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every letter and article in the Septem- MY! What a wonderful ap- ber issue, and I congratulate you and DHproach. From Boston Harbor to all all your staff on a wonderful produc- across the membership nation— tion. Too often the public only hears positive viewpoint! When our nation is

about the bad side of life. I'd wager hurting, it doesn't help one bit to have you could easily get several hundred someone analyze our sores, aches and more letters like those you published. failures. But the effort to help us find We must never sell the people of this some good is heartening. And in this great country short. They will always issue, a little reference to earlier times be there in time of need. As long as is welcomed among the aging. there are more good people than bad, Leonard W. Lehman we'll be all right. Goshen, Indiana George L. Cole Bel Air, Maryland lE ARE pleased to see the 'Shriners Hospitals listed in the THANK YOU for September's good W''You Can Make a Difference" news. I cannot remember when I sidebar to Elizabeth Hanford Dole's enjoyed reading a magazine so great article, "Quiet Heroes," in the much. It seems like the Tampa Tri- September issue. bune reports nothing but robberies, In July 1996, the Shriners voted to September Bouquets... murders, rape and child abuse. At 73 delete the word "Crippled" from the WANTED to commend you for an years old, I was getting discouraged name of our 22-hospital system. We I outstanding publication. I've been a about the way our country was going. are now the Shriners Hospitals for

member over 35 years, and this You have given me hope it will sur- Children, a name more reflective of issue is, without a doubt, the best ever. vive. our overall mission.

Perhaps I just needed a spirit boost, Jean E. Boucheron Richard W. Burgess but I must say the magazine is really Zephyrhills, Florida Shriners Hospitals for Children uplifting. Thanks for making my day. Charles Kershaw JUST wanted to let you know that I SEPTEMBER issue about the Pompton Plains, New Jersey really enjoyed the September issue. THEpositive aspects of our great coun- With all of the negatives we get in try was the best issue of any maga- lONGRATULATIONS on your the media, it was refreshing to see a zine I have seen lately. With a more .special issue, "What's Right With whole publication dedicated to posi- positive approach, I know we can and

C'lAmerica."; You picked up on the tives. What's right with America will do more good works within our pluses that this great country of ours indeed! This land of the free is still by great nation. affords, unlike the national news far the best on the planet. Don Lindley media that seem to want to focus only Isiah E. Hargrove Manhattan, Kansas on the minuses. How totally refresh- Americus, Georgia ing. Too bad the national media can't or doesn't want to do the same. And Brickbats John H. Clark WISH to register my dissatisfaction Hoonah, Alaska with the September issue of the

magazine. It contains the same left- WISH to congratulate you on the liberal, politically correct, politico- THE AMERICAN LEGION I new format of your magazine. I was babble that is spewed forth daily from welcomes letters con- about to give up on the old preju- Magazine the Washington Beltway. I wouldn't cerning articles that appear in the diced magazine. I was beginning to trade one in-depth article by Cliff Kin- publication. Be sure to include your think that all the Legion was interested caid for a boatload of the nonsense and a daytime phone in was old history of old wars or sell- hometown featured in this "special issue." for verification. All letters ing calendars, life and auto insurance, number Charles Roberson are subject to editing. Send your rings and other stuff. This new format Weatherford, Texas opinions to: is varied and finally written and dis- THE American Legion Magazine played in a modern way. I am begin- THE September issue you stated P.O. 60x1055 ning to have a new faith. Welcome to INthat it was difficult selecting which the modern day. Indianapolis, IN 46206 letters to publish. If this were true, Dick Bertram You can also contact us via then why did you publish the letter, Hermitage, Missouri e-mail directly or through the "The Stories We Tell," by Jennifer World Wide Web: Hayes? She describes how her "tired

HAT a wonderful thing it is to e-mail: [email protected] and emotional eyes glistened" when read about the positive side of Internet: http://www.legion.org she saw "Muhammad Ali struggle to WAmerican life! I agreed with

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before conducting the interview? I astonishing. I'm not surprised when Lest Forget We have read his book, and I assure you it left-wing extremists attempt to take A radiated veteran from the was quite disturbing to learn our our freedoms, but for a Republican to Asoccupation of Nagasaki in 1945, I nation had placed its sacred trust in a do so shows how close we must look would ask that you consider an man who now proudly admits that he at individuals instead of political party article -on occasion highlighting the "tried to keep our reports impartial but labels before citizens go to election efforts of The American Legion to personally I tilted largely toward the booths to vote. seek simple justice for the radiated dissidents." Walter's remarkable Chuck Bowman veterans before we are all just memo- admission that CBS's coverage of the Baldwin Park, California ries. We seem to have been relegated Vietnam War may have been "spun" to the back burner in favor of more to favor the views of the anti-war dis- recent disabling issues such as Agent sidents confirms what many senior End-Game Medicine Orange and Gulf War Syndrome. military commanders have long sus- THINK a large number of people Keith Schwenk pected. At the very least, Cronkite I who have had active lives and are Oven, Mississippi should have resigned his position as then suddenly dependent on life- CBS Evening News anchorman the support systems might want to call Dr. Editor's note: "St. George Is very moment he realized his sympa- Kevorkian or someone who feels as " Expendable (October 1995), an thies were causing him to tilt largely Dr. Quill does ["Merciful Medicine," award-winning story by former Veter- toward the anti-war movement. October]. ans' Affairs Editor Ken Scharnberg, EdMoffttt I am not completely bed-ridden, but dealt with radiated veterans. The mag- New York, New York I know what a burden I am to my azine has published several articles wife. Sometimes I wish not to wake and updates on this issue. up the next day so that she could have Return, Yes a better life—she worries about leav- JUST finished reading the com- ing me alone long enough to go down- No Connectioo I ments made by Representatives stairs and check the mail.

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The effort to call attention to the on this matter. It has been my thought North Redington Beach, Florida exposure of Gulf War veterans during since day one that the mix of gender in Desert Storm has been led by the most military organizations, especially Extraordinary Guy Depleted Uranium Citizens' Network combat units, is totally without com- of the Military Toxics Project, the mon sense. I might generally agree that JUST read the October article on National Gulf War Resource Center there are a few females capable of cop- I "An Extraordinary Little Guy" and The American Legion in Res. 180 ing with the rigors expected in a com- taken from the James Tobin book. by the 1996 National Convention, bat force, but it is unwise to think that It's a wonderful story. I was stationed which called for congressional hear- all females could. I am no chauvinist in Japan years ago and saw the movie ings on the "benefits of Depleted Ura- by any stretch of the imagination, but I based on his life, GI Joe, in a base the- nium as ammunition versus the cost of can assure you that I would not feel ater named in his honor. Burgess exposing American troops to this comfortable having a female buddy in Meredith played the role of Ernie deadly substance." a wartime conflict. Pyle. Many have tried recently to portray Norman Kleppen Robert E. Carbaugh veterans" concerns about DU as being Las Vegas, Nevada Clarion, Pennsylvania

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HE holiday season is upon us, example among us. and my tiioughts turn to the Most of these heroes live quietly; their great lessons that the season neighbors who do not know the story sense brings. a person of inner strength and perspective, I'm thinking, of course, one who knows that care and calm will han- about the reminders of the dle everyday stresses. Their neighbors who brotherhood of humanity, the do know also have the comfort that in unchanging importance of spir- moments of great need, great heroes step itual truths, the priceless value forward. that little acts of kindness and Medal of Honor recipients step into pub- caring can hold. lic roles when they feel honor, duty and

Some of the finest examples of these common sense command it. fundamental values exist among America's Patrick Brady, a retired Army major veterans and their families, especially the general, has been much among us for sever- members of The American Legion family. al years, leading the fight for a constitution- Over the years, I've gotten to know the al amendment to restore to the American Legion and a lot of Legionnaires well. people the legal right to protect Old Glory. Among us, the heritage and habits of self- Those who meet Gen. Brady will under- less service, of giving to our communities, stand my comments about the inner our nation, our comrades, are common. strengths and confidence of these men. Legionnaires are more likely than most to One Hollywood story tells of a meeting focus on the key to the holidays, the spirit the studio arranged between John Wayne of giving, and, beyond that, the spiritual and several Marine heroes of Iwo Jima as gifts available to people of faith. part of his preparation for the Sgt. Stryker Gifts are items the giver hopes will be of role. value to the receiver, and another key to The actor shortly excused himself, pro- this time of year is that value is seldom foundly stirred by what the Marines had what is entered in the checkbook or item- done in clawing their way to victory on that ized on the charge card statement. This sim- hardscrabble Pacific island. Sometime later, ple truth, sometimes so hard to keep in Wayne was discovered crying in a closet. mind, hit me hard recently. After my encounter with the Medal of

One of the great honors of my life was Honor recipients, I have a good idea of

the recent oppportunity to represent the what it took to move the Duke to tears and men and women of The American Legion where the value of the greatest gifts can be at the 1997 National Patriots Award Dinner found. in Little Rock, Arkansas, sponsored by the That's on the spiritual side where love,

Congressional Medal of Honor Society. It courage and faith intersect. Physically, was a humbling, awe-inspiring and renew- many awarded the Medal of Honor have ing experience to be in the same room with expended more energy in pick-up basket- so many American heroes who risked ball games. everything to help their buddies on the bat- Mentally, concern over crossword puz- tlefield, and, ultimately, their nation. Patrio- zles is probably a bigger deal. But by tism and bravery combined in them and putting some things above their lives, they produced something else, a spiritual quality. have proved their souls, set examples for The gold star they wear around their necks ours and enlarged our nation's.

is the great symbol of courage that has no Their great gifts, and those of all the equal in America. men and women who served our country in In a crucial nanosecond, each decided time of need, ensure that we, during the that all he had, or might ever have, was less holiday season, can share bright, pretty, important than aiding his comrades, less thoughtful gifts with family and friends in important than improving the chances that comfort, ease and serenity. his family and community enjoy all that From my family to all members of the they might strive for in peace and freedom, Legion family's Posts, Units and two large and often rare gifts. Squadrons: May the joys of the season Another great and continuing gift is their shine through your holidays.

