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WILL JELLY BEANS BE ILLEGAL?

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Until 1 read the article, "Our Or you can write to: the Mayhew Vincent White Cane Post Unknown POWs" (September by John THE American Legion magazine 266 of Gardena, Calif. Post 266 gave

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Mail today to: BLAIR®, WARREN, PA 16366 QUALITY AND VALUE SINCE 1910 MFSJF3 buildings was named. Eleanor was Congress. Uncle Sam is a good ramifications are enormous. U.S. pres- bom in Hawaii 75 years ago, and was employer, but I never did expect the ence in this area is mandatory. a survivor of Pearl Harbor who lost promises to be kept in the long run. Ken Bozick, Lt. USNR her husband and child because of the The federal government is like any [email protected] attack. She has been a Legion member other employer—looking for ways to for 51 years, raised 18 foster children, continually save money. My point is, Trutii interned adopted two and has dedicated her life never take an employer's promises Those who received the $20,000 to the Legion programs and helping seriously, even Uncle Sam. payments and letters of apology were veterans. Her credo has always been, Donald Fritz not Japanese-Americans "interned on "Stand tall and be proud of the cap Loganville, Ga. U.S. soil," as Cliff Kincaid states in you wear." the September Washington Watch. Bob Escarcega I was assigned to a recruiting sta- These were American citizens of China, Calif. tion in New Orleans from 1947-52. Japanese descent. Without any trial or We presented programs in high investigation, these Americans were New Recruit schools and colleges, and we had all rounded up, taken forcibly from their kinds of promises: technical training, homes, forced to sell their businesses I recently reported to Japan for a travel, advancement, and medical and for pennies on the dollar. Then they three-year assignment as a Department dental care. were transported by rail to isolated of Defense employee. My AMERICAN Hey, don't blame the recruiters, areas where they were forced to live LEGION MAGAZINfE has Started com- though. We spoke the "big lie" behind bars. ing in, and I just wanted to let you because we believed the promises Remarkably, it was the brothers, know that I read every page and appre- would be fulfilled. I believed it and sons and young husbands of these ciate the magazine greatly. As a for- made the military a career. Now, after families who enlisted in the U.S. mer U.S. Army soldier who served for 20 years in the military, I am unable to Army's famed Nesei outfit. nearly 26 years, I applaud your posi- get medical and dental care. The U.S. citizens of German and Italian tion on veterans' issues. prospect of the exchanges and com- descent were allowed to live out the Norm Curran missaries being eliminated is frighten- war as any other American did and CURRANN.ZAMA@zamaemh2 .army.mil ing, too. were not rounded up and arrested. By John E. Boren III all means, let's keep up the pressure Big Trutlis, Too Alexandria, La. on the Japanese government for apolo- I am glad that THE AMERICAN gies and reparations. But when we LEGION MAGAZINE finally had the Spratiy—Tiie Sequel confuse these two issues, we become I was reading the October issue of nerve to print "The Big Lie" (October no better than the Smithsonian offi- THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE by C.R. Roberts). Congress has been cials. and noticed the letter from Rear Adm. telling us lies for a long time now. Walter T. Schoen Jr. When I was sleeping in the jungles Corwin Mendenhall ("Spratiy No Hot Lakeville, Pa. of Burma, little did I realize that some- Spot," Vetvoice). It appears that the day I would be forced to pay my own admiral does not understand why the Read It Slowly medical bills in a hospital. Spratiy Islands are such a hot spot VA I sure enjoy our good magazine, Remember the days when they told us these days. and I always read the last page. How- issue is plain simple: OIL! how we would be taken care of? The and ever, the joke, "Legal Brief," (Parting Manuel H. Houghton The Spratiy Islands sit right on top of Shots, October) credited lawyers as one of the world's largest oil fields. Manhattan, Kan. the first profession mentioned in the retains the rights to that Whoever Bible. region stands to make more money We as military retirees must be Actually, the first profession men- realistic "cradle than most humans can imagine. Grant- about our to grave" tioned in the Bible is a baseball player. benefits. big lie? No. Look at your ed, those islands are virtually uninhab- A Genesis 1, Verse 1, which reads, "In ited, it's what's under that contract and try to find where it says but them the beginning..." you will be provided with medical counts. Alfred A. Leadbeater care the rest of your life. We have just Also, I beg to differ with the admi- Ennis, Mont. taken it for granted. ral: The Spratiy Islands are close to James A. Ball international shipping lanes. Nose For News Huntsville, Ala. I just came off active duty in the Cliff Kincaid's Washington Watch Navy in January, and my last tour was piece, "New World Odor?" (August), I have served in the military and on the USS Kitty Hawk. The Kitty is the kind of investigative reporting civil service for more than 37 years. Hawk occasionally operated in this insight that makes the new AMERICAN One thing \ learned very early in my region during her last deployment. The LEGION Magazine important to me. career is that promises made to mili- Spratiy Islands are an area of the Frank Anthony tary or civil service employees are world that must be watched closely. Windsor, Vt. only good until the next session of International economic and political Please turn to page 26

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ANTA, SNOWFLAKES gious" activity in our schools, even vis- and church bells were its from Santa Claus or Frosty the painted on prison camp Snowman, or the singing of Christmas windows with Nip tooth carols. What motivates people to toss powder mixed with water. the brightness of the season into the Old tin cans were cut up gray abyss of political correctness? In and decorated to look like this issue of the magazine, author Sara chandeliers or silver stars. J. McCarthy exposes some of this non- At a WWII Japanese sense in "Will Jelly Beans Be Illegal?" prison camp in the Philippines, Ameri- on Page 36. cans who were 22 inches across were Wartime experience has the unique held in compartments that were only ability to cut through the garbled values 30 inches across. Christmas was thus that permeate our institutions today. an exercise in ingenuity, courage and War forever changes the meaning of faith. So much so that even the cruel Christmas. For those who come back to Japanese guards couldn't keep Santa America after "putting it all on the Claus from coming to town. line," the holidays become a time of "Never do I expect to find the special, triumphant joy. And for those Christmas spirit, anywhere, that was whose loved ones didn't come back, displayed at Zentsuji," remembers the joy of Christmas will always be retired Army Col. E. B. Miller, a Past tempered by a certain sadness. Minnesota Department in this year, Commander, Nat' I. Cmdr. Daniel A. Ludwig At time of our thoughts his book, Bataan Uncensored. "It was a need to be with the families of the men

spirit fashioned by men who had so lit- from home or on the frontlines, from who never made it home, men who are tle with which to work." World War I to the Gulf War, GIs still missing in action from World War Miller, a commanding officer of the always find a way to celebrate. II, Korea and Vietnam. Imagine what 194th Tank Battalion, a National Guard Marine Reserve Capt. Bill Miller the holiday season is like for the family unit from my home state, was stationed spent a Christmas in the Middle East of an MIA whose remains have never in the Philippines when Japanese troops during the Gulf War; still vivid in his been recovered, or a POW who has attacked. He and many other brave GIs mind is the image of a lone bugler never been accounted for. became POWs of the dreaded forces of playing Silent Night on a rooftop over- Pat Dunton doesn't have to imagine. Imperial Japan, whose gift to them was looking the Saudi desert. "We had a lit- She is president of the Korean/Cold the Bataan Death March, starvation, tle Christmas tree attached to a tent War Family Association of the Miss-

torture and the hell ships that trans- pole but it meant a lot to be able to see ing. At this time of year, her thoughts

ferred prisoners from camp to camp. it there," he says. Miller also remem- run to her father, James S. Wilson Jr., Aboard the hell ship Nagato Maru, bers bringing a taste of the Big Apple shot down over Korea in 1951. She "men, tottering from sickness and dis- to Saudi Arabia by tying a flashlight to says softly, "My family keeps candles ease, were beaten and kicked by the Jap the top of a pole and lowering it—the in the window to light the way home." troops," recalls Miller. Death and suf- Persian Gulf equivalent of the dropping People like Pat Dunton show us that fering were their neighbors. Still, noth- ball in New York's Times Square on the holiday spirit must not be lost. As ing could kill the Christmas spirit New Year's Eve. we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and swelling deep in the hearts of Miller The determination of our troops to the New Year, those of us who are and his fellow POWs. celebrate the holiday season in hostile lucky enough to have our families An indomitable spirit in the face of areas, with their lives at risk, should be intact should be grateful for the oppor-

