of • 1 13 facilities reported inspect all VA medical centers, two-division hospitals, com- using funds allocated for along with Legion service pleted and returned the sur- contract nursing-home care officers, have documented vey. The directors were asked to help offset budgetary problems nationwide," said to respond candidly and shortfalls in other areas. John F. Sommer, director of identify various program • 85 centers reported elec- the Legion's Veterans shortfalls projected for FY tive surgery delays, and Affairs and Rehabilitation '89 and to determine the nearly all centers reported Division. "We continuously TAKING A BREATHER- amount of funding required some reductions in phar- receive reports from our Nafl Cmdr. H.F. "Sparky" Gierke takes time from his to provide services at the macy services. service officers about veter- hectic travel schedule and same level as FY '88. • 2,652 beds have been ans who are treated indif- long days to "recharge his • 135 directors indicated closed since July 1988 ferently at VA medical batteries" at the Desert Inn they will be forced to cut because of funding shor- facilities." Golf Course. Gierke was inpatient and outpatient tages. The survey concluded that one of nearly 900 Legion services. • 133 facilities reported a all levels of health care and Auxiliary members who attended the National • 20 centers reported a combined $335 million within VA medical centers Leadership Workshop In reduction in services avail- shortfall in equipment, have been affected by the Las Vegas. able to non-service-con- maintenance and supplies. current fiscal crisis.

^ail to: ONoies Heduce Basebail Baltimore Orioles Attn: Lucy Kelly Baltimore, MD 21218 Tickets Fop Legionnaires (Number of tickets at $3 each)_ ABOR Day will include color guards from be "American the Department of Maryland Post No.. Department. Legion Baseball and a presentation of gifts to Night" at Balti- players of both teams who Area Code & Phone No._ more's Memo- are graduates of American (please print) rial Stadium during the 71st Legion Baseball. Name : American Legion National Orioles officials have Convention. reserved 3,000 seats along Address:. Nat'l Cmdr. H.F "Sparky" the first-base side for Legion Gierke and National Auxiliary groups planning to attend the City:. President Alice Galka will game. The seats, which nor- throw out the first ball to mally cost $6.50, are offered State: Zip:. open the Orioles' game with at group discount rates of $3 the Cleveland Indians at each. Tickets can be ordered No mail orders accepted after Aug. 15, 1989.

7:35 p.m., Monday, Sept. 4. by using the order blank on Tickets will be mailed after Aug. 1, 1989.

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speech, press, assembly and Maryland Youth Wins petition— mean very little. BETTER TIMES After all, we must be able to REFUNDS think and to believe or not to refunds are avail- believe before ever speaking, FULL Oratorical Most able to Legionnaires writing, gathering or peti- and American Legion tioning." Auxiliary members who OR the second Since 1937, the Legion's subscribed to the defunct year in a row, a oratorical program has taught Better Times magazine in youth sponsored of students their thousands 1985. by Post 183 of rights and obligations pre- F. Subscribers who have Parkville, Md., served by the U.S. Constitu- not already filed for has won the American tion. The Legion has awarded claims should write to: Legion's National High than $1.5 million in more National Judge Advocate, School Oratorical Contest. scholarships to hundreds of The American Legion, Martin T. Kelly Jr., a national oratorical finalists. RO. Box 1055, Indianap- junior at Calvert Hall College This year, scholarships olis, IN 46205. Please High School, Towson, Md., awarded nationally were enclose a copy of the can- won the 1989 title and the increased to a total of celed check (front and $18,000 scholarship prize. Scholarships $138,000. back) and a copy of any The contest finals were held worth thousands of dollars other correspondence or in Lincoln, Neb. , and hosted also are at the awarded documentation of the by the Department of Neb- Department, District and subscription. raska. Post 183 also spon- Post levels. sored DilipPaliath, the 1988 arship. Joy Whitten, spon- oratorical winner. sored by Post 1 of Milwaukee,

Pamela Epp, sponsored by Wis. , won fourth place and a Post 24 of Fairbury, Neb. $12,000 scholarship. won a $16,000 scholarship In his winning speech, PNC Cliaries L. Bacon, for second place. Angela titled "Our First Liberty," Weaver, sponsored by Post Kelly said, "Freedom of reli- 237 of Huntsville-Madison gion is our first liberty ii/lissouri Lawyer, Dies County, Ala., placed third because without it, the other

' and received a $14,000 schol- First Amendment freedoms— AST Na t 1 Cmdr. Charles L. Bacon, 79, p. of Marshall, Mo. , died April

Discount Air Faros 1 after a lengthy illness. A prominent Kansas City attorney. Bacon was a life Offerod For Convention member of Marshall Post

191 , which he joined after NITED Airlines Express or USAir unre- his Navy discharge in World and USAir are stricted coach fares in effect War II. He served in several offering dis- when the tickets are bought. Legion offices, including Charles L. Bacon count fares on These fares are subject to Post Commander, District u roundtrip flights applicable restrictions. Commander, and he was the a member of the National to the National Convention United also will offer dis- first WWII veteran to be Legislative Council. in Baltimore, Sept. 1-7. count fares for flights elected Missouri Department PNC John H. Geiger of On flights originating in originating in Calgary, Van- Commander. His devotion Illinois represented the the United States, Legion- couver and Toronto, Canada. and vast contributions to the Legion at Bacon's funeral, naires will receive either a 5 Legionnaires planning to Legion were recognized in April 5 . The family has asked percent discount off any fly United should use 1961 when he was elected that memorial contributions United, United Express or account number 9182J when National Commander. be made to the Charles L. USAir published fare in making ticket arrangements. At the time of his death. and Helen S. Bacon Scholar- effect when the tickets are For USAir, the account Bacon was a director of The ship Fund, Missouri Valley bought, or a 40 percent dis- number that should be used American Legion Endow- College, Marshall, MO count off United, United isACW206L ment Fund Corporation and 65340.

JUNE 1989 37 ^HEY SPARKY, WE HIT 100 PERCENT'

CONGRATULATIONS to the following Post Commanders and all their members who helped achieve the 100 percent goal for 1989. Your dedication, continued recruitment of new members and renewals will ensure our reaching the national goal of 3 million members. —H.F. "Sparky" Gierke, National Commander.

Post City Department Commander Post City Department Commander 446 El Dorado Arkansas Monroe Cheatom 106 Albany Missouri John F Ouigley 312 Broadwater Nebraska Dale E Melvin 257 Cainsville Missouri John Woods 288 Farnam Nebraska C. Kent Davis 13 Joplin Missouri Lee E. Wooten 277 Overton Nebraska Tom Brennan 531 Centertown Missouri Clifford Higgins 279 Hershey Nebraska Richard Bodenhamer Jr. 641 Bridgeton Missouri Robert L. Schuiz 271 Madrid Nebraska Jerry McCormick 30 Mountain Grove Missouri Fred Krizan 153 Ansley Nebraska Leonard Bristol 94 Troy Missouri Barclay S. Corfelyou 299 Spalding Nebraska James Stromp 42 Harrisonville Missouri Asa E. Bennett 122 Dodge Nebraska William Schulte 410 Foley Missouri Ricktord Masterson 261 Lindsay Nebraska James McPhillips 322 Webb City Missouri Dean Rose 308 Weston Nebraska Mark Olson 345 Crawford Missouri F Bruce Morgan 71 Arlington Nebraska Jay E. Thomsen 177 Eureka Missouri David J. Bartley 274 Herman Nebraska Mikel Brodersen 67 Rich Hill Missouri Robert F Cope 21 Fairmont Nebraska Richard Smith 642 Sedalia Missouri Dan Louchs 154 Blair Nebraska Earl Diedricksen 125 Springfield Missouri Wiliam D. Herndon 304 Wauneta Nebraska Dennis Pfeiffer 109 Campbell Missouri George Dean Todd 134 Haigler Nebraska Jerry Patterson 277 Montgomery City Missouri Marion E. Britt 364 Naponee Nebraska Robert E. Stephens 637 Kimberling City Missouri George Rumbaugh 328 Riverton Nebraska Robert E. Clements 352 Seneca Missouri Nolan Edmondson 179 Hardy Nebraska Al Arasmith 331 Waynesville Missouri Robert Ashley 176 Blue Hill Nebraska Harlan Siebrass 131 Warrensburg Missouri Roger D. Moore 253 Cortland Nebraska Harlan D. Wallman 14 Clinton Missouri Steve Parks 198 Dayl