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I see the continued, mea- With the end of the Cold sured expansion of War, the United States NATO as vital to the finds itself alone as the national security interests preeminent military, eco- of the United States and the fulfill- nonic and political power in the ment of a moral commitment we world. made to the people of Europe subju- In Europe, the threat of invasion gated by communists during the from the Warsaw Pact no longer Cold War. exists. The countries that comprised America fought and won two world wars in Europe the former Soviet Union are moving toward capitalism during this century. After World War II, we formed and democracy. Russia now participates in NATO meet- NATO as an alliance of free nations dedicated to the secu- ings. rity of the United States and Western Europe. Our larger All of these dramatic changes should be welcomed by hope was that the NATO shield would allow democracy the United States. We should encourage and support the

to win the ideological war, which it did. development of close ties between the democracies of Some now argue that NATO's mission is accom- Western Europe and the emerging democracies of East- plished and that the alliance is no longer relevant. They em Europe and Russia. A central question is whether or are wrong. NATO's fundamental purpose is as critical not these nations should all gradually become part of

today as it was in 1949: to combine our collective strength NATO. to prevent war or the spread of war. But the NATO of the In my view, that should be the ultimate goal of both early 21st century must adapt to the political geography of the United States and our NATO allies. However, any the post-Cold War world. This means we must expand the future expansion of NATO should be paid for largely by alliance to include those parts of Europe where future our European allies and the new member states. The conflict could threaten the peace and stability we enjoy. United States must and should continue to play a leading Freedom in some quarters of Europe remains fragile. role in NATO. Given our vast nuclear arsenal and the When the Senate debated whether to ratify the presi- tens of thousands of troops we already have stationed in dent's decision to send 20,000 American soldiers to Europe, the United States already is committed to the

Bosnia, I proposed that we had to view our vote to send future security of Europe. Americans into harm's way both as an expression of our But the time has come for the partnership between the continuing interest in European peace as well as an inte- United States and Europe to evolve into a true, equal gral part of our mutual responsibility with the NATO partnership. nations. America should not become Europe's answer to Nowhere is this more true than in the Balkans. The calling 911. But there will come a day when the United reality is that without the strong leadership of the United States would put out the call for mutual action, and we States, there would not have been a peaceful settlement

would need help from our allies in Europe. That is part of to the conflict. I, along with many members of Congress, the investment we would be making with expansion. remain opposed to the deployment of United States NATO has provided a strong political framework ground troops to Bosnia. It is time for countries like where problems between its members were resolved France to play more of a lead role in security crises like peacefully. Welcoming and integrating the new democra- Bosnia. I am in favor of the United States providing a cies into this dialogue means extending the zone of peace. significant supportive role in peacekeeping missions

That is, after all, what we've wanted for decades. Today, (logistical, intelligence and air support) but not a lead those nations are practicing what we preached. role. Certainly not ground troops. In short, NATO should The Cold War is over. be expanded over time as While it would be a tragic individual nations develop Your Opinions Count, Too. mistake for the United their democracies, econo- Senators and representatives are interested in con- States to retreat into isola- mies and ability to inte- stituent viewpoints. You may express your views by tionism, it would be grate their military capa- writing The Honorable (name), U.S. Senate, Wasli- equally tragic if we con- ington, DC 20510, or Thie IHonorable (name). House bilities with ours. It is the tinued to pay an unfair of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. You may right thing to do for Amer- share of the burden of call the U.S. Senate at (202) 224-3121; the House at ica" s national security in (202) 225-3121. guaranteeing the security the 21st century. of Europe.

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SCOlOl Sensitivity Fi, Mac Cnmrade Capitalist BACK in June, Rep. Steve Buyer of THE latest United Nations proposal Indiana called time out on a leg- is an International Criminal Court islative proposal by Rep. Roscoe to go after international outlaws. In Bartlett of Maryland to end mixed- a letter to Sen. Jesse Helms, North gender basic training. Buyer, chairman Carolina Republican and chairman of of the House Military Personnel Sub- the Senate Foreign Relations Commit- committee, convinced his colleagues tee, the New Cuba Coalition suggests to support a study of the matter. that Fidel Castro, a favorite at U.N. Since then, Buyer, a Gulf War vet- conferences, be targeted. The dictator eran, visited Parris Island, where the has sponsored subversion, terrorism sexes are separated, and commented and kidnapping, the group says, and that, "The problems with the Army in he deserves prosecution for his crimes. regard to drill sergeants abusing their The group says legal action against position are almost nonexistent" there. Castro might also result in the recov- The female Marine recruits told ering of Cuban assets. Castro made a Buyer, "We wanted segregated train- recent issue of Forbes magazine as a By CliffKincaid ing." member of the billionaire's club with Still, Buyer is not convinced that a fortune estimated at $1.4 billion. segregation is the way to go for all the services. "He wants to wait for the Shot Put-Down results of a study," says an aide. "He's Foilnwtlie Money experimental AIDS vaccine was not prepared to endorse a one-size-fits- THE Treasury Department has pro- ANused on Gulf War military person- all approach for the services." posed new regulations to track nel, implies a dramatic report in money transactions in amounts as Insight magazine. The article claims low as $500. "Hundreds of thousands, that blood tests of veterans sick with Open Spies Treaty if not millions of American businesses Gulf War Syndrome found evidence Russians are coming, came, and and individuals, will be affected," of squalene, a synthetic substance THEwent. In fact, that aircraft with the complains Richard Rahn, former vice used in government research on AIDS red star on the tail which flew over president and chief economist at the and herpes. Ohio and Florida in August was a Chamber of Commerce. Those most

Despite government denials, Insight Russian An-30. It took photographs of affected will be businesses providing Managing Editor Paul M. Rodriquez Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and check cashing, money orders, "smart says the unanswered questions have Cape Canaveral. cards" or traveler's checks. Rahn rais- " "become a story unto itself. But don't be concerned, says David es the specter of the information col- Immunization records for Gulf War Rigby, speaking for the On-Site lected being leaked or stolen. veterans have been reported lost. But Inspection Agency of DoD. No secrets The government's objective is to Barbara Loe Fisher of the National were compromised and no technology fight drug money laundering, and one Vaccine Information Center doesn't was given away. temporary set of regulations on trans-

believe it, suspecting that the records It's all being done in accordance actions destined for Colombia resulted are being withheld for long-term eval- with the "Open Skies Treaty," and in five arrests. But Rahn says it's not uation. "Unfortunately," she says, U.S. military personnel even assisted worth the price. "A few stupid or care- "they seem to think those who go into the Russians. The trouble is that the less criminals will be caught, but the the service are their own personal Russians haven't ratified the treaty most important ones will not," he says. guinea pigs." yet. So this was a "practice mission," Who are theyl The public health Rigby says. Notilin' infrastructure. "They have no over- Americans have since traveled to Money for sight mechanism. No one is policing Russia for a similar mission. However, FORGET about the promise of a bal- them, " Fisher claims. At a recent most of the suspicious activity in the anced budget by 2002. Rep. Mark Washington conference sponsored by former Soviet Union is occurring W. Neumann of Wisconsin says fed- her organization, Jim Tuite, former top below rather than above ground, such eral receipts are increasing so rapidly, congressional aide, discussed the role as the August "earthquake" near a more than 7 percent annually, that we of vaccines in Gulf War illnesses. Russian nuclear test site. The Russians should have a balanced budget by next

Tuite, now with the Chronic Illness deny it was a secret nuclear test. year. Neumann is now talking about Research Foundation, told THE The Russians are also denying that what to do with the extra money. He AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE that a huge project under the Ural Moun- wants to pay down the debt and cut Insight's revelations "raise questions tains is a bunker for Kremlin officials taxes. But he thinks the administration that have to be dealt with scientifical- to hunker down in a nuclear war. They will want another version of national ly, rather than in the popular press." claim it's just a mining operation. health care.

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21st century and thrive, it must find new revenue and adopt managed-care princi- ples. Jordan said the new law does not generate the additional funds needed to expand services. Without increased rev- enue, non-priority veterans will continue to be forced out of the system, and affordable health care will be out of reach for thousands of veterans. "The veterans' health-care system is imploding," Jordan said. "Veterans' hos- pitals are not being utilized to their maxi- mum capacity. Many [veterans] still UALITY, affordable health care spend long hours waiting to see doctors. You should be available to every veter- can read the statistics, but the statistics do not k 1 11 an and every veteran's family that tell the entire story. Behind every number there needs the help. The American is a veteran, and behind every veteran there is a Legion, unlike some critics of the family. These are real people who answered Department of Veterans' Affairs, our nation's call when we needed them most. has a creative solution to make that Can we now turn our backs on them when they idea work. It's called the GI Bill of are asking for what they thought they were Health, and National Commander promised when they took the soldier's oath?" Anthony Jordan became its chief The nation can preserve and strengthen the advocate at a joint hearing Sept. 23 VA as a national asset by adopting legislation before the House and Senate committees on which incorporates the principles set down in veterans' affairs. the GI Bill of Health, said Jordan. He said the "We believe you will find this proposed leg- proposal allows VA to enter into partnerships islation is not only visionary, but economically with the private sector, which has embraced the feasible," Jordan told committee members at managed-care principles specified in the GI Bill the packed joint session on Capitol Hill. "Yes, of Health. Jordan told lawmakers the major

it calls for major change, but it also prescribes a components of the proposal will: logical, businesslike approach to improve, • Preserve the Veterans' Health Administra-

strengthen and preserve a proven national tion but reorganize it to improve access to care resource—the VA health-care system." The GI and enhance quality and efficiency. Bill of Health opens up VA care to all veterans • Preserve the system under which all veter- to Ei tii and their dependents, taps new funding sources ans with service-connected illnesses and dis- and expands services through sharing agree- abilities are guaranteed access to the services ments with private health-care providers. they need, at no charge to the veteran. Jordan outlined the proposal and asked law- • Assure access to VA care for all veterans makers to conduct hearings on its merits. He with service-connected disability ratings of 50 urged the House and Senate panels to bring in percent or greater. The plan assures access to all shareholders in the veterans' health-care care for all special-category veterans, indigent network to weigh the proposal in light of VA's veterans and those with service-connected ongoing reforms and other efforts to expand Please turn page

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access to care for veterans who don't happen to tlemen, together we can do it again. Together, live near a medical center or chnic. we can rebuild and reconstruct the VA hospital • Retain all "specialized" services and system and guarantee first-rate care for veterans expand access to care for veterans with other and their families. ..It won't be easy, The than service-connected conditions. American Legion knows that. But we also Asa Hutchinson, who represents the 3rd Dis- know it's possible—and it's the right thing to trict of Arkansas, told Jordan he "appreciates do." the [Legion's] innovative approach" in trying Bob Filner, a minority member on the House to help solve health-care availability problems. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, told Jordan, "I

"As a physician," commented John Cook- wish I could say DoD was as on-the-job as you sey, "I know a lot of times we grope for [the Legion] are." The Californian, whose dis- answers" as to what causes illness. But in the trict includes San Diego, said he appreciated meantime, says the Louisiana congressman and Jordan's focus on Persian Gulf Illnesses and Air Force veteran, he thinks Gulf War "veter- that the reports of experimental vaccines being ans are entitled to absolute" symptomatic treat- used on troops sent to the Gulf needed to be ment. looked at in an honest, objective fashion. Top VA officials, recognizing the need for Jordan didn't allow his time before the com- change, have embarked on their own reform mittee to lapse before putting in a word or two -Mm I plans, noted Jordan. Many of the provisions about other issues of concern to Legionnaires. stack up with the managed-care principles Nearly seven years after victory in the Per- expounded in the GI Bill of Health. Jordan sian Gulf, thousands of the nation's younger encouraged lawmakers to consider the measure veterans sent to war in top shape are sick, and many have died. Jordan thanked mem- bers on both sides of the aisle for making Gulf War Illness a priority in the 105th Congress, singling out House Veterans Affairs' Chair- man Bob Stump of Arizona for convening high-profile hearings to probe the causes of and treat- ment for the undiagnosed ill- nesses affecting Gulf veterans. He mentioned the Legion's efforts to prevent Gulf veterans from suffering the years of neglect Viet- nam veterans faced when their comrades began to sicken and die from conditions later linked to Agent Orange exposure.