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By now, everyone has For more than 50 years. heard that Medicare, the Medicare has exempli- program that provides YES NO fied our national com- health care for 37 million seniors and dis- mitment to care for seniors and disabled abled, is going broke. That's not a veterans. In essence, it is the tangible Republican judgment nor a Democrat evidence that, in the most affluent and judgment, it's the conclusion of the productive country in the world, we bipartisan Medicare Trustees—including would not let millions of Americans suf- three members of the President's cabinet. fer because they are too old, or too ill to Even President Clinton said, "We cannot leave the system provide for themselves. Because of our investment in the way it is." For the last five months, Congress has been Medicare, we have also created the most sophisticated and working to craft a plan that will prevent Medicare's bank- highest-quality health-care system in the world. ruptcy. We listened to seniors, doctors and insurance compa- But now, congressional Republicans are mounting an all- nies, and everywhere I went this summer I asked for people's out assault on both Medicare and Medicaid. And let us be input. clear: Their plans are not about reforming the Medicare and I'm proud to report progress on our plan to save Medicaid systems. Their plans are about a tax cut for Medicare. We have introduced a bill that increases Medicare wealthy Americans and an arbitrary march to a balanced spending per beneficiary by $1,900 over the next seven budget in seven short years. years, yet it also preserves Medicare from bankruptcy, mak- The Republican proposal to cut $270 billion from ing the system solvent until the baby boomers begin to retire Medicare is not about "saving" the Medicare program. in 2014. Rather, the cuts are necessary to fulfill their self-imposed

Here's how it will work: Every year, you'll get a form goals of providing a $245 billion tax cut and achieving a from the government that lists your options—traditional balanced budget by 2002. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Medicare, or any one of the types of private plans available the managing trustee of the Medicare Trust Fund, recently in your area, such as managed care, preferred provider orga- stated that, "No member of Congress should vote for the nizations and medi-save accounts. If you do nothing, you're $270 billion in Medicare cuts believing that reductions of automatically enrolled in traditional Medicare. If you want this size have been recommended by the Medicare Trustees another plan, that's up to you. or that such reductions are needed now to prevent an immi- Why will this save money and prevent Medicare from nent funding crisis. That would be factually incorrect." going bankrupt? Because private health care is far more effi- The Medicare Part A Trust Fund is not facing an cient and cost-effective than a government health-care pro- unprecedented and immediate crisis. The trustees are gram. Medicare costs grew at about 10.5 percent last year required by law to report each year on the status of the Part while in the private sector, large employers actually saw their A trust. The trustees on eight previous occasions have cost decrease by 1 . 1 percent. warned that the trust fund would be insolvent within seven Our plan also combats fraud and abuse. As Medicare is years. On each of these occasions. Congress and the Presi- designed right now, doctors are paid for procedures whether dent took appropriate action to protect the fund. or not the patient needs it. That means the taxpayer gets With Medicaid, the Republicans are not even indulging ripped off, and the Medicare patient doesn't get the best care. in the pretense of reforming the system. Their Medicaid pro- We've got tough anti-fraud provisions in the bill, and seniors posal is a blatant attempt to free up resources by shipping who stay in traditional Medicare will get a reward for report- the responsibility to the states. ing fraud. We'll also require all private Medicare plans to Despite political finger pointing, it is important to keep in maintain a toll-free number mind that if the Republican to receive complaints. YOUR OPINIONS COUNT, TOO Medicare and Medicaid Most important, you proposals are adopted, the Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view- will keep your current doc- points. You may express your views by writing Tlie Honorable consequences—especially tors; the government won't (name), U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510, or The Honorable for seniors, the disabled force you into any plan and (name), U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. and children from low- Or, you may call the U.S. Senate at: (202) 224-3121; and the the system is sound for income families—will be House at (202) 225-3121. more than 1 9 years. devastating.

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In a short bling. but caustic item, the magazine charged the results the However, of study that despite billing himself as a "hot won't be ready until after the 1996 elec- fighter pilot," Dornan had actually tions a convenient delay that — may spent 18 months of his hitch flying heli- stem in part from the fact that at least copters, and that he crashed three Air five tribes political now have action Force jets and a chopper. committees pouring money into con- The nine-sentence blurb brought a gressional races. seven-page, single-spaced complaint One tribe alone, the Mashantucket letter from the irate congressman, who Pequot Tribe of Connecticut, demon- WASHINGTON charged that he'd been sandbagged by strated a true spirit of bipartisanship, "cub" reporter Greg Vistica and distributing a total of $465,000 between demanded a retraction. Dornan en- the Democratic and Republican parties closed military records showing no before the November 1994 elections. helicopter training or flying. "As I told The gaming industry is "bigger than ^ATCH Vistica," Doman said in his letter to the picture industries motion and record editor-in-chief Richard Smith, "I was combined," says Bemie Horn, a consul- By CliffKincaid trained as a single-engine jet pilot, a tant to the Coalition National Against fighter pilot, a personnel officer and a Legalized In fact, Gambling. Horn says seaplane pilot later in 1965." As for the gambling has replaced baseball as the raises taxes on most American workers "crashes," he said, they consisted of national pastime, with Americans mak- and worsens the middle-class squeeze?" two forced ejections and a difficult but ing more trips to casinos than to Major The team's party credentials are safe landing, with no evidence of pilot League baseball parks. By 2003, the solid. Lehrman ran for governor of New error in any instance. Vistica stood by group says, nearly everybody will be York and Bell ran for Senator from his story. within a three- to four-hour drive of a New Jersey, both as Republicans. They casino. want the congressionally appointed The Party's Over Republican Commission on Economic The commemoration of the United In Growth and Tax Reform to rework the Armey Retreat Nations' 50th birthday didn't leave Sen. Well, it sounded like a good idea Armey plan before the party makes "a Conrad Bums smiling. In particular, the taking care of your IRS obligations on a political mistake" by either committing Montana Republican denounced a U.N. form the size of a postcard and paying to the flat tax or scrapping the subject. delegation's "whirlwind tour" of Yel- just a "flat tax." But it may be back to lowstone Park in order to promote a the drawing board now that a group of Dental Dilemma "buffer zone" that would prohibit conservative Republican economists A Maine dentist's refusal to treat an development of a nearby gold mine. has charged that House Majority Leader AIDS-infected patient in his private It's bad enough, said Bums, that we Dick Armey's original idea would office has earned him the support of his put our military forces under U.N. com- result in "significantly higher taxes" for uninfected patients—and a landmark mand, but "we should be just as out- the middle class. federal lawsuit. raged whenever we let an intemational Echoing Democratic complaints Dr. Randy Bragdon tells THE organization delve into and set domes- about the scheme, the economic con- AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE that if tic policy." sulting firm of Lehrman, Bell, Mueller a jury convicts him of violating the Meanwhile, another world body, the and Cannon argues that by eliminating Americans with Disabilities Act International Monetary Fund (IMF), many popular deductions, the plan will (ADA), he'll fight the case all the way angered American officials by end up increasing federal taxes for most to the Supreme Court. announcing $293 million in economic workers. The ADA, designed to combat dis- aid to the government of Belarus on the In a letter to key Republicans, they crimination against the handicapped, same day Belarussian military forces pose the semi-rhetorical question, lists AIDS as a disability. Bragdon killed American sport balloonists Alan "Does the Republican Party want to counters that AIDS also is an infectious B. Fraenckel and John Stuart-Jervis. take into 1996 a flat tax proposal that disease requiring special care, and he'd The United States funds about 18 per- be willing to treat an infected patient cent of the IMF's programs. Washington-based Cliff Kincaid only in a hospital setting. IMF critics say the shootdown writes for Human Events and other The battle lines thus drawn, gay- proves that old-line communists still publications. rights activists have lined up behind dominate the former Soviet republic.

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T THIS time of nationwide cele- EAVING the service? Need a job? bration, it's worth mentioning A Military Assistance Council

the festive, camaraderie-build- (MAC) can help you if you live in ing activities that go on at many Legion Posts California, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, year-round. For example, Post 6 of Cheyenne, Texas or Virginia. Wyo., conducts a Military Appreciation Day at MACs coordinate the job-hunting process for least once a year. The Post invites active-duty GIs by contacting appropriate state agencies, personnel from nearby F.E. Warren AFB to have schools and employers on behalf of service men a free meal and listen to guest speakers. Post 6 and women.

