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AN UNEQUAL BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL

FEW days after problems, this veteran did his Thanksgiving, I duty. He served his country

1 received a letter with honor. He made it home. that touched me He returned to the Plains I g where r^-'^'i^;.I deeply, and still he had been born, ready to pick

v»T It weighs on my up his life where he had left it \ heart. The pain, before Vietnam. IP f depression, and But something was wrong. despair it de- He couldn't make the adjust- scribed angered me at the injus- ment. His fears still haunted

tices in this lite, yet it also filled him in his nightmares. His me with renewed resolve. This nerves stayed raw and his veteran's desperate plea for temper on edge. His body was help reminded me of the sacred in North Dakota, but his mind obligation that we who have so was still in the Mekong Delta. much in this nation of plenty Like some of us, and many owe to those who are waging an who we know, this veteran's unequal battle for survival. adjustment has not been easy. The letter was written by a Dogged by devils not of his 39-year-old Vietnam veteran. making and shunted aside by Married. Three children, ages the society he had risked his life

4 , 5 and 13.Hehadbeena "river for, he has pushed on alone in his rat" and had seen some of the own unequal battle for survival. bloodiest fighting in Vietnam. "In the past 20 years, I have After his third fire fight, he had 15 jobs, moved 19 times, and began having problems. Fear. been living at the poverty level Sleeplessness. Nerves. Temper. much of the time. I have applied "/ was afraid. I was afraid I'd for over 300 jobs in the past sev- never go home again. 1 was 19 eral years, with no luck. I always years old. One night I was crying. got beat out. So I paint houses and I was alone, and I prayed to God do roofing and oddjobs. I do what- to help me hang in there and make it ever I can to earn money to support me home. and myfamily. What combat veteran among us, He knows the war changed him. irrespective of the war he fought in, has HIS BODYWAS IN "Before Vietnam, I was a successful, not felt the same way? We all know high achiever in all areas of my life. Since what it feels like to be uprooted from NORTH DAKOTA, my return, I Imve had several problems. To the comfort and safety of our home- cope with them I got involved in church and towns, and be transported thousands of BUT HIS MIND counseled with several pastors. Two years miles to the living hell of a battlefield. ago I went to the Vet Center for help

"/ was raised by my parents to be an WAS STILL IN THE because I knew I needed it. honest, hard-working. God-fearing per- He also received counseling from an " son. MEKONG DELTA. Air Force psychiatrist who, after 18 But the values he had been taught and sessions, concluded that he was suf- the rules he had lived by seemed fering from severe Post-Traumatic strangely irrelevant amid the carnage Stress Disorder (PTSD). The doctor and death that surrounded him. Yet, like recommended that he go to the VA. each of us, he clung to his God and to "/ was sent infor a compensation exam, his brothers in arms for strength. and had a bad ordeal. Maybe I was at Despite his fear and mounting personal fault; but I was the one with the prob-

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lem...not the doctor. At 10:20 we were finally ready to talk. The first thing the

doctor says is, 'Gee, I have to be downtown

by 11 o'clock. ' 1 knew then that I couldn 7 share my deepestfeelings and problems in such a short time. His hopes for help dashed, he under- went the examination with nothing on his mind but escape. The diagnosis: "Personality Disorder." They didn't even pay any attention to the Air Force psychiatrist's two-page letter, he said. Where was the benefit of the doubt in this veteran's case? Where was the gratitude from a grateful nation? What was there about his life that curdled the milk of human kindness? "The past few years have been hell on me and myfamily to the point that my wife began talking about suicide, and two weeks ago 1 took 10 prescription pills at one time to see what would happen. We are in bad shape. Today I'm out ofgas, little food, no RAIN OF TERROR— >lmer/can combat troops m Vietnam were exposed to 18 job, will be homeless in les^ tiran a and we million gallons of deadly defoliants. week. "We have been living like this for some time. We couldn 't even get laundry soap. If we can 't get help in about a week, we 'II be ognize PTSD as a legitimate, compen- our own government, which sent their putting our clothes in the car, and that will sable disability that inflicts wounds as husbands and fathers to war, can find be our home. real as those inflicted by a grenade or no connection between their rare dis- When America asked us or any vet- bullet. eases and the daily ingesting of deadly eran to serve, we all answered the call But what about the thousands of poison. without question. As we marched off to other Vietnam veterans who were This is not a new story. Apparently war, they called us "Our boys," "The fighting on the ground when 18 million it's as old as our republic. When the cream of American youth," "Patriotic gallons of Agent Orange and other shooting stops, veterans are too soon young men and women ready to do their deadly herbicides were sprayed from forgotten. Those who were victims of duty for God and country. "This veteran the sky, virtually wiping out everything bureaucratic indifference or incompe- was no different from us. green and growing in Vietnam? Scien- tence after past wars can, perhaps, find Some of us came back to parades, tists have known for years that certain some reason to justify forgiveness and some of us didn't. Most of us put chemicals in Agent Orange are directly based on abysmal ignorance and lack of our lives back together, and some of us linked to a wide range of very rare can- sophisticated science. couldn't. But all of us pledged our devo- cers and other diseases. We also know After all, who could say for certain tion to mutual helpfulness, and each of that the Agent Orange used in Vietnam that the Doughboys whose lungs were us— whether veteran or not — cannot was not your garden-variety herbicide. wracked by tuberculosis weren't really help but feel indignation when a wrong It was one purposely manufactured to a overly tired and homesick from too such as this one is not righted. greater potency because the high-pow- much fighting "over there," as some This veteran sought a mere 30 per- ered process was faster and cheaper. claimed? After all, we'd used asbestos cent disability compensation for PTSD, for years, so how could we really know and his case is now being appealed in EVEN though diseases caused by that the Navy men who built and sailed Washington. That's why he wrote to dioxin and other chemicals in our ships in World War II weren't me. Now that the case is in the Legion's Agent Orange may, in some cases, merely the victims of cruel coincidence hands, I am optimistic that he will win have a latency period of several dec- when 20 years later they seemed to be it. I pray to God that he will. If our ades, thousands of veterans already singled out for chronic lung inflamma- nation isn't compassionate enough to have medical problems ranging from tion? reach out in cases like this where there non-Hodgkin's lymphoma — an ex- And the atomic tests. . .after all, it is no doubt that a debt is owed, what tremely rare cancer — to soft-tissue was the dawn of a new age. hope do his three young children, and sarcomas, porphyria cutanea tarda, and And battle fatigue . . . after all, real the thousands like them have? With other debilitating or fatal diseases. men pulled themselves up by their their families torn by trauma, illness In some cases the VA is providing bootstraps and didn't go crybabying and poverty, where can they turn? What medical care, but there is no disability about jitters or bad dreams. hope have they to win their own compensation even for those who can This, however, is 1990, not 1919. unequal battle for survival? no longer work. Many veterans have Today we know the difference between This is a heart-rending, but not an already died. Their wives and orphans being rundown and having TB. We isolated case. At least the VA does rec- are left to suffer and try to fathom why Please turn page