"Our No. 1 priority is to make sick Gulf War veterans well again," said Jor- dan. "Investigating the causes —and assessing the blame for alleged cover- ups—are one part of the nation's total effort. Assisting and effectively treating first pri- I sick veterans now should be our S ority." Jordan said despite more than 70 1 Please turn to page 42

m • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 1997 "

For halfa century, GIs

have been thankfulfor the memories ofChristmas shows delivered by America's favorite funnyman.

By Charles Newcomb

Gl BOB The toils of war MONG his favorite yarns are briefly forgotten by is one about a paratroop- troops in Long Binh, Vietnam, who attended er making his first jump: Hope's Christmas The lieutenant, as the ^ performance in 1967. story goes, told the re- i cruit which cord on the harness to pull he GIs a piece of home after J was out of the aircraft. s to even the most re- He then told him that " mote outposts—his after he landed, a sta- Hope as is his ski -jump nose and jutting jaunts around the globe often placing tion wagon would be chin. His was never a style of incorrigi- him in harm's way. He dodged bullets, waiting to take him ble silliness. Instead, a pregnant pause artillery shells, bombs during air raids back to base. The fledgling dutifully followed closely by a twinkle in his and mosquitoes so big they could cany jumped, but when he pulled the ripcord eyes told the audience he had just poked off your young. After one show an ene- nothing happened. He complained, them in the ribs. "At ease, men," he'd my soldier was killed just 200 yards

"And I bet the station wagon won 't be bellow as he entered an orthopedic ward from the stage. During the Korean War, there, either. to visit wounded soldiers encased in he was inadvertently landed on Wonsan plaster and gauze. "Don't get up." Beach before the First Marine Division

VERBAL slapstick has been as For more than 50 years Bob Hope had taken it. And in Saigon, his troupe much the trademark of entertainer Bob brought lonely, tired-of-the-struggle was met by a sapper's bomb blast at

DECEMBER 1997 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • ]!| '

^TSeason Hope

'Bob Hope has become the most recognizedprofile and talent in the world.

And, in the entire history ofshow business, no individual has traveled sofar—so often—to entertain so many.

their hotel just before they were to check in. "I guess I have critics every- where," he shrugged. Tip-to-Toe Gentleman Hope tossed one-liners from makeshift stages, gun emplacements, anymore." Their roar of acclama- BY ROBERT C. IMLER hillsides, the bow of a PT boat, the tion conveyed conviction that Ann- backs of trucks and once from the wing Margaret would be Ann-Margaret of a seaplane in which he'd just made a 1968, Bob Hope's Christmas until the universe ran down.) crash landing. He packed 600 troops INshow crossed my path at Cu Chi, So, on a Yuletide night darker into a Quonset Hut {"Those are upside Vietnam, then home of the 25th than a Viet Cong tunnel, every pos- down foxholes") designed to handle Infantry Division, "Tropic Light- sible Tropic Lightning troop rallied only 300 and entertained countless mil- ning," where I was working on the on the Bob Hope Christmas Show in lions of servicemen and women in the division's weekly newspaper. Hope the extemporized Tropic Lightning rain and snow. In one tour of the Pacific had his usual gang along, and that Bowl. It was wonderful. Music, during World War II, Hope's entourage Christmas' s special additions in- dance and humor, worth the muddy logged more than 30,000 miles, per- cluded the recently crowned Miss slog even if the show hadn't been forming 100 shows in 51 days. With World, Australian Penelope Plum- such a highly concentrated, perfect- considerably less fanfare than he got mer (Hope, introducing Penelope, ly sweetened, wholly comfortable from his shows, he visited hundreds of said something to the effect that, un- dose of home. hospital wards and evacuation stations. usually and as anyone could see, At one point, Hope traded golf He raised millions of dollars for the Red here was a plumber who brought club for cane, donned tux and top Cross, and helped sell war bonds and everything with her) and Ann-Mar- hat and segued into a vaudeville stamps to people who had already given garet. routine as smoothly as into a fa- their sons, daughters, fathers and hus- (Ann-Margaret would call a brief vorite sweater. "From tip to toe, I'm bands to the war effort. When asked timeout after one number to catch a gentleman" he sang, expounding why he did it, Hope would brush the her breath, apologizing to the troops on perfectly proper conduct. And question aside with a smile: "I guess I'm that she "wasn't a teeny-bopper the chorus would pose questions on just hooked on the box lunches," an atti- technical points: "Are (something- tude perfectly expressive of Kipling's Managing Editor Robert C. Im- somethings, crumpets, perhaps; I no line: "Greater the deed, greater the need ler served in Vietnam, 1968-69. Please turn to page 42 lightly to laugh it away."

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Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope was born in 1903 the fifth of seven sons of English stonemason William Henry Hope, and an aspiring Welsh concert singer. Avis Townes Hope—in Eltham, England {"My parents were Eng- lish.... we were too poor to be British"). In 1907, the family immigrated to the United States and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Bob and his brothers became U.S. citizens in 1920 by virtue of their father's naturalization. In his youth he earned mon- ey by selling newspapers and entering numerous am- ateur talent shows. He did But Hope was hooked on more than the GIs," he once told an interviewer, stints as a delivery boy, soda jerk, shoe the box lunches. The entertainer who "but they don't know what it does for salesman, pool hustler and newspaper came to be admired and honored by me." reporter and boxed on the amateur cir- world leaders for almost six decades "For a man who played third billing cuit under the name of Packy East. In was hooked on the laughter ("You had to Siamese twins and trained seals," 1933, Hope met Dolores Reade— to be pretty lousy to flop in front ofthese Daily Variety said in a tribute it pub- Please turn to page 40 guys.... they yelled, and screamed and lished, "Bob Hope has become the most whistled at everything") and tears of joy recognized profile and talent in the Charles Newcomb, a freelance he brought to millions of men and world. And, in the entire history of show writer of Freedom, Oklahoma, inter- women who had answered their coun- business, no individual has traveled so viewed retired Gen. William West- try's call. "They say I do so much for far—so often—to entertain so many." moreland for this magazine (June).

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22 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 1997 OYS evoke powerful jorette, executive, ballei ering action of the spring. That's memories. Do you re- dancer and astronaut witt how I found 'Slinky.' Asked to

member how it felt to wardrobes and accessories explain the toy's appeal after 53 hold a Slinky between match each career. years, James suggests: "It's the your hands or watch Five years after simplicity of it. There's nothing the coiling mass leap- Barbie's appear- to wind up. It doesn't need batter- frog down the stairs? Remember trying ance in 1959, Has ies, and I think the price helps. to "walk the dog" with your new Dun- We charge $1.99, which is only can yo-yo? How about the 99 cents more than the original whistle and clickety-clack » „ ,j ^ price." Teddy Roosevelt couldn't bring of the Lionel engine as it , What could be simpler — or '"^^'^ sped boxcars around the more addictive — than Frisbee '''°°Ll^h!lt^^* 'irfi^^^Shares his name. . living-room floor and the throwing? But when Wham-0 lingering electric smell buzzing launched its plastic flying saucer in from the transformer? If you're a par- bro went after the boy's market by in- 1957, the public wasn't bowled over. ent or a grandparent, you've probably troducing GI Joe with the same strate- In fact, it was confused, mistaking the introduced a few of these classic toys gy: to sell bayonets, jeeps, canteens, product— then called The Pluto Plat- to a new and younger generation. backpacks, rifles and tents. ter—for the Disney character Pluto. So Though it's hard to believe, many of Danish Ole Kirk-Christiansen is the Wham-0 went back to their drawing America's most enduring toys weren't father of the plastic building blocks boards and renamed the product for the invented by market researchers at toy called LEGOs. When the wooden toys metal pie plates used by the Frisbee corporations, but by parents for their he carved for his four sons proved pop- Baking Co. of Bridgeport, Connecti- families' enjoyment. Johnny Gruelle ular with other children, Christiansen cut. It seems that students at nearby invented Raggedy Ann for switched from carpen- Yale University tossed the plates his daughter, Marcella, who try to fulltime toymak- around campus during the 1920s, And sometimes for lay sick with tuberculosis in ing and in 1932 named yelling "Frisbee" to warn pedestrians 1915. Gruelle entertained his an hour or so his company after the of the airborne toy. daughter with tales of Ann's Danish words "leg Wham-0 had the same success the adventures as she cuddled I watched my leaden godt," which mean following year with its Hula Hoop. the handmade rag doll. After "play well." At first Founders Arthur Melin and Richard soldiers go Marcella died, he published LEGO produced wood- Knerr saw Australian school kids those stories. Both the sto- en building "bricks" twirling bamboo hoops for exercise With different ries and Ann (who acquired and then the family had and thought it might catch on with their a twin, Andy, in the 1930s) uniforms and drills an inspiration. "It oc- American counterparts. They were are still stealing hearts from curred to us," said Ole's right, of course, but decided to make Baltimore to Bangkok. Among the bedclothes, son Godtfred, "that the the hoops out of plastic and later filled When girls outgrow their bricks would become them with pellets to add a distinctive through the hills. Raggedies, they usually an even better toy... if sound. graduate to Barbie — at 38, —Robert Louis Stevenson they could be locked to- How does one predict what will America's oldest teenager. gether." Part of spark the public's imagination? The Barbie was never marketed by Mattel LEGO'S success lies in the bricks' sim- teddy bear has been a perennial fa- as a doll but as a "shapely teenage fash- plicity: just six of them can be fitted to- vorite for 90 years, but when President ion model," who had pals, a boyfriend gether in 102,981,500 ways. Teddy Roosevelt was asked to lend his and enough wardrobe changes to make Simplicity is the key to another pop- name to the stuffed toy, he could never its manufacturer a top producer of ular toy: the Slinky. Richard James was have predicted it would spark a women's wear. She was created by at his desk at Philadelphia's Please turn to page 55 Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler for Cramp Shipyard in 1943 her daughter, Barbara, who was bored when a torsion spring fell Johnny with paper dolls but fascinated with off his desk and tum- Gruelle regaled his clothes. How much more interesting, bled end over end ailing daughter with thought Ruth, if Barbara and her across the floor. He adventurous stories of friends could "dress up" a doll that ac- the spring brought the Raggedy Ann doll tually looked like a teenager with jeans home, demonstrated its he invented. that zipped and blouses that buttoned. "walking" action, and Enter America's dream girl- said to his family of six: classy, full-figured and worth $1.7 bil- "I think I can make a lion in worldwide sales today. Not only toy out of this." is she gorgeous, but she has talent to Betty James, bum. Over the years, Barbie has been a who still manu- g;j...5- doctor, stewardess, torch singer, ma- factures the toy in Hollidaysburg, Lisa Mulleneaux, an avid Scrabble Pennsylvania, remem- player, is a freelance writer who lives bers: "I got the dictionary out and in upstate New York. tried to find a word to depict the slith So you joined the Army to learn a trade that would get you started in civilian life? Sounds like a plan. Now if only things actually worked that way. ...