Adjutant Bob Nab says about 1 50 from the base GIs usually learn about MACs through the have joined at the Post's invitation. Defense Department's Transitional Assistance Pro- "Reaching out to active-duty men and women gram (TAP), where representatives from partici- is a great way to serve our fellow veterans and to pating states make presentations and pass out boost Legion membership," says National Com- questionnaires that ask about education and career mander Daniel A. Ludwig. goals. This information is used to match veterans

Also, for two years. Post 1 3 of Provo, Utah, with civilian schools and jobs. The questionnaire has hosted the region's largest Armed Forces also asks about VA claims so the veterans can be

Day Parade. This past year, the Department of assisted if needed. Defense designated Provo as a regional site "MACs are effective vehicles for getting GIs for the day's activities, which included jobs," says Legionnaire Jim Allen, administra- many area Legion Posts and military tor of the South Carolina MAC and Com- units. mander of Post 128, Columbia, S.C. If your Post does something Over the past three years, his state's special for active-duty folks, write program has found jobs for more us about it at: ON DUTY, The than 30,000 veterans. American Legion Magazine, GIs who don't get an opportu- P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, nity to enroll in TAP can find out IN 46206. about MACs by contacting their state's job placement office.

States in the early stages of orga- nizing MACs include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mis- sissippi, North O U N G , Carolina and Ten- married and nessee. with a new Legion Posts in South Carolina baby. That description fits tens have boosted membership by of thousands of military people steering GIs into the MAC pro- starting out. — gram, says Allen. The trouble is, an E-3 with under two years of military service takes home less than $ 1 ,300 a month, including Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ). F A provision of the 1996 Worse, in some locations where the higher defense authorization bill

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Hoping to put the veterans' heolth-care system on the road to fiscal recovery. National Commander Dan Ludwig presents the Legion's VA overhaul package to Congress.

F U.S. Senators and Representatives expect- ed the usual lobbyists' VA MUST CHANGE— rhetoric when they gath- Ludwig tells the ered in joint session on joint Senate and Capitol Hill to hear tes- House Veterans Affairs committees, timony from the newly "Business as usual elected American Le- will not get the vice-connected ill- veterans receiving free VA care. gion National Comman- job done." nesses and disabili- Ludwig added that veterans who der, they were in for a surprise. ties would, at the are not service-connected would pay Flanked by a platoon of American very least, have access to free VA premiums based on income. He also Legion and Auxiliary officers, Daniel medical care for their disabilities. described the VA Secretary's role in

A. Ludwig laid it on the line: • Assure all veterans with a ser- establishing premiums, copayments, "The current veterans' hospital sys- vice-connected disability rated at 50- deductibles and other charges. tem has failed to live up to the expec- percent or greater access to unrestrict- "If the entire federal budget had tations of America's veterans, partly ed VA health-care services at no cost. been handled as the VA budget has because the budget for VA medical • Assure all special-category veter- been over the last 10 years, especially care has shrunk in real dollars while ans, indigent veterans and service-con- Medicare and Medicaid programs, the overall health-care costs have risen," nected veterans rated below 50 percent federal government would not be said Ludwig. "Clearly, business as access to VA health-care services at operating with such a large deficit," usual will no longer get the job done." no charge or reduced charge. said Ludwig. To remedy the situation, Ludwig • Assure the long-term viability of He told the lawmakers that The presented the lawmakers with The the veterans' health-care system by American Legion Veterans' Health American Legion's proposal to reform encouraging veterans and their depen- Care Security Plan would correct "the VA's health-care delivery system so dents to enroll in the plan. accumulated damage done by years of that all veterans and their dependents • Improve the long-term financial funding shortages and administrative could use VA as their primary health- stability of the veterans' health-care laxity." Ludwig used the opportunity care provider. The American Legion system by increasing sources of rev- to point out that the current VA budget Veterans' Health Care Security Plan enue, including other federal pro- fell far short of what was necessary to would: grams, third-party payers and employ- keep it operational and efficient. • Reorganize the Veterans Health er health-benefit plans. He reminded the lawmakers that Administration (VHA) to improve the • Permit VA to retain all payments the Legion adamantly opposed con- quality and efficiency of the medical made to it for services rendered. gressional plans to cut off compensa- care provided to veterans. • Eliminate duplicative, unneces- tion for incompetent veterans and • Base the veterans' health-care sary or contradictory regulations that strongly urged Congress to restore system on the principles of "managed hamper VHA's ability to operate effi- funding taken from the FY 1996 bud- care," a preventive-medicine approach ciently and effectively. get to complete new VA medical facil- in which most or all health costs are • Direct Congress to allocate annu- ities in Florida and California. pre-paid. al appropriations based on total cost of "Underfunding VA," said Ludwig, • Assure that all veterans with ser- care to service-connected and other Please turn page

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Bill benefits today pay only about 40 percent of the cost, even though the veterans must contribute some of their own money to the program. Ludwig blamed congressional cost-cutting for the decline of veterans' education ben- efits and pointed out that benefit levels can easily be raised with minimal effects on the federal budget.

Ludwig 's comments on the GI Bill brought a response from Indiana Rep.

Steve Buyer, who said it was time to look at the overriding issue of getting colleges and universities to restructure. "The larger picture is that tuition cost has far outstripped inflation and the ability of families to pay," he said. Buyer, however, promised to hold hearings on the GI Bill. Another promise came from House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Stump, who assured Ludwig that COMMAND PERFORMANCE—Naf/ona/ Commander Daniel A. Ludwig, right, in spite of all the wild proposals to warned lawmakers, including Rep. Sanford Bishop of Georgia, that cutting VA's reform entitlements, "We're not budget means the loss of benefits and programs for veterans. means-testing disability compensation, we're not taxing veterans benefits, "does not make the problems go away. lege costs. He reminded lawmakers we're not kicking the 10 or 20 percent It makes benefits go away!" that GI Bill benefits for Vietnam veter- disabled off the compensation rolls." Ludwig criticized the Montgomery ans paid almost all of the cost of going That was the good news. The bad GI Bill's inadequate coverage of col- to college. In comparison, he said, GI news, perhaps, is yet to come.

Americans understand how they are "Thank you, America." That made up being manipulated by businessmen in for all the miserable days I spent there. government. William Stengle Continuedfrom page 6 Carroll B. Stoianojf Lancaster, Pa.

Briarclijf Manor , N.Y. A Little Help Looking Bacic The article, "911—A System Call- Good Question I enjoyed Steve Salerno's article, ing For Help" (October by Jay "The Long, Silent March" (October), Stuller), is really a change for THE In the article, "What Did We Win about the dedication of the Korean AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE. Yet, in the Gulf?" (August), Brian Crozier War Memorial. Salerno mentions it is the most worthwhile article I've and Miles Epstein fail to address the something about the last soldier look- read in some time. Congratulations for issues raised by their own question. ing back, possibly for reinforcements. conveying this information to the Their article loses itself in rhetoric and That triggered me to remember a say- membership. military rationalizations. First, why ing: "My country, you can take back George O. Tilton did we go to the Gulf? To preserve all you've gave me and you'll never Baltimore democracy? indeed. Hus- No Was hear a yelp, for we've let too many sein's military strength and ICBM heroes die a-lookin' back for help." I agree with Jay Stuller' s article, threat enough to threaten the United Help." If C.R. Roberts' article, "The Big "911—A System Calling For States and its political and military a firefighter and paramedic with Lie," a few pages later, is any indica- As interests? No. III., Department, I tion of modem bureaucratic thinking, the Waukegan, Fire went there to bail out Kuwait in communication with our dis- We then this saying is a painfully correct am and its rich oil fields. Was Kuwait's today. patcher daily. Our dispatch communi- oil vital to Americans? No. According cation center is one of the best in the We veterans are still "a-lookin' to Daniel Vergin, author and oil indus- back for help." nation. But far too many calls come try consultant, America's oil imports Granvyl G. Hulse Jr. through the system that could be taken come predominately from Venezuela Colebrook, N.H. care of simply by a patient visiting his and other Caribbean and South Ameri- doctor. Many times 1 arrive to a scene can fields. Little, if any, Kuwaiti oil is My best memory of the July 29 only to find that a patient who really destined for U.S. markets. dedication of the Korean War Memor- doesn't need emergency care. What we won in the Gulf was zilch. ial was when one of the South Korean David Paff Articles like this do nothing to help veterans shook my hand and said, Waukegan, III.

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IS 1995 NUTRITION HEADQUAF1TERS, INC. I E S

After a decade or more of trashing spirituality, the film

Industry Is learning

that faith Is not a dirty word.

By Michael Medved

ROMINENT figures in today's Holly- wood have explored a multitude of exotic spiritual paths in their ongoing quest for personal fulfill- ment. Most recently, however, more and more members of the entertainment elite have followed that quest to the most startling and unexpected explo- ration of them all—the rediscovery of traditional Christianity and Judaism.

