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Vol. 125, No. 1 July 1988

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KNOW YOUR AMERICA

Canyou pass the U.S. citizenship test? By Lester David 12

THE FREE ENTERPRISE PATRIOT, PART 5

Andrew's wife doesn 't know when it's night or day. ByJohn Rickey 14

VISION OF INDEPENDENCE

America grew up as its founders envisioned. 16

STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTION TALKS The Soviets may get SDI scrapped in the name of "progress. By Richard N. Perle 18

THE MEDIA: WHOSE SIDE ARE THEY ON? The communists have successfully manipulated U.S. media and influenced Congress. By CliffKincaid 20

VIGNETTES OF COURAGE

In the heat ofbattle, heroes take charge. ByJames Kramer 22

A STRATEGY FOR ARMS CONTROL

Real arms control is within reach if wefollow six simple steps. By Bruce D. Berkowitz 24

HOSPICES: THE FINAL PILGRIMAGE

The terminally illfind serenity and dignity under hospice care. By Vernon Pizer 26

HOW TO FILE A VA CLAIM

Doing it wrong might costyou money. Get helpfrom your Legion service officer. 30

VA APPEALS SYSTEM WORKS FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS Nearly 3 million claims arefiled annually, andfewer than 1 percent need more work. 32

SPRING MEETINGS REPORT Legion proposes major changes in the appeals system and seeks more benefitsfor veterans. 38

D E P A R T M E N T S

BIG ISSUES Should Congress end sugar subsidies? 10

LETTERS 4 VETERANS UPDATE 28 VETERANS ALERT 40

COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 6 LEGION NEWS BRIEFS 34 PARTING SHOTS 60

DATELINE WASHINGTON 8

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The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published monthly by The American Legion for its 2.8 million members. These military-service veterans, working through 16,000 community-level posts, dedicate themselves to God and country and traditional Amer- ican values; strong national security; adequate and compassionate care for veterans, their widows and orphans; community service; and the wholesome development of our nation's youths.

JULY 1988 3 The Real Story order that qualifies World War II mer- go with my good-conduct ribbon. chant seamen for veterans' benefits. If the above payment is fair, then Your special May issue ("The There are no such people as merchant shouldn't each draftee, such as myself, Strategic Defense of America") is marines. Marines are naval infantry- get $20,000 for relocation stateside? perhaps the only current publication men. Ships of the American merchant Those who were sent overseas should that tells the real story on SDL By pub- fleet, including those of the Army have that increase to $200,000, and the

lishing it, you have done Legionnaires Transport Service and the Naval Trans- wives and children of those killed in and the public in general a great serv- portation Service, did not employ that war should get $2 million. ice. Marines. The term you should have I would like to find out just which As Nat'l Cmdr. Jake Comer says in used was "merchant mariners." misguided senators voted for this bill, that issue, this nation's promise of life, John D. Daniels so voters can see that they don't do liberty and the pursuit of happiness Federal Way, Wash. something equally stupid during their rings hollow when we must doubt the anticipated next term. willingness of our government to actu- Lester H. Christiansen ally defend us. Most Americans would Why Reparations? Lincoln, Neb. agree wholeheartedly, but many are fed I have a steady diet of negative propaganda note that our senators gener- Vets A Drag? about our ability to defend ourselves ously voted to use our taxes to pay some with SDL You have done much to Japanese U.S. citizens $20,000 for hav- "Vets A Drag On The Budget?" remedy that sad truth. ing been forced to relocate during (April) was a beautiful memorial to World War II. Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham those who served. I was 9 years old at I agree that it was unfortunate that Director, High Frontier the start of World War II. When I was this was done, but not all things done in 13, at the end of the war, I rang the bell are fair. I, too, was forced time of war in our small-town church in celebration to relocate from my home to an Army It's Mariner of that day. Somehow, I understood camp in the United States, and later to what everyone had gone through during April "Veterans Update" began India and Burma, amid the leeches and The the past four years. I still blubber at the I ever received a with the phrase "Certain merchant the malaria. All was sight of our flag being raised and fall ." . . Battle Star to marines in describing a federal Central Burma Campaign apart at the sound of "Taps." My husband served in the Korean

War. I can remember his dislike for having to go, being afraid and ignorant A Better Deal For Veterans of what it all stood for. Upon his return, he became a member of The American Legion. He, too, blubbers over the flag The American Le- veterans to reopen their cases if new and falls apart at "Taps." gion, seeking major evidence is obtained or a mistake in a Are veterans worth it — for all those improvements in the previous hearing is discovered. In effect, lives, for country and freedom? You way that the VA han- a claim is never closed. While the VA it — dles veterans' claims, appeals process is a system that works. bet! I have thought about many

is supporting legisla- The American Legion is seeking changes times. tion that would grant to allow more benefits for the nation's BeverleeA. Williams the VA Board of Vet- veterans. Rubicon, Wis. erans Appeals more The NEC also reaffirmed the Legion's independence in long-standing support for an increase in interpreting VA policies and regulations. the fees of attorneys who assist veterans Broken Promises One of the most significant resolutions in their VA appeals. adopted at the National Executive Com- The Legion opposes court review of I enjoyed reading "A Stronger Voice

mittee's 1 988 Spring Meetings was Res. 34, factual decisions on individual VA For Veterans" (April), but was dis- the Veterans Reassurance Bill, which would claims, but has historically supported turbed by the quote: "It [the VA] oper- correct deficiencies in due process and qual- complete judicial review of regulations ates the Free World's largest medical- ity control, and establish more-independent and constitutional issues. care system," providing medical care for government oversight of VA procedures. The Legion's aim in pursuing the legis- all veterans. Was this an error? We The bill also would require the VA to lation is to ensure fairness for veterans know it's false to a degree. Now that inform veterans of their procedural while preserving the integrity of the VA. we're paying $25 for every outpatient rights at each stage of the claims proc- Veterans and Legion service officers often call, the care certainly is not free. We're ess, allow independent medical exami- complain that the VA appeals system is too nations to be used in support of a claim, complicated and that VA decisions in upset about having to pay for something and guarantee confidentiality between disallowing claims seem to be too arbi- that was promised to all veterans who Legion service officers and claimants. trary. (See related story, p. 32.) faithfully served their country. The current appeals system allows The Editors Dale L. Stoner Clmdron, Neb.

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I have had the opportunity to witness $1 million goal if every Legionnaire American Legion Magazine. I your commitment to this project over contributed 27 cents. The Department gladly "paid my debt to society," and it the past several months. From coast to of Oregon nearly quadrupled that goal brought the total to $40,000. Massa- coast, at department level and at small when it pledged $1 per Legionnaire. chusetts Legionnaires have pledged to posts, I have observed the Legion family During my recent trip to Oregon, raise 10 percent of our $1 million goal, doing what it does best: working to- department officials presented me a and they soon will reach that goal, I am gether to serve others. Allow me to $10,000 check for the campaign and a told. share a few examples. large cardboard facsimile of that gener- The "Foundation With a Future" One of the first contributions to the ous gift. campaign truly has been a Legion fam- campaign was made before the fund- During my travels, many of you have ily project. In Louisiana, Candy raising plan was unveiled. At a Legion- noticed the lapel pin that has become a Hebert, the granddaughter of Dept. sponsored dinner last fall in Wash- permanent part of my wardrobe— the Cmdr. Sterling J. Hebert, worked long ington, D.C., John Walsh, director of pin worn by members of the Regional and hard to raise thousands of dollars the Adam Walsh Child Resource Center, Action Team, which raises funds for for CWF. Candy, who is the only Junior spoke about child abuse and missing CWF. I carry an ample supply of the pins Auxiliary RAT member, recently children. Many of you know that John's because they are hot items at auctions. turned over that money at the Louisiana son was murdered. The tragedy caught At an auction in Topeka, Kan., 1st department convention. And in Fort the nation's eye in the stirring television Wayne, Ind. , SAL Squadron 82 handed docudrama Adam. Walsh's words at this me a check for $2,300. dinner so moved Dorothy Hill of Massa- Perhaps one of the most beautiful chusetts that she wrote a $5,000 check and heart-warming stories I have to to the CWF report is about a project in East The foundation has funded many Chicago, Ind. Mentally impaired chil- non-profit groups whose goals are to dren in that area, working through educate the public about the horror of Allied Post 369, have sold about 4,000 child abuse and the missing-children buttons for $ 1 each. The golden buttons phenomenon. Dorothy's gift will en- say, "The American Legion Child Wel- sure that we can continue that assistance. Please turn to page 56

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Soviet Sputnik? The measure would provide an orderly national system of Another selecting party nominees. The current system, Packwood The Soviet Union has achieved another breakthrough in said, is "a traveling sideshow" that leaves the candidates aviation, one that perhaps equals the first Sputnik spacecraft, "tired and broke" and the public "bored, bewildered and — according to Sen. Spark M. Matsunaga of Hawaii. He far too often — disgusted." informed the Senate that the USSR has launched the first Packwood told his colleagues that "credibility must be aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen. restored to the candidates, because without it, dignity cannot Matsunaga, who has been vainly goading the U.S. govern- be restored to the most important office in the world." His ment to develop a similar plane, pointed out that liquid plan would create 10 regional primaries, beginning on the

hydrogen can be extracted from water and that it reforms into first Tuesday in March and continuing on alternate Tuesdays.

water when it is burned, causing no pollution. The new system would give voters a better chance to judge The senator also noted that other countries are seeking to each candidate's qualifications, he said. develop liquid hydrogen as an alternative to oil-based motor fuels. He urged Congress to move quickly on his legislation to develop the new energy source. Senate Subway Saga

While one senator is urging Congress to initiate a high- Pentagon Against The Draft speed American train, a group of his colleagues would be satisfied for the moment to get a faster track in the Senate The Department of Defense is happy with the volunteer subway system. armed forces and opposes a peacetime military draft, accord- The two trains in the 30-year-old system, which connects ing to a General Accounting Office review of the issue. the Senate office buildings to the Capitol, are overcrowded. Pentagon officials said that they believe that the present As a result, some legislators arrive too late for roll-call votes. all-volunteer force is the most capable in history in terms of The mobs of tourists are partly responsible for the problem, aptitude, education and commitment to defense of our although they've been banned from the tracks during roll nation. The volunteer system is better than the draft, DoD calls. said, when it comes to meeting recruiting and retention The Capitol architect, George White, has proposed that goals. The Legion and other proponents argued that the draft the two-train shuttle system be expanded to four, at a cost of would be a fair, equitable selection to the of personnel meet $10 million. If the project is approved, the senators will get primary manpower requirements of the U.S. armed forces. improved service in about 30 months. Pentagon officials said they recognized that a major war would require prompt reactivation of the draft. The GAO itself made no recommendation for either a peacetime draft Patient-Dumping Increases or the volunteer system. The transfer of indigent patients from one hospital emergency room to another — a common practice known as Floating Train "patient-dumping" — appears to be growing, according to the House Committee on Government Operations. Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan of New York is calling on Con- Hospitals that practice patient-dumping may turn away gress to support the development of a magnetically levitated even patients who are seriously injured or in active labor. The train that would float one foot above its tracks. He said he transfers may involve discrimination on the basis of poverty, thinks that this flying train, which would travel at 300 miles race, ethnicity or appearance, the committee reported. As per hour, is the transportation of the future and warns that many as 250,000 patients are dumped each year, according Japan also is testing the "maglev" concept. to estimates presented to the committee, and some die as a According to Moynihan, the maglev train would be safer, result. cleaner, quieter, more efficient and cheaper than current Congress last year ordered economic sanctions against trains. It also would reduce long-distance travel time by hospitals that are caught dumping patients. However, the hours. committee found that the Department of Health and Human Thanks to recent advances in superconductivity, the 20- Services has investigated 129 cases and punished only four year-old maglev concept finally is practical, the senator said. hospitals. The committee called for greater efforts by the Moynihan has introduced a bill that would appropriate $300 agency. million for research. Discipline For Primaries Quote Of The Month

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SHOULD CONGRESS END SUGAR SUBSIDIES?