Which is precisely what happened. The PATCO workers called Reagan's bluff—and found out he wasn't bluff-

OR Ron Goldin ^ the crazi- ing. Within minutes, the call went out to ness began on an otherwise hundreds of Ron Goldins across Amer- ordinary afternoon in 1981. ica, dedicated men and women who Goldin, an Air Force enlis- were promptly yanked from their mili- tee, had been trained as an tary posts and dispatched to nearby air-traffic controller at civilian airfields to perform the duty Keesler Air Force Base in they'd been trained to do. Biloxi, Mississippi. He now Goldin rose to the challenge. Despite listened with interest to the the stressful circumstances, his work, escalating media war be- from day one, was exemplary. So ex- tween President Ronald emplary that an admiring Federal Avia- Reagan and Goldin' s civilian counter- tion Administration supervisor recruit- parts, the 1 1,500 striking members of ed him to come on-board as a controller the Professional Air Traffic Controllers after Goldin finished his hitch in the Air offer from his supervisor! Organization. Force. For Ron Goldin—as for countless Reagan had taken a no-nonsense There was a catch, however. other skilled veterans across America stand, warning dissident PATCO work- Goldin' s supervisor told him, "You un- before and since—it was a rude wel- ers that he fully intended to fire them if derstand, of course, that you have to at- come to the disconnect between mili- they ignored his 48-hour back-to-work tend FAA certification school." tary job training and civilian credential- ultimatum. Whereupon, in turn, senior Goldin' s jaw dropped. After all, he ing requirements. officials at Keesler and other air bases had just spent several months proving across the nation began warning mili- himself in the line of fire. He had come anecdotes vary, but the irony is tary air-traffic controllers to be ready to his emergency civilian duty with the THEever the same. The mechanic who for what loomed as a nerve-racking exact qualifications that were required once helped keep Air Force One "mobilization": pinch-hitting for strik- for the job; wasn't that why they'd aloft has a hard time finding entry-level ers at the likes of Chicago's O'Hare, called him up in the first place? And maintenance work with USAirways. A New York's Kennedy, Boston's Logan now he'd be forced to apply veterans' medic who treated gunshot wounds and other teeming private-sector facili- educational benefits toward a course of during Operation Desert Storm discov- ties. study that not only duplicated training ers that she is not considered qualified he received in the Air Force, but "pre- to treat gunshot wounds as an EMT in * Though the name is fictitious, the inci- pared" him to perform at the very level Washington, D.C. An Air Force retiree dent described is real. of proficiency that had inspired the job with 1,800 hours of training and experi-

• • 2/| THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1997 'The incompatibility is not between the military training and the civilian

jobs. It's between the training and the certification.'

Rep. Bob Filner (D-California)

WASTED SKILLS Because veterans with ironies, computers, engineering and in- demonstrated vestigative work, to name a few—are

, experience in labeled "unqualified" for the corre- A many realms find their skills sponding areas of civilian work. deemed "The incompatibility is not between irrelevant to the military training and the civilian civilian licensing jobs," stresses Californian Bob Filner, standards, the on the subcommittee jobless rate ranking Democrat among newly on benefits of the House Veterans' Af- separated fairs Committee. "It's between the mil- veterans nears itary training and the civilian certifica-

12 I tion." In most cases, the training itself, says Filner, "is perfectly compatible" with the actual job functions. The stick- ing point can be as small as the differ- ence in nomenclature between the mili- tary version of a certain jet engine and

its civilian counterpart. Indeed, defend- ers of military training are quick to re- mind critics that they are calling into question training where the margins of tolerance, quite literally, are those of life and death itself. In part, of course, this is a moral is- sue having to do with America's im- plicit covenant with its veterans—many of whom, in today's all-volunteer envi- ronment, are drawn to military service

for the vocational training it provides. "We bring recruits in with the lure of giving them a head start in the job mar- ket," laments Danny Devine, press sec- retary for the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. "Then when their service is done, we put them out on the street and it's as if all those promises have been forgotten." ence as an electrician goes home to Ida- in part, for a sky-high unemployment Beyond that, many observers cite ho and is told he cannot ply his trade rate among newly separated American the above scenarios, collectively, as one without first completing a two-year ap- veterans. For while much is made of the of the most under-reported flies in the prenticeship. The same Army driver vocational opportunities available to American economic ointment. who had no trouble captaining an 18- former members of the military through Just what are the costs of this in lost wheeler over the very worst of terrain the GI Bill, less is said of the work productivity? "The trouble with some- overseas finds himself barred from like skills already acquired in the armed Please turn to page 50 employment on the silken superhigh- forces that are deemed irrelevant to ways of America—unless he signs up civilian licensing standards. According- Steve Salerno is publisher/editor-in- for trucking school. ly, veterans with documented expertise chief of this magazine. Portions of this All of these cases are symptomatic in various major disciplines—not only article appeared in a different form in of a low-profile problem that accounts, air-traffic control, but health care, elec- The Wall Street Journal.

DECEMBER 1997 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • 25 — miBviiwiimmRiisstH Netscape's co-founder helped bring the World Wide Web Hildihikiii to our homes. Today, he charts a course for the 21st century.

O HE'S YOUNG. Some of our Valley, the founder and senior vice president of technology for Netscape founding fathers were in their Communications determines the di- rection his company will take. That, 20s and 30s when they signed in turn, will determine how you will use your computer. the Declaration of Indepen- Andreessen's fame has roots in his undergraduate days at the Univer- sity of Illinois. In 1993 he worked dence. At 26, Marc Andreessen, with a group of students in the Na- tional Center for Supercomputing father, a modern age founding has Applications. They created the NCSA Mosaic browser, the first software widely adopted to the nation helped change the face of view a new computer language created by Tim Bemers-Lee. In plainspeak, Andreessen made the World Wide Web ac- even the world—with the most widely rest cessible to the of us. A strong business sense distinguishes Andreesen from used browser software on the Internet, the average computer nerd. He and partner Jim Clark fol- lowed that old adage, "Go West, young man." They estab- Netscape Navigator. From Silicon lished Netscape, then called Mosaic Communications, and set out to conquer the Internet browser software market. Mission accomplished. So successful were they that even mighty Microsoft, whose Internet Explorer software nips at Navigator's heels, has yet to catch up. They're far from finished; Andreessen's company contin- ues releasing new and updated software for the Internet mar- ket. That keeps him busy enough to avoid many journalists, but even a last-minute business trip to Arizona and a cold didn't delete a chat about trends in the technology sector with assistant editor Trent D. McNeeley. Because he doesn't keep an office on company grounds, preferring to work from his home, Andreessen adjusts the thermostat (to accommo- date a slight fever) in a spartan conference room, settles into his chair, and gets down to business.

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE: Silicon Valley is Netscape Headquarters in Silicon Valley certainly a beautiful part of the country, but why has it

20 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 1997 given rise to all these technology companies? more people. Also, the Internet is more participative than any previous medium. So, theoretically, to the extent that the

Marg Andreessen : In the '60s and '70s the growth of technology allows you to bring lots of people into it, and to the semiconductor industry built in this region a critical mass the extent that they actually want to participate, debating and of engineers, managers and venture capitalists, who all have understanding issues relative to the democratic process, then experience and understanding of how technology companies that's a big step forward. It's not a technology issue; it's an operate. The people responsible for the PC revolution of the issue of whether people are willing to spend the time and at- "70s and early '80s were the same people who knew how to tention required. People to an extent have been conditioned do that stuff in the previous semiconductor wave. So now in by mass media to not do so. the Internet wave you have more skilled people, and starting a new company has become more science than art. It's not a Q- Will the computer eventually be brought into the liv- guaranteed success, but many of the steps involved are more ing room, becoming as ubiquitous as the TV or stereo? understood and systematized so you can do it quickly. Alt won't be a personal computer. The PC we all use is This system doesn't exist anywhere else. In the '80s having difficulty penetrating beyond 35 percent or so of everyone thought the Japanese would become dominant in American homes because cost and complexity are out of technology, but that didn't happen because the knowledge control. PCs are hard to use, configure and maintain. That's creation in Silicon Valley is incredibly powerful. European because PCs have been stand-alone devices. The value of the countries still discourage startups and entrepreneurial activ- PC now is less than the value of the software you can run on ity. As long as that continues we have a huge edge. it, the ability of that PC to plug into the network and allow the user to connect directly with services and content and ap- Q- Free markets can create disparity. How can we en- plications out on the network, whether it's games or educa- sure the Internet Revolution won't drag the haves ahead tional material or news or whatever. Services are now being while leaving the have-nots behind? created on the network, so you no longer need the complex- A As the market for Internet products grows, costs get dri- ity of the modern PC. ven down, and the technology becomes accessible to Please turn to page 46

DECEMBER 1997 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • 2J PAC Report Doesn't Tell Full Story