1 Raleigh North Carolina David Davila 155 Crystal River Florida Norman Deehardt 8 Lexington North Carolina James D Kimbrell 160 Alachua Florida Thomas 0. Martin 90 Algona Iowa Robert Riedel 225 Floral City Florida Floyd H. Coberly 15 Palmer Alaska Ray Ehrhart 9 Jacksonville Florida Horace D. Reynolds 607 Avoca Pennsylvania Bill S. Hoag 174 Ferandina Beach Florida James C. Blue Jr 823 Green Tree Pennsylvania William Campbell 202 Keystone Heights Florida Larry Steckley 615 Conneautville Pennsylvania Arthur R Austin 41 Eustis Florida William A. Bader 196 Delafield Wisconsin Benjamin Rodes 89 Sorrento Florida John W. Burkle 450 Darien Wisconsin Donald Casey 179 Leesburg Florida Curtis Colter 146 Beaver Dam Wisconsin Ben Wild 183 Fern Park Florida William Mayo 321 Germanlown Wisconsin Dave Wegener 219 Fruitland Park Florida Warren G. Cornett 356 Muskego Wisconsin Robert E Shaw 239 Groveland Florida Edwin Mattson Jr 67 Lake Mills Wisconsin Timothy Finn 242 Orlando Florida Ronald Patterson 119 Dunellen New Jersey Ted Treffinger 8 Winter Haven Florida Anthony B. Mell 19 Bronx New York Richard F Calbo 201 Winter Haven Florida Ulysses J. Johnson Jr 21 Fairmont Nebraska Richard Smith 280 Nicholas Florida Ivy Taylor 226 St. Edward Nebraska Bruce Condreay 24 Bradenton Florida John Doughty 70 Sarcoxie Missouri Carroll Jarvis 159 Venice Florida John J. Koval 419 Freistatt Missouri Cecil T Doss 309 Plametto Florida Marion N. Smith Jr 12 Vienna Missouri Richard James Jr 162 Deerfield Beach Florida Herman B. Greer 225 Anderson Missouri Kenneth Barker 170 Coconut Creek Florida Louis Zetlin 276 Humansville Missouri William Witt 209 Dania Florida Alphonso Taylor 477 Mercer Missouri Fred Haggard 220 Ft. Lauderdale Florida Calvin Shaw 172 Webster Groves Missouri Elmer H Mesnier 144 Miami Lakes Florida Andrew N. Fincham 777 Crestwood Missouri Joseph J Frank 65 Delray Beach Florida Frank D'Angelo 90 Hoiden Missouri Sam W. Raber 93 Clewiston Florida Walter H.Wyse Jr. 143 University City Missouri David P LaBoube 269 Lantana Florida Allen L. Polak 487 Hardin Missouri Sam Crook 277 Boba Raton Florida Richard J. Drapeau 626 Gladstone Missouri Roger W. Kohrs 1 Titusville Florida Robert G. Goodchild 463 Cowgill Missouri David K. Hatfield 39 Vero Beach Florida Donald F Long 473 Golden City Missouri Ralph David 62 Stuart Florida David J. Robertson 306 Seymour Missouri John Fewin 189 Sebastian Florida James F Hubbard 287 Savannah Missouri Mannuel Paxton 90 Cape Coral Florida Joseph E. Acton 163 Neosho Missouri Leslie Bond 130 Labelle Florida Dennis Boland 393 Gower Missouri Claud Demster 135 Naples Florida Julius Fulo Sr 676 Springfield Missouri Larry Moore 263 Immokalee Florida Ernest N. Freeman Sr 266 Pilot Grove Missouri Albert T. Gittemeier 323 Lehigh Acres Florida Melvin A. Hansen 552 Martinsburg Missouri Noble Dean Herbst 31 South Miami Florida Guy M. Sirois 149 Kansas City Missouri Wilburs Rogan 99 Brooksville Florida Edward T. Downing 431 Diamond Missouri Mike Kelley 134 Tampa Florida Leiia R. Barber 176 Ridgeway Missouri Billy R. Henry 246 Sun City Center Florida Frank L. Donnini 618 Osceola Missouri Stephen E. Fotte 278 Brandon Florida Claude C. Harribey 522 Cuba Missouri Jim Palmer 238 Safety Harbor Florida Bruce A. Canton 134 Wellington Missouri Harold J. Haase 273 Madeira Beach Florida Vincent J. McEvilly 515 Sheridan Missouri Eldon Hart 297 Clearwater Florida AIG. Ulland 279 Sweet Springs Missouri Alfred Harms 17 New Smyrna Beach Florida Donald J. Grames 588 Red Oak Missouri Virgil L. Thomas 115 Bunnell Florida Omer E. Smith 420 Old Monroe Missouri Daniel Darrish 259 Debary Florida Elwood Vangasbeck 624 Sunrise Beach Missouri Herman A. Gray 267 Ormond Beach Florida Gary Curtis 299 St. Louis Missouri Zvonimir G. Budrovich 270 Port Orange Florida Robert B. Lang 45 Hartville Missouri Roy Browne 293 Interlachen Florida Robert Freemer 559 Licking Missouri Lester T. Bailie 49 Athens Alabama Wilburn Moore 53 Pleasant Hill Missouri William W. Garrison 200 Black River Falls Wisconsin Gerald Paar 400 Fenton Missouri Donald Alexander 205 Harlingen Texas Harry Dodt 34 Unionville Missouri Larry H. Ross 79 Yarnell Arizona H. Bill Dickey 377 St. Louis Missouri Thomas J. Reilly 449 Elm Grove Wisconsin Robert L. Milkent 284 Fairfax Missouri James McConnell 341 Birnamwood Wisconsin Robert Bergner 632 Lake St. Louis Missouri Vincent J. Seller 336 Onalaska Wisconsin Anthony G. Markevitch 102 Barnard Missouri Marvin Harper 10 Wheatland Wyoming Melvin D. Whinery 558 Malta Bend Missouri J. R. Wade 93 Cheyenne Wyoming Paul Gallegos 195 Crocker Missouri Clinton Faust 47 Pinedale Wyoming Hubbard G. Huntley 88 Carulhersville Missouri Bruce Creek 36 Kellogg Idaho Phil Ruff

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Post City Depdrtment Commander Post City Department Commander 38 Crsi^mont Idaho Charles Haney 29 Watford City North Dakota Duane Okland 53 Orofino Idaho Leslie Stewart 14 Jamestown North Dakota Mrs. Dodee Graff 84 Idaho James Hawkes 39 Velva North Dakota Clifford Thom 34 Proston Idaho Bill Auger 121 Parshall North Dakota Detton Snyder 78 Rocklsnd Idaho Fred Hansen 501 Highwood Illinois Bruno Bertucci 64 R@xburQ Idaho Dal Steel 277 Staten Island New York Andrew Defelein 20 Idaho Don Archibald 316 Staten Island New York Richard Reichart 97 Swsnn Vsllsy Idatio NatTalcott 517 Staten Island New York Frank B.Cannon 100 Ads County Idaho Thomas Moore 1272 Staten Island New York Herman L. Edwards 83 Brunssu Idaho Walter Tulloch 1364 Staten Island New York Spero P. Van'Vaketis 35 Caldwell Idaho Glen Hoobery 1857 Staten Island New York Andrew Sekel 126 Melba Idaho Gerald Tomlinson 475 Vesper Wisconsin Theodore Wellnltz 113 Meridian Idaho Ralph Hawkins 60 Riviera Arizona Earnest McAvan 18 Nampa Idaho William Robbins 4 Carson City Nevada John Nulty 19 Fairfield Idaho Wayne Clifford 6 Wrangeli Alaska William Churchill 124 Albion Idaho Jim Kempton 196 Milford Connecticut Joseph Von Dietsch 76 Kimberly Idaho Ferris Freestone 510 Roslyn Heights New York Joseph A. Biasi 77 Paul Idaho Leroy Lebsack 171 Crystal Lake lllinopis Michael J. O'Hair 7 Twin Falls Idaho Jack Smith 416 Research Triangle Park North Carolina Leiand Dixon 72 Council Idaho Lewis Roberts 246 Jackson Michigan Gwendolyn Stockton 111 New Meadows Idaho Lowell Madison 275 Adrian Michigan Peter Hayes 5 Hillsboro Oregon Clyde Campbell 222 Vermontville Michigan Wiliam Nichols 42 St. Helens Oregon William C. Perkins 410 Benton Harbor Michigan Fred Walker 47 Tillamook Oregon Ray K. Measor 563 Dowagiac Michigan L. 0. Starrett 56 Sherwood Oregon Patrick Olds 335 Grand Rapids Michigan William Messock 99 Seaside Oregon Donald W. Cook 158 Clio Michigan William Hart 104 Aloha Oregon Jim Klocko 367 Montrose Michigan Duane Sholler 124 Beaverton Oregon Jack Kramer 197 Harbor Beach Michigan Earnest Woycik g Salem Oregon Mark Cooper 320 Yale Michigan John Wilder 20 Dallas Oregon JackT Magnuson 239 Linwood Michigan Edward Garbe 57 Newberg Oregon Lester Beecroft 240 Blanchard Michigan Paul Allen 65 Monmouth Oregon Elmer Bork 370 Skidway Lake Michigan Harold Schuster 75 Sheridan Oregon Frederick G. West 301 Rapid River Michigan Owen Menary 110 Aurora Oregon William R. Lindsey 82 Escanaba Michigan Wayne St. Pierre 149 Salem Oregon Margaret Windus 43 Stephenson Michigan John Adams 3 Eugene Oregon George Kramer 333 Detroit Michigan William Young 11 Corvallis Oregon Bob Blair 472 Metvindale Michigan Fred Ehlers 83 Eugene Oregon Randy Thompson 478 Southgate Michigan Charles Dunn 116 Newport Oregon Francis H. Latham 264 Mancelona Michigan William Musser 128 Waldport Oregon Clyde Horstman 360 Huntington New York James P. Heneghan Jr. 14 Ashland Oregon John d'Entremont 93 San Francisco California Philip L. Arnold 50 Williams Oregon Frank E. Bertholet 555 Midway City California Eleanor C. Smith 84 Malin Oregon B. T. Bartholomew 46 Oakland Nebraska Lyie Enstrom 192 White City Oregon Charles A. White 178 Coral Springs Florida William Frey 135 Wamic Oregon Lenore Walters 12 W. Palm Beach Florida R. K. Kramer 23 Pendleton Oregon Marion E. Gerton 210 Ocala Florida Eugene A. Poole 87 Heppner Oregon Edward E. Baker 82 Lanark Village Florida Samuel Roy Minshew 130 Athena Oregon Merle Mathwich 52 Leesburg Florida Michael Stallman 5 Oregon City Oregon Bruce Chown 243 Oviedo Florida John C. Carlson 30 Gresham Oregon Elmer Peake 56 Starke Florida Charles J. Schaefer 52 Portland Oregon Don Ferris 67 N. Miami Florida Charles R. Wilson 94 Portland Oregon Lloyd W. Ingraham 126 Jensen Beach Florida Carmen Federico 185 Portland Oregon Herbert L. Poster 98 Coral Gables Florida Tony Cucchiaro 1 Portland Oregon Richard Linstead 304 Palmyoa Wisconsin Patrick Sukowski 172 Portland Oregon Yale Ketterman 103 Punta Gorda Florida Vernon Eckenberg 195 Brookings Oregon Angelo Gonsalves 222 Ft. Lauderdale Florida Edward J. Miller 79 Nyssa Oregon Vard Olsen 324 Sunrise Florida Joseph Filandro 10 Buffalo North Dakota Chester Flath 3 Mt. Vernon New York Thomas O'Connor 223 Erie North Dakota Lynn Kyser 128 Rye New York George Feeney 113 Hannaford North Dakota Dennis Ramsey 274 Peekskill New York Arthur W. Chase Sr. 70 Hatton North Dakota Darrell Stormo© 1030 Ve^planck New York Joseph M. Ruyack 18 Hope North Dakota Jim Metzger 1038 Valhalla New York Alfred Borawski 74 Leonard North Dakota Gene Peterson 1122 Yonkers New York Gerald Leonard 202 Sanborn North Dakota Calin Lettenmaier 1163 Yonkers New York Pat Viggiano 1 Cavalier North Dakota Charles Berdahl 1 195 Hastings-on-Hudson New York Pio G. D'Angelo 107 Crystal North Dakota Laverne Johnson 1412 Yonkers New York Robert Hickey Sr. 159 Drayton North Dakota Willis Puppe 1505 Somers New York Vincent J. Herlihy 267 Fairdal© North Dakota Edward Loraas 1506 Yonkers New York Leonard Jacco 118 Gilby North Dakota John A. Stewart 1575 Katonah New York Ralph Sergiovanni 248 Inkster North Dakota Donald Matteson 1720 Bliss New York William Fuller 157 Lankin North Dakota Keith Knudson 8 Charleston Arkansas Chester Hutchins 97 Larimore North Dakota Perry Nesdahl 17 Paragould Arkansas Larry Moore 299 Manvel North Dakota Merle Wilker 18 Mena Arkansas John Holomshek 147 Park River North Dakota Gary Johnson 22 Clarksville Arkansas Julius Hogref© 146 Edgeley North Dakota Joe Neis 32 Pine Bluff Arkansas Doan© Yeag©r 106 Fairmount North Dakota Melvin Muehler 39 Morrilton Arkansas Earl Smith 82 Forman North Dakota David Jacobson 43 Mt. View Arkansas Ken Calkins 19 LaMoure North Dakota Thoomas Shockman 46 Waldron Arkansas Marion Yerby 84 Lidgerwood North Dakota Richard Aker 52 Mt. Home Arkansas Mary Lou Dailydas 215 Rutland North Dakota Andy Hoflen 64 Heber Springs Arkansas Earl Hague 153 Wyndmere North Dakota Danny Thompson 70 Nashville Arkansas Pete Gathright 129 Bisbee North Dakota Gerrald Geisen 78 Fordyce Arkansas Vicor Oliger 24 Devils Lake North Dakota Pete Lippert 82 Warren Arkansas Charles DeArmond 236 Hampden North Dakota Marvin D. Wolf 83 Rison Arkansas Jackie Greenaway 101 Leeds North Dakota Dean Johnson 101 Delight Arkansas Lyman Slatton 194 Rolette North Dakota Larry Selvig 110 Hazen Arkansas M. V. Rhodes 276 Sarles North Dakota Dick States 112 McCrory Arkansas James Parish 275 Starkweather North Dakota Donald Wass 120 North Little Rock Arkansas Kirby Johnson 25 Carrington North Dakota Wesley Martin 126 Dew Drop Arkansas Joe Steward 56 Goodrich North Dakota Norman Wagner 131 Leslie Arkansas John Massey 220 Hamberg North Dakota Elmer Hovland 137 Huntsville Arkansas Mark Woodbridge 124 McClusky North Dakota Arlington Helm 140 Parkin Arkansas James Wood 160 McHenry North Dakota John Hov 146 Prairie Grove Arkansas Bruce Kyle 17 Sykeston North Dakota WoodrowTesch 149 Mulberry Arkansas Roderick Partlow 205 Woodworth North Dakota Delmer Leapaldt 172 Berryville Arkansas David Muniz 49 Garrison North Dakota Donald HeuttI 109 St. Joe Arkansas Eugene Saling 126 Hazelton North Dakota Ruben Humann 200 Lonoke Arkansas Clara Coe 54 Linton North Dakota Joe Bosch 202 Bradley Arkansas G. E. Crabtree 72 Napoleon North Dakota Charles Hamel 222 Ola Arkansas J. C. Scott 212 Tappen North Dakota George Hopkins Sr. 232 Whitehall Arkansas Howe Kirk 112 Willow City North Dakota Kelly Hinck 238 Elaine Arkansas James Inman 85 Beulah North Dakota Dr. Paul Simons 268 Hiwasse Arkansas Kyle Smith 45 Carson North Dakota John D. Zeller 274 Cave Springs Arkansas Frank Murdock 69 Flasher North Dakota Victor Hartman 297 Junction City Arkansas Robert Mason 173 Fort Yates North Dakota Herman E. Cameron Jr. 322 Mt. Pine Arkansas Helen Allen 100 Hebron North Dakota Ed Renner 333 Fairfield Bay Arkansas Earl Clodfelter 91 New Salem North Dakota Kenneth Hoger 338 Ft. Smith Arkansas Arthur Emmert 78 Stanton North Dakota Wayne Fahlsing 341 Bella Vista Arkansas James Draper 144 Belfield North Dakota Dwalne Detmers 346 Cherokee Village Arkansas Don Sloan 151 Scranton North Dakota Bryce Johnson 350 Searcy Arkansas Kenneth Elder 243 Noonan North Dakota Lonnie Miller 419 Gould Arkansas John Williams 9 Ray North Dakota Gordon Lokken 439 Monticello Arkansas Calvin Collins