Rep. John Porter, R-l Rep. Arian Stangeland, R-Minnesota

Congress can simultane- Ask 10 consumers the cur- ously help American rent price of sugar, and industry and consumers, YES NO nine of them will not know. support democracy, and bolster U.S. Why? Because the price of sugar has efforts to secure free trade by fluctuated only 2 cents per pound per eliminating our sugar-subsidy program. year since the sugar-subsidy program That program guarantees domestic was enacted in 1982. sugar producers 18 cents per pound. The current sugar program is man- However, the world price is only 7 cents dated to operate at no cost to the U.S. per pound. Since the 1985 Farm Bill requires that the Treasury or American consumers. The cost of sugar in an program restrict imports to maintain high sugar prices, the American-made candy bar increases the retail price by 2 United States has slashed import quotas for foreign sugar. cents. But if you look at the effects of sugar-price fluctuation Americans pay higher prices than the rest of the world's on candy-bar prices in the past, you will find that when sugar consumers for soda, cereal, candy and all other sugar- prices drop, candy-bar prices remain the same. If sugar were containing products. The sugar program also hurts the free, a candy bar still would cost 35 cents. American food-processing industry, which must compete Critics of the sugar program assert that the US. govern- with foreign firms that buy sugar for less than half the price ment sets sugar prices at a level four times the world price. in our artificial market. Over the past four years, this unfair However, the world price to which they refer is really a advantage has meant unemployment for an estimated "dump price," applying to only 15 percent of available sugar. 20,000 Americans. The remaining 85 percent of foreign sugar is sold through Major sugar-producing nations can produce sugar at contractual agreement, in many instances at prices substan- about 55 percent to 75 percent of the U.S. cost without any tially higher than U.S. prices. The dump price is a false price government aid. Meanwhile, U.S. growers take advantage of that is created when producers cannot sell through contrac- guaranteed profits by increasing their production, despite the tual agreements. fact that U.S. sugar consumption has dropped by 31 percent. From 1934 to 1974, the United States had a similar pro- The subsidy program also undermines our efforts to gram, with results similar to those of today's program. But secure free trade. When we ask trading partners to open in 1974, when Congress failed to renew the Sugar Act, sugar their doors to American goods while we close ours to sugar, prices gyrated, soaring to new highs and dropping to new we are viewed as being hypocrites. lows while providing no benefit to consumers. The harm to

I have introduced legislation that phases out price supports the domestic sugar industry was considerable, affecting job while providing transition payments to growers of sugar cane opportunities and industry efficiency. and sugar beets to help them adjust as import quotas are lifted. Without a sugar program, America's sugar industry and

Soon, the program will prohibit all sugar imports, and the its 100,000 or more employees would suffer. If there were government will not be able to maintain the support price. free international sugar trade, America's sugar industry and Sugar growers then will default on their government loans or farmers could compete successfully The fact remains that

offer sugar as payment. The government will store this sugar there is no such thing as free international sugar trade. Until

at great cost or sell it at a huge loss. This is what happened the European Community and other sugar-producing coun- in 1985, when we lost $85 million by selling hundreds of tries lower their trade barriers, the U.S. sugar program must tons of surplus sugar to China for about 4 cents a pound. remain intact. If we believe in free markets, let's practice what we The program ensures the availability of a natural food preach. Clearly, the current sugar program has had a devas- product at a stable price. It maintains an efficient and tating effect on our indus- competitive domestic tries and employment, our YOUR OPINION COUNTS, TOO industry, providing job trade deficit, and our opportunities for Amer- Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view- while strengthening relationship with fragile points. You may express your views by writing The Honorable (name), icans democracies that we have U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510, or The Honorable (name), U.S. local and regional econ- pledged to support. It is House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. omies. It is, indeed, a

time to end it. good policy.

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December 10, 1778 Wilfred Corners, Massachusetts

Major Hollis Corby Contracting Officer T2C-3 Weapons Systems Weapons Procurement Branch Headquarters, Colonial Army Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear Major Corby,

Guess it is time I brought you up to date on our progress on the cannon.

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Y 1774 dark clouds of discontent had descended on the colonies, as British redcoats seized

Boston and sealed off its port. The colonists took offense, and their cries for liberty sparked a warning of the impend- ing revolution.

"I will raise 1 ,000 men, subsist them at my own expense and march, myself at the head, to the relief of Boston," said George Washington. Those were bold, treasonous words for the times, spoken by one of the colonies' wealth- iest men.

But it wasn't wealth or the thirst for rebellion that moved Washington to lead the march to independence. It was torment of mind and soul. In a letter he wrote to a friend in England before the war, Washington said: "Unhappy it is to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are to be either drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alter- native! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice?" muggy July day in Philadelphia. men who are still in bondage. Washington's fervor was ignited by a From their vision 212 years ago America is fortunate that its found- hunger for freedom, the same hunger emerged a daring young nation led by a ing fathers' vision has not diminished that consumes all enslaved men who are government dedicated to the rights of through the years. The belief that man imbued with a vision of independence. man — a nation, Washington said, that holds sovereignty over his life remains He risked his riches, his beloved Mount would provide "for the enjoyment of the cornerstone of our government. Vernon and his life to sever the noose of much purer civil liberty and greater Americans and millions of other tyranny that was strangling the colonies. public happiness than have hitherto people the world over are indebted to But Washington was not alone. Fifty- been the portion of mankind." those men for their belief in independ- six signers of the Declaration of Inde- Prophetic words. Those God-given ence and for their wisdom in placing pendence also pledged their lives, their rights of man today shine brightly from "the sacred fire of liberty in the hands fortunes and their sacred honor on that America's shores as a beacon for all of the people."

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Richard N. Perle, former assistant secre- tary of defense for international-security policy, is a resident scholar at the Ameri- can Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.

18 8DI Scrapped

decide. Congress has so constrained tions will guarantee its failure, he will tion throughout the negotiations that research on strategic defense that the achieve his principal negotiating objec- led to the ABM Treaty. They insisted on Soviets may not need a treaty provision tive without having to make any sig- the right to research and test strategic to stop SDI. The legislation that threat- nificant concessions in Geneva. defenses based on new space-based ens SDI takes two forms: The architect of the technologies. budget cuts that have congressional restric- Gorbachev has been watching the slowed the technical tions is Sen. Sam Nunn battle over the treaty interpretations progress of the program; FACT of Georgia, chairman of with interest, and perhaps with some and more important, a the Senate Armed Serv- puzzlement. He must know that if Con- narrow interpretation of ices Committee. Nunn gress continues to.block any realistic The fact is, our right to conduct reasons that the Presi- testing of SDI technologies, there can without firm research, development dent must interpret the be no SDI program. Because the restric- verification, and testing under the ABM Treaty exactly as tions that Congress is demanding are ABM Treaty of 1972. the Soviets could it was interpreted 15 essentially unverifiable, the Soviets This legislation also reduce their years ago by the mid- will be well positioned to continue their threatens to undermine missiles and yet level officials who testi- substantial defense-research program position it even as the American enhance their fied on during Senate we are compelled to scrap ours. in the START negotia- hearings. Moreover, the For these reasons, what happens in first-strike tions. The results could senator insists that it Washington will determine what hap- capabilities by be disastrous. If Gor- doesn't matter whether pens in Geneva. bachev concludes that increasing their the Soviets agree with SDI has no future, either multiple warheads that restrictive interpre- AMONG the casualties of the rush to because it will be tation. sign the INF Treaty during the Wash- starved for funds or The record shows that ington summit were the treaty's because the congres- the Soviets rejected a verification provisions. We allowed the sionally imposed restric- restrictive interpreta- Soviets to restrict our right to inspect

Soviet territory to the point where it has become meaningless. There is con- siderable danger that the same thing will happen in the START negotiations. The crucial issue here is the treatment of mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles.

The current American position is that all mobile ICBMs should be banned. The Soviets already are deploying two mobile ICBMs — the SS-24 and the SS-25 — and insist on their right to go on deploying them. But if the START

Treaty allows mobile missiles, it will be virtually impossible to verify compli- ance. Hiding mobile missiles is not difficult— a point that various adminis- tration spokesmen have conceded in connection with the INFTreaty ratifica- tion hearings. Indeed, the argument made in those hearings was that illegal intermediate- range missiles have minimal military value because the INF Treaty bans mobile missiles, and therefore bans all testing and training. Without testing Please turn To page 44

19 THE MEDIA WHOSESIDEARETHEYON?

Jane Pauley to make the point that com- By Cliff Kincaid munism is good at producing one thing The Soviets and —refugees— and that almost 500,000 Nicaraguans have fled the country ygsa^g their Sandinista ^a EFORE the Washington since the Sandinistas took power in ^8 Redskins' dramatic upset allies are masters 1979. Instead, she moved on to another I victory in the Super Bowl, point. things: W JB the Washington Post ran a at two Since these refugees currently are not ^Bj story about how Demo- producing refugees spilling over our southern border in crats and Republicans, dramatic fashion, it is easy for many I liberals and conservatives and manipulating people in the media to ignore the con- Jm all were rooting for the the media. sequences of permitting a communist WmBKKmSm home team. regime to consolidate its power in But the political divisions re-emerged Nicaragua. Ironically, if such a thing three days later, when the House of does happen, there undoubtedly will be Representatives defeated the adminis- public pressure for America to build its tration's request for $36 million in aid own wall— to keep people out, not in. to the Nicaraguan freedom fighters. ous because one night earlier, the net- The major media do not define the The defeat of this request, which work ran the movie Weekend War, which struggle in Nicaragua in terms of free- included military aid, prompted the constituted a two-hour commercial dom vs. communism. They won't admit freedom fighters to basically abandon against U.S. involvement in Central that they refused to carry the Presi- their struggle on the battlefield. They America. The movie told the fictional dent's speech because they disagreed were forced to intensify peace negoti- story of Americans who went to Hon- with his message. ations with the communist Sandinistas duras for National Guard duty, only to The President describes the Sandi- and sign a temporary truce. The Nicara- get involved in a conflict on the Nicara- nistas as communists — an accurate guan resistance could be finished as an guan border. Some of the guardsmen label, considering their own public effective fighting force. returned home in flag-draped coffins. statements, and their ties to Moscow

Why is it that American politicians and Havana. But network correspon- cannot join to help the Contras in the RATIONALIZATION for U.S. in- dents and anchormen never do. The same way that our allies helped us to A volvement in Central America was President describes the Contras as win our war of independence? provided by actor Tony Danza, who "freedom fighters"— an accurate label, The administration's defeat on aid to recently appeared in the NBC movie because they are fighting for political the resistance (by only eight votes) can Freedom Fighter, which dealt with the rights. But the networks never do. Occa- be blamed partly on the television net- construction of the Berlin Wall. In film- sionally, the Sandinistas are called works' unprecedented decision not to ing the movie, Danza visited the wall and "leftists" or "Marxists." air President Reagan's Feb. 2 speech to the Checkpoint Charlie museum, which This distortion of basic political real- the nation in favor of such aid. Even contains memorabilia of people who ity in Nicaragua extends to the print before they had a text of the President's escaped to the West. The movie, recre- media. The prestigious New York Times, remarks, the networks said they would ating some of those escapes, focused on a newspaper whose motto is "All the not air the speech because they consid- an American soldier, played by Danza, News That's Fit to Print," published a

ered it to be a rehash. who loses his East German girlfriend correction after one of its reporters ABC's decision was especially curi- when the communists erect the wall. accurately described the Sandinista Appearing on "Today" to promote regime as communist in a news story. important in Cliff Kincaid, a noted journalist, editor the movie, Danza said that the experi- These labels are very polls that and broadcaster, is director of media ence "makes you want to come home to assessing the public-opinion analysis for Accuracy in Media, a media- raise money for the Contras." Danza's receive so much media attention. If watchdog organization. comment was a perfect opportunity for people are asked whether they favor