Michael Medved is a noted film critic. Reprinted by permission from the March/April 1995 issue o/ The American Enterprise magazine. For a free copy and trial subscription, call 1-800-562-1973.

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While it would be somewhat prema- ture to declare Hollywood a fortress of spiritual strength or a vibrant new cen- ter for old-time religion, the recent changes in the show business commu- nity are both striking and significant. Consider, for a moment, some of the elements that the most popular movie release of 1994 (The Lion Kin}>) shares with the year's top-rated TV series (Home Improvement). Both these phe- nomenally successful projects appeal to broad family audiences and try to affirm wholesome values of responsi- bility, integrity and respect. Both pro- jects originated appropri- ately enough at divisions WE BELIEVE— of the Walt Disney Com- The 1994 pany. And both happen to remake of be produced by outspoken Miracle on 34th and deeply committed Street is a shining example Christians. of Hollywood's Don Hahn, producer of recent embrace of religion. The Lion King as well as , Islands in the Stream and other the similarly beloved feature films, is a tirelessly ideal- Beauty and the Beast, is a lifelong istic "PK" (preacher's kid) whose sin- churchgoer who addressed the 1992 gle-minded dedication finally paid off convention of the National Religious in his long struggle to dramatize the Broadcasters and spoke movingly cherished Christian novel Christy. The about the impact of Christ and faith on resulting TV series, which debuted in his life and work. 1994 and returned this year, recreates David McFadzean, executive pro- the struggles of a dedicated missionary ducer and co-creator of Home Improve- teacher working in the remote reaches ment, Thunder Alley and other hugely of Appalachia at the turn of the century. profitable TV ventures, is deeply With its emphasis on courage, faith and involved in the life of his neighborhood the power of prayer and decency, church and the larger religious commu- Christy has drawn more supportive nity. Before making his way to the cut- mail than any series in the history of throat world of big-time television, he CBS. and his partners worked together in "The Lamb's Players," a theatrical ARTHA Williamson, executive troupe of bom-again Christians dedi- producer and writer of the return- cated to using their creative gifts for ing CBS show Touched By An spreading God's word. Angel, is a passionate Christian with a Hahn and McFadzean may be the background working for Carol Burnett most visible of the new breed of reli- and Joan Rivers. Her new series drama- gious believers in Tinseltown, but they tizes the adventures of a beautiful angel by no means stand alone. Scores of who comes to earth every week to other writers, producers, directors, comfort or inspire various characters in executives and stars are currently trying moments of crisis. to keep the faith in the traditionally Coleman Luck, co-creator and pro- inhospitable world of Hollywood ducer of Quantum Leap, Gabriel' s Fire including Barry Weiss and David and other television shows, is also one Steinberg, co-producers of The Page- of the leaders of Inter-Mission, an master, the holiday-season family organization of more than 1,700 enter- movie from 20th Century Fox that tainment industry professionals who, combined animation, live action and according to the group's mission state- the acting talents of Macaulay Culkin ment, share "a love of Jesus Christ, a and Christopher Lloyd. passion for excellence, and a desire to There are others: effect moral change on popular cul- Ken Wales, the former Disney stu- ture." dio vice president and producer of Many of these people have worked

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years ago. Despite the continued presence of

many gratuitous religious insults on sit- coms, or highly negative characteriza- tions of clergy in prime-time dramas and TV movies, television offered more countervailing positive portrayals

than it had at any time in recent years. For instance, on the final season of NBC's LA. Law, the show's presti- gious law firm welcomed a bright, ide- alistic and drop-dead gorgeous attorney (Alexandra Powers) who also happened to be prime-time's first born-again Christian character. Over at ABC, even the Roseame show introduced a story line in which one of the main PRIDE LAND—The character's children began phenomenally attending church regularly successful Lion and appeared to be a better per- King affirms son because of it. wholesome values Hollywood's relentless reli- of respect, Integrity and gion-bashing of the last 15 in the industry present spiritual themes responsibility. years has become more under- for years, strug- and personalities on stated and infrequent. While a gling to main- screen. few recent films recycled the old, one- tain the diffi- Nearly everyone who monitors the sided anti-religious stereotypes, many cult balance industry's treatment of organized faith other movies offered surprisingly affec- between career has taken note of the recent change. tionate and respectful treatments of and faith. They universally report that The Media Research Center, a scientifi- organized faith. the most important recent changes in cally grounded television monitoring Rudy, an uplifting true story about the nature of that struggle involve a service in Alexandria, Va., released the an undersized working-class kid deter- new ability to discuss religious com- results of a comprehensive study of all mined to make the Notre Dame football mitment with their non-religious col- prime-time shows broadcast on the four team, featured the most admirable on- leagues without feeling embarrassment major networks during 1993. screen characterization of a Catholic or discomfort. Their report, "Faith in a Box: Reli- priest since the death of Bing Crosby. An acclaimed and undeniably flour- gion on Prime Time," issued in March More recently, Kevin Costner's charac-

ishing professional like David McFad- 1994, concluded: "When it comes to ter quoted the Bible and repeatedly

zean can wield an industry-wide prime time and religion, affirmed his faith in the heartfelt but lit- impact through the force of his TOP OF THE matters are more balanced tle-seen melodrama The War, while the example. For one thing, a few LIST—Producers than they were a few Please turn to page 56 respected role models who man- such as Steven Speilberg, left, age to combine religious faith show the depth and Hollywood success can of their faiths inspire many others with reli- when they make gious inclinations to "come out movies like of the closet"—while leading Schindler's List. still others to consider religious ideas and practices more seriously and sympathetically. If the committed Jews and Christians who are now taking their place among the entertainment establishment achieve nothing else, they have succeeded in helping to destroy some of the tired old industry

stereotypes about what it means to be religious. In fact, by changing the image of religious commitment within the indus- try, Hollywood's more fervent believ- ers arc helping to bring about a quiet revolution in the way movies and TV

30 THE AMERICAN LEGION For many of us. grandporenfing now means faking fhe liffle ones fo school in ftie morning and tucldng fhem baol< in of nigfif—in sfiort

being a parenf aii . over again.

By Gurney Williams III

OURTEEN years ago, when Bob Jerome re- tired from the Navy, he and his wife, Sharon, looked forward to assuming the role of grandparents someday. "My mother-in-law always said that being a grandparent is wonderful because you have all the love and fun without the Michael. lion youngsters living in their grandpar- responsibility," Sharon says. "We debated. We prayed. We even ents' homes. The figure represents 5 But that wasn't possible for the talked with people in our church who percent of all kids under 18 — an Jeromes. Instead, they suddenly faced were looking to adopt," says Sharon. increase of 50 percent since 1980. an agonizing decision about what to do "Finally, we decided we just couldn't "The main reason is that young par- with the infant son of their youngest give him up. It would have been like ents are so often caught up in illicit daughter. When their daughter's rela- giving away your arm." drugs, joblessness, immaturity," says tionship with the boy's father ended, The Jeromes are among millions of Mary Fron of Niles, Mich. Fron heads she was unable to care for young Americans today who are fully or par- ROCKING (Raising Our Children's tially raising their grandchildren, and in Kids: An International Network of A frequent contrihufor to this mag- the process, shaping a new "activist" Grandparenting), which helps grand- azine, Gurney Williams III wrote image of grandparenting. In 1993, the parents locate community resources so "Beyond Boys Town" in the April latest year figures are available, the their families can stay intact. 1995 issue. U.S. Census Bureau reported 3.4 mil- Fron also blames the decline of fos-