JUNE 1989 39 )

Veterans alert

MD) Leonard Wise, 4505 Hargrove Rd., Temple Hills, MD 142nd inf., 36th Div., G Co. (Nov-Snyder, TX) Charles 20748 (301 ) 423-4221 Stimson, 108 Westridge Rd., Plainview, TX 79072 (806) OUTFIT REUNIONS 48th Engrs. (C) Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Nashville, TN) William 293-5095 Snyder, 433 Raven St., Martin, TN 38237 (901) 587- 148th inf., 37th Div., A Co. (Oct-Antwerp, OH) Robert — Outfit Reunion notices must Guidelines be 4342 Greek, Box 107, Montpelier, OH 43543 (419) 485-4751 otficial only. To obtain forms, submitted on forms send a 48th General Hospital (WWII) (Oct-Memphis, TN) 148th Inf., 37th Div., Anti-Tank Co. (Aug-Perrysburg, self-addressed, stamped envelope to; O.R. Form, The Frances Rogers, Box 288, Marshfield, MA 02050 OH) Gerald Chambers, 202 10th St., Genoa, OH 43430 American Legion t^AGAZiNE. P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, 51st Pioneer Inf. (WWi) (Sept-Kingston, NY) Joseph (419)855-4081 least five IN 46206. Notices must be received at monttis Forsberg, 1250 Olive St. N.E., Jensen Beach, FL 34957 151st Rgt., 38th Div. L Co. (WWII) (Aug-Terre Haute, IN) are schieduled will publistied only before reunions and be (407) 334-4332 James Truitt, 3507 College Ave., Terre Haute, IN 47803 on a first-come, first-served basis. Notices are published 52nd Medical Bn. (Oct-Lockport, NY) William Smith, 75 (812) 235-2761 only one time per unit per year. Willett St., Albany NY 12210 (518) 465-0755 152nd inf., 38th Div., L Co. (Aug-Warsaw, IN) Don Kreis,

54th Signal Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Santa Barbara, CA) Russel Rt. 1, Box 249, Milford, IN 46542 (219) 658-9319 Robles, 235 Lexington, Golita, CA 93017 (805) 967-5387 155th inf., 31st Div., E Co. (July-Cleveland, MS) George

58th QM Base Dpt. (Sept-Boothbay Harbor, ME) Phil Kelly, Box 369, Cleveland, MS 38732 (601 ) 843-8393 Army Achorn, Rt. 1, Box 129, Waldoboro, ME 04572 (207) 832- 15Sth Combat Engr. Bn. (WWII) (Aug-Reading, PA) Bob 4920 Wolfgang, 202 Plane St., Gordon, PA 17936 (717) 875- 60th General Hospital (Sept-Milwaukee, Wl) George 3790 1/77 Arty. Vets Assn. (June-Killeen, TX) 1/77 Arty. Vets. Redding, W 302 S 10157 Oconee Dr, Mukwonago, Wl 161st inf. Rgt., E Co. (WWII) (Sept-Seattle) Carlyle Assn., Box 22181, St. Louis, f^O 63116 (314) 776-1972 53149 (414) 363-4400 Ragsdale, 18414 57th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98155 1st F.A. Bn., 6th Div., C Btry. (Oct-Ponctiatoula, LA) 60th Signal Rad. inti./60 Big. Svc. Co. (ASA) (Sept- (206)486-1394 Ivlerlin Perrin, Box 713, Ponctiatouia, LA 70454 (504) Lancaster, PA) Donald Woods, NE 263Tahuya River Dr., 164th Inf. Rgt. Assn. (Oct-Bismarck, NO) Raymond 845-3140 Tahuya, WA 98588 (206) 275-5304 Patton, Box 1111, Bismarck, ND 58502 1st Medical Rgt. (Ft. Ord) (Aug-Moorhead, MN) A.W. 62nd Signal Bn., A Co. (Aug-Paducah, KY) Henry 165th Engr. Combat Bn. (Sept-New Orleans, LA) Harvey Gruenberg, 411 N. 7th St., Breckenridge, MN 56520 Watkins, 322 Hovekamp Rd., Paducah. KY 42003 (502) Mitchell, Box 1702, Burlington, NC 27216 (919) 226-5048 (218)643-5849 442-5534 165lh Inf., 27th Div., E/F/G/H Cos. (Sept-Lafayette, IN) 1st MP Co. (1948-51) (Aug-Huntsville, AL) Ron Sheaffer, 64th General Hospital (Sept-Lafayette, LA) Marielee Gilbert Record, Rt. 4, Box 50, Frankfort, IN 46041 (317) 4101 t\/lcVay St. #5, Huntsville,AL 35805 (205) 536-3523 Bass, 628 Fairlawn Dr, Gretna, LA 70056 (504) 367- 654-6295 2nd Bn., 28th Arty. (Aug-Lawton, OK) Avery Hall, 1515 8070 166th AAA Gun Bn., C Btry. (July-Wichita, KS) Gerald N.W. 31 St St., LavKton, OK 73505 (405) 353-7635 65th AAA Gun Btry., 97th Grp., B Btry. (1952-53) (Aug- Eager, 1423 N. Baltimore, Derby KS 67037 (316) 788- 3rd Ptn., 27th Inf., 25th Div., G Co. (Oct-Branson, MO) Brutus, Ml) Harold Sydow, 2584 Gregory Rd., Brutus, Ml 0289

Bud Long, 1808 Jacobs, Ft. Smith, AR 72903 (501 ) 646- 49716 (616) 529-6704 172nd inf. Rgt., 43rd Div., E Co. (Sept-Hummelstown, 9204 66th CA AAA (Pre Pearl Horbor/Puerto Rico) (Aug- PA) Elmer Nisley, 13 W. Main St., Hummelstown, PA 4th Gen. Hospital (Aug-Memphis, TN) Edward Shelby, Joliet, IL) Stanley Pirc, 206 S. Hebbard St., Joliet, IL 17036(717)566-2023

134 Cedar Dr., Selmer, TN 38375 (901 ) 645-3403 60433 (815)723-5338 187th Airbourne RCT (Rakkasans) (Aug-Scottsdale. Sth Army Airborne Trng. Ctr. (Africa/Sicily/ltaly/ 66th inf. Div. (June-Norfolk, VA) Robert Hesse. 26 E. AZ) Donald Parks, Box 1406, Carefree, AZ 85377 (602)