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CENSORSHIP BY THE MEDIA? - The narrow defeat of Contra aid dealt to the President by Congress was blamed on the TV networks' refusal to air the President's February speech. The networks claimed that the speech was a "rehash.

military aid to the Contras, the answer Congress, too, has been highly criti- usually is "no." If, however, they are cal of the Soviet occupation of asked whether they favor aid to those Afghanistan. Both Democrats and who are struggling against communism, Republicans have approved sending the answer is "yes." The answers indi- military aid to Afghan freedom fighters. cate that while the American people Why, then, has funding the Nicara- generally oppose military conflicts, guan freedom fighters, who are much they also are anti-communist and pro- closer to our own borders, become so freedom. The difference between the controversial in the media and Con-

two answers reflects the amount of gress? If anything, it would seem that information that the American people the establishment of a Soviet client state receive about the true nature of the in Nicaragua would be considered more conflict and the stakes involved. dangerous to U.S. security and that the

MAJ. ROGER MIRANDA The media deserve strong criticism consensus on how to deal with it would for not telling the full story. But they be even more solid. also can be faulted for airing propa- The troubling answer is that despite ganda that favors the communist side. the presence of 100,000 Soviet soldiers

The problem can be illustrated by in Afghanistan, it appears that Nica- IF comparing the coverage of Nicaragua ragua is more important to the Soviets. I there is with that of Afghanistan. News organi- The Soviets, and their Cuban and one thing the zations have not given the war in Nicaraguan clients, have worked over- Afghanistan as much coverage as they time to confuse the American people Sandinistas have have the war in Nicaragua, but the and Congress about Nicaragua, not Afghan coverage has generally been Afghanistan. Working directly, and studied, it is how critical of the communists. One reason through paid and unpaid agents, the to affect U.S. why Tom Brokaw of NBC News, not communists have successfully manipu- public opinion./ Dan Rather of CBS News, obtained that lated the major U.S. media and influ- exclusive interview with Mikhail Gor- enced Congress. bachev on the eve of the U.S. -Soviet An analysis of media coverage shows summit was Rather' s anti-Soviet cover- that both the Sandinistas and the guer- age of the war in Afghanistan. Please turn to page 50 -

TAM KY, VIETNAM "The uneasy stillness was abruptly shattered when an NVA infantry unit launched a sudden, fierce attack."

In October, Anderson's battery was in a defensive position near the coast of Tarn Ky. Shortly after dawn on Oct. 15, the uneasy stillness was abruptly shat- tered when an NVA infantry unit launched a sudden, fierce attack against

the American artillery position. It was clear from the start that this was not simply a tentative probe— this was a determined, coordinated assault sup- ported by fire from recoilless rifles, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons. The heavy fire blanketed the Amer- ican position. Under its cover, the enemy was able to close in and breach VIGNETTES COURAGE the battery's defensive perimeter. OF Realizing that the outer defenses were buckling under the intense pressure, Anderson unhesitatingly climbed onto unattainable and so enticing. For this the parapet of his howitzer, ignoring the ByJames Kramer was Vietnam in late 1967, and there fact that he was exposing himself to the was no respite from the grinding strain enemy. Firing his rifle and lobbing WEBSTERANDERSON and constant menace of a vicious war. grenades to fend off the NVA soldiers Admittedly, by definition all wars are who were trying to overrun his posi- S A CAREER soldier. barbaric, but this one seemed to be tion, he ordered his gun crew to direct Staff Sgt. Webster Ander- grimmer and meaner than earlier ones. their howitzer fire on the attackers. son had long since learned It was the kind of combat that aged The counterfire was devastatingly to take the bitter with the young men fast. Anderson, 34-year-old accurate, slowing the momentum of the sweet and the unexpected chief of an artillery-battery section of NVA assault force. Blocked by Ande'r-

with the predictable. But the 101st Airborne Infantry Division, . son and his gunners, the enemy lobbed never before had the was "the old man," keeping a protective small-town peace and eye on his young gunners, who lost a James Kramer, a veteran journalist based quiet of his native little more of their innocence with each in Valdosta, Ga., writes extensively on the

Winnsboro, S.C. , seemed so remote, so passing day. military and war.

22 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE grenades in an attempt to take them out. slip out of their noose, the North Kouma and his crew had to fight their Two of the grenades landed on the Koreans attacked even more furiously. way through pockets of resistance. parapet at Anderson's feet within a split Their immediate goal was to destroy Before they could reach friendly lines, second of each other. Almost at once, the three tanks, whose covering fire they had to bull and claw their way both detonated, knocking him into the was pinning them down. They suc- through eight miles of hostile territory. pit and severely mangling his legs. ceeded in overrunning two of the tanks. Along the way, Kouma used the only The section chief tried to get up, but The commander of the third tank, Sgt. effective weapons he had left — hand his badly damaged legs would no longer 1st Class Ernest R. Kouma, realized grenades — to knock out three enemy carry him. So he clawed his way back up machine-gun emplacements. Intelli- the parapet and propped himself on it, gence later estimated that Kouma and continuing to fire his howitzer at the his crew killed 250 enemy soldiers. enemy. Another NVA grenade hurtled Once he was back with his unit, past him and landed in the pit beside a although in pain and weak from loss of wounded crewman, who could not reach 0 blood, Kouma sought to resupply his it. Instantly Anderson slid into the gun tank and return to confront the enemy. pit, grabbed the grenade and threw it mMeverely Finally, his commanding officer had to back. The grenade detonated just as it injured order him to be evacuated for treat- was leaving his hand, wounding him yet and ment. For his bravery and his unswerv- again. Severely injured and bleeding bleeding from ing devotion to duty, Sgt. 1st Class from a dozen wounds, Anderson willed Ernest R. Kouma received the Medal of himself to remain conscious so that he a dozen wounds, Honor. could continue to direct his crew. He Anderson willed waved away the medic who sought to CLARENCE B. CRAFT evacuate him to a protected position himself to remain and dress his wounds. All of the Americans fought bravely conscious. A S HILLS go, Hen Hill in southern and well that October morning in Tarn ZJ Okinawa was neither remarkably

Ky, but in the end, it was Anderson who JL J. high nor unusually steep, and made the difference. His determina- should not have been much of an obsta- tion, courage and skill turned the tide, cle for the American troops that were forcing the attackers to pull back. For that he was the only obstacle blocking trying to scale it. The trouble was that his remarkable performance, Staff Sgt. an enemy onslaught against retreating Hen Hill was the hinge pin linking the Webster Anderson received the Medal soldiers. wings of the Naha-Shuri-Yonabaru of Honor. From his vantage point in the tank's defense line that the Japanese army had turret, Kouma issued constant firing established across the island. If that pin orders to his crew, which laid down a were to fall, both wings would fold and ERNESTR. KOUMA deadly accurate curtain of fire. The the entire defense line would be neu- North Koreans attacked Kouma's tank tralized. Hen Hill was high-stakes real YTHE summer of 1950, the un- repeatedly, but he fended them off, estate, contested doggedly by each dermanned and underequipped thwarting their efforts to pursue the side. United Nations forces in Korea, withdrawing infantrymen. For the Americans, Hen Hill had buying time until reinforcing units At one point, several of the enemy been costly. Since late May 1945, they could arrive, had been pushed back into were able to encircle the lone tank that had for 12 straight days assaulted the the southeast quadrant of the peninsula was holding them at bay. Reacting hill in battalion strength; each time, the behind the Naktong River. Trying to quickly, Kouma leaped from the turret defenders threw them back from well- sweep the hard-pressed U.N. troops and scrambled to the tank's exposed entrenched positions girdling the into the sea, the North Koreans repeat- rear deck to man the .50-caliber heights. Simultaneously, Army and edly attacked the defenses. Shortly machine gun. Rapidly traversing the Marine forces had launched attacks on before midnight on Aug. 3 1 the enemy weapon, he raked the attackers with other positions along the defense line. launched a series of coordinated attacks point-blank fire. But Hen Hill was the key tactical objec- along the entire Naktong River front. Mauled by Kouma, the enemy was tive, and it continued to elude the at- Near Agok, a 500-man enemy force forced to pull back, leaving several tackers. surged across the Naktong to strike a casualties behind. But Kouma had not On the morning of May 3 1 , a battal- lightly manned infantry position sup- come out of the clash unscathed; he was ion of the Army's 382d Infantry took its ported by three tanks from Company A bleeding from several wounds. The turn. Pfc. Clarence B. Craft and five of the US. Army's 72nd Tank Battal- resolute tank commander bound his riflemen had the point for a Company G ion. The beleaguered infantrymen injuries as best he could and continued platoon, probing for a soft spot in the fought hard, but they were outnum- through the night to stand firm against enemy position. They had gone only a bered and outgunned, and took heavy the enemy, frustrating each new short distance up the slope when a losses. It was clear that the defenders attempt to dislodge him. Japanese outpost spotted them. At were in an untenable situation. The The standoff persisted for an exhaust- once, the enemy raked the squad with commander ordered a retreat to a secon- ing nine hours. Then, his ammunition rifle and machine-gun fire, pinning it dary position, directing the three tank virtually gone, Kouma reluctantly down and wounding three of the sol- crews to remain. ordered his tank driver to pull back to diers. Seeing the infantrymen starting to the secondary position. Please turn to page 46

JULY 1988 23 M M

A STRATEGY FOR ARMS CONTROL

Treaties must be judged on what they accomplish, not on whether they were successfully negotiated.

By Bruce D. Berkowitz

RMS-CONTROL agree- ments can improve U.S. security and reduce the potential for war, but only if we understand their limitations as well as their potential. If arms control has been unsuc-

cessful up to now, it is in large part because we have ignored the following limitations:

• First, arms control is not an end in itself. Frequently one hears that U.S.-

USSR relations will improve if an accom- modation on arms control can be reached. But arms control is a means,

not an end. It makes no more sense to ask why the government has not pro- duced more arms-control treaties than

it does to ask why the government has not produced more laws. Each treaty

must be judged on what it accomplishes,

not on whether it was successfully negotiated. Also, the belief that arms control will improve superpower relations confuses

From CALCULATED RISKS by Bruce D. Berkowitz. Copyright © 1987 by Bruce D. Berkowitz. Reprinted bypermission ofSimon & Schuster.