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ter care in recent years. "Most states fans when she competes in "mutton won't let you have a foster care license busting," a rodeo event in which kids if you work outside the home," she ride sheep. says. "Today, many peo- Raybourn also insists ple who might have been that Catherine is equipped foster parents are drawing Second with radar, because she incomes instead. So when senses the exact moment he families get in trouble, it's PARENTHOOD is about to take a nap, and often an older family then sneaks up and pounces member who winds up on him. with the children." Raybourn 's own grandfather is a That means Grandma and Grandpa dim memory for him—a kindly, quiet face a major surprise just when they're man he hardly knew except for the thinking of retiring: Two jobs instead occasional gifts of candy com. "Today of none. One job earning money to there's a lot more friendship," he says, raise their grand kids, and the other adding that the fun more than compen- tending to the thousand tasks of parent- sates for the teasing he gets about being ing they thought they'd left behind. a grandpa at his comparatively tender Says Fron, "It's like finding yourself age of 51. "Kids used to be something on a roller coaster ride when you to tolerate," he says. "Today, you play thought you had a ticket for a merry- with them. You get a shot at a kind of go-round." second childhood." The serious side is that he remains at the active hub of the [iTH HIS hair mostly AWOL and family, not a peripheral ex-parent. a graying Lincolnesque beard, People like Raybourn are rewriting Marlin Raybourn of Wichita, America's definition of grandparents. Kan., may look like the traditional As a group, today's members of the granddad, but he is far from retirement. breed are healthier and far more active He works a nine-hour day as a deliv- than their own grandparents were. They ery-truck driver. Whenever his 7-year- don't wait around for their kids to bring old granddaughter, Catherine, comes their grandchildren to visit them. over, he plays Nintendo Instead, according to the latest computer games with her. Roper Starch data, a high per- He's also one of her loudest centage of America's 50 mil- lion grandparents pick up the grandkids and truck them to fast-food places far more so than their coun- terparts in the late 1980s. What's more, today's grandparents are likely to do their parental stand-in

act even if it interferes with And despite their new slate of responsi- the golf and travel plans bilities, adds Heline, "They're probably many of them had always having more fun." associated with retirement. Certainly today's older generation "They're more financial- buys more gifts for grandchildren, ly secure," says Holly spending an average of $320 a year on Heline, senior project direc- toys and other items. More than 40 per- tor with Roper Starch cent of those surveyed said they had Worldwide, a research hosted their grandchildren for a sleep- group in New York City. over of at least one night within the "They're livelier, busier past month; this is up 8 percent since and more educated than the late 1980s. grandparents in the past." Joe Pappaleo, a retired college

he country needs

32 THE AMERICAN LEGION are things the grandkids can use when they visit: Power Rangers figures, art easels, a McDonald's kit to make fake hamburgers, building logs and a baby gorilla doll the size of a baby gorilla.

Nor is '90s grandparent- ing as easy as a hand-in- hand walk to the beach or candy store. Many grandpar- ents are perplexed by changes in modem standards of discipline. Today's ver- sion of parenting sometimes seems a little too quiet and permissive. Says Dr. Linda B. White, author of The Grandparent Book, "There's been a big swing away from spanking toward 'time-outs' when children are told to be by themselves quietly for a few minutes." ROLLING ALONG— In 1993, there As a helpful hint for were 3.4 million befuddled grandpar- youngsters living ents, she adds that in their these little breaks are grandparents' homes—an most effective when increase of 50 they last no more percent since than a minute for 1980. each year of the child's age, up to a maximum of five minutes. White says some grand- parents feel as though they are in a time-out zone them- selves when their grown children diverge from the way mothers and fathers used to act: "It used to be teacher and fiction writer, is another Fla., where the 70-year-old plays tennis that when you became a parent, you modem grandparent with "three kids." three times a week. He says his 3-year- would go to your mother for advice and Raised in the Wakefield and Wilhams- old grandson simply assumes he can do she would tell you how children ate, bridge sections of New York City, Pap- anything: "He'll say, "Come on! Get on exercised and when they could be toi- paleo says, "My grandparents were the bike! Let's go!" And Grandpa goes. let-trained. Today's parents consult immigrants from the 19th-century cul- Not that all of this hup-two doesn't professionals more, and come armed

ture of Europe. So I grew up hearing, require some pacing and planning. Pap- with magazines and books. I think that

respect, respect, respect. I thought paleo's secret? "Have something for can make a grandparent feel dis-

something like that would go on and I the kid to do when he's finished doing placed." would be a little removed from the the last thing," he says. He fills much Still, love and commitment will go a grandchildren. But none of that has of a closet in his home with the last long way. In 1991, Liz Carpenter, for- taken place." things you might normally expect to mer press secretary to President Lyn- Pappaleo now lives in Oldsmar, find in a 70-year-old's closet; but they Please turn to page 64 wtiat gpandparents can provide.

DECEMBER 1995 33 L 3

* When if comes to parenting, men I have never been I I more needed—

I yet less depend-

\ able. So says one

I expert who explains I what

I must happen for

I fhis fo change.

S THE negative prominence this past year. In the book, half of all marriages now ending in social consequen- he argues at length that the most urgent divorce. About 40 percent of American ces of fatherless domestic challenge presently facing the children live apart from their fathers. If homes become United States is to re-establish father- the present trend continues, more than increasingly ap- hood as a vital social role for men. half of all American children will expe- parent, strength- In this intei-view with THE AMERI- rience fatherlessness for a significant ening the com- CAN LEGION MAGAZINE, Blankenhorn portion of their childhoods. mitment of Am- not only explains why he feels this erican men to way, but also offers suggestions that Q. How serious are the conse- their wives and children takes on may help keep fathers in our homes. quences of growing up without a unprecedented importance. dad? Few people nationally have as deep AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE: in A Father absence is the root cause of and demonstrable an interest in this your book, Fatherless America, you many other social ills. Fatherless subject as David Blankenhorn. A say that the United States is the children are much more likely to live in founder of the National Fatherhood Ini- vk'orld's leader in fatherless families. poverty, and to suffer poverty as adults. tiative, Blankenhorn is also president of They more frequently are abused, score the Institute for American Values, a DAUID BLANKENHORN: That's true. lower on reading and math tests; are private, nonpartisan organization Never have so many children grown up more likely to drop out of school,

devoted to bringing together scholars in without knowing what it means to have develop mental illness, engage in pre- interdisciplinary research and education a father. Today, almost a third of marital sex, have children outside of

on family issues. But it was Blanken- American children are born to unmar- marriage, smoke, use drugs and alco- horn's controversial book, Fatherless ried mothers, and our country has the hol, commit crimes, become violent, America, that brought him to national world's highest divorce rate, with about Eind commit suicide as teenagers. Most

34 THE AMERICAN LEGION I than they do when their father chooses not to be a father to them. When a HIGHLIGHTS J

I father dies, his wife typically keeps his fatherhood alive by telling his children DcuAd that he was a good man who loved them. The children do not experience the anxiety and self-blame of those whose fathers have abandoned them. Missing fathers: Sofh bo/s one/ g/r/s /ose ground when remarry. Q. Mothers sometimes they lose their dads. Can stepfathers fill the gap? A Some do, but great numbers of Marriage: Americans don't children with stepparents experi- beiieve in marriage very their divorcing second or ence parents a much any more. Amer- even third time before they reach age 18. And children from stepfamilies are icans believe in personal more likely to say that they often feel happiness and romance. lonely or unhappy than children from either intact or single-parent families. Marriage counselors: They have attitudes toward Q. It has been said that parental marriage that range from love is an extension of romantic love. indifference and studied But people seldom talk about that in neutrality to hostility. our culture. Well, certainly the philosophy that A Stepfathers: Children from true love and parenthood are con- stepfamilies are more likely nected goes back a long way. Rousseau said that the sweetest sentiments known to say that they often feel to men are conjugal love and paternal lonely or unhappy than love—and he linked these together. children from either intact Today's ch There is good work being done in or single-parent families. need the the churches—though more is need- overlapping love o ed in marital preparation in terms of a mother and a — Clergy: It's really pastors choosing a partner and in preparing the father, says David who are in the best position Blankenhorn, with couple for marriage. Since 80 percent to counseling. his son, Raymond. do marriage of all couples marry in a church or syn- It would help tremendously agogue, despite our talk in the media about therapists and marriage coun- selors, it's really pastors who are in the desires. They don't believe in marriage adolescent murderers are children who best position to do marriage counsel- as something that they should conform have grown up without fathers, as are a ing. It would help tremendously if con- to as opposed to something that should majority of rapists. The proportion of gregations would recommit themselves meet their individual needs. fatherless households in a neighbor- to ministries based on marital prepara- Americans also increasingly believe hood—even more than its poverty tion and enrichment. The church must the happiness of their children is not level— is a sure-fire predictor of the become a community that supports really a central part of marriage. When rate of violent crime. married couples. Marriage Savers cre- a marriage ceases to produce happiness Both boys and girls lose ground ated by Mike McMannus in Baltimore for one spouse, the relationship is ter- when they lose their dads. Although is a program that helps clergy lower the minable at will and nobody is to blame. there are single mothers who raise divorce rate in congregations. That is what our laws say, and for that healthy, successful children, fatherless- reason it is not particularly surprising ness has so many negative conse- Q. Maybe one of the problems is that we have the highest divorce rate in quences for the society as a whole. that popular entertainment does lit- the world. We simply do not believe it tle to teach young people what they should be otherwise. The public opin- Q. Yet throughout the centuries, need to know to marry wisely. ion polls show this over and over again. fathers have perished in wars or AMan-iage is the life-support system Marriage is in free fall because we have other circumstances. The death of a for fatherhood, yet Americans changed our minds about it. father has not usually been associat- don't believe in marriage very much ed with all these negative outcomes any more. Americans believe in per- Q. What is your opinion of mar- for his children.... sonal happiness and romance. They riage and family counselors? A When a father dies, it's a terrible don't believe in the institution of mar- Alt never ceases to amaze me how tragedy, but his children can be riage as a set of pennanent expectations hostile the professionals in mar- expected to have a different reaction that exist outside of their day-to-day Please turn to page 62