PRESIDENTIAL panel, warning that the government's failure and that this failure is causing widespread disappoint- credibility is at stake, urged the Clinton administration ment in DoD as an institution," says IVIatthew Puglisi, assistant

to seek a permanent, statutory program of benefits and director of the Legion's Gulf War programs. "Some in the D health care for veterans who have been stricken with media and in Washington clearly believe the Pentagon's inves- mysterious ailments linked to their service in the Per- tigation lies at the heart of the federal government's response sian Gulf War. to Gulf War Illnesses (GWI). Gulf War veterans and some of The Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War those who represent their claims do not share this belief." Veterans' Illnesses (PAC), in a report released last September, American Legion officials have been critical of the VA for stopped short of calling on President Bill Clinton to replace the delays in delivering health-care services and compensation to Pentagon as lead agency investigating why thousands of Gulf veterans suffering from GWI. "PAC's special report does not veterans suffer undiagnosed illnesses. Several committee give DoD enough credit for its noteworthy outreach efforts," members have been highly critical of the Pentagon's foot-drag- says Puglisi. "The meager outreach efforts of VA pale in com- ging and want the White House to "develop a plan" for pushing parison. The [VA] Persian Gulf War Veterans' Coordinating on with the investigation, according to the report. In Washing- Board has not even developed a risk-communication plan, ton-speak, that translates as a call for removing the Pentagon eight months after the final report." from the investigation. The Legion contends the report does not discuss VA's failure

PAC said that after two years it couldn't link the illnesses to to provide effective medical treatment for ailing veterans or to any single source. While not discounting environmental haz- process disability claims. "These failures are at the heart of the ards such as chemical/biological weapons, smoke from oil- GWI complaints, not what is happening at DoD," Puglisi says. well fires and anti-chemical warfare inoculations, the panel Of the 697,000 who served in the Persian Gulf during Oper- said research shows most of the illnesses might have stress ations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, only 834 disability as a key ingredient. The American Legion believes researchers claims have been approved for undiagnosed illnesses. Nearly and investigators should probe all possible sources of illnesses 1,800 claims have been approved in which veterans' condi- reported by Gulf veterans, and not make blanket declarations tions were related to their exposure to environmental hazards. without further study. At press time, the presidential advisory committee was

The Legion also doesn't entirely agree with PAC's report. completing its final report. Details will be published in an

"The draft language suggests DoD's ongoing investigation is a upcoming issue of this magazine.

Legion National Convention in Orlan- Disic Back to Basic do last September adopted Res. 167 Decisions on The Pentagon should return to (National Security), calling for sepa- Looking for a decision on a veter- keeping male and female recruits sep- rate basic training for male and female an's claim for VA benefits? The Board arate during basic training, claims recruits. The Marine Corps is the only of Veterans' Appeals has updated the National Commander Anthony G. Jor- service branch that separates the sexes text on all decisions made by the dan. during boot camp. board between 1994 and 1996, and the "This isn't a male or female issue," information is available on CD-ROM. No Arlington for IVIcVeigli says Jordan. "This is about America's To use the disk, you must have an military readiness. We know what If Timothy McVeigh's appointment IBM-compatible personal computer works and we know what doesn't with the executioner is kept, it's with a CD drive. For best results, the work. Decades of experience with unlikely the murderer's remains will computer must have an Intel 386/33 divided basic-training camps gave us be buried in a national cemetery. chip (or equivalent), BVA says. the best fighting forces in the world." S 923, which cleared the Senate 98- The disk, which also includes an Jordan's comments were in 0, denies veterans' benefits to anyone index, can be purchased for $15 by response to the growing debate about convicted of a federal capital crime. contacting the Government Printing mixed-gender basic training and alle- Current law allows for withholding Office at (202) 512-1800, and request- gations of sexual misconduct between benefits for crimes such as sedition, ing the Board of Veterans' Appeals instructors and trainees. "The experi- treason or sabotage but not all capital 1994-1996 Decisions. The stock num- , ments of the last few years have given offenses. The legislation is intended to ber is 051-000-00-213-0. us a demoralized force, fraught with prevent veterans convicted of capital Also, veterans and service officers charges of harassment, unfairness and crimes, as in McVeigh's case, from with computers and access to the political correctness," Jordan says, being interred in national cemeteries. Internet can have their VA life-insur- adding the Legion's commitment to a McVeigh was sentenced to death ance questions answered at the strong role for women in uniform is after his conviction in the bombing of Philadelphia VA Insurance Center. unchanged. the Oklahoma City federal building. The center's e-mail address is vain- Delegates to the 79th American The blast killed 168 people. [email protected].

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HE Citizens Flag Al- The essay theme is "The second place $10,000; third high-school grades nine

I liance is conducting American Flag Protection place $8,000; fourth place through 12. Criteria forjudg- a youth scholarship Amendment: A Right of $6,000; and fifth through ing will include clarity and contest designed to The People. ..The Right tenth place receiving $3,000 strength of argumentation, provide high school Thing To Do." each. Indi- quality and originality of es-

' students with a forum "The essay , viduals say and understanding of the for their views on why the contest is de- Citizens must be rights of citizens to petition American flag should be pro- signed to encourage citizens their government under the tected from physical desecra- and stimulate high U.S. Constitution. tion. The contest is supported school students to Allmnce,Inc. A complete mailing of by the 123 national member study government, contest materials was sent to organizations of the CFA and the Constitution and their or lawful permanent resi- all high schools across the will provide a total of rights within it," says retired dents of the United States to United States earlier this fall. $108,000 in scholarship Maj. Gen. Patrick Brady, be eligible. All participants Additional contest informa- awards. chairman of the CFA. "Stu- must be students enrolled, at tion is available online at The contest began Inde- dents need to study and learn the time of the contest, in www.cfa-inc.org. pendence Day, hot on the about our greatest docu- heels of the victory for the ment—the Constitution; and flag amendment in the House our greatest symbol—the of Representatives. A consti- American flag," Brady says. SAMSUNG SCHOLARS SELECTED tutional amendment, H.J. Scholarships of $1,000 Res. 54, easily passed in the each will be awarded to the ELEVEN high school seniors • Amber L. Peterson, Lincoln House, 3 10-1 14. Once winner from each state and have been selected Sam- County High School, passed by the Senate and rat- the District of Columbia. Of- sung American Legion Na- Panaca, Nevada ified by the state legislatures, ficials will award 10 addi- tional Scholars. • Derek Shannon, Minot High the flag amendment will re- tional scholarships from the The scholars were selected School, Minot, North Dakota turn to the American people pool of state winners with last September in Washington, • Lisa M. White, Coffee Coun- the right to protect their flag. first place receiving $15,000; D.C., by representatives from ty Central High School, Pel- Samsung, The American Le- ham, Tennessee gion and the American Legion The scholarships are de- ONE OF OUR OWN Auxiliary. Each recipient was rived from earnings on a $5 awarded $20,000 to pursue an million Samsung endowment OSEPH Hill Morris, undergraduate degree. The begun in 1995. The South Ko-

I known simply as 1997 winners are: rean electronics firm joined "Swede" to his • Michelle K. Ansay, Ozaukee with The American Legion to friends and fellow High School, Fredonia, Wis- offer scholarships to direct de- Legionnaires, died consin scendants of honorably dis- 'Sept. 17. A resident • Eric B. Bucher, Fairless High charged wartime veterans in of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, School, Navarre, Ohio recognition of the sacrifices of

Swede was 82. • Tamma J. Burningham, Lo- American service personnel Swede joined Nicholson gan High School, Logan, during the Korean War. To Post 38 after a stint in the Utah date, 21 scholarships totaling Army during World War IL • Julian M. Bynum, Mountain $420,000 have been awarded, In 52 years continuous ser- Brook High School, Birm- says Joe Caouette, chairman vice, Swede served at all lev- ingham, Alabama of the National Americanism els of the Legion hierarchy. • Jacob J. Dell, Spearfish Commission, in part on the ba- One of his early elected of- High School, Spearfish, sis of academic performance, fices was that of Post com- South Dakota financial need and school and mander. At the Department level, he was commander • Lori A. Hellkamp, Marshall community involvement. (1971-72) Athletic Commission chairman (1951-52), County High School, Ben- Bo-Soon Song, president Sergeant-at-arms (1952-53), vice commander (1955-56), ton, Kentucky and chief executive officer of Americanism chairman (1957-58), Internal Affairs chairman • Sean K. Martin, Reno High Samsung North America, says (1962-63, 1976-77) and Convention chairman (1975-76). School, Reno, Nevada the scholarship program "is the Swede served nationally as a member of the Legislative • Stephanie G. Neal, Black- best way to show our appreci- Council (1981-86) and the Magazine Commission as both a ville-Hilda High School, Hil- ation to the United States and member (1964-97) and as vice chairman (1989-91). da, South Carolina to U.S. war veterans."

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her fiance, had taken a weekend to visit from Florence, Alabama, and deliver his father's unmailed letter to Hasty, whose son Ardrey was killed at Pearl Harbor.

Letter found three years ago Smith and Hasty met Saturday morning for breakfast at Shoney's. Afterward, they swapped pictures and talked about the string of events that had brought them together. Hasty' s son and Smith's father became best friends when they served together at Charleston and were sent to Hawaii in 1941. In 1942, after Ardrey Hasty' s death, Wilbur Smith wrote the let- ter to his friend's grieving mother. But for

some reason, he never mailed it. David Smith found the letter in his father's belongings three years ago, after his death.

'He's a wonderful man' Sonny Collins, commander of Post 34, helped arrange an informal ceremony and meal so Hasty' s family could come with her to Saturday's meeting. Collins called David Smith remarkable. "In a world where taking seems to be

the rule, it's uplifting and wonderful to see an individual who displays caring and giving as By Sharyn Lucas-Parker you have," he said. Smith said he felt like one of the family at HE AGED piece of tan stationery the gathering, attended by about 30 of Hasty' was just as fragile as she had imag- friends and family. "It's like we've known each

ined it would be. other all our lives," he said. "The bond was its Iffl t« J But 99-year-old Clara Hasty already there." Hasty, a spry woman with short wasn't totally prepared for the emo- white hair, believes that bond brought them tions that swept over her when she together. She says she didn't wonder that finally got a chance to read the Smith's father didn't send the letter. "You typed condolence letter written to know you lay things down somewhere and for- her more than 50 years ago after her get where you put it," she said. "I'm good at son was killed during the bombing that." of Pearl Harbor. "Today brought back sad memories," Hasty 'We have been as brothers' said, carefully placing the long overdue note In the letter, which was in good condition, back in her black leather handbag. "I guess Wilbur Smith told Hasty that her son was a

that's why I had dreaded today so." brave man who served his country with pride. The day was Saturday, and the occasion was "...We have been as brothers all through our tllJt a meeting at The American Legion Frank Please turn to page 48 Roach Post between David Smith, the son of a World War II veteran, and Hasty, the mother of Sharyn Lucas-Parker is a staff writer for the dead American soldier who had been one of The Herald in Rock Hill South Carolina. This Smith's father's closest friends. article was reprinted by permission o/The Her- Smith, 43, along with his daughter, Lori, and ald.