24 cause and effect. Arms-control agree- If senators, representatives and ments that require the United States or bureaucrats insist, they could attend the the Soviet Union to give up some formal negotiations in Geneva, as they weapon programs that are deemed now do, so long as the real negotiations essential to their security are by- are being conducted somewhere else. products of stable relations. Super- The Senate would have a chance later, power relations must improve before during the treaty-ratification process, such agreements can be made. to judge whether an agreement is in the By itself, improving superpower rela- national interest and passes such tests tions is a poor reason for arms control. as verifiability. An agreement must have specific objec- A comprehensive arms-control tives; otherwise, it is impossible to IF WEAPONS agenda might look something like this: determine whether it is in the national • A hotline-improvement agreement, interest. cannot be elimi- which might include the addition of a Although not every arms-control nated, they must video link, a link between the Pentagon negotiation will succeed, negotiations and the Soviet general staff, and themselves do not seem to hurt. Talks be limited; if perhaps a jointly staffed crisis center. between the Soviet Union and the • A no-first-use treaty, under which United States during the past 15 years they cannot be the Soviet Union and the United States probably have improved each side's limited, they must would agree that neither will initiate the understanding of the other. use of nuclear weapons; that neither • Second, bad arms control is worse be controlled-^ will launch a first strike against the than no arms control. Supporters of arms •••••••••••••••• other's cities; and that neither will control rarely have been critical of any attack nuclear reactors, dams or other agreement that appears to limit targets whose destruction would cause weapons. This has been a mistake. substantial collateral damage. Nothing prevents a country from Quiet diplomacy gives negotiators flexi- • Rules for the use of space, under accepting an agreement that will, in the bility, as well as the ability to ignore the which each country would agree not to end, increase its defense costs and constant advice of Congress and the interfere with the other's satellites. reduce its security. Bad agreements not Kremlin. Such freedom probably is • An international chemical- only do direct harm, they discredit arms necessary to negotiating an agreement weapons treaty, sponsored by the control as a whole. that affects any major weapon system. Soviet Union and the United States. • Third, arms control that depends on The usual objection to quiet diplo- Under such a treaty, each country that retarding technology will fail. There are macy is that it fails to represent the true does not already have chemical just too many different ways to develop wishes of the American people. But weapons would agree not to develop the technology that eventually is used democratic rule does not really require them, and countries that already have for weapons. It is difficult to anticipate a government to respond instantly to them would pledge not to transfer them new developments, let alone control public opinion; it requires only that the to other countries. The United States them. And in any case, effectively ban- public have an opportunity to change and the Soviet Union would enforce this ning military technology would be policy sometime in the not-too-distant treaty as they do the Nuclear Nonprolif- impossible without eliminating many future. Allowing debate to go on end- eration Treaty. Defensive equipment civilian technologies as well. lessly would mean that the government such as gas masks, protective combat • Fourth, in negotiating arms control, could not reach decisions on most mat- dress and decontamination equipment success does not necessarily lead to success. ters. At some point, it is necessary to would be exempted. One agreement can limit the feasibility freeze popular opinion and make policy. Diehard arms-control supporters of future agreements. If a successful Congress and the public should be probably will scoff at these proposed pact spurs the development of new kept informed of current developments agreements as being insignificant. Yet weapons that are more difficult to count in arms control. However, the central they are eminently feasible, and there is or monitor, the second round of talks issue should not be whether every fac- no reason why they could not be may be more difficult than the first. tion of the American public is rep- negotiated within three years. If they • Fifth, unilateral policies that resented in Geneva, but whether the were, more progress in arms control accomplish the same objectives as arms policy will be tested by an election at would have been achieved than in the control usually are better. Changing gov- some point. preceding 40 years, and the risk of wars ernment policies that are based on bil- The President might appoint an offi- of mass destruction would be less — lion-dollar weapon systems and involve cial who would have near-total author- not zero, but perhaps as low as is cur- national security is like changing the ity over U.S. arms-control policy. This rently possible. course of a supertanker. But it is easier arms-control "czar" would be expected Arms control is absolutely essential to change the course of one supertanker to consult experts from the intelligence in the nuclear age. If weapons cannot than it is to change the courses of two. community in order to find out what be eliminated, they must be limited; if • Finally, arms-control agreements are kinds of agreements could be success- they cannot be limited, they must be best negotiated quietly by a small group fully monitored. The czar also would controlled. The alternative is that they of representatives from each country. consult leaders of Congress. will be used.

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tors face a situation that is foreign to ByVernon Pizer their training and their professional philosophy. However, the hospice is different; it approaches death and the HE LITERAL-minded dying skillfully, effectively and sensi- might say that William is tively. Taking up where science has going home to die. But failed, the hospice focuses on reducing those who are familiar suffering and on caring for the patient with what a hospice is in ways that traditional medicine does and what it does would not. adopt the point of view America's leading expert on hospice that William himself care is Dr. Sylvia A. Lack, who T holds: He is going home founded the world's first hospice — to live, even though for a limited time. St. Christopher's Hospice — in Lon- In medieval times hospices, or don in 1967. Seven years later, at the wayside shelters, abounded across request of a group of concerned Amer- Europe, providing aid and comfort to icans, she established this country's religious pilgrims. Today a new version first hospice in New Haven, Conn. of the hospice concept is flourishing "The essential difference between across America. Modern hospices are CHOOSING— Most hospice patients pre- usual medical practice and hospice fer to spend their remaining days in the designed to give aid and comfort to practice is the way each approaches comfort of their own homes. those who are approaching the last intensive care of a patient," Lack said. stage of the one pilgrimage none of us "Traditional intensive care means can evade: the passage from life to surroundings of a hospital. Hospices technology-intensive, but in the hos-

death. provide them the means of preventing pice it means people-intensive. Medical In increasing numbers, patients in such a possibility." science sees the patient's illness, and the terminal phase of incurable ill- The simple fact is that medical sci- focuses all of its attention and resources

nesses — usually the final six months — ence is good at helping patients live but on it; the hospice looks beyond the are choosing hospice care. According to poor at helping them die. Medicine's illness to see the patient, flexibly adapt- John J. Mahoney, president of the non-" all-encompassing goal is to cure the ing its resources and expertise to meet profit National Hospice Organization, afflicted. When a cure is not possible, the human needs of the individual." "More than 150,000 of the terminally medical wizardry is useless, and doc- The hospice recognizes the fact that a

ill in America each year are now choos- terminal illness affects not just the ing hospice care over traditional care." patient, but also the whole family.

Why? What does a hospice offer that VA HOSPICE CARE Therefore, a hospice tailors its services traditional medical facilities do not? to meet each family's needs. Its com- Veterans Administration "The terminally ill are not so much The prehensive support services are built began offering a hospice pro- fearful of death itself as they are of the around multidisciplinary teams, which gram for eligible veterans in 1978, manner of dying," said Mahoney. normally include physicians, psychia- beginning with the West Los "They dread having it become an trists and psychologists, nurses, Center. It agonizing ordeal in which they, Angeles Medical now therapists, social workers, clergymen, stripped of all human dignity, will suf- maintains separate sections for and trained volunteers. Services are fer intense pain in the midst of strangers hospice care in 15 hospitals. In provided on both an at-home and an in the impersonal, institutionalized addition to offering inpatient inpatient basis, with emphasis placed facilities, the VA has specially on the former. Experience has Autlwr of17 books, Vernon Pizer has written trained hospice teams to provide demonstrated that the patient is more comfortable in his own home, where he more than 500 articles for leading home care. magazines throughout the world. can follow his normal daily routine

26 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE CONTENTED TIMES— To many of the terminally ill, hospices grant their wishes to reach life's conclusion with dignity. amid family, friends, alert until the end, and Hospice teams will go to unusual and all that is familiar that gave each of us the lengths to meet patients' needs. One of and comforting. EVEN THOUGH deepest kind of satisfac- Lack's patients told her that although How can an ordinary tion. But beyond that, he and his "wife" loved each other family, unskilled in the time was we both recognized that devotedly, they had never married treating anything more this was a special time because she was already married. Years serious than a head fast approach- for us, a time that was earlier, she and her husband had cold, cope with caring ing, we never finite and would never become estranged, and he had disap- for a loved one who is come again in this peared. Now the couple desperately dying? The hospice felt more at world. So we savored wanted to marry, but they could not do team carefully coaches each moment and so until they found the missing hus- peace than in the family on what to do enjoyed it to the fullest band. Turning detective, the hospice and exactly how to do it, those waning extent, did the things we team embarked on a determined search, and even makes regular wanted to do when we acutely aware that the clock was tick- house calls. Further- days. wanted to do them, and ing. more, the team is on call showed how much we After several false leads, they 24 hours a day, seven loved each other. I don't Please Turn to page 54 days a week, to respond believe that we ever felt to special needs. so fulfilled, or serene as Guided and supported ~ we did in those last few by the hospice team, families find that months of Frank's life." caring for a terminally ill family Lack recalled one hospice patient member is not only possible, but in fact who told her that "the honest and open is a surprisingly comforting process. recognition that he could not be cured And after the patient dies, the hospice relieved him of all of his day-to-day team continues to serve the family, worries and responsibilities. He said providing bereavement counseling for that for the first time in his life, he felt up to one year. truly liberated, free to use his time Here is how one woman described selfishly to do all the things he always her final months with her dying hus- wanted to do, instead of all the things he band: "In a strange and wonderful way, always had to do. He thanked the hos- even though we knew the time was fast pice for giving him the gift of time that approaching when death would part us, was truly his own." we never felt closer or more at peace than in those waning days. Trained and FAMILIAR FACES— Hospice care includes supervised by the hospice team, I was regular contact with family and friends, able to keep Frank pain-free, active and as well as bereavement counseling.

JULY 1988 27 Veterans alert

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I ladiation-exposed veterans have a strong ally benefits for eligible veterans seeking treatment at VA medical in Nat'l Cmdr. John P. "Jake" Comer. Comer urged President facilities. Veterans would be reimbursed for travel expenses

Reagan to sign H.R. 181 1 , the Atomic Veterans Compensa- that exceed $6 for each round trip to VA hospitals and clinics. tion Act of 1988. The President signed the bill on May 20. The maximum total reimbursement for medical trips is $18 In a May letter, Comer wrote, "This bill has been per month.

developed over several years with the support of The Amer- Other benefits, effective July 1, 1988, include: ican Legion, and it reflects a bipartisan effort to recognize • Substantial increases in per-diem rates for state our nation's obligation to those veterans exposed to ionizing veterans' home care. radiation in the service of the United States." • Extension of the VAs authority to provide adult day Some of the President's top officials advised him to veto care. the bill. Also, VA Administrator Thomas K. Turnage argued • Clarification of the VA's policy on AIDS treatment and that there is no scientific evidence of a link between the testing. veterans' service and their cancer problems. • Fee-basis health care for certain service-connected The law requires the VA to pay benefits to veterans who veterans living in Canada or the Philippines. were exposed to radiation during military service if they • Repeal of the mandatory relocation of Vet Centers to developed certain types of cancer within 30 years of exposure parent medical facilities. and suffered at least 10 percent disability as a result. The • Incentives for recruiting and retaining scarce health-care diseases include all forms of leukemia except chronic specialists. lymphatic leukemia; thyroid cancer; bronchogenic car- • A requirement that the VA report each year on its efforts cinoma: pancreatic cancer; breast cancer; and cancers of the to help homeless veterans. pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines and colon. • An allowance increase for specially adapted housing, Radiation exposure must have occurred as a result of nuclear and vehicles for disabled veterans. testing from 1945 to 1963, or during the U.S. military • An extension of the presumption-of-service-connection occupation of Japan before 1946. guidelines to include several additional disabilities suffered The DoD estimated that about 200,000 GIs were exposed by former POWs. during those periods. • Revisions of VA policy on grave markers in national "These veterans willingly served when called upon," cemeteries. Comer told the President. "It is both right and just that our Other provisions include changes in procedures for country acknowledge its responsibility to them." awarding VA grants for construction of state veterans' homes, and a measure that would prohibit the VA from declaring as excess certain land at the medical centers in West Los Angeles and Sepulveda, Calif.

MI any Of the Legion's legislative priorities are contained in H.R. 2616, which was awaiting the President's signature at press time. Known as the Veterans Benefits and Services Act of 1988, H.R. 2616 includes more than 70 The Legion hasn't relented in its 10-year provisions that cover as many as 16 Legion resolutions. The struggle to gain a special pension for World War I veterans. bill, which Congress approved in April, makes some of the Testifying in support of H.R. 2448, a Legion spokesman most significant changes in VA policy in recent years. reminded members of the House Subcommittee on Compen-

Among the key provisions is expanded entitlement to sation, Pension and Insurance that World War I veterans did outpatient medical care. The measure would require the VA not receive the generous programs provided to veterans of to provide outpatient care to veterans with service-connected later generations. disabilities, veterans with disability ratings of 50 percent or "For them, there was no GI Bill, Home Loan Guaranty more, those disabled because of VA treatment, and veterans program or other benefits, which they vigorously supported engaged in vocational rehabilitation. for their children and grandchildren who served in World War The VA would be required to furnish outpatient care in II, Korea and Vietnam," the spokesman said. preparation for hospital admission, or outpatient care that H.R. 2448 is an offshoot of Legion Res. 486, which was would eliminate the need for hospitalization, to veterans approved by the 1986 national convention in Cincinnati. The whose service-connected disabilities are rated 30 percent or bill calls for a $150 monthly pension for single veterans who more, and to veterans whose incomes do not exceed the earn less than $12,000 annually. A similar pension would be maximum annual non-service-connected pension for dis- paid to married veterans whose incomes are less than abled veterans. $15,000 per year. The bill also directs the VA to furnish outpatient care to "The American Legion owes a great debt of gratitude to veterans whose disability ratings are less than 30 percent, the veterans of the first world war," the Legion told the former prisoners of war, and veterans exposed to toxic committee. "These valiant people founded this organization substances in Vietnam or ionizing radiation from nuclear in 1919, and developed and nurtured the programs that have

explosions during World War II and later atomic testing. been responsible for the Legion's becoming the largest Another important part of the bill would restore travel veterans' organization in the world."