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IRATE consumer in Salem, Ore., not long ago phoned the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development AN(HUD) to complain of Will an offensive photo in the real-estate section of the local newspaper, the Statesman Journal. HUD agents were mo- bilized to action. An investigation revealed that the photo had indeed run, JELLY and the Journal promised it would not happen again. Did the photo show a half-naked woman? A rock star swallowing a live chicken? Hardly. It depicted the Easter Bunny. The caller, you see, was an BEANS atheist who felt that the egg-toting rodent promoted religion and was therefore discriminatory. ffjr Sarah J. Having refused to make the holiday switch from white chocolate crosses MDCarthy suddenly a form of "religious harass- ment" in some quarters—to chocolate rockets and bowling balls, I am moved to wonder: Will jelly beans be next?

Not as crazy as it sounds. The New York Times reports that a School-Parent

Association in Voorhees, N. J., warned parents to avoid jelly beans and purple and yellow decorations at their spring mil parties (which, of course, used to be

known as Easter parties). Seems it has become unacceptable to expose the MTV generation to an Easter basket. When President Bush signed the 1991 Civil Rights Act, later upheld by

the Supreme Court, he made it possible rations over objections from employ- for punitive damages in the hundreds of ees or customers may be found guilty thousands of dollars to be levied on of promoting—you guessed it, a hos- those guilty of permitting a religiously tile environment. Punitive damages "hostile environment"—and that can be can reach $300,000 per pumpkin. interpreted to mean almost any reli- Amid a legal climate that rewards gious expression at all. This intolerance plaintiffs for coffee spills and has now been extended to include holi- "napalm" apple-pie bums, schools and day celebrations and song, except for employers are twice shy. the most bland and generic. Americans What's more, the Iowa City Com- who once embraced diversity and cele- munity School District has compiled a brated the rich texture of different cul- list of offensive Halloween costumes. tures have allowed themselves to be The district's Equity Affirmative straight-jacketed by legal challenges Action Committee suggests that chil- from the blandness police, who want dren not dress as hobos, old men or everything to be gray and "equal." women, witches, the devil, Indians, Jack-o'-lanterns and flying witches Africans or gypsies. Marian Coleman, are considered by some to be a cele- the committee director, recommends bration of "Satanic rituals." A school that kids trick-or-treat dressed as Abra- or workplace that displays such deco- ham Lincoln or Robin Hood, demon- strating her own insensitivity to those Sarah J. McCarthy has been pub- who think Robin Hood was a Marxist. lished in The Quotable Woman, Atheist Jon Murray argues that an Forbes, and Barron's. employee should be able to sue the

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boss if another employee ian Church in Massachusetts, perhaps get this —hums Amaziii}^ to avoid offending any virginally chal- Grace. Murray is not to be lenged persons in the congregation. taken lightly, though. He's This, by the way, is the same church the son of Madalyn Murray that published a hymnal of politically O'Hair, who successfully correct songs, disallowing the word

sued to have prayer re- "Amen" because it contains the word moved from public schools. "men." O'Hair, other atheists and the ACLU are responsible PITTSBURGH, the Christmas for much of the purge of season has been renamed Sparkle religious expression from INSeason so as not to step on any toes. American life. Silent Night is banned from many These activities, of schools, but Jingle Bells is okay. course, reach a fever pitch Snowpersons are safe, as long as around Christmas Season they don't offend "people of gender." uh, make that Holiday Sea- In some classrooms in suburban Pitts- son. A 1989 Supreme Court burgh, teachers and students have been decision known as the "rein- told not to wear Christmas sweaters, deer rule" held that a Nativi- and children's homemade Christmas ty scene on public property calendars were removed from bulletin

is acceptable only if it is boards. Even red and green cookie diluted by more commercial sprinkles have raised eyebrows. Are you one of those people who derives a special smile from Holiday Season commemorative stamps? Then Let's all expect to be smiling less from now on. After more than three decades of issu- join In and ing such stamps, the U.S. Postal Ser- vice also has become wary of permit- ting "a hostile environment." Last year, sing, "The the Post Office announced there will be no more traditional Christmas stamps, Holiday religious or secular. (A public outcry now has that decision under review.) In post offices this year, no signs reading Person Is "Merry Christmas" are to be dis- played—though it's unclear whether Coming to they hope to avoid offending non- Christians, or just people who aren't merry. In any case. Postal Service Town". . spokeswoman Robin Minard says there has been much discussion about whether "the C-word will be allowed to personae, such as Santa and exist on a stamp." Rudolph. But wait—doesn't The fact is, regardless of its inten- the court know that Santa tions, the so-called Civil Rights Act of Claus is itself a derivative of 1991 has unleashed an attack on civil Saint Nicholas, and there- rights and given rise to cultural repres- fore is brimming with reli- sion. Huge windfalls should not be gious overtones? Clearly awarded to people who say they've anyone with a name begin- been offended by a Madonna stamp. ning with Saint should have Term limits seem in order for a no legitimate part in a cul- Supreme Court that lacks the foresight turally sanitized holiday. to see the effect these laws have on a "The Holiday Person Is free people. Coming To Town" may be Writes Richard Harwood, former a preferable, less exclusion- ombudsman at the Washington Post, ary alternative. "This is the nuttiness that passes for You laugh? The word 'political correctness' and finds itself "virgin" was expunged from very often incorporated into laws more Silent Night and replaced appropriate to a police state than a with the less judgmental democracy founded on principles of "caring mother" in a Unitar- freedom."

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you are concerned. You want to know The answers are "perhaps," "quite By Bruno V Manno that her schooling will equip her to probably," and "listen to the people." compete. You want to know what she The Clinton administration's ele- HE IS A 10-year-old blank is being told about life and living. mentary and secondary educational slate sitting with hands Above all, you want to know who is policies are packaged in a comprehen- clasped in a classroom in making the decisions that determine sive two-part education overhaul Anytown, USA. Her brown what she thinks about life. known as Goals 2000 (the Educate eyes are large and lumi- Although there have been myriad America Act) and HR 6 (the Improving nous, her long dark hair is debates about the "meaning" of the America's Schools Act). Together, tied behind her in a satin election of November 1994, this much these two pieces of 1994 legislation bow. Perhaps she is your is known: The American people used represent a vigorous and misguided daughter, or granddaughter, the ballot to express discomfort—if not attempt to centralize and standardize or niece. outright disgust— with the govern- what this country does in education. What she learns here ment's paternalistic role in their daily Most of the administration's agenda will determine how she sees lives. At a time when Washington's is a throwback to the mid-60s "Uncle

the world and her place in it. Naturally, role in education has been steadily Sam knows best" policies of the Great growing, this raises a number of serious Society. It imposes nationwide a single Bruno V. Manno, former U.S. questions about U.S. education policy. education game plan, so-called "sys- assistant secretary of education for Can Washington do right by the temic reform." It maximizes Uncle policy and planning, is a senior fellow nation's nearly 50 million school kids? Sam's role in the classroom and mini- at the Washington, D.C., office of the Are the aims of Washington out of mizes the role of communities and par- Hudson Institute. He serves as an tune with the aims of America-at-large? ents by tying federal education funds to associate director of Hudson' s Mod- What should be done to resolve this the states' willingness to embrace ern Red Schoolhouse project. disparity? Goals 2000 and the HR 6 agenda.