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Unit names are published 31st Ord Co (53-54) #11141 109th Evacuation Hospital #28289 tary reunions, helps veterans one time a year. 31st Sig Const (H) Bn (CBI, 42-45) #30031 109lh Trans Bn, HQ/HQ Co (France, 50-54) find old buddies and arranges 32nd FA Bn, "Big Red 1" Assn (Ger, 53-54) #21905 reunions, travel and accommo- #11602 ItOth Evac Hosp (ETO, WWII) #22514 dations. ARMY 32nd Inf Div, 128th Rgt, 1st Bn, D Co (Red Arrow) 121st Trans Truck, 167th Hq Bn (Korea) #14219 #19481 124lh/208th FA Bns Assn #19070 1st Air Cav Div, 9th Rgt,1st Sq, C Trp Scouts 32nd Inf Div, Red Arrow Club (FL Chap) #21786 124lhlnf Rgt (WWII) #19459 REUNION information" (Phouc Vinh, VN, 70) #14839 32nd Med Hospital PItn (WWII) #11824 135th Ord MM Co #16435 1st Arm'd DIv, Amphib Bn (Korea, 52-53) there are 34th Inf Div #16218 146th Engr (C) Bn #21745 This month 858 #19527 34th Inf Div, 168th Rgt #15842 148lhFABn (WWII) #15361 military reunions listed on 1st Cav Div, 15tli TC Bn, A Co (An Khe, 65-66) 35th Inf Div, 35th Sig Co #22916 150th Engr (C) Bn Assn (WWII) #16131 these pages. In addition, #18904 35th TC Comp Grp (IncI BKR 11/20, Pacific, 43- 150lhFABn (WWII) #16021 has information on 1st Cav Div, 5111 Cav Rgt, A Co, 3rd PItn (Korea, VETS® 45) #14760 150lh Inf Rgt, Arm'd Cav Rgt #10564 50-51) #19508 more than 12,000 other re- 36th Inf Div Assn (Nat) #16512 155th/167th Inl Rgt (WWII) #19460 1st Cav Div, 61st FA Bn #23105 unions. Call 8 a.m. 37th Inf Div, 148th Rgt, Anti-Tank Co #15553 158th RCT "Bushmasters East" #22341 weekdays, 1st Cav Div, 7th Rgt, 1st Bde, A Co (VN, 67-68) 38th Inf Div Assn #22857 159th Inl Rgt (Aleulians/AItu, 43-44) #19793 to 5 p.m.. Central time. Calls #19349 39th Gen Hospital (NZ/Saipan, WWII) #15544 170lh General Hospital (WWII) #11381 cost $1.95 per minute. The 1st Cav Div, 7lh Rgt, 2nd Bn, H Co (Korea, 50-51) 40th Inf Div, 108th Inf Rgt Assn #21859 1 87lh Rice Paddy Jumpers #1 9068 #19856 average call takes three min- 40lh Inf Div, 140lh AAA AW Bn (SP) (Korea, 51- 191SI Assault Helicopter Co (67-69) #21924 1st Cav Div, 8th Rgt, 1st Bn, C Co (48-51) utes. 53) #10980 193rd QM Gas Sup Co (WWII) #30138 #11603 40fh Inf Div, 981 si FA, C Btry (Korea) #21388 195th AAA AW Bn (WWII) #13016 (900) 737-VETS 1st Engr Spec Bde, 479th Amphib Trucl< Co 41 St Inf Div, 741st Ord (LM) Co #17689 199th LIB Assn "Redcatcher" (Camb/VN) If you know the VETS® five- #10682 43rd Inf Div, 143rd Tank Bn #30033 #15322 digit number assigned to your Isl Inf Div, 16lh Rgt, 2nd Bn, D Co (67-68) 43rd Inf Div, 43rd Recon Co (Ger, 51-53) #19654 201st Arm'd FA Bn #14216 #13688 ship or unit, please give it to the 44th/55th AAA Bde (53-55) #20748 201st MP Co (SHAEF) #19390 1st Inf Div, 28th Rgt, 1st Bn, B Co (VN, 65-66) 45th Portable Surg Hospital #23305 205th CAAA,BBIry (WWII) #17137 operator. The number is printed #19694 46th Arm'd Inf Div, A Co (Camp Chaffee, 49) 209lh AAA Grp, Hq & Hq Btry (Camp Stewart, GA, after each outfit's name listed in 1st Inf Div, 70th Engr (C) Bn (49-69) #14831 #20453 50) #19382 the magazine. 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B Co #20025 VETS® 47lh Ord (WWII) #21599 Cats" (VN) #19926 2nd Inf Div, 9th Rgt (Manchu Assn) #15229 50th Engr(C) Bn, A Co #14948 293rd Engr Const Bn, 370/795th Cos (inci assoc 2nd Station Hospital (WWII) #20384 PLANNING A REUNION" 50fh Engr (C) Bn, D Co & 205th Engr (C) Bn, A Co units 52-60) #11111 3rd Arm'd Cav Rgt (Ft IVIeade, Gyroscope, Berlin #20600 296th Engr (C) Bn (Berlin) #20672 VETS® will help you ar- operation, 54-65) #23705 53rd CAC, A-G Btrys, 1/2/3 Bn Hqs (42-44) 298lh Inf Rgt "Hawaii's Own" Assn (42-45) 3rd Army, 664th Topo Engrs Co (ETO, WWII) range your outfit's reunion at no #12593 #30140 #10217 cost and save money in the 57lh Engr(C) Bn, B Co #19511 321st Sig Bn (Ger, 51-53) #12926 3rd FA Rgt, 2nd Bn, A Blry (Bulzbach, Ger) ser- 58th AA Trng Bn, C Btry (Camp Callan, CA, 43) 332nd Engr Rgt Assn #16382 process. Finders/Seekers® #13235 #19085 335th Engr Rgt, Gen Serv, D Co #23422 vices are included free for 4lh Arm d Div, 37lh Rgt, 2nd Bn, B Co (Forth, Ger, 60lh Engr(C) Bn Assn #16615 341st Engr, D Co (WWII) #20157 VETS® managed reunions. 64-65) #18940 68thQMRefrig Co (WWII) #15418 352nd Searchlight Bn #20181 also will maintain 5th ASA, 8605th AAU & 5th Det, 2nd Sig Serv Bn VETS® 69th Arm'd Div (all yrs) #12212 354th MP Co #13927 (Hawaii, 50-56) #13836 reunion coordinators' mailing 69th Sig Bn (VN) #13458 362nd Engr LE Co (VN) #22676 5th Engr Rgt, 5th Engr (C) Bn (WWII) #20545 lists 70th/90th Coast Arty AA (PI, WWII) #19859 369th Sig Bn (Long Lines Bn S) #19544 and unit archives, and han- SIhInf Div, 11th Rgt, A Co #22356 70th Inf Div, 274th Rgt, G Co #20129 376th Harbor Craft Co (WWII) #15628 dle all reunion publicity needs. 5th Inf Div, 2nd Rgt, 6 Co, "Red Diamond" (Nor- 70th Inf Div, 70th Recon Trp #30036 383rd AAA AW Bn #20197 Tell us what you want, and we mandy) #19615 70th Inf Div (TNG) #13005 398th AAA AW Bn (SP) (WWII) #30135 5th Inf Div. 2nd Rgt, I Co (WWII) #15387 will do the work. 71st Inf Div (WWII) #11427 432nd MP Escort Guard Co (43-46) #23177 5th Inf Div. 46th FA Bn #16020 72nd FA Bde (182nd/177th 119th 772nd) 462nd Ord Evac Co (WWII) #16225 5lh Inf Div Society #10084 #16023 473rd Inf Rgt, K CO/505TH CAAA, Btry F (WWII) REUNION FACILITIES 6th/18th CAC, Harbor Defense (San Francisco) 75th Inf, Co Rangers & Arctic Rangers (VN/AK) #16146 S TRAVEL #21763 0, #21593 474 Sig Avn Const Co (SCARWAF) #15876 6th Rgt (Mec), 4th Bn, B Co, "Oper Just Cause" Call VETS® for the lowest 75th Inf Div Vets Assn #20652 488th Engr, LP Co (WWII) #13860 (Panama) #19493 possible hotel, banquet, tour and 76th Engr Const Bn (Korea, 50-53) #23016 501st MP Bn (Puerto Rico, WWII) #21314 6th Sig Serv Co Det (Ft Sheridan, 40-43) #22810 79th Engr Grp (Germany, 54-59) #19461 501st Para Inf Rgt Assn #16236 travel rates. 8th Int Div Arty (56-59) #15498 81st Inf Div, 317th FA Bn, Hq Btry (WWII) 501st Trans, Harbor Craft (Korea) #12808 (417) 332-2000 9th Arm'd Div, 19lh Tank Bn #10919 #15730 510th Tank Bn (Sullivan Bks, 51-57) #23226 9th Arm'd Div, 4th Tank Bn Assn #16013 82nd A/B, 555th Para Inf Bn #15495 511th Engr (LP) Co #21779 9th Base PD (N Africa, 43-44) #21744 FINDING A BUDDY 82nd A/B (Berlin) #23414 513th Engr (LP) Co (WWII) #16703 9th Int Div, 39th Rgt, F Co (WWII) #10291 82nd A/B Div Assn (Golden Brig Chapt) #10695 519th MP Bn, A Co (Korea) #11337 Looking for a buddy or long 9lh Inf Div, 47th Rgt, 4th Bn (Dong Tam, 67-68) 82nd FA Bn, D Btry (36-39) #30137 522nd Ambulance Co (44-45) #23737 lost relative? 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86th Inf Div, 341st Rgt, I Co (WWII) #23020 554th Engr (H) Pontoon Bn (WWII) #19374 the United States who have the 69) #11629 88th Inf Div, 351sl Rgt, 15lh Tank Co (Trust 555fh Engr (C) Grp, 555 Comp Service Grp same as the person you're 12th Army Grp Hq, Spec Trps (ETO, WWII) name Tankers Assn, 47-54) #20177 #23272 #28424 seeking. Finders/Seekers® guar- 92nd Station Hospital (Iceland, 42-44) #23736 555th Ord HM Tank Co #10265 12th Tank Co (WWII, 50-51) #18930 antees you will get at least one 93rd AAA Bn, Hq/Hq Btry, 120 MMGON (LADD 556th Engr (H) Ponton Bn #12741 13th Machine Records Unit (Mobile) #22522 AFB, 54-57) #19501 556th Recon Sq (VN, 67-72) #22003 name that matches, or it will 14th Arm'd Div (SE Chapt) #16389 97lhlnf Div, 387th Rgt, E Co #15632 572nd AAA Bn #30044 refund your money. Search fees 16th Med Rgt, 161/1 62nd Bns #20546 97lhlnf Div, 387th Rgt, F Co #20106 57gthAAAAW Bn #19984 17th Station Hospital, 11th Portable Surgical are $15 per name. Allow four 99lh Inf Bn (SEP) #20031 579th AAA AW Bn, B Btry (WWII) #14342 (MASH) Hospital #15432 weeks for a reply. 99lh Inf Div, QM Co #23740 599th FA Bn #22527 20th Arm'd Div, 414th AFA Bn, M-7 tank drivers tooth Int Div, 374th FA Bn #16493 602nd TO Bn Assn #13723 Write: Finders/Seekers®, (43-46) #30125 tooth Inf Div(FL Chapter) #15483 603rd Tank (M) Co #21987 P.O. Box 1069, Branson, MO 21st Sig Serv Co (WWII) #12679 101st A/B DIv, Isl Bde (Sep), (65-68) #23741 630th AAA Bn (WWII) #16457 65615-1069; or call (417) 332- 22nd AAA (all btrys, 50-52) #23223 101 SI A/B Div Assn #16090 663rd FA Bn,C Btry #11815 23rd Replace Depot Hq & Hq Co #22632 2000. MasterCard/VISA and 102nd AAA Gun Bn, B Btry (Camp Stewart, 50) 701slMPBn,BCo (WWII) #15372 25th Inf Div, 13th Arty, 3rd (How) Bn, B Btry (HI, Discover accepted. #22580 59-61) #17245 Please turn page