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VETERAN tries to deter- to private I Applying for VA mission review medical I mine whether she qual- records.

H 1 HB ifies for treatment at a benefits requires Any veteran, Legionnaire or not, can H I aH VA hospital. Another ask to be represented by a Legion serv- I WM plans to buy his house paperwork and a lot ice officer. The veteran, however, must ill through the Home Loan of patience. But grant the service officer power of attor- H S H Guaranty Program. A ney by completing VA Form 23-22, Bk H veteran's widow seeks there is plenty which also authorizes access to the mmmmkmmm partial reimbursement claimant's VA records. of help available for her late husband's burial expenses. "Although Legion representation These are but a few examples that from the Legion's can be requested at any stage during the illustrate the diversity of benefits avail- claim process, it is more effective if able to veterans, their dependents and service officers. done at the beginning or early in the survivors. While each case may differ, development of a claim," Lenker said. all claims for benefits begin with an •••••••••••••••• As an accredited representative, the application to the VA. service officer receives all information Any VA regional office or medical DD-214 military discharge form. related to the case, including rating facility can provide benefit information Depending on the case, other often- decisions. The service officer then can and the necessary forms to file a claim, required documents include birth, take any necessary action to develop a according to William F. Lenker, chair- death and marriage certificates, and claim and process an appeal if the claim man of the Legion's Veterans Affairs medical statements. is rejected at the regional office. and Rehabilitation Commission. "All "The burden of proof in establishing If a veteran's claim is denied at the Legion departments and most Legion a claim actually rests with the claim- regional office, the Legion will also posts have service officers who can ant," Lenker said, "but the VA at the assist the claimant in obtaining hear- assist claimants," Lenker said. "There very least has an obligation to assist the ings at both the regional level and

is a Legion service officer at each VA veteran in developing all the facts in a before the Board of Veterans Appeals in regional office." case." In processing the claim, the VA Washington, D.C. The first step in filing a claim is to usually obtains service records and "The appeal process begins with the prove that you are a veteran; the most reports from other government agen- veteran filing a Notice of Disagree- common supporting document is the cies, and will seek the claimant's per- ment, expressing an intent to seek an appeal," Lenker said. "The veteran has the right to request a personal hearing at any stage of the appeal." The BVA hands down three types of decisions: an allowance, which grants a benefit wholly or in part; a remand decision, which sends the case back to the regional office for additional review; or a denial of the claim. "But don't expect your VA claim to be resolved overnight," said Lenker. It usually takes the VA several months to decide on basic claims such as death pensions, service-connected medical treatment, disability payments and increased ratings. For example, the appeal of a claim denied by the regional office will take six to nine months. "Legion service officers cannot help speed up a claim," Lenker said, "but LEGION ASSISTANCE— Jim Shearer of the Department of Indiana helps veteran they can help ensure that a claim is Ray Perkins with a VA claim. Legion service officers assist all veterans, whether they correctly prepared to minimize the are Legionnaires or not. chance of a delay or denial."

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William F. (Bill) Lenker has served as chairman of the Legion 's JUDICIAL REVIEW Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission since 1967. A B-

1 7 pilot during World War II, Lenker owns a real estate business in OF VA CLAIMS WOULD Sioux Falls, S.D. TURN THE VA AND American Legion Magazine: If a veteran was ill or injured while he was in military service, is he automati- VETERANS INTO cally entitled to service-connected disability compensa- tion?

ADVERSARIES, SAYS W. F. Lenker: In general, you need to have a disability that is connected or related to your military service. A common WILLIAM F. LENKER, way to show this is through evidence of injury or treatment in service, or within a certain post-service period. Another way CHAIRMAN OF THE to show service connection is by demonstrating a continuity of symptoms or treatment over the years since military serv- ice. VA & R COMMISSION. However, there are important instances where service

32 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE connection can be shown without there being an injury in While the VA may try to insist that the only acceptable service or a continuity of symptoms. Deadly cancers caused evidence is military records, the statements of the veteran by asbestos or radiation occur many years after service and his family, friends or unit members are valid evidence without there being any in-service injury or continuity of that should be advanced on behalf of the veteran. symptoms. Similarly, the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Qz What if a person cannot prove that he is a veteran? Disorder can first occur years after service. Also, there must be medical evidence indicating an identi- Al The Selective Service System generally can verify draft fiable or chronic disability. It should be noted that some status and periods of service. State adjutant generals also medical conditions incurred in service heal completely after may have records on people who entered and left the military, treatment and leave no residual disability. Service-connected as well as records on payment of state veterans' bonuses. Of claims many times are not granted for such conditions or, if course, the first agency to contact is the National Personnel so, at a non-compensable level. Records Center. Let me give you an example of how a service-connected claim might be awarded. Say that a veteran received a small Qz Is a decision by the VA's Board of Veterans Appeals the shrapnel wound in the head that healed, leaving only a faint final word on a claim? scar. Over the years, he has complained about frequent headaches and numbness on the side of the head where he A" Well, the board's final word is correct with regard to the would show that he received was wounded. Service records evidence of record and the propriety of a VA regional office's some treatment and also was awarded the Purple Heart; action on the benefit. However, if a veteran or service officer however, there is no indication of post-service treatment. A finds a clear, unmistakable error in the denial, the Legion can current neurological examination shows that the com- VA resubmit the claim to the BVA and request a formal reconsid- plaints are related to the old head wound. On that basis, eration. This can result in either a reversal or confirmation of granted; service-connection would be the board's previous decision. It's important for veterans to know that a claim can be Qb What is a non-service-connected pension, and how reopened at any time if there is new evidence that was not does a person qualify for it? considered before, evidence that is pertinent to the claimed

Al Pension is an income-support program for totally dis- benefit. In effect, a claim is never closed, and with each abled veterans, and for those age 65 or older who had 90 days reopening, there is a right to a potential appeal. If the veteran is not satisfied with the decision of the BVA, the veteran can ask the administrator to review and change the BVA deci- sion.

/ HE Legion does not object Ql What is the purpose of a remand decision by the BVA, which sends the matter back to regional offices? to an increase in the current Az A remand sends the case back when the VA office did not attorney's fee for representing develop certain required evidence, such as an adequate medical exam. In many cases Legion appeals representatives veterans in appeals casesY are successful in arguing that a claim needed additional ••••••••••••••••••••a* development at the regional level. The Legion also might request that a case be assigned to or of honorable wartime service. They must have more an independent medical expert. While this technically would limited financial resources. The application must be accom- not be a remand decision, the BVA would send the case back evidence establishing total disability; a panied by medical with an explanation for the decision and specific instructions financial statement; and records such as marriage, birth and for the regional office. About 20 percent of appeal decisions divorce papers, on. Surviving death certificates, and so are remands, and more than 25 percent of these remand cases spouses of these veterans also are eligible for pensions if they are decided in favor of the veteran. If the case is still denied meet certain income limits. at the regional office, it will be returned to the board for final action. Qz Suppose that the VA says it cannot find a particular service record that documents medical treatment or Qz Can a veteran take the case beyond the BVA to a injury. What can the veteran do? federal court, or even the Supreme Court?

Az Several sources might have records or information to Al Veterans are not barred from taking a claim into federal support the claim. These include the National Personnel court, provided that the issue at stake is denial of due process Records Center in St. Louis, which holds personnel and pay or a constitutional question. The veteran also can challenge records, and unit morning reports. The National Archives has VA resolutions in court. certain military records and information. Veterans also can The courts, however, have declared that Title 38 of the U.S. contact military-service associations, and some outfit Code precludes a review of a BVA decision just because the reunions can help develop what are called "buddy state- claim was denied. This limitation, enacted by Congress in ments." For example, the "Comrades in Distress" column in 1887, has been the subject of several Supreme Court deci- this magazine lists names of veterans who are looking for sions. The high court has ruled that the United States is under witnesses to support disability claims. Past or present no obligation to provide a remedy through the courts if employers might have the information; so might life insur- administrative review is already in place. As far as the courts ance companies and pharmacies. Please turn to page 55

JULY 1988 33 Legion news briefs

Legion Defends Postal Subsidies

For Non-profit Organizations

,j_ Legion staunchly de- and, at the same time, to allocate more M fended postal subsidies for of our limited resources for mailings," m non-profit organizations dur- the spokesman said. President Reagan, JL ing testimony before the House on more than one occasion, has called Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Serv- on Americans to capture the spirit of EYE-GRABBER — The "Claddagh Ring" ice and General Government. volunteerism. "The U.S. Postal Service worn by Nat'l Cmdr. John P. "Jake" Comer "A wide range of community-based is our lifeline. Increased mailing costs has gained considerable attention as the programs serving the needy are spon- will result in a reduced ability to com- commander travels and talks with Legion- naires throughout the country. Dating sored by non-profit groups," a Legion municate with the public." back 800 years, the ring is named after a spokesman told committee members in The subsidy reduces the cost of mail- fishing village on Ireland's west coast. as April. "The Legion supports the con- ing Legion publications such post The ring was the traditional wedding ring tinuation of the Revenue Foregone sub- and department newsletters, and The of the ancient tribe. The hands clasping sidy to ensure that deserving groups can American Legion Magazine. "It is the heart with the superimposed crown carry out their work." imperative that the subsidy continue, denote fidelity, friendship and love.

The subcommittee recently rejected for without it, many non-profit groups an administration proposal that would would be forced to cut back their serv- have eliminated all postal subsidies for ices to the public," the spokesman said. contributions to the nation. The third, the Legion and the nation's other non- The American Legion alone contrib- and the one that the Legion strongly profit groups, except for the free-mail- utes millions of dollars annually in supports, is the continued funding of ing privileges of the blind and disabled. ways most citizens are unaware of. the appropriation in recognition of the "It seems ironic to us that non-profit For example, the Legion sponsors cost/benefit ratio to both community organizations are being asked to pro- nearly 30,000 young men each year well being and the taxpayer. vide more community-level services in its Boys State program, and 10,000 "The benefits accruing to America as young men and women in its national a result of the programs and activities of high-school oratorical contest. Legion the non-profit organizations are incal- posts last year sponsored 3,600 youth culable, but most certainly exceed the baseball teams and 3,000 Boy Scout cost of the Revenue Foregone appropri- troops nationwide. In addition, the ation," the spokesman said. Legion has awarded more than 3,700 scholarships and assisted 350,000 veterans in representation on rehabilita- tion cases. Legionnaires last year COLLECTOR'S ITEMS donated more than 400,000 pints of copies ofThe American blood — the most by any single organ- EXTRA Legion Magazine's Constitu- ization—to the Red Cross Blood Bank tion and Strategic Defense issues are and contributed 1 million-plus hours of still available. Already collector's volunteer service to VA hospitals. items, the September 1987 and May The Legion spokesman told the com- 1988 issues are for sale at $2 per copy, mittee members that there were three plus $1 .50 postage and handling. courses of action that could be taken in Special rates are available upon the Revenue Foregone appropriation. request to posts, departments and One would call for 100 percent absorp- individual Legionnaires who wish to tion of postal costs by the non-profit WHALE OF A DAY - Natl Cmdr. John P. order bulk quantities for special dis- groups, "a proposal which would in all "Jake" Comer and National Auxiliary tributions and promotional activities. President Pearl Behrend get a close-up likelihood dramatically reduce these Send inquiries to Michael D. La look at Shamu as distinguished guests of organizations' ability to serve their Bonne, Editor, The American Sea World, a member of the Legion's communities." A second course would Legion Magazine, P.O. Box Family Benefit Plan. Sea World provided require that non-profit groups be sub- special discounts and a hospitality tent 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. sidized by all other mailers, a concept for Legionnaires who were attending the Checks should be made out to The that would tend to breed resentment Region 3 National Leadership Workshop American Legion Magazine. in Orlando. and denigrate the non-profit groups'