38 THE AMERICAN LEGION lions of classmates nationally. about student promotion, graduation This leads us to flaw number two. and employment. This reinforces and The Clinton approach gives far greater accelerates the slide toward no-fault clout to education "experts" at the education which began a few decades ' national level, while slighting civilian ago with the advent of "gradeless

consumers such as parents and elected classes. It also undermines those few officials. For starters. Goals 2000 aspects of Goals 2000 that are worth

establishes a National Education Stan- supporting. For example, it advocates dards and Improvement Council establishing voluntary standards in (NESIC). This new bureaucracy, com- such core academic areas as math, sci- prising powerful interest groups, is ence, English, history and geography. akin to a national school board. We are left with a system of educa- NESIC, could, for example, set nation- tion that neither penalizes failure nor al standards for what kind of technolo- rewards success—this, in the name of gy classrooms should have, what protecting kids' feelings or "safeguard- teaching methods are best for students, ing the civil rights" of low-achievers. what training programs are best for In sum, the new laws are little more teachers, or other controversial issues. than a Washington power-grab in The danger here is amply demon- which Uncle Sam appears on the strated by the firestorm ignited by the doorstep of local communities and debut of the new national history stan- states bearing gifts. But gifts from dards. In a now-famous essay for The Washington seldom come without Wall Street Journal, former National strings, and this is no exception. The Endowment for the Humanities chair- inevitable result will be more federal man Lynne V. Cheney attacked them red tape imposing rules and regulations as "politicized history; [they] tend to on parents, teachers and communities

save their unqualified admiration for that "can't be trusted" to decide what is people, places and events that are polit- best for their own children. ically correct." To a lesser degree, the political correctness of Goals 2000 WHAT MAKES all this more than mildly ironic is that the Ameri- can people apparently feel it's UPHILL CLIMB—We Uncle Sam himself who can't be trust- have to ed. overcome Today, public confidence in Wash- Washington's ington is at the lowest it has been in 36 entrenched bureaucrats years of survey research. That's the for education sober verdict of the most comprehen- in America to sive examination ever undertaken of improve. The the "American dream," done for the admini- stration's Hudson Institute's Project on the New Goals 2000 Promise ofAmerican Life. plan simply The Hudson survey reveals that only throws money 2 percent of Americans trust Washing- at the problem ton to what's right "all the time," of education do instead of and just 14 percent "most of the time." strengthening Incredibly, more than one in five trust standards. our federal government to do the right thing "almost none of the time." Also revealing was the survey's

This Washington-knows-best educa- even seeped into its science curricula. examination of which government tion policy has several serious flaws. Meanwhile, HR 6's "Gender Equity branch or level has, or should have, the First, it downplays—the academic results Act" mandates "gender sensitivity most power. While 55 percent believe students achieve "outputs"—in favor [and] gender-equitable practices." This Congress has the most power, only 29 of such "inputs" as school spending, approach is a supposed remedy for an percent believe that's the way things class size, and other resources or alleged "academic gender gap" that is ought to be. Conversely, while 41 per- money issues. It thus shifts the focus of based on discredited research. It may cent believe that states and localities national education reform from what earn political capital for its authors, but should have the most power, fewer than children learn, to what bureaucrats will do little to promote quality educa- 10 percent think that situation actually spend (once more assuming that the tion. exists. These basic findings hold across way to fix a problem is to throw money Finally, the Clinton plan bans the all demographic lines. at it). This approach, of course, has use of federal money to develop or Put simply, the vast majority of us almost nothing to do with the content administer the sorts of "high stakes" believe that things are precisely ass- of what is taught, or how it is taught, to tests that should be used by states and backwards when it comes to the distrib- that little dark-haired girl and her mil- districts in making major decisions ution of power and influence. Washing-

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The bottom line? The American nate one-size-fits-all thinking and allow public wants safe, orderly schools states and communities to decide what where discipline is enforced and stu- they want to do. in jj J] dents master "the basics" before pro- Eliminate the Department of Educa- motion. As the Public Agenda poll tion. It sounds drastic—but with so ton is on a collision course with what itself puts it, Americans many programs sent back to most Americans want. "seem to want a new the states, there's no need These facts take on added meaning and improved version of Americans seem for a cabinet-level agency. as we examine more specifically what the little red school- to want a new What remains could be Americans expect of their public house." and improved housed in an independent schools: According to a poll released The stark contrast agency with a White House by the Phi Delta Kappa education pub- between this report, and version of adviser reporting to the lication and the Gallup Organization: the beliefs espoused by tlie little red President. • Americans rank education at or the "experts" who are Washington, however, schoolhouse. near the top among national priorities. shaping national educa- should continue support for Almost 90 percent say that develop- tion policy, shows just some research and statistics ing the world's best education system is how out of sync Washington is. activities, especially state, national and essential to America's future. Indeed, international comparisons of what stu- support for education as a No. 1 priority [HAT DOES all this mean for dents are learning so that information is exceeds support for industrial develop- Congress as it looks anew at edu- available to report on the nation's I ment (60 percent) or the military (40 cation? progress in achieving its education percent). Elected officials should begin with goals. • Americans want meaningful, mea- the premise that local education can't The time has come for an arrogant surable standards. be fixed in Washington. Accordingly, and meddlesome Washington to divest Eighty-one percent think schools the 104th Congress should: itself and send education back to fami- should conform to national achieve- Undo the worst damage. That is, lies, schools, communities and states. ment standards and goals, with 70 per- repeal the most damaging provisions of It's the will of the people. And our chil- cent supporting the standardized "high both the Goals 2000 and HR 6 federal dren will benefit immensely. stakes" national tests eliminated under power grabs. the Clinton plan. Abolishing NESIC is a start. This • Americans want key decisions would remove the "experts" from the about education made locally. driver's seat of a centralized national Some 77 percent of us want federal education policy. In fact. Congress The American agencies to give local authorities more, should bar the federal bureaucracy from Legion magazine not less, say in spending tax money doing almost anything that interferes from Uncle Sam, and 62 percent advo- with local control of standards, curricu- Subscription cate families choosing which public la, testing and teaching. schools their kids attend. Minorities Eliminate, too, all criteria that value The Perfect the people the new Clinton plan is try- money over marks. Don't judge ing to be "sensitive" to—are among the progress by the amount of money a Giftfor staunchest backers of school choice, school district spends on education, but a Friend with respective figures of 70 percent for by the kinds of grades students are get- or Relative blacks, 66 percent for Hispanics. ting. This, of course, means overturning Another poll by the prestigous Pub- the provisions that frown upon the use lic Agenda foundation showed: of tests. In the final analysis, how do Twelve • Americans want no-nonsense you really determine how well students issues for schools where kids must show what are doing without them? $12 they've learned before they can move Congress also should take a clear ($15 after January 1, 1996) on. position that true civil-rights enforce- Fully 81 percent support student ment means protecting the rights of all promotion only when a child has individuals as individuals. Enforcement Name demonstrated mastery of what he's should not be based on contrived gen- already been taught. Indeed—far from der-equity research, so-called "race Address the Clinton notion of making school norming" that "adjusts" test scores for easier—more than three-quarters of characteristics such as race and poverty, City Americans want teachers to toughen or any other form of civil-rights that benefits specific grading and be more willing to fail activism groups. State Zip high-school students. Further, 76 per- Send programs home. About $10 cent say high-school diplomas should billion in federal programs should be order to: never be given to students who can't re-routed to the states, which can use Send checl< or money write and speak English well. (That this the money to purchase needed services. 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Smoothing Citizenship foreign nationals on active duty at that The Animals Thanlced Him time are eligible, regardless of where Foreign nationals who served in the A second Board of Veterans they were stationed. U.S. Armed Forces during the Gulf Appeal (BVA) attorney has been fined War will be eligible for U.S. citizen- and sentenced to prison after pleading ship without the usual five-year wait- Case Histories Sought guilty to tampering with veterans' ing period and accompanying red tape. Survivors of veterans who die while claims files. President Clinton has issued an execu- their VA disability claims are being U.S. District Court Judge James tive order waiving normal require- processed currently are eligible for no Robertson has ordered Jill Rygwalski, ments for citizenship for foreign more than one year's benefits owed the 33, to serve 15 months in federal nationals—about 14,700 individuals veteran. The American Legion is try- prison and pay $22,461 in restitution. who served honorably on active duty ing to get the law changed because BVA attorney Lawrence Gottfried was during the period from Aug. 2, 1990, some VA claims take far in excess of convicted late last year of similar to April 11, 1991. three years to be settled. charges. He was sentenced to 15 To avoid court nullification of the If you are a survivor of a veteran months and fined $42,000. order, which befell former President who received only one year of benefits During Rygwalski's sentencing Ronald Reagan in 1987 when he under this law, please contact The hearing, she produced what was offered similar benefits to foreign American Legion Magazine, Veterans described as "a battery of witnesses" nationals involved with the Grenada Affairs Editor, P.O. Box 1055, Indi- who testified that she suffered from a invasion, Clinton did not place geo- anapolis, IN 46206. personality disorder caused by her graphic boundaries on the order— in Selected letters will be used as doc- father's mental abuse: It seems he other words, Gls did not have to phys- umentation to convince Congress that forced her to become an attorney ically serve in the Gulf. Instead, all the law is unfair. instead of a veterinarian.