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known niches where Hope touched GIs serving in WWII, it is his Christ- young singer. They were married in homesick GIs with his customized mas shows year, after year, after year February of 1934 and have raised four wise-cracks about military life and his that most veterans have come to associ- children: Linda, Anthony, Nora and rendition of Thanksfor the Memories— ate with the superstar. Kelly. places with names including Kichak The first of the "Bob Hope Christ- But show biz is and always has been Bay, Unimak Island, Licata, Kairouan, mases" began in 1948 when former the plasma of Hope's blood: From im- Burma, Kwajalein, Majuro and Pavuvu. Sen. (then Secretary of the Air Force) personating Charlie Chaplin in front of They'll remember Hope coming into Stuart Symington asked Bob and Do- a Cleveland fire station in 1909, to cele- hospital tents to cheer them up ( "Did lores to accompany him and other stars brating an unprecedented 57 years with you see our show, or were you sick be- to Berlin, where they would entertain NBC in 1995, the singer/dancer/wise- fore?"). And they'll remember him for troops working day and night during cracking comic was destined to become taking long lists of names of family the Berlin airlift. It was intended to be a an icon of the entertainment industry. members and loved ones back to the one-time affair—but instead, a tradition He started out in the trenches of vaude- States—names he promised to contact was born. In the years that followed, ville, hooking up with a series of part- with a personal message when he got Americans stationed at hundreds of ners in dance and comedy routines. home. bases in the United States and abroad From there he went to Broadway and They'll remember him taking verbal were treated to gala events that drew through difficult circumstance discov- pot shots at world leaders ( "/ just ar- other big name entertainers into Hope's ered his was not a destiny to be shared rived from the States ...you Christmas shows, some of which were with a partner on the playbill. Once know ...that' s where Churchill broadcast over radio and television to solo, he was back on Broadway and in lives. ..he doesn 't exactly live there. ..he much of the rest of the world. the Ziegfeld Follies and then moved on just goes back to deliver Mrs. Roo- Now, not only did Americans serv- to the movies with a role in Red, Hot, sevelt's laundry"), their commanders ing abroad get a little piece of home and Blue (1936) starring Ethel Merman ( "They gave us a plane flown by a four- brought to them, but friends and fami- and Jimmy Durante. The latter having star general... Pershing... I knew it was lies of the GIs got to see and hear their provided Hope with a stepping stone, an old plane when I saw the pilot sitting loved ones in the audience, too. Hope and—after adding radio broadcasts behind me wearing goggles and a continued to bring Christmas to Ameri- with notables like Rudy Vallee and scarf'), their living conditions {""... but cans all over the world through the Ko- Bing Crosby to his resume—his first this is a great country, Africa. ..it's rean War, the Cold War, Vietnam and major role in the film. The Big Broad- Texas with Arabs"— "You're not de- Desert Storm—even though his 1972 cast of 1938. fending this place, are you? ...you trip to Vietnam was rumored to be his Radio and the movies were the should let them take it... it' II serve them last. It has been said of Hope, "If he mainstay of Hope's success for many right" — "Nice swamp you've got could live his life over again, he years, and he picked up some formida- here... this would be a great place to wouldn't have time." John Steinbeck, ble co-stars along the way. Among build a cesspool. ..if you wanna hide writing for The New York Herald Tri- them were Jerry Colonna, Les Brown from your draft board, this would be a bune, said about Hope: "...It is impos- and His Band of Renown, Wendell great place to do it"), and himself, es- sible to see how he can do so much, can

Niles, Judy Garland, Frances Langford, pecially himself ( "As soon as I arrived cover so much ground, can work so Doris Day, George Burns and Gracie in camp they gave me a 10-gun hard and be so effective. There's a man. Allen, Fred MacMurray and Dorothy salute. ..or so they told me on the oper- There is really a man." " Lamour. But it was the magic screen in ating table — "A rookie came up to me Six generations of American ser- the living room—television—that real- and asked if I was really Bob Hope... I vicemen and women would at different ly sent Hope's career skyrocketing. said, yes. . . they grabbed his rifle just in times in their lives catch a glimpse of Long-time sponsors of the zinger- time"). It wasn't long before the troops Hope's unmistakable profile, and slinger, like Pepsodent, stayed with him started calling him, "GI Bob." silently smile as they said to them- and hung onto the coattails of his suc- Fellow actor Burgess Meredith, who selves, "Thanks for the memory." cess. Others, like Frigidaire, also profit- served as director of the USO in Great Hope's efforts and accomplishments ed from his incredible popularity. Hope Britain, wrote the following tribute to through the years have not gone unrec- has starred in more than 50 feature films Hope in a letter to Paulette Goddard: ognized: He is cited by the Guinness and has appeared in cameo roles in an- "The most wonderful thing about Eng- Book of World Records as being the other 15. And although he's never won land right now is Bob Hope. The boys most honored entertainer in the an Oscar for his acting, Hope has been in camp stand in the rain, and they world—with more than 2,000 awards honored by the Academy of Motion crowd into halls so close you can't and citations for humanitarian and pro- Pictures Arts and Sciences five times breathe, just to see him. He is tireless fessional efforts to his credit. He's re- nabbing two honorary Oscars, two spe- and funny, and full of responsibility, ceived 54 honorary doctorates from cial awards, and the Jean Hersholt Hu- too, although he carries it lightly and colleges and universities. He's been manitarian Award. In 1994, he won an gaily. There isn't a hospital ward that honored and befriended by all the pres- Emmy for his NBC Special, Bob Hope: he hasn't dropped into and given a idents of the United States since Roo- The First Ninety Years. show; there isn't a small unit anywhere sevelt and by all the top military com- However, ask a veteran what he or that isn't either talking about his jokes manders of the same period. When she remembers most about Bob Hope, or anticipating them. What a gift laugh- President John F. Kennedy presented and you'll probably get a one- word ter is! Hope proves it." Please turn page

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©1997 NUTRITION HEADQUARTERS, I No.l in the box office... I was No.l on clue about why I often find myself the radio... my personal appearances humming about being a tip-to-toe gen- BOB HOPE packed the house every time... then I tleman. Father, a World War II medic, entertained my first GI audience, and I recalled that Marlene Dietrich had en- Continued from page 40 realized that my contribution to the tertained his division in Austria, on or country was nothing compared to around V-E Day. But somehow he had

Hope with the Congressional Gold theirs.' He caught me completely off- never seen Hope's show, though it Medal, he said he had seen his show on guard. I was stunned. My eyes welled seemed the most common GI experi- Woendi Island when he was a young up. It was the first time in all our years ence after vaccinations.

PT boat captain. "I guess he liked the together he had told me what drove him For many Vietnam vets, I suspect, show," Hope grinned as he was present- to push himself the way he did. But Bob's presence meant that we mea- ed with the medal. President Johnson then, that's Bob Hope... isn't it?" sured up; that, as A.E. Housman put it, honored Hope with the Medal of Free- Hope recalls a show he gave in Tu- our fathers did get the sons their fathers dom, and Mrs. Carter hosted a White nis during World War II: A light tank got—on the average, anyway. Hope ". House reception in celebration of approached the stage, he says, . .like a had entertained the sons for genera- Hope's 75th birthday. President Harry fat man making for a seat on a crowded tions, and he gave us the same validat- S. Truman once played the piano for subway car..." sending the audience ing consideration. Because of the dis- him. scurrying as it got closer. Right in front mal confusion of politics and the knav- But that's only part of the recogni- of the stage, it stopped. The top flew ish antics of the anti-war crowd, only tion Hope has earned and received. open and a GI crawled out wearing a one person, and he an entertainer, Dubbed by the media as America's No. tanker's helmet and grease on his face. could have given that assurance.