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Donors who have contributed $50 or more to the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation (from March 26 through April 29, 1988):

Howard T. Backous Nebraska Parker J Keeler Indiana William A. McKay New York Dean L. Robertson Nebraska E. G. Grant Australia (Hawaii) John J. Messinger Iowa (Lebanon) William E. Christie New York Virginia O'Neil New York

John M. Russell, Jr. Delaware Paul M. Severson Louisiana Roy F. Cowan New York r, J. and Josephine Naptel New York Matthew Skidmore Maryland Francis C. Barrett Maryland Violet Argila New York Dennis A. Lago New York Larry Summers North Dakota R. Lee Fisher Maryland Rev. Fr. John D. Kempf Ohio Dolly Julian Massachusetts Ruth M. Morrand Kansas Alfred Harwood Massachusetts Gerald L. Moore Ohio Mr. and Mrs, Larry Tryon Connecticut

Mr and Mrs. Earl B. Colby, Jr. Maine Maxwell P. Whitters Massachusetts Charles L. Benzon Ohio Frank Hazlett Connecticut Frances Ann Swensen Kansas Elizabeth Thomas Massachusetts W. Dean Scholl Ohio Robert Beianger Connecticut Thomas R. Stockmal Alaska James D. Snyder Michigan Dominic V. Belloni Ohio Hilda M. Bates Arizona Patricia A. Spillman Alaska Paul R. Bagan Minnesota Dominic D. DiFrancesco Pennsylvania Henri Sanchez California Ann Franklin Alaska Carl J. Noe New York Michael T. Joner Pennsylvania Fred W. Falling California Peggy Florence E Huber Alaska J. S. Jensen North Dakota Thomas E. Cassidy Pennsylvania Gabby family California Clayton Moneymaker Alabama Ron Hopson Oregon Bernard L. Black South Carolina Katharine Paice California Wells Meeks Utah Dave Wheeler Oregon Sue M. Cherrier Alaska John Greco Colorado Grant Willis Missouri Howard Schlieter Oregon Preston and Mary Vandeburgh Arizona Robert C. M. Pelletier Florida LoydG.Orr Nebraska Dan McDonald Panama George B. Marx California wniiam h, Kenaaii Hawaii

W. P. Howie Texas Herbert E. Titus Pennsylvania John H Pattison California Vernon P Koenig Hawaii

Leroy T.Taylor, Jr. California Troy A. Powers Tennessee William K. Shertenlieb Georgia James E, Neuman, Jr. Illinois Railu Rmu^Qarrl Robert L. Silvius Indiana Paul McDowell Washington Charles Blue Georgia l'jii, uiuuooaiu Louisiana Lincoln and Kathleen Lynch Kentucky Roscoe C. Torrance Washington John L. Coalson, Jr. Georgia Waldo P Jackson, Jr. Massachusetts William E. Rummage Kentucky Miles Epling West Virginia Emmett W. Coalson, Jr. Georgia John J. Mulkern Massachusetts

David P. Crocker Maine H. H. Keim West Virginia Melvin B. Coalson. Sr. Georgia Francis X. McCauley Massachusetts Ralph A. Ditlmar Michigan Clarence Hancock West Virginia Gerald H. Lynch Georgia Olaf R. Ahlquist Nebraska John Stibitz New York Gordon and Ruth Evans New York Barry Puckett Georgia John Pandora New Hampshire

Thomas H. Monroe Ohio Dottie Hill Massachusetts Clarence H. Shirley Georgia Gilbert F. O'Grady New York

J. P. "Pat" Hone Ohio Nathaniel T. Cobb Maine Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Turner Georgia Harry and Yvonne Moore North Dakota

Mrs. Thomas J. Gear Virginia Louis Franklin Connecticut Billy Hunter Georgia George E. Burnett Oklahoma Larry D. Greene Virginia Milton R. Porter Connecticut Lumir Holets Iowa Joseph A. Strinich Pennsylvania Grayson Williamson West Virginia Frances Stevens Indiana Bradley and Dorothy Wheaton William R. Douglas Tennessee

John J. O'Connor North Dakota Ronald D. Martin Indiana Massachusetts Michael Lindzy California/Utah

Harold A. P. Reinecke California Raymond and Pat Frederick Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walker W. Perry Linthicum Maryland/Virginia Benjamin R. Loye Colorado Mr. and Mrs James Marks Indiana Massachusetts Murray B. York Virginia Josephine LoCicero Florida Mr and Mrs. Allen C. Cochran Indiana Linda Nordeng Massachusetts Jeanne B. MiJIan Virginia

David E. Craig Florida Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Krohn Indiana Robert and Elvira Artick Massachusetts Alfred C. Klingebiel Virginia Arch Kleet Florida Eugene J. Bosse Indiana Paul M. Badgley Mexico Tom Valencour Washington Clifford E Roberts Florida John A. Mantis Massachusetts Mack V. Dinsmoore Michigan Walter R Pitts Washington

Department donations to the Child Welfare Foundation as of April 15, 1988:

Department Commander Amount Department Commander Amount Department Commander Amount Alabama Clayton E Moneymaker $ 4,522 Kansas C.A. Houk 8,624 Ohio Richard J. Cherry 12,687 Alaska Thomas V. Ruff 4,198 Kentucky Michael D. Leon 6,251 Oklahoma James C. Morton 887 Arizona James B. Kirk 1,302 Louisiana Sterling Hebert 5,178 Oregon Harry Klug 9,593 Arkansas Martha McQuain 3,119 Maine Earl B. Colby Jr. 3,973 Panama Dan McDonald 120

California Mike Canales 18,437 Maryland R. Lee Fisher 8.594 Pennsylvania Ronald F. Conley 5,282 Canada Patrick Neumann 322 Massachusetts Paul A. Morin 28.774 Philippines William H. Sener 35 Colorado Tillson Gorsuch 4,834 Mexico Frank H. Nolan 450 Puerto Rico Isidore Cerpa Jr. 426

Connecticut Raymond R. Bigelow 1.218 Michigan Roy B. Cicotte 8,452 Rhode Island Walter P. Pytka 332 Costa Rica Minnesota Lloyd M. Rfcker 17,252 South Carolina Robert E. David 605 Delaware Thomas Wootten 1,263 Mississippi Clayton Thompson 1,644 South Dakota Russel D. Testerman 925

Dist. of Columbia Sotero Garcia 922 Missouri Oscar Walterman 31,094 Tennessee Ike F. Gentry 1,361

Florida Robert J. Proctor 19,286 Montana Louis P. Fuhringer 1,575 Texas E H. Narmour 9,147 France Michael R. Verville 125 Nebraska Michael D. Helm 7,455 Utah ElmerS. Pickett 1,360 Georgia Mary B Howard 4,112 Nevada Don L. Cirac 435 Vermont Wayne McLean 1,961

Hawaii Kenneth McAtee 425 New Hampshire Louis F. Milinazzo 12.608 Virginia William R. Bryant 3,528

Idaho George Kirkland 3,196 New Jersey Timothy P. Carmody 3,916 Washington Charles J. Benson 4,019 Illinois Clayborn M. Lofton 13,209 New Mexico Cas Novak 1.489 West Virginia J. Carl Durham 2,466 Indiana Larry Bartlett 7,890 New York Frank J. DAmico 17,080 Wisconsin Robert C. Weyenberg 7,228 Iowa Dorothy Andrews 1,977 North Carolina Jerry L. Hedrick 6,558 Wyoming Owen Heins 3,752 Italy Nazario Cicchillitti North Dakota Aaron Dalke 5,050

Posts that have donated $100 or more to the Child Welfare Foundation as of April 29, 1988:

Post Commander Department Amount Post Commander Department Amount Post Commander Department Amount 38 Robert E.Waltman Louisiana $ 100 1487 John Derham New York 100 286 Kathy Synesael New York 100 365 William C. Claydon California 100 76 Marvin Woolsey Indiana 100 223 Jerome Dewing Massachusetts 300 64 Carl Petty Ohio 1.000 49 Melvin Madore Maine 100 161 Raymond Dirickson Colorado 1.000

84 Ron Rice Colorado 175 175 Dr. Warren V. Ales Louisiana 300 68 Donald Stewart Dist. of Columbia 100 37 L. F.Thomas Minnesota 100 153 Raymond D Dumareso NewJersey 100 155 Stan Kmon Massachusetts 100 1974 R.H.Albert Illinois 100 449 Michael Fargo Wisconsin 250 3 Pascual L. Fajardo Arizona 100 164 Norman C Nester Ohio 100 212 James E. Bloomquist Minnesota 250 521 Jessie W. Moore Louisiana 250 Jr. 250 2 Edward G.Grant Hawaiii 250 801 Norman F. Scott California 150 2 Walter J Geraghty Texas

134 Nancy E. Rudisill Florida 100 387 George Gonsalves Massachusetts 100 516 Burney Michalak Texas 150

7 James Givens Delaware 500 17 Troy Allen Alaska 200 54 I. E.Ames Texas 1,000 276 Philip Surprenant Maryland 250 27 Paul J. Blair Alaska 500 12 John W.Thompson Jr. Alaska 101 California 100 168 Roland S. Renner Jr Maryland 500 1 Leon F. Bertram Alaska 450 61 Leon Winters 1659 William Schweitzer New York 100 11 Tom Stockmal Alaska 440 199 Harry Dennis California 100 330 Thomas Hagen Illinois 100 2 Dick Strom Alaska 100 175 Robert Cochran Colorado 100

899 Frank J, Soldridge Jr. Pennsylvania 100 383 Lucien La Course Texas 100 670 James Edwards Illinois 104 Illinois 100 335 Danil P. Chester Indiana 100 8 Darrell Skipper North Carolina 250 703 Tom Ward 199 Gary A. Grant Virginia 250 77 Frank Crawford North Carolina 300 482 Vern Ewert Illinois 100 116 Bob Pritoka Kentucky 500 109 Harold Penny North Carolina 250 1039 William Pappas Illinois 100 118 Willie Christie New Mexico 100 53 Tom Powell North Carolina 201 172 Vernon Hamilton Indiana 100 130 Dennis Boland Florida 1,000 65 Walter Smith New Hampshire 100 33 David R. Rach Indiana 100 55 A. B.Turlington North Carolina 100 44 Fred Nielsen Alabama 100 18 Barney R.White Indiana 100

183 William T. Barghaus Illinois 100 176 Craig L. Turtle Alabama 125 20 Mickey Staton Kansas 150 883 Calvin D. Jensen Illinois 100 76 Paul Foster Kentucky 100 6 William Henderson Kansas 500 100 338 Charles E. Rupp Ohio 250 821 Lawrence Youngs New York 500 327 Joe Carl Kansas 282 Elmer Creech Minnesota 250 399 OrvilleW. Plummer California 100 198 Frank C. Mersmann Kansas 100 16 Raymond Ballantine Vermont 100 578 Jim Holloway Illinois 100 70 George R. Beck Kentucky 100 444 Denny Kopp Missouri 100 131 KarlM.Applebaum Louisiana 100 25 Henry Jennings Massachusetts 100