WWII) (Sept-Marion, IL) Bob Hudson, Rt. 2, Box 629, Curtis St.. Linden, NJ 07036 (201 ) 925-0192 488-4264 Carbondale, IL 62901 (618)985-3144 68th Medical Regt. (June-Indianapolis) Rex Linkous, 188th F.A. Grp., HQ Btry. (Sept-Bismarck, ND) Bill Sth & 10th Horse Cav. Assn. (July-San Angelo, TX) 5220 Windndge Dr., Indianapolis. IN 46226 (317) 547- Joersz. 1420 Harmon Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501 (701) James Lazine Jr, 4125 Avenue "M", Ft. Worth, TX 76105 6076 223-2537 (817) 536-3428 69th Signal Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Torrance, CA) James Rae, 188fh PGI, 11th A/B Div., A Co. (Oct-Gettysburg, PA) Sth inf. Div. (WWII) (June-So. Fallsburg, NY) Daniel 10459 Tilburg St., Spring Hill, FL 33526 (904) 686-1421 Edward Schwartz, Box 409, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438 (201) Ouinn, 412 Gregory Ave., Weehawken, NJ 07087 70th Tank Bn. Assn. (Sept-No. Canton, OH) Charles 697-7657 11th inf. Rgt. (Sept-Indianapolis) Lilly Torres, 8000 Myers, 3208 Lake Ave., Baltimore, MD 21213 (301) 483- 191st Chemical Depot Co. (Oct-Irwin, PA) Edward Sargent Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256 (317) 849-3000 2281 Streets, 609 Bayne St., Versaillesboro-McKeesport, PA 14th inf. Rgt., 25th Div. (Sept-Elkhorn, NE) Rogel Brown, 82nd Airborne Div. Assn. (Aug-Valley Forge, PA) Joseph 15132 (412)751-3290 242 W. Gladstone, Wabash, IN 46992 (219) 563-4296 DeBartolo, 19 Raritan Ave. #6E, Highland Park, NJ 1S2nd Gen. Hospital (Sept-St. Paul, MN) Oscar Hender-

14th Tanl< Bn., Sth Arm'd Div. (Oct-Orlando, FL) Dee 08904 (201) 846-1882 lite, 1061 Montreal Ave. #204, St, Paul, MN 55116 (612) Paris, 13110 Holdridge Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20906 86th Engr. H.P. Btry. (WWII) (Sept-Birmingham, AL) 699-5674

(301) 946-4820 Ralph Horton, Rt. 1, Box 1340, Oneonta, AL 35121 (205) 193rd FA Bn. (1st Bn., 108th FA Bn.) (Sept-Bushkill, PA) 15th Major Port Trans. Corps. (Oct-Danvers, MA) 274-9965 Paul Hunsinger, 74 Glencoe Rd., Columbus, OH 43214 Roland Schaeffer, 1805 Sybil Ct., St. Louis. MO 63125 87th Airdrome Sq. (WWII) (Sept-Bangor, PA) Carl (614) 268-3897

(314) 544-2262 Cerino, Rt. 1, Box 1047. Bangor. PA 18013 (215) 588- 199th inf. Bde., 2nd Bn., 3rd inf., Co. A (July-Reno, NV) 16th Cav. Grp., 16/19 Recon. Sqs. (Sept- Worcester, MA) 1603 Larry McCann, 210 S. Garfield, Ransom, IL 60470 (815) Frank Kozlowsky, 252 Bernard Dr, King of Prussia, PA S3rd Cav., 13th Arm'd, Trp. B (Sept-South Bend, IN) Al 586-4694 Heindel. York, 764- Rgt.) 19406(215)265-1161 2001 Roosevelt Ave , PA 17404 (717) 203rd CA (AA) (Hpun' Dawg (Sept-Carthage. MO) 17th Airborne Div. Assn. (Aug-King of Prussia. PA) 1725 Hugh Ware, 1269 E. Guinevere Ct., Springfield, MO Edward Siergiej. 62 Forty Acre Mtn. Rd., Danbury. CT S6th Chem. Mtr. Bn., A Co., 317th Barrage Balloon Bn. 65804(417)887-1249 06811 (203) 748-3958 (Oct-Lancaster, PA) James Fischer, 2216 Red Thorn Rd., 20Sth AA Rgt. CA. (72/421 /422nd Gun Bn., 8S8th Aut.

17th Signal Oper. Bn. (Sept-Columbus, OH) Charles Baltimore, MD 21220 (301 ) 686-0354 Wpns., 334/335th S/L Bns. (June-Rochester. NY) Sam Earhart, 296 Dry Creek Rd.. Newark, OH 43055 (614) 103rd General Hospital (Sept-Houston) Harold Head, Tomaselli, 70 Norlane Dr, Rochester, NY 14622 (716) 366-3686 5716 Plainfield Ave.. Baltimore. MD 21206 (301) 325- 266- 6227 21st AVN Engr. Rgt. (Sept-Carlisle, PA) Calvin Eckert, 2703 20Sth AAA AW Bn. (sp) (Oct-Saginaw, Ml) Fred 305 Meadow TrI., Dillsburg, PA 17019 (717)766-6511 108th int., K Co. (WWII) (Oct-Hornell, NY) Russell Smith, Brechtelsbauer, 9747 W. Saginaw Rd., Reese, Ml 48757 21st Evac. Hospital (Aug-Jeffersonville, IN) Frank 18 Mill St., Hcrnell, NY 14843 (607) 324-7867 (517)868-4498 Horner, 235 Riverwood Dr., Jeffersonville, IN 47130 109th Evac. Hospital (Sept-Milwaukee, Wl) Blanche 210th CA (Aleutian isiand/Adak) (June-Philadelphia) (812)283-7394 Scherbarth, 3162 N. 44th St., Milwaukee, Wl 53216 (414) Michael Morelli, 7124 Vandike St., Philadelphia, PA 25/27th Signal Ctr. Teams (Chinese Cbt. Cmd.) (Oct- 444-2646 19135(215)333-3830 Albuquerque) Wing Chin, 509 Kentucky Ave., San 110th inf., 28th Div. (WWII) (Sept-Washington, PA) John 235th Engr. (C) Bn. (Sept-Ft. Myers, FL) Roscoe Mateo, CA 94002 (415) 347-8850 Chernitsky, 18 Country Club Blvd., Uniontown, PA 15401 Deubner, 4944 Cleveland Ave. C42, Ft. Myers, FL 33907 26th Inf., 1st Div. C Co. (Oct-Hampton, VA) Bennie (412)438-9119 (813) 939-5145 Zuskin, 141 Saunders Rd., Hampton. VA 23666 (804) 115th Cav. Mech./Trp. F (July-Douglas, WY) Logan Bush, 237th Combat Engr. Bn. (WWII) (Sept-New Orleans, LA) 766-3548 422 N. 4th St., Douglas, WY 82633 (307) 358-2614 Vincent Powell, 257 Broadway, Passaic, NJ 07055 (201 27th Combat Engrs. (WWII) (Oct-Levittown, PA) William 121st QM Car Co. (Oct-Pottsville, PA) Harold Casper. 633 777-6541 Simon, 4501 New Falls Rd., Levittown. PA 19056 (215) State St., Hamburg, PA 19526 (215) 562-7881 247th Combat Engr. Bn. (Aug-Nashville, IN) Lawrence 547-2311 126th, 173rd F.A. Bns. (Oct-Madison, Wl) Edward Kloth, Brown, 221 N. Walnut St., Ladoga, IN 47954 (317) 942- 28th Signal Bn., PANG (Oct-Coraopolis, PA) Richard Box 188, Medford, Wl 54451 (715) 748-4843 2653 Matason, 835 5th Ave., Corapolis, PA 15108 (412) 565- 128th Inf., 32nd Div., B Co. (WWII) (Sept-Eau Claire, Wl) 248th Combat Engr. Bn., B Co. (Sept-Cleveland) Al 7692 Jean Rolland, 1204 Hayden Ave., Altoona. Wl 54720 Pfeil, 16381 Ashland Dr, Brookpark, OH 44142 (216) 31st Inf. Div. Arty., HQ Btry. (WWII) (Nov-Orlando, FL) (715)832-2522 267-9081 Gerald Elliott, 2930 Claremont Rd., Raleigh, NC 27608 129th AAA Gun Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Manitowoc, Wl) 249th QM bn., 5th Army (WWII) (Aug-White Plains, NY) (919) 782-2623 Charles Bowe, 615 Calumet Ave., Kiel, Wl 53042 (414) John Kirby Jr, 259 5th Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801 32nd inf. Rgt. (Ail Korean Vets Included) (Sept-Mount 894-3402 (914)636-7656 Laurel, NJ) Chester Bair, 1022 Howell Ave. B2. 131st QM Truck Co. (Oct-Pottsville, PA) Howard Long, 274th AFA Bn. (July-Charleston, WV) Joe College, 531 Brooksville, FL 34601 (904)796-6219 437 Pine St., Shoemakersville, PA 19555 (215) 562-7152 22nd St., Dunbar, WV 25064 (304) 768-5747 34th inf. Div. (Sept-Minneapolis) James Huyck, 7700 132nd Combat Engr. Bn. (Sept-Harvey, IL) Carl Loftes- 276th inf. Rgt., 70th Div., L Co. (WWII) (Nov- Dr., N.W. Beaver Dr, Camp Dodge, Johnston, I A 50131 (515) ness, 97 Parnassus Rd., Berkley, CA 94708 (415) 548- Shreveport, LA) Luther Shaffer 4030 Parkwood 242-5248 4646 Shreveport, LA 71119 (318) 635-8383 40th Combat Engr. Assn. (Aug-Grand Junction, CO) 132nd Gen. Hospital Assn. (Sept-Rosemont, IL) John 278th Combat Engrs., B Co. (WWII) (Sept-Nashville, George WeilerJr, 1753Tamarack St., South Milwaukee, Schoeph, 915 Keystone Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 TN) A. Taylor, 19 Cedar Knoll, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Wl 53172 (414) 764-4697 (312)366-1341 (205) 553-7941 40th Station Hospital (WWII) (Oct-Chicago) Arthur 13S/198/452nd F.A. Bns. (Aug-Louisville, KY) Lynn 27Sth Combat Engr. Bn. (WWII) (Aug-Little Rock, AR) Sawyer, 402 Herrick Park Dr., Tecumseh, Ml 49286 (517) Raque, 3733 Mamaroneck Rd., Louisville, KY 40218 Oran Jones, 1216 N. 6th St., BIytheville, AR 72315(501) 423-2695 (502) 458-9057 763-6127 43rd inf. Div. (Sept-Providence, Rl) Howard Brown, 150 138th Combat Engr. Bn. (Oct-Columbia, SC) James 281st Combat Engrs. (Sept-Frankenmuth, Ml) Albert Lakedell Dr, East Greenwich, Rl 02818 Cutillo, 100 11th St. So., Brigantine, NJ 08203 (609) 266- Cline, Box 501, Gatfney, SC 29342 (803) 489-6528 48th Signal Hvy. Const. Bn. (WWII) (Aug-Hagerstown, 4445 2S7th Ord. HM Co. (Sept-Dearborn, Ml) Forest Melzer,