FEBRUARY 1990 7 Commander's message

know about asbestosis and mesotheli- be re-evaluated. Nevertheless, I have obvious thing? As one Agenc Orange oma. We recognize the dangers of radia- never seen such a callous political victim told me, "We are literally being tion. We understand the lingering fiasco as this. Right there in the halls of studied to death!" psychological trauma that affects many Congress and behind closed doors, For more than a decade. Congress, who stood in harm's way. politicians played a high-stakes game in the VA and several other agencies and And ril tell you something else. We which they gambled with the very dig- committees have been studying this know that Agent Orange, beyond a nity and livelihoods of those who could issue with scientific detachment. shadow of a doubt, is responsible for a least afford to lose. Their battlecry was: Already, court cases have been won and multitude of diseases. And what's "There is no proof! We must have more settlements paid to civilian victims of more, every veteran who was ever evidence!" chemically induced diseases based on exposed should be presumed to have As Richard Severo, a New York Times less evidence than has been produced been affected and entitled to disability reporter and author, wrote recently in and published about Agent Orange. compensation if he is diagnosed as this magazine: "If Vietnam veterans Veterans are being held hostage to an having any of those diseases. cannot prove beyond a shadow of doubt unreasonable standard of proof, even as

On Nov. 21 , 1989, Congress enacted what Agent Orange has done to them, it our federal courts are ordering the VA veterans' legislation that gave the VA to give veterans the benefit of the home loan program a much-needed doubt. shot in the arm, and okayed a 4.7 per- Where is the benefit of the doubt for cent COLA for compensation and DIC the Gainesville, Florida, veteran who recipients. Those were much needed called my office a week ago because he iin ^^m^- and well deserved but two provisions has an extremely rare liver disease didn't get through. They, too, were EKNOW indisputably linked to chemicals in much needed and well deserved. Agent Orange? He needs help finan- One of them, proposed by the House THAT AGENT cially. For 10 years he's been trying to Veterans' Affairs Committee, would get compensation for what is unargu- have provided for health-care improve- ORANGE, BEYOND ably a service-connected disability. ments that would have given the VA "Instead, all I've been getting for 10 " medical system greater flexibility in A SHADOW years is the runaround. keeping doctors, nurses and other criti- And what about the Vietnam veteran cally needed health-care professionals. OF DOUBT, IS who wrote: The plan would have permitted the "/ never was sick before going to Viet- agency to offer benefits and working RESPONSIBLE nam. I have been hospitalized twice since conditions that could compete with with severe headaches and stomach prob- private medical care providers. FOR A HOST OF lems. Our son was born dead, but the The other, proposed by the Senate doctors never could explain why. Two other Veterans' Affairs Committee, would DISEASES. sons were bom with allergies and asthma. have established a temporary period I was in an area where chemical sprays " during which the government would were used. compensate Vietnam veterans with cer- Or the veteran who wrote: tain medical problems believed to be "Since 1969, my feet and hands have linked to Agent Orange exposure. been cracked arid bleed quite badly. I went