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Post Commander Depadment Amount Post Commander Department Amount 234 Jon Dean Massachusetts 100 1552 Clint Manyard New York 300 LONE SAILOR 290 Warren Thunstrom Minnesota 250 1832 Gerald St. Hilaire New York 100 from the Statue Sculpted for the 643 Terence V. Dailey Minnesota 100 323 ArlenG.Fry Ohio 100 Memorial. Washington, D.C. 418 Charles J. Stead Minnesota 100 255 Terry L. Digman Ohio 100 United States Navy 130 Johnny J. Massengill Mississippi 100 526 George Artuso Ohio 400 108 Owen Grinde Montana 100 11 JohnT. Steinmetz Ohio 419 35 Anthony J. Marinaro New Hampshire 100 152 Fred Seybold Pennsylvania 100 100 William W. Edwards New Hampshire 100 126 Walter C. Haselton Jr. South Carolina 100

18 George E. Brown New Mexico 117 157 John F. Brown South Carolina 100 574 Sanford Collins New York 250 62 Robert H. Richmond South Carolina 100 1436 LouisTroisi New York 200 111 Howard Dencler California 250 1597 Clark Whitson New York 100 22 Ed Jackson California 203

1489 Robert F. Fox New York 100 297 John P. Berres Florida 100 725 J. Herbert Reahl New York 250 201 Neal Phillips Georgia 1,000 389 Clyde Schweikert Ohio 100 97 William H. Stevenson Massachusetts 100 113 Chester Burr Ohio 100 190 Arthur Schremser Michigan 100

63 Dennis F. Hanneman Ohio 500 165 William Thomas Michigan 100 88 Eugene A. Lance Ohio 250 1291 Allan Eng-achson New York 300 16 Richard Boales Ohio 250 1435 Emil Meier New York 100 146 Ouentin Moad Oklahoma 100 532 William A. Wyatt Ohio 243 11 James T.Anderson South Dakota 150 487 Howard Null Ohio 250 140 Grayson Williamson West Virginia 150 41 Glen Gibson Tennessee 100 106 Ralph Diedrick Wisconsin 165 321 William R. Crawford Texas 250

100 Mark A. Schaitel Wisconsin 100 69 Thomas P. Ryan Vermont 190 208 Robert Fletcher California 100 164 W. Ray Hutchinson Virginia 200 51 Gerald J. Foerster California 100 35 James Hurst Alaska 150 106 Kenneth Letteer California 100 204 Dean M. Hildebrand California 250 558 ZigmuntS. Jaworski California 100 496 James W.Wysong California 110 642 Thomas H. Martinez California 105 669 Paul R. Cottle California 100 71 Jack Hall Colorado 500 469 Frank Alarcon California 100

24 Joseph P. Dauplaise Florida 2,137 248 Larry K.Humpal California 100

260 James F. Feeney Indiana 266 217 Robert V. Angulo California 100 20 William Haubrich Iowa 100 23 James W.Waddy Colorado 100 170 Dale Allen Kansas 100 32 John R. Porterfield Colorado 150 49 Wayne M.Thompson Kansas 100 11 NickG. DeBano Colorado 105 18 BillyJ.Webb Kansas 100 303 Thomas A. Hearn Florida 132 288 John Rebenne Louisiana 100 334 Wesley B.Thornton Florida 584 16 Joseph L. Forbes Sr. Louisiana 150 147 Jeff Robinson Georgia 250 38 James J. Green Massachusetts 500 38 Al Hottinger Idaho 150 237 John Shaffer Michigan 100 1231 ConstantineChioles Illinois 250 67 Gary Hjermsted Minnesota 100 157 David Rollins Indiana 500

558 William C. Boedeker Missouri 100 45 David F. Bohannon Kansas 150 331 Clarence L. Koon Missouri 100 99 Judy Laurie Kansas 100 624 William E. Hams Missouri 100 46 Gerald G.Gordon Kentucky 100 55 Don Kaliebe Nevada 100 54 Charles W. Brawn Maine 100 60 Raymond Peacock New York 100 259 James E.Jones Massachusetts 106 1231 John Keyoskey New York 100 199 Robert Rheault Massachusetts 100 818 Dr. Daniel H. Manfredi New York 100 456 David Kelley Massachusetts 100 468 Lou Damiani New York 100 414 JohnT. O'Toole Massachusetts 1,000 411 Albert Becker New York 100 208 Robert Eaton Massachusetts 100 94 Preston Pate North Carolina 100 300 RogerAdams Michigan 100

1 Dennis Mock North Dakota 500 354 LanceW. Lucius Minnesota 100 62 Richard R.Spindler Ohio 250 637 Robert Templeton Missouri 100 449 Kenneth O.Holcomb Ohio 250 318 Esther W.Woods Missouri 100 178 Donald G. Donley Ohio 250 11 John Gallagher Montana 100 180 Richard Schenfeld Oregon 3.000 373 J.W. Robb Nebraska 200 43 Robert C. Flanery Oregon 425 95 ErmandoBrandolini New Hampshire 270 136 Ronald J. D'OtoSr. Oregon 200 47 GaryL. Miller New Hampshire 351 8 Gary R. Gregory Oregon 279 229 William Salisbury New York 300 73 Bill J. Phillips Oregon 100 39 Clifford Thorn North Dakota 150 51 Thomas L. Mills Oregon 1,160 232 Thomas L. Bressler Ohio 150 5 Dale B.Wheeler Oregon 100 239 L.R. Richardson Ohio 125 76 Rodrick A. Hornseth South Dakota 100 630 Edward 0. McCann Ohio 100

87 Douglas Mason Utah 150 580 John H. Borkvoic Pennsylvania 250 The Lone Sailor statue is a dramatic symbol of every 310 Kirk Y. Jefferies Virginia 100 343 Robert Emerick Pennsylvania 250 person who has ever worn the Navy blue. Now you may 60 Ralph V. Barker West Virginia 100 486 Donald K. Siler Texas 250 display your own Lone Sailor, which is being issued by the 177 Robert F. Smith West Virginia 100 1976 JohnT. Hoffman Virginia 100 15 William C. Yeager West Virginia 200 139 Robert G.Smith Virginia 100 United States Historical Society® in cooperation with the 36 Richard La Buda Wisconsin 250 Clarence Baisey Virginia 200 79 U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation. When you acquire a Lone 52 John F. Smaby Wisconsin 100 16 Gordon K.Stone Virginia 1,000 Sailor, you become a Sponsor of the Memorial on Penn- 42 Everrett Desmarteau Wyoming 312 104 Charles T. Moses Jr. Virginia 100 78 JohnM. Bobat New Jersey 100 53 William Nueonberg Virginia 200 sylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C—a living tribute to 2 William Tulloch Sr. Connecticut 300 21 John D. Grove Virginia 500 all the men and women ofthe Navy who have served their 253 John Noble Jr. Indiana 250 360 John E.Williams Virginia 250 country in war and peace. Available in two versions: 8- 81 James Y.Watson Indiana 105 130 Liam Conor O'Clisham Virginia 100 inch bonded-bronze, mounted on wooden base, and 15- 502 Andy Lesnick Jr Indiana 120 24 Roger A. Owens Virginia 150 7 Robert L. Converse Indiana 149 180 Daniel A. Dellinger Virginia 100 inch genuine bronze, mounted on marble base. 47 Warren Bacon Indiana 100 293 Joseph K.Weakley Virginia 1,000 82 Gerald Schuhler Indiana 367 185 Thomas R. Bledsoe Virginia 135 YES! I wish to acquire the following Lone SaiVorstatue(s). 289 Eugene Bosse Indiana 100 68 Dennis Hendrickson Washington 203 I understand the statue is based on the original sculpture 355 Frances Stevens Indiana 100 10 George Szymanski Wisconsin 100 Bleifeld. I will appointed an Individual 43 Norbert L. Bultemeier Indiana 100 288 Richard Krier Wisconsin 150 by Stanley be 391 Stephen W. Partlow Indiana 100 27 Vernon A. Weiss Wisconsin 250 Sponsor of the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. and I Fred 297 Bockover Indiana 122 489 RobertToohill Wisconsin 100 will receive a Certificate of Authenticity. 254 Paul Lehr Indiana 135 Please send Lone Sailor 8" statues at $85 each 29 Kenneth R.Coley Sr. Indiana 102 440 Ron Martin Indiana 125 plus $2.50 shipping and handling. 268 John Daley Maryland 400 Please send Lone Sailor 15" statues at $1,500 388 Daniel J. McCarron Massachusetts 1,500 each, shipping included. 26 James W. Conway Massachusetts i!ooo CWF SCOREBOARD 188 Richard S. Gallant Massachusetts 1,100 331 Norm Deslauriers Massachusetts 500 The total amount donated to 18 John A. Mantia Massachusetts 500

440 Thomas K Shoemaker iviaoociui lUoCllo 1 000 the Child Welfare Foundation 48 Francis B. Daly Massachusetts 100 fasofMav27. 1988): City Slate Zip 40 Richard W.Holbrook Massachusetts 5,500

1276 Freeman F. Marshall New York 200 $735,514 Check enclosed for $ 93 Louis Di Leo New York 100 Donations should be mailed to ( Make check payable to The Lone Sailor, 232 C. Irving Towne New York 100 Charge: VISA MasterCard 779 Roy F. Cowen New York 100 the Child Welfare Foundation, No Exp.. loo Garry Curry Jr. New York 100 P.O. Box 538, Indianapolis, IN 1788 John Garceau New York 100 Virginia residents please add -t.S% sales tax. " 450 CasimirF. Sojka New York 100 4b2Uf>US38. Mail to: The Lone Sailor, c/o U.S. Historical Society 701 Robert Syzdek New York 1,000 Dept.L3, First and Main Sts., Richmond, VA 23219 (804)6484736.

JULY 1988 37 SPRING MEETINGS NEC RESOLUTION

Seeks Improvements In Veterans' Right To Appeal

HE American Legion sion that judicial-review supporters intends to exert its influ- often portray the VA as being the only ence by persuading Con- Members should federal agency that is exempt from judi- gress to pass legislation cial review, a claim that he said is that would improve the benefit from o erroneous. "There are more than 70 VA's handling of veterans' new money-market other federal programs involving claims and provide a more claims and benefits that are not subject independent review of program that to court review," he said. appeals. The resolution was authorized Another provision of the proposed that calls for the legislation is one of 38 Veterans Reassurance Act would approved by the National Executive for Legion increase the maximum fee for attorneys Committee in its Spring Meetings held representing veterans in claims cases. participation. May 4-5. The current $ 1 0 maximum has not been In one of the most important posi- changed since the late 19th century.

tions on appeals rights of veterans that "That amount is antiquated, inadequate

the Legion has ever taken, the NEC and ludicrous, and it should be raised," passed Res. 34, which urges Congress said E. Roy Stone Jr., PNC and chair- to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code and such a system would transform the VA's man of the NEC Subcommittee on establish a Veterans Reassurance Act. claims process from an informal to a Resolutions. While the Legion supports