1 Soldier in Greasepaint, Bob Hope is He dragged out a folding chair, which From ground to crown, from tip to considered a legend in his own time. In he set up on top of the tank. He sat toe, until the universe runs down,

1976, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth down, crossed his legs, smiled, waved you're a gentleman. Bob Hope. I wish I named Hope an Honorary Commander at Hope, and said, "Make me laugh." had applauded more. of the Order of the British Empire. This Hope made him laugh—^just as he year the U.S. Navy named a newly would make millions of other soldiers, commissioned transport ship after him, sailors, airmen, marines, nurses and and the Air Force did the same with a others laugh in the years to come. BLBEPBINT new aircraft. Hope was honored by the Thanks for the memories, GI Bob. Continued from page 18 Congressional Medal of Honor Society And Merry Christmas. with their first Bob Hope Entertainment Award. He also received the first Jonas research projects funded either by VA Salk Humanitarian Award from the or the Pentagon, VA physicians lack March of Dimes, the Medal of Arts TIP-TB-TOE effective guidance in treating the vari- from the National Endowment of the ety of ills under the Gulf War Illnesses Continued from page 20 Arts Foundation, and numerous other heading. Outreach efforts are improv- awards from philanthropic and charita- ing, however, as are efforts by VA to ble organizations—most recently for longer recall the line) to be eaten with reduce the backlog in processing dis- his work in child protection. the fingers ?" ''No." Hope responded. ability claims filed by Gulf veterans.

In Hawaii, with President Bill Clin- "The fingers are to be eaten separate- Currently, there are more than 1 1,000 ton for the 50th anniversary of the end /.v." cases awaiting processing. VA has im- of World War II, he received special It was a full plate of entertainment proved in other areas, Jordan noted, in- honors from the Department of De- and never far from mind ever after, cluding its move last year to extend the fense. But, says Ward Grant, Hope's though the whole reason proved elu- presumptive period for Gulf-related ill- publicist and close friend of some 35 sive despite a second encounter with nesses from two to 10 years after the years, one of Hope's most cherished Hope in 1976. veteran returned from the Southwest awards came just this year when Con- Hope was in Indianapolis for the Asian theater. gress voted to make him an honorary 500-mile race, a co-grand marshal of In other remarks, Jordan unveiled a veteran of the armed forces of the Unit- the festival parade, and I was represent- new study commissioned by The Amer- ed States. ing the major metropolitan daily—cir- ican Legion to help veterans take advan- To offer a glimpse of the Bob Hope culation about 6,000—with which I was tage of their military training. Called "A never before seen—one that has yet to then associated. Seeing Bob unattended Study of Civilian Licensure and Certifi- be revealed in the any of the volumes of on the apron in front of the pits generat- cation for Veterans," it documents prob- tributes published and produced about ed the notion of hiking over, thanking lems faced by veterans returning to the the golf club-toting comic—Grant re- him briefly but sincerely for an un- private sector, and it lays out a clear lated a rare, sans-the-sarcasm comment matchable Christmas gift and departing roadmap for veterans to receive full Hope made to him one day while they promptly. All went well until the mo- credit in the civilian sector for skills, were returning to the office from taping ment for thanks; cognitive functions training and experiences developed on an appearance on a TV talk show: "We froze up and the voice link went down. active duty. (See "Good Enough for were listening to the car radio," Grant After an exchange of man-to-man Civilian Work" on page 24.) recalls, "and there was some discussion blinks, I resumed the plan and made off. Jordan also expressed concern about about an up-and-coming actor who had leaving Hope to wonder just what sort the VA's National Cemetery System's been giving the media a bad time. So I of security lapse that represented. response to the escalating demand for asked Bob if there was ever a time About 21 years on, talking with my burial space and its decision in February when he felt arrogant about his own rise hospitalized father during an interreg- to limit inscriptions on government-pro- to stardom. He told me, 'Yes... I was num in his fatal heart attack, I got a vided headstones or markers.

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So if Compaq wants to ship a faster it enough or aren't told enough to real- the total stock market value. That will machine than Intel has a chip for then ize what's happening—that informa- likely continue, so it will become a big- Compaq has a big problem. If Intel tion is being used without their knowl- ger deal. In fact. Business WeeJc pro- wants Compaq to ship machines with a edge—then you certainly have a poten- posed that the new business cycle was new chip but Compaq doesn't want to, tially big problem. not linked to traditional manufacturing, then Intel has a problem. Competitive like automobiles, but instead to tech- forces are working well on most slices, Q. Should companies bundle soft- nology product cycles. When new with a couple of exceptions, and they ware with their products to prevent products are available and do extreme- seem to drive down costs. "adult" sites from being accessed, or ly well their stock goes way up, and it The computer industry also benefits should parents have to find these drives other macro effects. Like when from Moore's Law, which says that as products separately? Windows 95 or the Intel Pentium came the manufacturing process evolves the A I think that's up to the parents to out, it drove these big cycles. In the price-performance ratio doubles every take the responsibility—it's just economy over the next 10 or 15 years 18 months. It takes great investment by like a VCR. Parents who are not will- we may note that it is being subjected companies to keep that going, but it ing to supervise their kids in the use of to the effect of technology product cy- does keep going. technology like this are giving up their cles in a very macro sense. own primary responsibility. As a result Technology investors historically Q. The Internet has become a grow- of free market activity, there are prod- flip-flop back and forth. There's cer- ing medium for commerce, with ucts and services available to help peo- tainly more volatility in technology users buying everything from books ple provide that supervision. We sup- stock than in the rest of the market. to computers on the Web. How far port the existence of those products, That will continue because technology will this go? but introducing mandatory censorship is an area that moves fast. A The Internet is a new medium for into the system is wrong. communication, and being more Q. What responsibilities do tech efficient it makes the marketplace more Q. Marketers have seeded the Net companies have to keep their prod- perfect. The information exchange be- with advertising. Is this simply an- ucts out of the hands of those who comes more up-to-date and easily other consequence of the free mar- would use it for evil? available to everyone. There aren't ket? A The U.S. government makes it many opportunities for people to get in A Again, there's an efficiency effect. clear what we have to do. Nation- the middle of something and extract Traditional advertising is a very al security is a tricky thing: To the ex- money without adding a corresponding shotgun-like approach, where you buy tent that national security decisions are amount of value. In an inefficient mar- a spot on a TV show and hit that audi- Please turn page

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"Each bureaucracy has its own balance sheet and say, 'Here's how analysis of the problem by DynCorp In- way of coming at the subject," explains " much this is hurting us as a nation,' formation and Engineering Technolo- Filner, "and often, neither one wants to says Preston Taylor, recently retired gy, an industrial-research firm. "The admit that the other one knows what it's from his Department of Labor post as majority of jobs to which today's sol- doing. I think almost any organization, assistant secretary of the Veterans' Em- diers, sailors, marines and airmen are whether it's a union or a state bureau- ployment and Training Service. "But assigned have civilian counterparts." cracy or whatever, is likely to say, 'We the problem is real, and widespread." • Companies that hire young veter- want you to do our training. We're not This much is clear: The quarter-mil- ans at the trainee level must then com- sure you have all the tools to do the job " lion veterans released from military ser- mit their new hires to costly certifica- unless you have our training.' vice each year suffer intolerably high tion programs in order to "bring them It follows that the first step in fixing unemployment rates — 11.8 percent up to" performance levels they already this would be breaking the omnibus un- during the first year after separation, achieved, if not surpassed, in the mili- dertaking into manageable chunks. compared to a current national figure of tary. The DynCorp study found these "What we've asked people to do," says less than 4 percent. And in certain seg- so-called "extra step" scenarios espe- House staffer Devine, "is get together ments of the veteran population, the cially prevalent in the realms of aircraft and come up with a list of military spe- news is even worse. Among female vet- maintenance and health care. cialties and the civilian equivalents, and erans ages 20 to 24, for example, the • Taxpayers subsidize most of this see if we can go a step at a time." jobless figure tops 16 percent, against a unnecessary instruction either through Adds Taylor, "If you [show results] non-veteran figure of 7.3 percent for the GI Bill benefits or additional federal in one big case and prove that money same gender and age group. civilian schooling such as that run un- can be saved, the problem will take care "Sixty-five to 70 percent of veterans der the auspices of the Federal Aviation of itself." are either unemployed or underem- Administration. "These people have al- Second, a solution clearly will re- ployed in the first year after separation ready been trained once at government quire more commitment to the cause on from the military," says Nancy Green, expense," says Green. "Now they have all sides. Says Quinn, "The government vice president for career advancement to undergo a second round of complete- could do a better job preparing our men at Georgia's Clayton State University, ly redundant training." and women for what's out there when which sponsors programs designed to • And of course, there is the potential they separate from the service. High improve veterans' employment long-term impact on military recruit- schools are matching up their graduates prospects. ment and retention. Asks Filner, "When with the needs of the job market, right? Further, existing veterans-prefer- word filters back that people with good So why can't the service?" Historically, ence statutes are of little help here, as training can't get good jobs, you don't sums spent by the Pentagon to train the those guidelines don't kick in unless a think that eventually won't have an im- average recruit—in the area of $75,000 candidate is considered technically pact on the military's ability to attract each—dwarf amounts spent to help that qualified for the position he or she quality recruits?" same individual later when he attempts seeks. Thus the "credentials gap," aside No one disputes the sensible impera- to transition to private life. from being inherently unfair, also robs tives behind the credentialing and li- DynCorp, too, urges military com- the veteran of any remedies to which he censing standards: America sleeps bet- mands to "provide servicemembers normally might be entitled under feder- ter knowing that the men and women with information regarding licensure al hiring law. who pilot the aircraft overhead meet and certification requirements when The employment-rate disparity does uniform—and uniformly high—crite- they are still in training." That way, at abate as the years go by, with veterans ria. least, individuals who fall short of civil- eventually achieving a jobless figure The flaw in this common-sense rea- ian expectations have time to address even below that of the general popula- soning? As Quinn puts it, "However such shortcomings—or make contin- tion. Taylor calls this "a tribute to the well-meaning the motivations, what gency plans—before they trade their dedication and citizenship qualities of started out as a rational system has gone military regalia for mufti. America's fighting forces." But such on to become a bureaucratic monster." Devine, meanwhile, notes an impor- triumph over adversity hardly renders tant incidental benefit to this approach: the underlying point moot, in the view key impediment to a solution "If we get our people as close to a two- of New York Rep. Jack Quinn, chair- ONEhas been the jurisdictional slipperi- year degree after four years [in the mil- man of the same subcommittee on ness of the issue. A workable fix itary]. ...it's a realistic way of stretching which Filner serves. "I'm sure they end would seem to require so much inter- the GI Bill money, because if you have up taking lesser jobs than what they disciplinary cooperation—between dif- $15,000 available it goes a lot farther if could' ve had otherwise," says Quinn. ferent branches of government, federal you only need two years than if you "And I'm sure it takes them much and state governments, the individual need four." longer to be promoted and so forth." states, the various levels of government On the private-sector side, Quinn Moreover, in that same interim, this and the private sector, even labor and suggests an expanded form of the men- credential gap takes a multifaceted toll management—as to be unrealistic. toring approach now gaining favor in on the national bottom line. 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