During this period. Congress would is because people within government to the VA to see if they could help me or establish procedures for evaluating made such proof impossible to obtain." could tell me something. I worked on studies on problems caused by dioxin But there is strong evidence. The trucks, tanks arid other equipment that had and try to come to some equitable pol- American Legion/Columbia University been sprayed. So, the VA told tne the area icy. Study of Vietnam Veterans is but one Ivid not been sprayed and that was that. 1 The health-care legislation would example. And I ask you to read Sen. serx'ed my country, and now they want to have paved the way for better medical Thomas A. Daschle's remarks and the forget me." treatment system wide. The Agent "Bad Science?" article in this issue for Americans are a generous people. Orange legislation would not be the more examples. We do not hesitate to extend a helping

definitive legislation on the issue, but it Evidence is plentiful, but where is hand to our world neighbors, no matter

might have been a beginning. It may the benefit of the doubt that is owed not who they are, where they live, or why have provided much-needed relief for to the government or Centers For Dis- help is needed. It's sufficient that many who have been left with nowhere ease Control, not to the gigantic chem- people are hurting, and we give freely else to turn. ical companies that manufactured her- to them from our bounty. Then a shameful thing happened. The bicides, but is owed to the veterans who Back home in Point Pleasant, West House committee wouldn't agree to the are suffering, and to their families who Virginia, we believe in helping the Agent Orange provision, so the Senate are grieving? In their war against needy, as I'm sure you do no matter committee scratched the health-care bureaucracy, they are truly waging an where you call home. But we also

provision. In the end, both provisions unequal battle for survival. believe in helping our own first. And I failed, all veterans lost, and Congress How many more studies are needed? think that applies to those men and adjourned in time for the holidays. How much more scientific mumbo women— "Our boys"— who we stood Once again, as many times before, jumbo can we endure before either Con- side by side with in the induction center we have been told that these issues will gress or the VA does the right thing, the Please turn page

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as all of us pledged our allegiance to our sure to a herbicide containing dioxin or radiation poisoning, we are still waiting Constitution and our country. Though any other component of Agent Orange. for the "definitive" study, but, in the we didn't think much about it at the In view of the current political cli- meanwhile, our government is finally time. I believe we thought the pledge mate, it will be a courageous step, but doing its duty by them. was mutual. we know the Secretary to be a America's veterans, more often than

And I think our country believes courageous and principled man. The not, have borne the scars of war that, too. time for action has come and the Secre- silently. Those of us who cry out now That's why I'm calling on Secretary tary is empowered by law with the ask not for ourselves, but for the of Veterans Affairs Edward Derwinski authority to act. wounded and their families. Our con- to take that first giant step of applying The so-called "definitive" study on science is their court of last resort and, the reasonable doubt doctrine in the Agent Orange may not be completed at this late date, our compassion is the case of Agent Orange. I'm asking him within the lifetimes of those who need only ally they have that can turn the tide to delay no longer, but order the pre- compensation now. It may never be in their unequal battle for survival. sumption of service connection for any completed. More than 40 years after We must not fail those who didn't fail disease suspected to be caused by expo- our atomic soldiers were exposed to us. n

CHRONOLOGY OF INACTION

IN NOVEMBER 1989, VA Secre- 1983: Responsibility of study trans- mining who was exposed to Agent tary Edward Derwinski said he ferred to CDC. Protocol for the main Orange. Results of the pilot study and would delay until spring a decision to study is finalized after months of DoD investigation are not released. compensate Vietnam veterans who review by the White House panel, VA, Later, VAs Mortality Study is leaked

are sick and disabled because of their DoD, the Office of Technology to the media, and it shows that U.S.

exposure to the Agent Orange her- Assessment (OTA) and the Environ- Marines who served in the I Corps bicide. Once again, veterans must mental Protection Agency (EPA). Tactical Zone of South Vietnam had a wait for the results of yet another gov- 1984: OTA approves CDC's pro- higher than normal rate of death ernment study. tocol for ground troop study. Con- linked to lung cancer. The delayed decision is just the gress sets up the Veterans VA 1987: CDC publishes the results of latest in a series of political and scien- Advisory Committee on Environ- its blood study. Results are considered tific inactions since the Agent Orange studies mental Hazards to review past to be "negative." Congress and VA controversy surfaced in 1978. to The on the health effects of exposure accept CDC's findings. Blood study following is abbreviated chro- P.L. 98-542 an Agent Orange. passes becomes the standard for measure- nology of the government's failure Oct. 24, and it provides interim bene- ment of exposure and the basis for the with fits to deal the issue: for disability or death in certain cancellation of further ground troop inquiries and veter- cases. 1978: Media No payments were made by studies. Ranchhand Air Force studies ans' outrage prod to begin studying VA. VA continue to report negative results. possible connections between expo- 1985: As the CDC study progres- 1988: VA continues to follow up its sure and health problems. ses, arbitrary major changes in the mortality study. The American Legion 1979: Low priority attempts by VA protocol take place. There is no over- and Columbia University Study of to organize government agencies into sight of the CDC study. OTA reports Vietnam Veterans is released and its addressing Agent Orange issue. that the CDC failed to provide suffi- results show a statistically significant 1980: Veterans' groups such as The cient written information to allow number of diseases among Vietnam American Legion begin to receive review of the changes. veterans. reports that some VA doctors refuse to 1986: CDC publishes its "Birth treat patients who claimed exposure Defects Study" and reports that Viet- 1989: VA is ordered by a federal to Agent Orange. nam veterans were not at any greater court to revise its rules for compensa- 1981: Scientists grapple with a risk of fathering children with dis- tion, which are ruled to be overly methodology to conduct a major abilities than veterans who did not restrictive and do not afford veterans Agent Orange epidemiological study serve in Vietnam. Requested data was the benefit of the doubt. VA publishes of ground troops. The White House never released; therefore, replication new rules that are no less restrictive. Agent Orange Working Group and validity of the data could not be VA committee reviews 30 studies on Science Panel rates VA protocol examined by outside, independent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Secretary "inadequate." epidemiologists. Derwinski recommends that no deci- 1982: Congress moves to transfer CDC cancels the ground troop sion be made until he reviews CDC's is responsibility of the Agent Orange study claiming it could not find "Selected Cancers Study," which study to the Centers for Disease Con- enough people who were exposed. scheduled to be released in March trol (CDC). Scientists argue over CDC introduces the notion that 1990. Congress fails to pass tempo- exposure index and several side examining the blood of veterans rary Agent Orange compensation studies are planned. would be the validating factor in deter- legislation.