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Launched Oct. 1 , the new partments should already month trial, Indiana Legion- specifics, call RXAmerica's program gives Legionnaires, have the forms necessary to naires and SAL members toll-free number, 1-800-905- SAL members and their request ID cards. saved more than $1.5 mil- 9818. families discounts on pre- "Savings in two prescrip- lion—an average of 32.9 Can I use the discount scription drugs. There's no tions can equal the cost of percent off regular prescrip- prescription program if I'm enrollment; to receive the annual Legion dues," says tion prices. homebound? Yes. For those discount, simply present Paul Dunn, an assistant The program is unavail- who take maintenance med- your Legion or SAL mem- director of the Legion's able in Maryland because ication or are unable to bership card to participating Internal Affairs Division. the Department has its own leave home, there is a con- pharmacies. Legionnaires and SAL prescription program. venient mail-order service. Since surviving spouses members already have saved Here are answers to some Your doctor can call 1-800- of the commonly asked 905-9818 today to begin questions about this newest your prescription mail ser- American Legion member- vice. You can get refills by LEGION MOURNS PAST NATIONAL JUOfiE ship benefit: phone, too. ADVOCATE/MAGAZINE PUBLISHER Is my Legion discount What if my pharmacist good during sales? No, the has questions about the em France, Rhineland, Cen- sale price is usually well program? Pharmacists are tral Europe and Ardennes. below the wholesale price, welcome to call the toll-free After his discharge, he and therefore would be the number. became a member of Post 233, Glen Falls, N.Y. He joined The American Le- MIDDLE EAST MEETING gion's Rehabilitation Divi- sion in November 1945 and served as an appeals repre- sentative in the New York regional office and later in the Legion's Washington, D.C., office. BERTRAM G. DAWS Davis received his L.L.B. National Judge Advocate 1960-83 degree with honors from George Washington Univer- ERTRAM G. sity and became National Davis, Past Na- Assistant Judge Advocate in tional Judge 1959. He served as National Advocate and Judge Advocate from 1960- Publisher of 83. He was also publisher of THE AMERICAN LEGION THE American Legion MAGAZINE, died in August. MAGAZINE from 1978-81. Internal Affairs Commission Chairman Herman G. Harrington and his wife, Ann, meet with John H. Bargeran, deputy principal Davis served in the Davis is survived by his Consulate General in Jerusalem, Israel. The Army's 7th Armored Divi- wife, Violet, one son and officer of the U.S. Harringtons made the trip as part of the Jewish War Veterans sion from December 1942 four daughters. Donations Allied Veterans' Mission. The mission increases awareness of until September 1945 and can be made in Davis' mem- the region and helps to counter negative, inaccurate and irre- participated in the cam- ory to the American Legion sponsible press coverage. paigns in Normandy, North- Child Welfare Foundation.

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The 1996 Half-Pound "Silver Certificate" is a massive piece of NUMBERS. pure silver bullion that has a surface area that exceeds 30 square ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS inches and contains more than EIGHT OUNCES OF PURE Substantial additional discounts are available for serious SILVER BULLION. collectors who wish to acquire more than one of these exquisite silver during a limited advance strike period, the And NOW, VERY proofs. You can order: FIRST 1996 Half-Pound "Silver Certificates" ever struck are THREE Half-Pound "Silver Certificates" for $399. available at a special discount price - only $149! FTVE Half-Pound "Silver Certificates" for $645.

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The 1996 Half-Pound "Silver Certificate" is a stunning adaptation limited to $9.50 per order. of the magnificent legal note that the Government issued in 1896 - exactly one hundred years ago. But this exquisite silver proof is ONLY 25,000 AVAILABLE will strike only 25,000 Half-Pound "Silver actitally struck in precious silver bullion! The Washington Mint Certificates" in 1996, so oversubscription is a virtual certainty. UNPRECEDENTED WEIGHT BEGINNING TODAY, TELEPHONE ORDERS ONLY WILL The Half-Pound "Silver Certificate" combines unprecedented BE ACCEPTED ON A STRICT RRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED - weight with extraordinary dimension it is a landmark in proof BASIS ACCORDING TO THE TIME AND DATE OF THE minting. ORDER. The specifications for this colossal medallic proof are CUSTOMERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SECURE unparalleled. Each one: THEIR RESERVATIONS IMMEDIATELY BY CALLING:

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Q. What things can men do as indi- viduals? A We must begin by looking at our- selves. What are my shortcomings as a husband and father? How can I do better? How can I keep myself clear on the point that my success as a husband and father is important? Men can hold other men account- A. MARINE STEIN B. NAVY STEIN C. AIR FORCE STEIN D.ARMY STEIN able in a good, supportive way by ask- Full color Illustration Full color illustration Full color illustration Full color illustration ing questions such as: Are you thinking depicts our marines depicts our naval sea depicts our fighter depicts battle scenes of engaged In intense forces and air opera- planes, pilots, and today's modern hi-tech through what is really important here? tions in dramatic ground support in dra- army. landing operations. bat- Are you getting distracted by things tle scenes. matic battle settings that are not ultimately as important to you as making sure that things are Spencer going well at home? And older men need to tell young Most credit cards accepted.Marina and Navy steins available by phone, or at your local Spencer Gifts store. men not to have children until they are

62 THE AMERICAN LEGION Bertram G. Davis, NY, Assistant National Judge Advo- married, and that after they marry, they kind of trouble because they were not cate (1959-60), National Judge Advocate (1960-83), should work really hard to make their able to learn from their fathers how to Publisher, American Legion Magazine (1978-81). marriages last. prove their masculinity in positive Charles R. Draper, OR Department Vice Commander (1960-61), Department Commander (1961-62). For the past 20 or 30 years, there has ways. James S. Harrison, NE Department Sergeant-at-Arms been a lot of talk that maybe children We men are the ones who are miss- (1958-59), Department Vice Commander (1964-65), don't really need fathers or that it is ing in action. Department Commander (1965-66). Donald E. Livingston, lA Department Vice Commander unrealistic to expect all or even most of (1986-87). our children to grow up with fathers. Libert J. Pakela, HI Department Vice Commander I believe that children need both (1970-71), Department Commander (1971-73), Alter- nate National Executive Committeeman their fathers and their mothers to be so (1975-77), TAPS National Executive Committeeman (1977-83). with that they irrationally in love them Lorretta O. Phillips, CA Department Vice Commander Taps notices are limited to only those Legionnaires would be willing to die for them. The (1958-59), National Historian (1972-73). who have held high national or department offices. We Charles W. Salter, MO Department Commander (1977- child's relationship with both parents regret that we cannot extend the honor to all members 78), Alternate National Executive Committeeman to strong and permanent. And needs be William W. Crossett, NH Department Sergeant-at-Arms (1990-94) National Executive Committeeman (1994- if those parents are also bonded to each (1965-70, 1972-95). 95). other, their alliance maximizes the well-being of the child.

Q. But saying that children need Tim; VViini; Dook Plbi.isiiing Compwy unconditional love from their par- ents is not necessarily the same as saying that they need both fathers and mothers, is it? Bradley J. Parrish A You're right, but they do need both parents because children NORTH POLE EXPRESS receive different things from their fathers and their mothers. In general, parents do four main things: They nurture their children. They teach their children a way of life, transmitting competence, character and an understanding of right and wrong. They provide for them. They protect them. In each of these four areas, fathers bring a distinctive set of competencies and inclinations to the parental task. They do things differently from moth- ers—not opposite, not better or worse. Differently. Fathers hold babies differ- Image Size 13 5 x 29 ' ently. l500 S N Prints S'l75 •A' . ZSOOnCcinvas S395 They teach and discipline, nurture and talk to them differently. The more we study fathers and mothers, the more we learn that there is a quite mysterious and wonderful, almost magical and Db you remember the wonder you felt as a child staring up at the stars in a overlapping way that a father's love Christmas Eve sky ? Do you remember the feeling ofoverwhelming anticipation envisioning and a mother's love reinforce each ; other when things are working right. In your most hoped for present nestled tightly next to Santa; wondering if your letter arrived in time? this sense, neither a father nor a mother can fully parent a child. Bradley J. Parrish has captured it all in his wonderful Christmas classic, "North Pole Express".

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I Parting Shots!

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