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400 W. Huron St., Milford. Ml 48042 (313) 685-2898 505th Ord. Tank Co. (July-Wilmington, NC) H.E. Adams, 754th Tank Bn. (WWII) (July-Cleveland) Michael Stepien, 298th General Hospital (Oct-Oklahoma City) Jotin Rt. 2, Box 95B, Harrells, NC 28444 (919) 532-4351 122 Churchill St., McKees Rocks, PA 15136 (412) 771- Phillips, 4815 W. Southgate, Enid, OK 73703 (405) 327- 507th Parachute Inf. Assn. (Sept-Columbus, OH) 0510 0810 Clarence Hughart, 9151 W. 66th Ave., Arvada, CO 80004 756th Tank Bn. (WWII) (Oct-Akron, OH) David Bedle, 549 301st HM Ord. (Aug-No. Chicago, IL) Morris Kaplan, 1731 (303) 424-8952 Orlando Ave., Akron, OH 44320 (216) 836-8358 Park Ave., No. Chicago, IL 60064 (312) 689-3679 517th Parachute Inf., 460th Par. F.A., 596th Par. Engr. 759th R.O.B. (Sept-San Antonio, TX) Robert Weber, 219 303rd Station Hospital (Sept-Detroit) Mary Lueck, 4869 (July-Nashville, TN) Bill Lewis, 18630 White Pine Cir., Owendale Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15227 Buckingham, Detroit, Ml 48224 Hudson, FL 34667 (813) 863-2995 761st F.A. Bn. (Aug-Washington, PA) Charles McCor- 304th Inf. Rgt. (Sept-Williamsburg, VA) Haig Bogosian, 524th MP Bn., C Co. (Sept-Amana, lA) Wallace Cleppe, mick, 600 Fayette St., Washington, PA 15301 (412) 222-

109 State Sir PI., Red Bank, NJ 07701 (201 ) 741-5958 Box 452, Brooklyn, lA 52211 (515)522-7497 7870 324th Inf. Rgt., 44th Div. (WWII) (Sept-Natick, MA) 544th EB&SR, F Co. (Sept-Falmouth, MA) Warren Cooke, 761st MP Bn. (Oct-Monterey, CA) Ernie Fiene, 5800 Mark Lawrence Hendricks, 2190 Sibley St., St. Charles, MO Box 75, Hampstead, NH 03841 (603) 329-5532 Twain Ave., Sacramento, CA 95820 (916) 451-7643 63301 (314) 724-4984 551st AAA Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Hendersonville, NC) 771st Tank Bn. (Oct-Greater Cincinnati) Jose Madrigal, 338th Engrs. (Sept-Oklahoma City) Walter Kirby, 1018 Benjamin Knauf, 58 Wright Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467 860 N. Hill Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45224 (513) 522-3365 Chadwell Dr., Madison, TN 37115 (615) 865-1300 (716) 334-5050 783rd MP Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Niagara Falls, NY) Anthony 338th Inf. RCT, 2nd Bn., 85th Div., E Co. (WWII) (Aug- 557th F.A. Bn., B Btry. (Oct-Lynn, MA) Bruno Stadnicki, Priore, 627 Alhambra Rd., Venice, FL 34285 (813) 485- Gettysburg, PA) James Carnegie, 11545 Green Ridge 184 Moore St., Chicopee, MA 01013 (413) 594-4555 7276 Dr., Waynesboro, PA 17268 560th AAA Bn., C Btry. & C Co., 72nd Chem. Mtr. Bn. 789th AAA AW Bn. (Oct-Cleveland) Anthony Rauscher,

348th Station Hospital (WWII) (Oct-Lewistown, IL) Joe (Sept-Albemarle, NC) Pete Whitley, Rt. 6, Box 714, 139 Lakeview Dr , Haines City, FL 33844 (813) 439-4787 Zmudka, 8330 Kinmore, Dearborn Hts., Ml 48127 (313) Albemarle, NC 28001 (704) 982-1272 802nd F.A. Bn. (Sept-Myrtle Beach, SC) Edmund 278-0913 562nd SAW Bn., 1st PItn., A Co. (Sept-Mount Vernon, IL) Gibbons, 1045 N.W. End Blvd., Box 413, Quakertown, PA 361st Engr. Const. Bn. (Oct-Duffield, VA) James Whiten, Rudy Bohm, 5565 Fairview Ave., Stevensville, Ml 49127 18951 (215)536-8959

- Box 260, US 58-421 West, Duffield , VA 24244 (703) 431 566th AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Tilghman Island, MD) Phil 803rd MP Bn. (Sept-Catskill, NY) James Cameron, Box 4300 Haddaway, 1105 Mulberry Hill Apts., Easton, MD 21601 1565, Southampton, NY 11968 (516) 283-1159 361 St Engr. Rgt. s.s (Oct-St. Petersburg, PL) Alfred Pierz, (301)822-2918 804th TD. Bn. (WWII) (Aug-Roswell, NM) John Gaddy, 8858 S. Albany Ave., Evergreen Park, IL 60642 (312) 567th AAA AW Bn. (July-Savannah, GA) Joe Steele, 149 1404 E. 17th St., Rt, 3, Roswell, NM 88201 (505) 622- 424-1787 Maehill PL, Lenoir, NC 28695 (704) 754-4323 6274 382nd AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Fond du Lac, Wl) Robert Bump, 568th AAA AW Bn. (WWII) (Aug-Memphis, TN) Frank 805th T.D. Bn. (Sept-Gettysburg, PA) Michael Gierlak, 501 Rt. 3, Box 92A, Fontana, Wl 53125 (414) 275-5451 Lauderdale, 4411 Macon Rd., Memphis, TN 38122(901) Cascade Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 766-2041 383rd Anti Tank Co., 96th Inf. (Sept-Bowling Green, KY) 683-3671 811th Tank Destroyer Bn. (Aug-Evansville, IN) John Clay Joiner, 928 1/2 Elm St., Bowling Green, KY 42101 575th AAA AW Bn. (sp), D Btry. (Sept-Angola, IN) Roger DePriest, 1316 S. St. James Blvd., Evansville, IN 47714 (502) 842-3878 Rhoads, 4004 Cambridge, Des Moines, lA 50313 (515) (812)476-6925 386th Inf. Rgt., 97th Div., L Co. (WWII) (Oct-lndianapo- 282-7062 820th Tank Destroyer Bn. (Oct-Detroit, Ml) George lis) Harold Bartig, 147 S. 21st St., LaCrosse, Wl 54601 593rd EB & SR, 3rd EAB, D Co. (Sept-Tucson, AZ) Verbeke, 16085 Veronica, E. Detroit, Ml 48021 (313)779-

(608) 784-6410 Herbert Melius, Rt. 1, Box 605, Miami, AZ 85539 (602) 8046 386th Inf., 97th Div., K Co. (Aug-Philadelphia) Jimmy 425-2443 822nd Tank Destroyer Bn. (Sept-Omaha, NE) Joseph Dark, 1625 W. Grant St., Macomb, IL 61455 (309) 837- 593rd JASCO Assn. (Aug-Cherry Hill, NJ) John Crosby, Tricomi, 119 Mill Creek Rd., Niles, OH 44446 (216) 652- 2845 1929 E. Glencove St., Mesa, AZ 85203 (602) 834-8175 1179

389th AAA Bn. (Sept-Omaha, NE) Vern Moseman, Rt. 1, 604th AAA Bn., 942nd F.A. Bn. (Sept-Hannibal, MO) 836th AVN Engrs. (Aug-Waukegan, IL) Harvey Peacy, Box 192, Oakland, NE 68045 (402) 685-6143 Francis Denny, Rt. 5, Westhaven Est., Lot 88E, Warsaw, 2525 Elin Ave., Zion, IL 60090 (312) 872-5536 391st Engr. Dpt. Bn. (Sept-Long Beach, CA) Charley IN 46580 (219) 267-4134 842nd Army Engr Bn., 5th AF, SWPA (AF/AAF Feiler, 10681 Oak St., Sp. 87, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 605th Tank Destroyer Bn. (Sept-Findlay, OH) Charles Included/WWII) (Aug-Moundsville, WV) Norb Winies- (213) 430-1158 Paul, 6502 Duet Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45239 (513) 923- dorffer, 306 Jones St., Wheeling, WV 26003 (304) 242- 398th Inf., 100th Div., Anti-Tank Co. (Sept-Lake 4197 3228 Kiamesha, NY) Jack Gluck, 341 DeMott St., Mineola, NY 607th Ord. Base Armament Maint. Bn. (Sept-Chicago) 854th Engr. AVN Bn. (WWII) (Oct-Gretna, LA) James 11501 (516)746-5409 Harris Silver, 101 Old Oak Dr. #205, Buffalo Grove, IL Bethell, 6805 Galax Ct., Springfield, VA22151 (703) 256- 410th Inf., 103rd Div., C Co. (Aug-Oklahoma City) 60089 (312)215-1939 2988 Andrew Setliffe, 6700 Granada, Little Rock, AR 72205 610th Engrs. (June-Winter Haven, FL) Hub Spooner, Box 864th AVN Engrs. (Sept-Norfolk, VA) H.E. Bouchard, 10 (501)663-2785 893, Belle Glade, FL 33430 (407) 996-3479 Elm St., Pittsfield, NH 03263 (603) 435-8637 411th AAA Gun Bn. (Aug-Canton, OH) Edgar Gusler, 530 611th Engr. L.T Equip. Co. (Sept-Kamiah, ID) Mrs. L.G. 874th A/B Engrs. (July-Grand Rapids, Ml) Ken Snyder, Gardner Ct., Marion, IN 46952 (317) 664-2227 Morris, Box 1154, Kamiah, ID 83536 (208) 935-2466 432 Burgess Lake Dr., Greenville, Ml 48838 (616) 754- 412/413/414th AFA Bns. (Sept-Indianapolis) Leonard 612th FA Bn. (pack) Mars Task Force (Sept-King of 4558 Vinson, 2102Ardmore, #123, Ft. Wayne, IN 46802 (219) Prussia, PA) W.B. Woodruff Jr, Box 515, Decatur, TX 916th Medical Ambulance Co. (KY NG) (Oct-Middles- 432-0119 76234 (817) 627-3745 boro, KY) Thomas Massengill, 212 N. 20th St., Middles- 426th F.A. Bn. (1950-53) (Aug-Winston-Salem, NC) Jack 613th FA Bn. (pack) Mars Task Force (Sept-King of boro, KY 40965 (606) 248-4055 Leach, 217 Patterson Ave., Mt. Airy, NC 27030 (919) 786- Prussia, PA) Ken Chestnut, 226 Sycamore St., Some- 942nd Engr. AVN Topo Bn. (Oct-Austin, TX) Robert des 7346 rset, KY 42501 (606) 678-4545 Granges, 17886 Avenida Cordillera, San Diego, CA 432nd AAA AW Bn., HQ Btry. (Aug-LaCrosse, Wl) 627th Engr. L. Equip. Co. (Oct-Columbus, GA) George 92128(619)487-6950 Harvey Gunem, Rt. 1, Box 235, Galesville, Wl 54630 Davis, Box 85, Cherokee, AL 35616 (205) 359-4486 1138th Engrs., HQ & HQ Co. (Aug-Lockport, IL) Edward (608) 582-2650 634th T.D. Bn., A/HQ Cos. (All Cos. Welcome) (June- Holtz, 414 Farrell Rd., Lockport, IL60441 (815) 838-6439 432nd AAA Bn. AW SP, C Btry. (Oct-Tulsa, OK) Gene Kansas City, MO) D.L. Sullivan, 3132 N.W. 16th, 1284th Combat Engr. Bn. (WWII) (Oct-Bordentown, NJ)