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SHOULD OUR GOVERNMENT NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM?

Rep. Chet Atkins, D-Massachusetts Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona

With the Sept. 27 with- Barely four months after drawal of Vietnamese Rep. Tom Ridge of Pennsyl- troops from Cambodia, YES NO vania and I introduced arguments for the continued isolation of resolutions urging the administration to Vietnam ring hollow. negotiate with Vietnam. Vietnam badly For nearly a decade, the United States underestimated American resolve to and our allies in Southeast Asia insisted base any relations on Vietnamese cooper- on an unconditional withdrawal of Viet- ation with us on humanitarian issues. nam forces from Cambodia. This condi- In 1988, the Vietnamese believed that tion for normal relations was complicated, however, in 1 the road to better relations could begin with broken prom- when the United States imposed on the Vietnamese the ises. The United States then told the Vietnamese that before wholly unrealistic burden of leaving Cambodia with a com- normalized relations could begin, they would have to honor prehensive political settlement. their commitments on humanitarian issues. Ascribing blame for instability in Cambodia solely to Further, the failure of the Paris talks in August 1989 to Vietnam belies the bad faith and failings displayed by all of provide even a glimmer of hope that the Cambodian conflict the players at the failed Paris peace talks. The Cambodian might be resolved without blood and iron instructs us to factions, most notably the Khmer Rouge, are intransigent exercise caution when considering changes in relations. and given to wanton acts of violence that do little to suggest Chief among the humanitarian issues we expected to be that an era of stability is likely anytime soon in Cambodia. resolved was the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops from There are no innocents in this arena— not the Chinese who Cambodia. In 1978, the Vietnamese government ordered its arm the genocidal Khmer Rouge; not the Soviets who, forces into that nation after a series of border skirmishes. through Vietnam, continually supply the existing Cambodian Before Hanoi pulled its troops out of Cambodia last Sep- regime; and certainly not our own government which would tember, its military, over the years, had inflicted numerous ply the arms-rich non-communist resistance with our own injuries and hardships on the Cambodian people. lethal aid in this impending civil war. Hanoi was, in the estimation of many observers, chiefly We should proceed with normalization, not to diminish responsible for the failure to achieve a negotiated peace. As the importance of divisive issues, but to improve the chances with bilateral humanitarian issues, we should inform the of resolving them. The odds are far better for resolving Vietnamese that the United States must be convinced that humanitarian issues through regular diplomatic channels Vietnam intends to refrain from any further participation in than through the ad hoc, hasty negotiations that presently the conflict. We should make clear to Vietnam that we ensue. The boat people, the re-education-camp internees, expect, as an unnegotiable condition for improved relations, and the persecuted will never find peace if we cannot find Vietnam's cooperation in promoting a peaceful settlement. common cause with Vietnam on their behalf. It remains my fervent hope that America and Vietnam will

There is little to boast about today's Vietnam. It is a hard- enjoy improved relations. But, for the present, I must coun- line communist, deeply troubled and economically devas- sel patience. We should await clearer evidence that Viet- tated country. Years of suffering, tragedy and totalitarianism nam's agreement to withdraw from the Cambodian conflict have produced a country rife with despair and hopelessness. will be honored. Also, we want to assure the fullest possible accounting of Finally, we should await concrete evidence that Hanoi the missing in action. We owe this and much more to their has recognized that resolution of the humanitarian issues families. But we must acknowledge that our best hope for is, and will always remain, the paramount concern of the reaching a fuller accounting is through regular diplomatic United States as it contemplates improved relations. channels. And we shouldn't Vietnam's great need for Western assistance will cynically manipulate the YOUR OPINION COUNTS, TOO emotions of those who have never exceed America's waited so long for answers Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view- need to resolve all the points. You may express your views by writing The Honorable (name), to avoid coming to terms human tragedies during U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510, or The Honorable (name), with the politically charged our troubled association U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. question of normalization. with that country.