"One of the keynote provisions of formal, adversarial relationship the increase, it has said that the amount this bill would give a veteran a personal between veterans and the VA. The should not be so high as to preclude hearing during the review of a claim." formal process could also work against disabled and financially strapped " said Nat'l Cmdr. John P. "Jake Comer. veterans in that rules of evidence could veterans from hiring legal counsel. "The hearing would show a veteran prevail, and the process could be quite The NEC also took issue with a how to reopen a claim that the VA has expensive. However, the Legion histori- recent Supreme Court ruling that rejected." About 2.5 million claims are cally has supported judicial review in upheld a VA decision denying educa- filed each year; 42,000 result in appeals. cases that question the validity or con- tion benefits to alcoholic veterans. The The bill also would establish a stitutionality of VA policies. VA ruled that some claimants' alcohol- method to notify claimants of their ism is the result of "willful miscon- procedural rights at each stage of their BILLS that would grant judicial duct," not a disease. In a 4-3 ruling last claims. The VA currently is not required review to veterans were pending April, the high court said that the VA to tell veterans why their claims have in both houses of Congress but had not discriminated against Eugene been rejected or to advise them of the were not scheduled for votes as The Traynor and James P. McKelvey, who status of those claims during the initial American Legion Magazine went claimed that their alcoholism prevented stages of review. to press. Last spring, a major Legion them from taking advantage of educa- The proposed legislation would give lobbying effort derailed a Senate bill tion benefits within the allotted time. the BVA broader authority in its review that would have added a judicial-review The justices declined, however, to of claims, and would allow the board to provision to the bill that would elevate decide whether alcoholism should be challenge the validity of VA regulations the VA to Cabinet level. defined as a disease. and policies. "Veterans and Legion "Supporters of judicial review con- "Every federal agency, and all medi- service officers often say that the VA tinue to argue that the denial of access cal experts and mental-health organiza- appeals process is too complicated, and to the courts is unfair and treats veter- tions, have adopted the policy that that VA decisions to disallow a claim for ans like second-class citizens," said alcoholism is a pathological disease," benefits seem arbitrary," Comer said. William F. Lenker, chairman of the Lenker said. The NEC reaffirmed While the Legion is urging the VA to Legion's Veterans Affairs and Rehabili- Legion Res. 202, adopted at the 69th be more flexible in its handling of tation Commission. "The fact that the national convention last year, which

claims and appeals, it stands firm in its law does not provide judicial review urged the VA administrator to eliminate opposition to judicial review, or court does not in and of itself constitute a the definition of alcoholism as willful hearings on individual claims. The denial of fundamental rights." misconduct in determining VA benefits. Legion opposes judicial review because Lenker told members of his commis- The resolution further calls on Con-

38 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE gress to pass legislation if the VA dren and Youth, and Internal Affairs declines to act. "It appears that we will commissions gathered for a demonstra- end up going to Congress to see that this tion of how technology can discourage is done," Lenker said. high-school students from using drugs NECmen also heard from VA Chief and alcohol. The TARGET Interaction of Staff Joseph De Wire, who said that Project (TIP), sponsored by the the agency has no plans to shut down National Federation of State High- any medical facilities in the near future. School Associations, uses computers to He also said that the controversial depict the choices people can make means test, which the Legion opposes, when they are pressed to use drugs or has been successful because it "set a alcohol. priority in treating all veterans who are Legion programs received a financial eligible for care, and it gave the VA a boost on the first day of the meetings powerful weapon against those who say when the National Auxiliary presented that the VA budget is too high." $20,000 to Comer for Legion VA&R The NEC also approved a resolution activities, $20,000 for Children and that authorizes the Legion to partici- Youth programs, and $10,000 for the pate in a money-market program for its American Legion Child Welfare Foun- members. The Legion has entered into dation. The donation for CWF helped a two-year contract with Indiana bring Comer's "Foundation With a National Bank for the program, which Future" campaign closer to its $1 offers participants competitive interest million goal. rates on their investments. INB's Legionnaires also got a glimpse of money-market program is insured by life on the gridiron at the National Commander's Banquet. Art Hoist, a the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for HIGH AND RISING-Comer extends the deposits up to $100,000. donation level on the CWF barometer to retired National Football League line As a prelude to the Spring Meetings, $650,000 during the Spring Meetings at judge who now works the motivation- members of the Americanism, Chil- Indianapolis in May. Please turn to page 42

LEGION RES. 34: REASSURING VETERANS

Res. 34, passed by the NEC at its spring meeting and quality control, and a need for more-inde- 4) Limit the liability of an individual accredited May 4. reaffirms the veteran's right to appeal and pendent government oversight of VA procedures; representative and the recognized organiza- seeks legislation to improve the VA claims proc- and tion with whom he or she is associated, in the ess. It states: WHEREAS the Board of Veterans Appeals is case of an injury arising from the investiga- WHEREAS from the time of its founding in currently bound by VA regulations, policies and tion, preparation, presentation or prosecution 1919, The American Legion has been committed general-counsel precedent opinions, which some- of a claim. to the interests and the well-being of all veterans, times hinder its ability to rule favorably on an 5) Add a new section to protect the privacy of their dependents and survivors who are in need of otherwise meritorious claim; and communications between claimants and their veterans' benefits; and WHEREAS The American Legion considers the representatives. WHEREAS provision of the World War Vet- current $10 limitation on attorney's fees to be 6) Provide for due-process notification to an erans Act of 1924 recognized The American antiquated, unreasonable and unjustified; and appellant considering consideration of newly Legion and certain other veterans' organizations WHEREAS although The American Legion has developed additional evidence in a claim, to

for the presentation of veterans' claims, and a opposed the amendment of 38 USC 21 1 (a) so as to include the notification of the right to a 1936 amendment to the act limited such recogni- authorize judicial review of decisions of indi- personal hearing on such additional evidence. tion to accredited representatives of the recog- vidual claims, the organization has historically 7) Provide for a personal hearing in the course of nized veterans' organizations; and supported complete judicial review of regulations the review of a claim, to set forth the cir- WHEREAS accredited representatives of The and other constitutional issues; and cumstances under which a finally disallowed American Legion have the ability to assist veter- WHEREAS the Board of Veterans Appeals is claim may be reopened, and to provide the ans, dependents and survivors in securing bene- not. and has not been, as independent of the Board of Veterans Appeals broader authority fits, but the responsibility for rendering decisions Veterans Administration as The American Legion and independence in its review of claims. as to entitlement rests solely with the Veterans feels is appropriate and necessary, and the adjudi- 8) Include a new manner in which to provide a Administration; and cation and appellate process of the Veterans means satisfactory to The American Legion WHEREAS the Veterans Administration has Administration should be improved; now, there- for resolving differences in medical opinions

historically been charged with responsibility for fore be it material to the outcome of a case. the development of claims; and RESOLVED by the National Executive Com- 9) Provide statutory procedures to be followed WHEREAS The American Legion has chal- mittee of The American Legion in regular meeting by the Veterans Administration in conducting

lenged the agency on occasion, as it has not always assembled in Indianapolis May 4-5, 1988, that a hearing, investigation or any other proceed- developed claims to the fullest extent possible; and The American Legion shall sponsor and support ing in conjunction with the consideration of a WHEREAS the adjudication and appeal proces- legislation that will set forth the following amend- claim for VA benefits. ses of the Veterans Administration as set forth in ments to Title 38, United States Code: 10) Set forth provisions for notice to the claimant

Title 38, United States Code, are frequently criti- 1 ) Clarify the existing rights to limited judicial of all material procedural rights at each stage cized by some as being so flawed as to require review of determinations by the board on of a claim.

court action to rectify erroneous decisions in issues involving a challenge to the validity of 1 I ) Remove from the board the obligation to individual benefit claims; and VA regulations or other constitutional issues. adhere to the regulations, policies and gen- WHEREAS The American Legion recognizes 2) Provide a reasonable and responsible increase eral-counsel precedent opinions, and that the Veterans Administration is beset with a in the fee that claimants may be charged by authorize the board to challenge the validity variety of complex administrative and budgetary private attorneys for legal representation in of VA regulations, statements of general problems, including persistent personnel cuts in claims. policy and interpretations of general applica- the Department of Veterans Benefits as a result of 3) Any additional amendments deemed neces- bility. budget reductions; and sary upon further review, to improve the 12) Subject the promulgation of rules andregula- WHEREAS The American Legion perceives a adjudication and appeal processes of the tions by the administrator to the administra- need for improvement in due-process procedures Veterans Administration. tive-procedures law. y )

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• Res. 10 accepts a $1,008 bequest from the Ida K. Shoat estate to be used for the American HAVE YOU SPRING MEETING Legion Child Welfare Foundation Inc. • Continuedfrom page 39 Res. 1 1 supports a national pollution- control policy. SEEN • Res. 12 supports U.S. government use of covert action overseas that is vital to national security, provided that the President controls the action and Congress is kept informed. THIS CHILD? lecture circuit, told anecdotes about • Res. 13 urges legislation that would some of the games he officiated— and provide standby health-care professionals for players with whom he clashed— during the Selective Service System and permit the his 15-year career. President to induct them in the event of a national emergency. • Res. 14 urges that a naval aircraft carrier be Resolutions named after Harry S Truman. • Res. 15 authorizes Emblem Sales to accept Resolutions passed were: bids and contracts for certain merchandise. • • Res. 1 supports ratification of the INF Res. 16 rescinds non-legislative Emblem Treaty and urges the development of a biparti- Committee resolutions. san national-security policy. • Res. 17 reaffirms the Legion's commit- • Res. 2 supports a Strategic Arms Reduc- ment to the VA Home Loan Guaranty program tion Treaty and opposes SDI's being used as a and asks that the VA maintain a loan portfolio. bargaining chip. • Res. 18 authorizes the Legion's participa- • Res. 3 urges U.S. government to adopt a tion in a money-market program for its long-term policy of support for the Philippine members. armed forces. • Res. 19 designates Philadelphia National • Res. 4 authorizes the renovation of the Bank as depository for the Legion life insurance Legion office building in Washington. D.C. plan. MISSING— Rebecca Lynn Parsons, 16. • Res. 5 rescinds a portion of Res. 2, • Res. 20 reimburses the Legion for $16,006 approved by the in in life insurance expenses. Last seen April 7, 1987, Broomfield, NEC October 1987. which • Colo. Hair: brown. Eyes: hazel. pertains to buying office equipment. Res. 2 1 adds Florida as a policy state in the • Res. 6 authorizes a maintenance agreement insurance program, and lists Provident Life and Height: 5' 7". Weight: 135 lbs. Contact Accident Dee Scofield Awareness Program, for office equipment. Insurance Co. as the carrier and • Res. 7 accepts a $4,867 bequest from the Boatmen's First National Bank as trustee. 4418 Bay Court Ave., Tampa, Fla., (813) John E. Hammond estate. • Res. 22 authorizes the Children & Youth 839-5025, or the Broomfield Police • Res. 8 accepts a $24,219 bequest from the Commission to participate in the National Bone Department, (303) 466-2331. J. Louis Felger estate. Marrow Donor Registry. • Res. 9 accepts a $4,342 bequest from the • Res. 23 authorizes the C&Y, Americanism A public service provided by The American Legion. Frederick W. Reed estate. and Internal Affairs commissions to pursue cooperation between posts and the National Federation of State High-School Associations in the TARGET program. • Res. 24 supports a commemorative stamp The Affordable honoring Capt. Edward Rickenbacker. CENTURY • Res. 25 transfers Wayne E. Marchand Post A ward- Winning MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES 28, Okinawa, from the Department of Hawaii to Communities the Department of the Philippines. of Florida • Res. 26 authorizes temporary post charters in the Philippines and Costa Rica. • Res. 27 honors the 100th birthday of YOURS FOR: composer Irving Berlin and authorizes a com- . PERMANENT memorative plaque for him in E.A. Blackmore RETIREMENT Museum at national headquarters. LIVING • Res. 28 seeks legislation to amend the U.S.

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announced what CBS's Dan Rather ill called new "peace moves" and what THE MEDIA other broadcasters called "conces- EEWork part time, full time — Continuedfrom page 21 right at home — we help sions" for peace. These proposals, you every step of the way. including lifting the state of emergency, No doubt about it ... as a small engine- pro, you can cash in on the huge de- should have already been implemented, mand for qualified men in one of Amer- in accordance with the so-called Central ica's fastest growing industries. YouT be able to command top hourly rates of from" rillas in El Salvador are being portrayed American peace plan. $25.00 to $30.00 per hour — and that's just as something other than communists. Nicaraguan President Daniel Or- for labor. Plenty of business waiting for qualified men. This is an old trick. Mao Tse-tung, tega's good press became ridiculous. 65,000,000 Small Engines Are In Use Today! Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro used it. Leading off the "CBS Evening News"

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