Ball, 424 W. Choctaw St., Holdenville, OK 74848 (405) Oklahoma, City, OK 73107 Emilio Tirade, Rt, 1, Box 37A, New Egypt, NJ 08533 379-3476 634th T.D. Bn., B Co. (Sept-Boone, lA) Myron Piper, 1718 (609) 758-8331 435th AAA AW Bn. /473rd Inf. Rgt. Assn. (Sept-New Country Club PI., Marshalltown, lA 50158 (515) 752- 1395th Engr. Const. Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Baltimore) Orleans, LA) Morris Clements, Rt. 2, Box 54B, Spring 5228 Norman Rapp, 1253 Grange Ave., Collegeville, PA

Grove, VA 23881 (804)834-3732 648th Engr. Topo Bn. (Oct-Galesburg, II) Donald 19426(215)489-7959 440th Sig. Hvy. Constr. Bn. AVN (Oct-Hershey, PA) G.K. Christianson, 525 E. Berrien St., Galesburg, IL 61401 3027th Engine Rebuild Co., 143rd OBAM (Oct-Fair- Smith, 627 St. Louis St., Lewisburg, PA 17837 (717) 524- (309)342-1217 born, OH) Joseph Singer, 1437 Alberta St., Dayton, OH 5915 691 St Tank Destroyer Bn. (Sept-Alexandria, LA) Edward 45409 (513) 228-3620 464th Engr. Dpt. Co. SWPA (WWII) (Sept-Pittsburgh) Auwaerter, 3348 Wainwright St., Alexandria, LA 71301 3071st QM Refig. Co. MBL (Sept-San Diego) Louis Henry Huebner, 100 Owendale Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (318)445-4213 Martinucci, 533 Clayton St., El Cerrito, CA 94530 (415) 15227 (412)881-5469 702nd Tank Bn. (Red Devils) (Sept-Uniontown, PA) Jim 525-6275 465th F.A. Bn. (Aug-Decatur, IL) Pete Nicholls, 3214 Hardy, Headquarters, 31 Fayette St., Dunbar, PA 15431 3119th Signal Serv. Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Minneapolis, MN) Greenlake Dr, Decatur, IL 62521 (217) 422-7820 (412) 277-8450 Norman Laustsen, 3 Rockage Rd., Warren, NJ 07060 466th AAA Bn. (N.E. Chapter) (July-Boston) James 707th Tank Bn. (Sept-Louisville, KY) John Bickers, Box (201)647-0641 Lightfoot, 163 Almont St., Mattapan, MA 02126 (617) 481, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 (904) 932-2931 3205th QM, B Co. (Sept-Kansas City, MO) Charles 296-0760 712th Tank Bn. (Sept-Overland Park, KS) Ray Griffin, 703 Gieringer, 512 E. 147th St., Kansas City, MO 64145 (816) 471 St AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Knoxville, TN) Sylvester Bales, "M" St., Aurora, NE 68818 (402) 694-2890 363-1171 301 E. Paradise Dr., West Bend, Wl 53095 (414) 334- 722nd Railway Oper. Bn. (Sept-Colorado Springs, CO) 3467th Ord. MM Co. (Oct-Jackson, MS) Frank Hinsworth, 6262 Robert Seeley, 527 Gaines St., Elmira, NY 14904 (607) 2415 Vernon Dr, Jackson, MS 39204 (601 ) 373-8780 482nd Med. Coll. Co. (Sep) (Oct-Columbus, OH) John 734-7782 3483rd Ord. MAM Co. (Sept-Chicago) Oliver Quelle, Sutula, 936 Engineers BIdg., Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 725th/791st MP Bns. (WWII) (Oct-Charleston, SC) 9532 S. Kolmar Ave., Chicago, IL 60453 (312) 422-6559 861-3080 Dwight Netzly, 1237 Lincoln Way E., Massillon, OH 3512th Ord. MAM Co. (Sept-Knoxville, TN) Thomas 486th Engr. Hvy. Shop Co. (Sept-Myrtle Beach, SC) R.G. 44646 (216) 832-9744 Neely, 901 Sky Blue Dr, Knoxville, TN 37923 (615) 693- Lank, Rt. 1, Box 125L, Bedford, VA 24523 (703) 586- 730th Railway Oper. Bn. (Sept-No. Canton, OH) Walter 1535 3738 Sigler, 242 Oklahoma Ave., Louisville, OH 44641 (216) 3637th QM Trk. Co. (WWII) (Oct-Springfield, MO) Ivon 491st AAA Bn. (Oct-Bordentown, NJ) William Dalton, 875-8181 Abney, Rt. 2, Box 640, Garfield, AR 72732 (501) 359- 1615 46th St., Pennsauken, NJ 08110 (609) 663-6301 743rd Tank Bn. (WWII) (Aug-Lindstrom, MN) Karl Mory, 3544 501st Parachute Inf. Rgt. (July-Grand Rapids, Ml) Bill 5616 Elliot Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN 55417 (612) 822- 3853rd QM GS Co. (WWII) (Sept-Nashville, TN) J R. Sefton, 355 Plymouth St. S.E., Grand Rapids, Ml 49506 6288 Hackney, 718 Powers Ave., Nashville, TN 37206 (615) (616) 957-0600 748th Railroad Oper. Bn. (CBI/WWII) (Sept-New 227-3806 502nd Car Co. (Sept-River Falls, Wl) Robert Phillipps, Rt. Orleans, LA) David Crockett, 120 Vista Dr., Pass Air Cav. Trp. (RVN)/11th Arm'd Cav. Rgt. (Aug-Atlanta) 2, Box 324, River Falls, Wl 54022 (715) 425-5054 Christian, MS 39571 James Angelini, 2512 Lower Hunters Tr. Louisville, KY 504th AAA Gun Bn. (WWII) (Oct-Oakbrook, IL) Jack 749th AAA Gun Bn. (Oct-Monticello, NY) Melvin Vallo, 55 40216(502)449-1220 Beckel, 845 Hillcrest Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126 (312) 279- W. 2nd, Minster, OH 45865 (419) 628-2927 Army Recruiters (June-Indianapolis) Lester Binegar, 125 9047 749th Tank Bn. Assn. (June-Kingston, NY) James Lee, Shadowlawn Dr, Noblesville, IN 46060 (317) 577-9367 Rt. 6, Box 448, Kingston, NY 12401 (914) 382-1093

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6141, Silver Spring, MD 20906 (301 ) 946-4820 (513)231-3181 Maplewood Ave., Norfolk, VA 23503 (804) 587-1840 Christmas Island Task Force (Coconut Heads) (Sept- USS Algol AKA 54 (1944-58) (Aug-Reno, NV) Anthony USS Foote DD 511 (Oct-San Antonio, TX) Wilbur Rogers, Atlanta) Ernest Garrels, 402 Linn St., Benson, IL 61516 Soria, 2045 Avalon Dr., Merced, CA 95340 (209) 722- 12243 Brookshire Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70815 (504) (309) 394-2273 6005 275-9948 Eagle Dust-Off, 326th Med. Bn., 101st A/B DIv., Phu USS Allagash AO 97 (Sept-Grand Rapids, Ml) John USS Garrett County LST 786 (Aug-Deep Creek Lake, Bal, 571st Dust-Off (All Personnel) (Aug-IVIilwaukee, Baker, 138 W. Elm St., Wayland, Ml 49348 (616) 792- MD) Patrick Sandoval Jr., 939 Avant Ave., San Antonio. Wl) Fred Behrens, 2525 tVlaidens Rd., Powhatan, VA 9260 TX 78210 23139 (804) 598-2868 USS Anne Arundel (Sept-New Orleans) Walter Lightcap, USS George W. Ingram DE 62 (Sept-Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Ft. Richardson/Alaska Def. Cmd. (Sept-Denver) Adrian 106 N.W. Jersey Ave., Woodbury Hts., NJ 08097 (609) Joseph Lombardi, 7701 E. Sunflower Dr., Margate, FL Ingersoll, 244 Ohio Ave., East Alton. IL 62024 (618) 254- 845-4577 33063 (305) 971 -6672 4665 USS Anzio CVE 57 (Sept-Baltimore) Paul Swander. 1741 USS Grady DE 445 (Sept-Charleston, SC) Warren

General MacArthur's Honor Guard (Aug-San Antonio. N. 10th St , Terre Haute, IN 47804 Jessen, 162 Evergreen PI., West Des Moines, lA 50265 TX) James Braden, 316 San Antonio St., San IVIarcos.TX USS Arkab AK 130 (Sept-Indianapolis) Thomas Murray (515) 224-5949 78666(512)392-4213 28624 Portsmouth Dr., Sun City, CA 92381 (714) 679- USS Harris APA 2 (Oct-Tacoma, WA) Fred Gressman, SHEAF Vets (ETO/WWII) (Oct-Arlington, VA) Howard 5905 12508 115th Ave. Courts E., Puyallup, WA 98374 (206) Bowers, 7 Slade Ave. #415, Baltimore, MD 21208 (301) USS Balao SS 285 (Aug-Reno, NV) Merrill Edson. 9720 848-9856 486-3633 Waters Ave. So., Seattle, WA 98118 (206) 723-9228 USS Henderson DD 785 (Aug-Reno, NV) Dick Sierra, USS Belknap APD 34, DD 251 (WWII) (Oct-Orlando, FL) Box 1024, So. San Francisco, CA 94080 (415) 871 -9119 Paul Eisenman, 540 E. Portage TrI. Apt. 103, Cuyahoga USS Hesperia AKS 13 (Sept-St Petersburg, FL) Harold Falls, OH 44221 Curry 1300 62nd Terr. So., St. Petersburg, FL 33705 Navy USS Belle Grove LSD 2 (July-Braintree. MA) Del Catron, (813) 867-4530 14732 Van Buren St., Midway City CA 92655 (714) 897- USS Heywfood APA 6 (Sept-St. Louis) Jim Young, 1315 1787 Lee St., #1, Commerce, TX 75428 (214) 886-6768 2nd Beach Bn. (Sept-Orlando, FL) Walter Bryant. 7620 E. USS Bennion DD 662 (Sept-Cincinnati) K.D. Ketcham, USS Honolulu CL 48 (Oct-San Mateo, CA) Frank Sabato, 50th St., Indianapolis, IN 46226 (317) 547-2319 115 S Shawnee, Lima, OH 45804 (419) 227-5421 2028 Howard Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070 (415) 543- 10th Spec. Seabees, 2nd Sect. (Oct-Evansville. IN) USS Calvert APA 32 (July-Boston) John Fiandaca, 36 4055 Wallace Phillips, 909 Memorial Dr., Paris, TN 38242 Johnson St., Leominster, MA 01453 (508) 534-8784 USS Houston CA 30/CL 81 (Oct-San Antonio, TX) John (901)642-3386 USS Canberra CA 70/CAG 2 (Oct-Ouincy MA) Jerry Der Skarzenski, 4268 Palm Ave. #128, San Diego, CA 92154 12th Seabee Bn. (Oct-San Francisco) John Warnock, 433 Boghosian, Box 7046, Lewiston, ME 04243 (207) 782- (619) 690-5619 AlidaWay, #223, So. San Francisco. CA 94080 (415) 5211 USS J R Y Blakely DE 140 (June-Schenectady, NY) 871-4187 USS Canfield DE 262 (Sept-Charleston, SC) William Patrick Henaghan, 117 3rd St., Medford, MA 02155 (617) 17th/120th Seabees (Sept-Omaha, NE) Michael Meade. White. 21 Woodside Dr.. Hagerstown, MD 21740 301) 395-2050 (