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AGENT ORANGE becoming increasingly clear that almost 20 years ago chemical com- panies and military scientists knew that Agent Orange was at least potentially harmful to humans. In New Jersey, insurance companies TEN YEARS are now suing chemical companies and uncovering evidence that chemical companies knew in the 1950s, over 30 years ago, that Agent Orange was harm- ful.

OF STRUGGLE I have a letter from Dr. James Clary, an Air Force scientist who served in Vietnam, saying that he and others U.S. highlights the findings A Senator involved in writing the history of Oper- of a decode ofAgent Orange studies, ation Ranch Hand, the operation that involved the actual spraying of Agent and questions both the competence Orange, knew that Agent Orange was and intentions of those who conducted harmful at the time it was used. Dr. Clary, in a letter to me dated and evaluated much of the research. Sept. 9, 1988, states: "As time progres- ses, and additional evidence is forth-

coming, it will be increasingly difficult for anyone to deny the relationship By Sen. Thomas Daschle between dioxin exposure and non- Hodgkin's lymphoma and soft-tissue

Thefollowing remarks were delivered in sarcoma. scientists) the U.S. Senate on Nov. 21, 1989, and are "When we (military excerpted from the "Congressional initiated the herbicide program in the " Record. 1960s, we were aware of the potential for damage due to dioxin contamination T IS my fundamental in the herbicide. We were even aware belief that Agent Orange that the 'military' formula had a higher victims, for whatever dioxin concentration than the 'civilian' reason, have been singled version, due to the lower cost and speed out and have not received of manufacture. However, because the the care, have not received material was to be used on the 'enemy,' the attention, have not none of us were overly concerned. We been given the kind of never considered a scenario in which priority that virtually our own personnel would become con- every other class of veteran suffering taminated with the herbicide. And, if from a service-connected disability we had, we would have expected our or what he or she claims to be a service- own government to give assistance to connected disability— has received. veterans so contaminated." Fifty-four diseases are currently on the HILL DEBATE -Sen. Daschle has If this is true, then several agencies VA's list of presumptive disabilities. called for legislation to pay disability of the federal government have spent These presumptions were made — some compensation to Agent Orange decades trying to keep the truth about by Congress and some by the VA— victims. Agent Orange from the general public.

because it was determined that they In spite of government efforts to were just as connected to military sumptions. Those veterans also deserve obfuscate and manage the science, the

service as a wound from a bullet, bomb the benefit of the doubt. But it is impor- truth has been leaking out slowly over or grenade. That is what we are saying tant to point out that in many cases the the years. And yet, there are those in about diseases associated with expo- scientific evidence is not as strong as this Congress, in the administration, sure to Agent Orange. the evidence supporting Agent Orange and throughout the country who con- Several of the presumptive dis- compensation, so you cannot help but tinue to claim that there is not enough abilities have far less evidence sympathize with veterans suffering as a evidence to support compensation. No associating them with military service result of their exposure to Agent evidence, some say. For some, hiding than do diseases associated with Agent Orange who ask of us, why them and the truth seems to be a full-fledged Orange, such as soft-tissue sarcoma, not us? Why give them the benefit of the obsession. non-Hodgkin"s lymphoma, skin doubt and not us? The first studies of human reaction to cancer, chloracne, birth defects in veter- This struggle has been going on for Agent Orange were conducted from

ans' children, and other disabilities. over 10 years. In fact, it started even 1974 to 1983. As concerns grew, the

I am not here to object to those pre- before the Vietnam War began. It is Please turn page

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Congress commissioned a large-scale After spending millions of dollars on epidemiological study, to be performed the study protocol, the- Centers for Dis- through the VA, of ground troops' ease Control suggested that a valid exposure to Agent Orange and of poten- ground troop study could not even be tial health effects. done. They said there was no way to After a series of revelations that the determine exposure and that military VA was being less than evenhanded records were inadequate. They reported with the study, there was general con- the last resort would be to explore blood sensus that the study should be trans- tests for validating exposure. ferred from the VA to the Centers for The military records experts from the Disease Control. We later learned that Army-Joint Services Environmental was a mistake. Support Group, led by Richard Christ- Later, in 1984, the Air Force pub- ian, testified that military records were hiding fine frutin lished its first morbidity report on the adequate and that, in his judgment, the health status of those involved in Oper- seems to be o Centers for Disease Control could do a ation Ranch Hand. The February 1984 valid study if they wanted to. DoD offi- Baseline Morbidity Report concluded fuii-fiedged cials altered his followup testimony that its results should be viewed as obsession. before it was sent to the Hill, deleting "reassuring." his information that challenged CDC's

During a February 1 984 press confer- claims. ence, the Air Force emphasized that the In September 1986, the New Jersey study was "negative" and that the Agent Orange Commission announced

results were, again, "reassuring." The it had tested several veterans suspected word "reassuring" has become very to have high Agent Orange levels and

familiar, and it seems to be the only one verified for the first time that some the Air Force is willing to use to Vietnam veterans were subjected to describe its findings, regardless of what extremely high levels of dioxin expo-

the findings are. Rest assured, no sure. It cautioned that, because of the

matter what the study shows, it will be half-life of dioxin and the fact that 20 "reassuring." Sometimes, the evidence years had passed, the blood test would points to a serious problem, and yet, drastically underestimate exposure.