Box 1, Raub, IN 47976 (219) 474-5433 739-5015 USS Jaccard DE 355 (Sept-Charleston, SC) Henry 19th NOB (Oct-Kiamesha Lake. NY) Herbert McCallen. 97 USS Carlisle APA 69 (Oct-Norfolk, VA) Lewis Talley 1105 Gregg, 2623 Brooks Dr., Suitland, MD 20746 (301) 735- 337- Lawrence Park Crest, Bronxville. NY 10708 (914) Random Terr . Ringgold. GA 30736 (404) 937-2969 6414 8044 USS Case DD 370 (Sept-Portland, ME) John Hinson. Box USS Jesse Roper DD 147 (Sept-Toms River, NJ) Harry 26th NCB (Sept-Bloomington, IN) Harry Friedrich. 3671 67, Twain Harte, CA 95383 (209) 586-4393 Heyman, 879A Winchester Ct., Lake Hurst, NJ 08733 Mockingbird Ln Dayton, 45430 426-2117 (Aug-Cherry Hill, , OH (513) USS Chauncey DD 667 NJ) Wilbert (201)657-1494 40th NCB/WWII & MCB-40/Post War (Oct-San Fran- Wieland, 2450 Kenwood Manor, #9, Sioux Falls, SD USS Juneau CLAA 119 (Aug-Charleston, SC) Ken Cook,

cisco) Lyie Bramson, 15 Crane Dr , San Anselmo, CA 57104 (605) 334-8498 63 Fort Royal Ave., Charleston, SC 29407 (803) 556- 94960(415)454-1331 USS Chevalier DD 451 (Oct-Sun City Center, FL) Kurt 8102 62nd Seabees (Sept-Des Moines, lA) John Horton. Bocian, 24853 96th Ave. So., #1. Kent, WA 98031 (206) USS Kennison DD 138/AG 83 (Oct-Lufkin. TX) Edward Colfax, lA 50054 (515) 674-3791 854-5190 Sheeler, 1617 Tulane Dr.. Lufkin, TX 75901 (409) 634- 71st Seabees (Aug-St. Louis) Edward Boenker, 226 USS Cincinnati CL 6 (Sept-New Orleans, LA) George 7540 Boenker Ln., Brigeton, MO 63042 (314) 739-3394 Christmas, 4510 Nantucket Blvd. #7, Austintown, OH USS LCI (G) 726 (Sept-Ft. Wayne, IN) Donald Reader, 84th Seabee Bn. (Sept-Cincinnati) Harry Wujcik. 6710 44515(216)792-1281 2717 Cambridge Blvd., Ft. Wayne, IN 46808 (219) 483- Ellenton Gillette Rd. #84, Palmetto, FL 34221 (813) 722- USS Clamagore SS 343 (Oct-Charleston, SC) George 8740 8922 Bass, Box 217. Melrose, FL 32666 (904) 475-1180 USS LCI (L) 652 (July-Springfield, IL) Charles Masterson, 95th Seabees (Sept-Lancaster, PA) George Raykos, 1240 USS Collett DD 730 (Late Summer) Kenneth Conover. 9 1350 Crestview, Springfield, IL 62702 (217) 546-9374

868-3977 . Freehold. ) 462-6449 Wynewood Dr , Bethlehem, PA 18017 (215) Helen Ave NJ 07728 (201 USS LCI G 346 (Sept-Tupelo, MS) Ray Malicoat, 244 S. 97lh/108th Seabees (Sept-Auslin, TX) Earl Curry 505 USS Concord CL 10 (Sept-Niagara Falls. NY) John Parr, Norman, Moore, OK 73160 (405) 794-2010 Blue Sage, Kyle. TX 78640 (512) 442-3876 206 Heather Ln.. Macedon. NY 14502 (315) 986-5696 USS Leedstown APA 56 (Oct-Norfolk. VA) Robert 118th NCB (Sept-San Diego. CA) Dick Singer. Box 2216, USS Coolbaugh DE 217 (Sept-Charleston, SC) W. Bud Larkan. Box 7823, Longview. TX 75607 (214) 643-7625 Vineyard Haven. MA 02568 (508) 693-3097 Peck. 1212 S 12th. Mt Vernon. WA 98273 (206) 336- USS Leyte CV 32 & Air Grps. (Oct-Memphis, TN) John 137th/139th/3rd Spec. Seabees (Sept-Coshocton. OH) 2754 Peck. 2219 Abbey Norfolk, VA 23509 (804) 853-0436 Robert Light, 604 S 16th St., Coshocton. OH 43812 USS Cooper DD 695 (Sept-Norfolk. VA) Gene Bickers, USS LSM 215 (Oct-King of Prussia, PA) Roy Meyer, 2229 143rd CB/ABCD (Nov-Hilton Head Island, SC) Walter 128 Piney Bend. Portage, IN 46368 (219) 762-7999 Dymond St., Burbank, CA91505 (818) 842-1930 Frenz, 1311 Tanner Ave.. Burlington, NJ 08016 (609)386- USS Copahee CVE 12/VGS 12 (Oct-Norfolk, VA) John USS LSM 330/LSM Grp. 18 Staff (Oct-Orlando, FL) 6926 Pittsford, Rt 2, Box 144, Farmland, IN 47340 (317) 468- Gregory Mullian, 4 Broadway #B, Newport, Rl 02840 145th Seabees (WWII) (Sept-Virginia Beach. VA) William 6991 (401) 849-5789

Hulsart, 717 N. Gladiolus Dr . Barefoot Bay FL 32976 USS Coral Sea CVA 43 (Oct-Fresno, CA) William USS LSM 435 (WWII) (Sept-Nashville, TN) Robert AROU 1 & 2 (WWII) (Oct-Atlanta) Gene Lowe. 4324 Gaughan. 141 Madison Ave., Clifton. NJ 07011 (201) Dunkerley 4628 Chalmers Dr.. Nashville, TN 37215 (615) Cheokee Trail, Gainesville. GA 30501 (404) 536-4008 365-0906 269-4054 CASU 12 (Oct-Oklahoma City) FA Newberry. 20 S.W USS Cortland APA 75 (WWII) (Aug-St Louis) Alvin Miller, USS LSMR 188 (Aug-Piltsburgh) Bob Wise, 5 Stratford

98th. Oklahoma City OK 73139 (405) 794-4358 3425 Center Point Rd. N.E., Cedar Rapids, lA 52402 Rd . Wheeling, WV 26003 (304) 233-6492 CBMU 302 (Vietnam) (Sept-Tulsa. OK) David Cooper. Rt. (319)393-8152 USS LST 125 (Aug-Pittsburgh) Robert French, 9974 Pavlu, 3, Box 7000, Bartlesville, OK 74003 (918) 336-1214 USS Curtiss AV 4 (Sept-San Diego) Frank 682 Dolores Dr , Streetsboro, OH 44241 (216) 626-3581 CMSU V-12 (1943-46) (Oct-Warrensburg, MO) Dr Robert Medford St.. El Cajon. CA 92020 (619) 466-8618 USS LST 292 (Sept-Titfin, OH) L.W. Brown. Box 26,

Marshall, Humphreys 210B, Central Miss. State Univ.. USS DeLong DF 684 (Oct-Norfolk, VA) Joseph Starkvilie, MS 39759 (601 ) 323-4126

Warrensburg. MO 64093 (816) 429-4743 Sapolosky 42 William St , E. Hartford, CT 06108 (203) USS LST 312 (Sept-San Antonio, TX) Robert Loncto. 1106 DESRON 23 (Little Beavers/WWII) (Sept-Bath, ME) 528-6131 S 23rd St., Copperas Cove, TX 76522 (817) 547-5530

CD. Lail, 159 9th St , Colonial Beach, VA 22443 (804) USS Devastator AM 318 (Oct-San Diego) Sam Siple. USS LST 325 (Oct-Philadelphia) Albert Smith. 6 Cactus 224-7643 Wickliffe, 944-5498 Levittown, 943-4212 1562 Empire Rd , OH 44092 (216) kRd , PA 19057 (215) MInemen Assn. (Aug-Reno, NV) Lyal Stryker, 8517 USS Earl V. Johnson DE 702 (Oct-Charlotte, NC) USS LST 453/Remus (Sept-Atlanta) FE. Mumford, 12572 Dr., 553- Marlie Cir Rd., Roseville, 697- Deerwood No. Charleston, SC 29418 (803) Edward Warrington, 4718 N.W, Cleveland, TN Township 71AN.E , OH 43777(614) 1450 37312(615)479-1853 7797 Nav. Receiving Sta. 134, Brisbane, Aust. (Cooks/ USS Eberle DD 430 (Aug-Lancaster, PA) Robert McKen- USS LST 49 (Aug-Pitlsburgh) Frank Reeves, Rt. 4, Box Bakers/Serving/1943-45) (Oct- Madison, Wl) Clayton zie, 309 Catawba Ave., Newfield, NJ 08344 (609) 697- 204A. Ava, MO 65608 (417) 683-2440 Granger. 854- 1587 537 (Sept-Orlando, FL) Darrell Hilliker, 10960 Gould, 440 Gurley Rd , WA 98932 (509) USS LST 1816 USS Edison DD 439 (Oct-Kissimmee, FL) Jean Beach Blvd., #345, Jacksonville, FL 32216 (904) 646- 266- Naval Grp., JAMMAT (1953-56) ( Aug-Norfolk, VA) Whetstine. 10635 Byron Rd., Byron, Ml 48418 (313) 3940 Robert Phillips, 205 S. Dillwyn Rd., Newark, DE 19711 6821 USS LST 559 (Aug-Pittsburgh) Joseph Benesh, 710 E. (302) 737-2665 USS Edmonds DE 406 (Sept-Charleston, SC) Alva Mays Lake Rd., Penn Yan, NY 14527 (315) 536-9792 Navy Hurricane Hunters (June-Savannah, GA) Hur- Jr., 174 Woodland Dr., Huntington, WV 25705 (304) 525- USS LST 601 (Aug-Pittsburgh) James Miller, 400 Louise ricane Hunters, Inc., 2818 Cedarcrest Dr., Orange Park, 9870 Ave., Crawfordsville, IN 47933 (317) 362-3692 FL 32073 USS Elizabeth C. Stanton AP 69 (Sept-Norfolk, VA) USS LST 602/LSM 715 (WWII/Korea) (Oct-Nashville, Navy Seabee Vets of America (June-Baton Rouge, LA) Sherman Dickson, 802 Christine St., Houston, TX 77017 TN) Marco Sampogna, 1703 N. Jerusalem Rd., East John Hendry Sr., 4273 Mimosa St., Baton Rouge, LA (713) 643-9439 Meadow, NY 11554 70808 (504) 343-9086 USS Emmons Assn. (Oct-Cape Cod, MA) David Jensen, USS LST 603 (Oct-Lancaster Co., PA) Donald Sullivan. Rt. US Nav. Air Station (Twin Cities) (Aug-Minneapolis) Kirk 87-26 259th St., Floral Park, NY 11001 (718) 343-3295 2, Box 337. Orleans, IN 47452 (812) 865-3449 Johnson, 7325 14th Ave. So., Richfield, MN 55423 (612) USS Fanning DD 385 (Sept-San Antonio, TX) Maurice USS LST 621 (1944-46) (July-Pittsburgh) Bill Davidson, 866-7194 Schuiz, 6111 Thunder Dr San Antonio, TX 78238 (512) 165 Plank Rd,, Lot 18, Newburgh, NY 12550 (914) 564- US Submarine Vets (Aug-San Diego) Tony Espiritu, 684-0809 3136 10705 Sunset Ridge Dr.. San Diego, CA 92131 (619) 578- USS Fessenden DE 142 (Sept-Norfolk, VA) USS Fessen- USS LST 622 (Sept-Longboat Key FL) Earl Armbruster. 6336 den Committee, 424 Plummet Dr., Chesapeake, VA 3907 Windermere Dr., Colleyville, TX 76034 (817) 571- USN Armed Guard (MI/OH/IN-Trl-State) (Sept-Cincin- 23323 (804)487-1137 4682

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Soviet Union, and many do. Many Qa And what do the Soviet people more, I think, keep their faith con- think of Americans? SOVIET UNION cealed. One of my most vivid memories Continuedfrom page 22 The key word here is envy. They occurred on June 22, 1941 , the day the A envy Americans because of all the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union. It was goods the United States produces. Sunday, and when the people heard the Items that Americans take for granted news they flocked by the thousands to are luxuries in the Soviet Union. For the churches. The police and other Qb What about Mikhail Gorbachev example, the first thing that a Soviet authorities were stunned and frightened. and his frequent overtures of notices about you is not your face or They had never seen anything like this friendship toward the West? your clothes, but your shoes. They are before. I honestly believe that if the The man that Western media pre- very impressed by high-quality shoes. A government had tried to stop this out- sents as the Soviet leader is not the pouring of emotion, the people would real Gorbachev. It is an assumed Gor- Qb Can you summarize what you have have fought them off Today, only Com- bachev. Gorbachev is a product of the learned from your experience? munist Party members are not allowed Soviet system, and it has become a part Don't take freedom for granted. to go to church, but frequently after a A of him. He cannot change what he is. When I lived in the United States, I member dies, it becomes known that he His warmth and friendliness are an act. didn't value—just as many Americans had believed in God. today don't value— freedom and inde- Qb Why does Gorbachev pretend to pendence. be friendly to the West when he really is not? Q> What is your appraisal of the Qa You probably know the Soviet Union as well as any outsider. Suppose you were drowning and Soviet people? Do you A On a personal level, they can be see that nation as a significant threat the only person capable of saving A kind helpful, when they are in to America? you was a neighbor who had been your and Very much so. The Soviets know enemy. Wouldn't you suddenly become the mood. But you can never predict A take their that the United States is the only very friendly with the neighbor? Of that mood, so you must friendship when you can. You can never country standing between them and course. Well, the Soviet Union is rely on what a Soviet tells you, because total control of the world. Soviets at all drowning economically. It cannot even tomorrow he may deny that he even levels of governments have told me that feed its own people. The USSR needs talked to you. I have no ill feelings they intend to conquer America, even if massive help from the West, and it will toward the Soviet people. They are as it takes 100 years. The Soviets are a do whatever is necessary to get it. helpless as I was. It is the Soviet system great threat and must not be taken Qa How about Gorbachev's internal that is at fault. lightly. programs? What is your opinion of glasnost, the new Soviet openness? Alt's true that Soviet citizens are now Youll Find The Perfect Florida Home... somewhat more free to criticize people, not the Soviet system itself. And I think glasnost has gone about as Once In A CENTURY! far as it can go. The party leaders and bureaucrats believe that the people are already demanding too much, so they have begun to tighten the screws, to close off the avenues of free expression.

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JUNE 1989 47 leading edge, we have to raise our sav- NOW! Get in on the PROFIXSin ings rate. SMALL ENGINE REPAIR CX^ ECONOMY Continuedfrom page 25 that? right at home — we help Qb How do we do you every step ol the way. A primary reason we have such a No doubt about il ... as a small engine^ A low-savings rate is that have a pro, you can cash in on the huge de- we mand for qualified men in one of Amer- tax system that is geared against sav- ' ica's fastest growing industries. You'll ' be able to command top hourly rates of from ings, and we've got to be working on real estate or building business, was $25.00 to $30.00 per hour — and that's just improving the incentive for people to for labor worth about $20 billion. By compari- Plenty of business waiting for qualified men. save. That doesn't mean scrapping our Small Engines Are In Use Today! son, private business investment was 65,000,000 whole tax system and starting all over That's the official count from the Engine Service Assn., and about $500 billion. one-million new engines are being built each month. With again with a value added tax or a Foley-Belsaw training, you can soon have the skill and national sales tax. I oppose that. But it knowledge to make top money servicing these engines. Qb Is there any danger that Latin does mean strengthening the Individual America and the Third World might Retirement Accounts, or doing as some collapse from their debts? other countries do, by allowing people The Latin American countries, in A to have regular savings accounts up to part because of the debt burden, some limit, which are taxed more favor- but mostly because of their own mis- ably than larger accounts. We can do guided domestic policies, have seen more to encourage people to save for very rapid inflation and slow economic home purchases, children's education, growth. What they need to do is to work Professional Tools and Equipment PLUS 4 hp Engine and further retirement outlays by All YOURS TO KEEP . . . . All al No Extra Cost. more on improving their domestic NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! changing our tax rules. At the same You don't need to be a 'born mechanic' or have any prior policies, getting away from high infla- time, to avoid losing money for the U.S. . Lessons are fully illustrated . so clear you experience. tion rates and national ownership of a can't go wrong, and with our famous 'learn-by-doing' Treasury, we ought to go back and method you get practical 'hands-on' experience. broad spectrum of industry, and relying toughen up on the special tax breaks rpoley-Belsaw Institute, 6301 Equitable Rd.r-s' FREE more on market incentives and freer Dept. 51676, K.C., MO 64120 \--r people get for the interest they pay on I „„^„, VES. please send me Ihe FREE booklet inal gives lull de- Jl trade. They got into trouble because I \ ,,„„ ,„, ' in debt. There is no reason why lails slarting Small Engine Repair consumer aboul my own business .„,,, ;„„. will I I understand mere is No Obligalion and thai No Salesman V^^^^ 'La., they had such a narrow trade margin. call on me we should be subsidizing those people I their interest in NAME Once payments went up I who borrow for current consumption the early 1980s, they found they couldn't just because they are homeowners and simply cut back a bit on imports without itemize their tax returns. ' CITY- clobbering their whole economy. 1_STATE_ I think they have learned that lesson. Q What is the outlook for the nation They are trying to build their exports, in terms of production, jobs, prices and many are in better shape in that and overall economic health? Advertisement sense than they were before. While The best scenario for the nation some of the smaller Latin American A is one of substantially slower You're Never countries and most of the African coun- economic growth than we have had for tries are not going to come out of this the past few years. We have used up the Too Old To without some kind of special help, for slack capacity in our economy. We need the major countries such as Mexico, time to build more capacity. While it is Better. Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela, I Hear a fine aspiration to say everybody think that the current "muddling Chicago, 111—A free offer of special inter- should have a job, our economy needs through" strategy can work if they just est to those who hear but do not under- to have people changing jobs, moving have patience. stand words has been announced by from one job to another and from one Beltone. A non-operating model of the part of the country to another. It needs Qa If you were to single out the most popular canal hearing aid in to attract new workers into the labor will given absolutely greatest weakness you see in our America today be force. That always means some free to anyone who sends for this free economic future, what would that be unemployment, and we are now at a model now. and what can we do about it? position where lower levels of Send for this model, it will show you The long-run weakness is our sav- unemployment simply mean higher tiny hearing help can be. It is not a A how ings rate. As a nation we now put rates of inflation. So I think that the key real hearing aid and it's yours to keep free. aside much less for the future than The actual aid weighs less than an eighth is to slow the economy down and yet every other industrial nation in the of an ounce, and it fits completely into keep it moving forward. world. Our savings rate in 1988 as a the ear canal. of the These models are free, so we suggest nation was only about 3 percent you write for yours now. Again, we repeat, GNP. In part that is because the govern- there is no cost, and certainly no obliga- ment was using some of the savings of tion. All hearing problems are not alike the private sector, but even private sav- TAPS and some cannot be helped by a hearing ings were a mere 6 percent of the GNP. Edward H. Lynch Jr., National Vice Commander (1964- aid but many can. So, send for your free In Europe it is about twice that; in Japan 65), CT Department Commander (1959-60), Depart- model now. Thousands have already been ment Vice Commander (1958-59). it is about three times that. If you don't Wl National Executive Commit- mailed, so be sure to send your name, ad- Gordon W. Roseleip, save, you can't invest, you can't build teeman (1954-56), Alternate National Executive dress and phone number today to Dept. Committeeman (1956-58), Department Commander the houses, you can't build the factories, 14620, Beltone Electronics, 4201 West (1953-54). Department Vice Commander (1950-51 ). in the equipment. It Benjamin Bernard Truskoski, CT Department Acting Victoria Street, Chicago, Illinois 60646. you can't put new Adjutant (1964-67; 68-69), American Legion Magazine is as simple as that. So if we want to be In California, your local authorized Commission Chairman (1972-77). Commission Vice Beltone dealer may call. an economy that continues to be at the Chairman (1970-72), Commission Member (1978-89).

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Bag The Pipes Little girl to Scotsm.an playing bag-

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