the Air Force statement is, "It is reassur- least in theory, established for the first At the same time, the House Energy ing." time the reasonable doubt principle that and Commerce Committee uncovered At the same February press confer- might have prevented the need for an 0MB effort to stop all dioxin ence, one of the Air Force scientists— further legislation had it been followed, research. It blasted 0MB at the time for principal investigator, chief statisti- and had the federal government acted in OMB's claim that there had been cian, and designer of the study, added good faith in its scientific efforts. "enough" dioxin research and that the some simple words of caution that Since 1984, RL. 98-542 has been federal government should stop wor-

further study was required and that virtually ignored. In spite of the intent rying about it. some concerns remained. For having of Congress, in spite of the efforts of In 1986, there was a key study said that, he was taken off the project. everyone involved in the writing of that involving Kansas farmers completed at Later in 1984, we finally passed RL. law, in spite of our promises to veterans the National Cancer Institute. That 98-542, compensation legislation that at that time that at long last, after all study indicated a sixfold increase in codified the reasonable doubt standard, these years, they would be given the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among provided for soft-tissue sarcoma com- benefit of the doubt, not one veteran in Kansas farmers exposed to 2, 4-D, a pensation, and required the VA to estab- this country has been compensated for primary ingredient of Agent Orange. lish standards for general Agent Orange any disease other than chloracne. Notice the progression of evidence and atomic radiation compensation. In the summer of 1986, the House here. OTA announced that CDC For the first time, the Congress Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on changed its protocol. The Army-Joint addressed in somewhat of a comprehen- Hospitals and Health Care hearing Services Environmental Support Group sive manner exposure to Agent Orange called witnesses from the Office of reported that CDC was studying the

and what we ought to do about it. And Technology Assessment, the Centers wrong people and denying the useful- yet, in all these years, having passed for Disease Control and others, to come ness of military records that, by the that legislation more than six years ago, before the Congress to explain what had way, have since been shown to be amaz- not a single veteran was ever compen- happened with the CDC Agent Orange ingly useful. sated for soft-tissue sarcoma, and to exposure study in recent years. OTA The New Jersey Agent Orange Com- this date, only a handful of veterans reported that the Centers for Disease mission came forth, and through its have received compensation for Control had changed the protocol for blood-testing capability provided a chloracne, a disease acknowledged by the study without authorization. OTA major scientific breakthrough. And virtually everyone to be associated with also reported at the particular hearing then the NCI study of Kansas farmers, Agent Orange exposure. that petty arguments at CDC were inter- completely independent, indicated

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minal cancer as a result of exposure to a licly. The January 1984 draft Ranch prime ingredient of Agent Orange. Hand morbidity report stated, "It is How much more evidence is needed? incorrect to interpret this base line How much further does one have to go study as 'negative.'" The draft also to draw the comparison to other pre- reported that the Ranch Handers were sumptions, to acknowledge that less well than the controls by a ratio that

relationship, to do what we have said was 5-to-l . It stated that the finding we were going to do in 1984 — simply to "clearly shows an overwhelming direc- provide the benefit of the doubt to the tionality of results: The Ranch Handers veteran? Not to the chemical com- have the predominance of adverse find- panies, not the government, but to the ings." Remember those words, "not veteran. negative," Ranch Handers were worse But the incoming tide of evidence did off by 5-to-l and an "overwhelming not stop in 1986. In 1987, a VA mor- directionality of results." tality study was released — only after The reason I say remember those being leaked to The New York Times. The words is because they were never Times reported that the study indicated scientists whio released in the Ranch Hand report. The a serious problem in Vietnam veterans worlod on tlie Air Force chose for some reason to who were likely to have been exposed delete those words in the report. It was to Agent Orange. That study, titled Roncti i-iand report "reasurring," they said. It is reasurring "Proportionate Mortality Study of if you delete some of the most damag- not wont this Army and Marine Corps Veterans of the ing, the most critical information Vietnam War," a Veterans Administra- informotion to get suggesting a relationship between tion study, indicated a 1 10 percent Agent Orange and some of these dis- higher rate of non-Hodgkin's lym- out? Wtiy wos ttiere eases. phoma in Marines who served in o cover-up? The Air Force deleted these findings heavily sprayed areas as compared with from the final report at the suggestion those who served in areas that were not of a Ranch Hand Advisory Committee sprayed. ^^^^^ set up by the White House Agent The VA study also found a 58 percent Orange Working Group. higher rate of lung cancer. And yet, The Air Force also chose to dismiss with that release of new data, the VA the increased birth defects in the Ranch tried to discredit the study and tried to scientifically insupportable and medi- Hand children. That was not discussed say that there were still some doubts cally irresponsible. Some of the people at the 1984 press conference. about its validity, which was supported within CDC itself have since hinted that In 1987, Air Force scientists con- by independent scientists. they disagreed with the decision. But firmed to me that birth defects in the

Increases in soft-tissue sarcoma and there it was. Ranch Hand children are double those non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are found in Returning to Ranch Hand, in 1987, of children of the controls and are not veterans throughout the country. A began my own investigation and dis- "minor" as originally reported in the Washington State study again verified covered that those who have insisted 1984 report. that in 1987. Another VA study found that the Ranch Hand study is negative These are Air Force scientists who an eightfold increase in soft-tissue sar- were wrong. Compensation opponents are confirming Ranch Hand informa- coma among veterans most likely to inisted that Ranch Hand offered irrefut- tion that was deleted from the 1984 have been exposed to Agent Orange. able proof that Agent Orange is not a report. And they also confirm that they This was of borderline statistical sig- problem at all— their theory being that had completed a draft report on birth nificance, but the findings were Ranch Handers were the most heavily defects in the Ranch Hand children in nevertheless remarkable. Meanwhile, exposed veterans and that they had no December 1984 in followup to the Feb- the Centers for Disease Control problems, proving that no veterans ruary 1984 Ranch Hand morbidity released its "findings" that the Agent have problems relating to their expo- report. That birth defects report has Orange exposure study could not be sure to Agent Orange. And yet, when never been released. done validly. we pressed the Ranch Hand scientists Why was it not released? Why did CDC based that announcement on a about much of this, we found there scientists who worked on the Ranch small group of veterans' blood tests, were important discrepancies between Hand report not want this information saying the people it chose for blood a January 1984 draft and the final Feb- to get out? Why was there a cover-up? tests do not have enough dioxin in their ruary 1984 Ranch Hand report. We The Ranch Hand Advisory Committee blood, and concluding that military found that Air Force statements and Air under the White House Agent Orange records, therefore, could not be used. Force facts were not the same. The Working Group told these scientists not

Furthermore, CDC argues that because facts, which had become known to the to finish it. Later the advisory com- these few tests were "negative," the Air Force by late 1984, still had not mittee told them to do more work— to "study," which was never conducted, been released. check some of the data. proves that there is no problem at all. We learned that there was an unpub- Five years later, there is still no Scientists, veterans groups and military lished report showing a doubling of report. It took 10 months to write the records experts all challenge the CDC birth defects in Ranch Hand children. draft, and so far it has taken five years claims and called the CDC decision That was not released or discussed pub- Please turn to page 56

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Pfc. the circuit of half a dozen Vermont vil- The Dorchester and two merchant John Garey, playing the piano, attracted lages too small to afford their own pas- ships sailed out of St. John's escorted an ardent company of sing-alongs. Lt. tor. He is content— until the Japanese Poling was impresario, searching out attack Pearl Harbor. talent, bolstering fading courage and joining earnestly in song. Now past 40, Fox tells his wife, "I The ships beat north through gale- must go. I know what these boys 'are force winds. Then, on Tuesday, the facing." He volunteers for the Corps of Tampa 's sonar detected the presence of Chaplains. It WAS a submarine, somewhere astern in the Saturday. Jan. 23. The Dorchester convoy's wash. joined a convoy— freighters, troop- THE FINEST Clark Poling's family has a long ships, tankers, naval escorts— steaming tradition in the ministry, dating back due east through the swelling gray- THINGIHAVE seven generations. Clark grows up green sea. The ocean was not rough, but plain-spoken and sometimes brash. He in the close confines of the overheated tells his father, a noted clergyman and holds, where food, fuel and bilge smells EVER SEEN, writer, that he is going to break the were on permanent parade, those not tradition and become a lawyer. already seasick were planning for it. OR HOPE TO SEE, At Michigan's Hope College, Clark After seasickness, the most compel- THIS SIDE gets into plenty of mischief, and his ling preoccupation in the hold was marks are only mediocre. In his second guessing where the ship was bound. year, he comes to his father and says, mill ground destinations The rumor out OFHEAVEN "Dad, I am going to preach. I can't deny from Iceland to North Africa to the the calling." South Pacific. "Hey, come on. Rabbi," Clark enters Yale Divinity School, is someone called to Lt. Goode. "Tell ordained in 1938 and called to the First us where we're going." Pledged to Reformed Church (Dutch) in Schenec- secrecy, Goode replied, "What, and tady, N.Y. Everyone responds to him. spoil the surprise?" The very exuberance that got him into trouble at school now wins hearts. Three Years to the day after the Unbidden, he shows up at the doors of Armistice that ends World War I— Nov. people who haven't been to church in 11, 1921 —a hush falls over Arlington years. "Hi," he says, "I'm Clark Poling, National Cemetery. Ten-year-old the new minister. Can you help me get Alexander David Goode stands at the by three Coast Guard cutters. Two started?" edge of the crowd and watches as a patrolled the flanks; the third, the When the war comes, Clark is mar- soldier, killed in France, is laid to rest. Tampa, was 3,000 yards out front. They ried, has a two-year-old son and his No one knows his name. It doesn't mat- were making for Torpedo Junction, the wife is expecting another child. "Don't ter; he is an American and he will nickname for the dangerous waters off pray for my safe return," he tells his forever memorialize America's war Newfoundland, where dozens of ships father. "Pray that I do my duty." dead. Tears fill the young boy's eyes; had been blasted to the bottom by his heart swells with love for his coun- German U-boats. Tuesday, Feb. 2. The 7am/7a dropped try. From this day on there would be back and swept the periphery of the In high school Goode joins the repeated drills and alerts. The chaplains convoy, but failed to fix the sub's posi- National Guard and serves nine years, noted that attendance at evening wor- tion. In the evening she returned to the considering it his duty. His father is a ship services was up sharply. patrol area up front, sharpening her rabbi, his father's father, his as was and It turned bitterly cold. The sea rose, evasive twists and turns. The other father. Alex Goode becomes a rabbi smashing against the ships. 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company takeovers. Add losses on

Third World debt, and it may prove more than some banks — big as they THIRD WORLD are — can handle. Then, the FDIC, already weighted down by the S&L crisis, would have to take a heavier bur- den. Wall Street economist David Jones, of Aubrey J. Lanston & Co., raises a further concern. "Some U.S. banks could wind up being owned by DEBT Japanese banks," he said. The economic impact. Whatever the banks lose on their Third World loans Will if overwhelm us? won't be used for lending to American businesses and consumers. Jim Grant, editor of a newsletter for financial pro- countries, from Mexico to Morocco, fessionals, said, "If the banks simply By GordonWilliams owe lenders around the world more say, "All right, we're not going to be than $1 trillion. About $90 billion is paid,' they would be less likely to lend owed just to U.S. banks. Few loans will to you if you're running a business." jpgwagr H ASE Manhatlan Corp. is be repaid. Most will be written off as a At least, you might pay more to ^Hir country's second ^ ¥ total loss. borrow money. At worst, the combina- t>i8t6St bank. When III' In dollars, the S&L mess is bigger. tion of less money and higher bor- ^^^'^^ reported a $1.1 I kft L. William Seidman, chairman of the rowing rates could pitch the economy billion third-quarter loss Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), into recession. last fall, it was a blunt fears that 600 S&Ls, with $300 billion The international trade impact. Our I ^ leminder that the savings in assets, will eventually fail. country's biggest economic problem is m ^ and loan bailout isn't The Third World debt crisis threatens the beating we take in world trade. That the only crisis threatening our economic vitality, too. But also at costs the economy around $150 billion America s linancial future. There is stake is our strategic interests around in lost growth and jobs each year. The also the international debt crisis. the world. To understand why, consider: only way to overcome the trade deficit Chase's loss came on loans made to ne financial impact. Most banks that is to get foreign countries to buy more Third World nations, and Chase isn't loaned to developing countries are American products. the only bank on the spot. Developing giants. Against its $1.1 billion loss. But, as long as the debt crisis is so Chase has $106 billion in assets. But volatile, U.S. banks won't make new Gordon Williams, a correspondent for these banks also face losses on real loans to developing countries. As a ABC News, writes about economic issues. estate loans and on loans to finance result, these countries will probably

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE tat social and political unrest will grow. SURVIVAL— Loan defaults also drive up commodity prices in debtor nations.

buy less from the United States. U.S. increased danger of social and political out corruption. exports to all countries totaled $320 upheaval. At first, many borrowers did pay billion in 1988. and $107 billion went You can link the start of the Third their debts. But, as Roberts explained, to developing countries. Latin Amer- World debt crisis to the oil price explo- that was because the inflation of the ican countries, which are our biggest sion of the mid-1970s. The more oil 1970s brought higher prices for what debtors, bought $40 billion of U.S. cost, the more wealth flowed to oil- the developing nations had to sell. "The goods. producing countries. Those oil coun- copper price went up," he said. "The

"If we can't export to Latin America tries did what you or I might do with a price of other commodities went up. and the rest of the financial windfall. They Those higher prices let the Third World developing countries," took their money to the control their debt." said Jones, "it will hurt bank. But inflation slowed in the 1980s, our efforts to reduce our $90 BILLION "The banks got all and suddenly Third World countries international trade that oil money," said could no longer pay their debts. There is deficit." owed Jones. "Then they had have been numerous plans by lenders, The strategic impact. to American to find borrowers." borrowers and governments to ease the One reason these loans Those most eager to crisis. None have done much good. were made was to help financial borrow were the The latest plan came from U.S. important allies become developing countries. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, institutions. politically stable and The banks could have who suggested banks forgive part of economically strong. [VIost of the searched for worthy their Third World debt, and payment of Among the debtors are private-sector bor- the remaining debt would be guaran- Brazil, with its huge loans will rowers—ventures that, teed by such agencies as the World population and vast nat- never be with help, might Bank and the International Monetary ural resources; Mexico prosper. "It was decided Fund. Brady hoped his plan would urge and Venezuela, which repaid. instead that we would banks to resume lending to the Third supply oil to the United lend to Third World gov- World. States; the Philippines, ernments on the theory But bankers had learned their lesson. which is crucial to our that governments would Last fall, they began writing off nearly Far East defenses; and make better investment all Third World loans as lost forever. Poland, whose turn decisions. Private inves- These write-offs produced the huge away from communism we want to tors were left on the sidelines," said losses for Chase and many other banks. encourage. Paul Craig Roberts of the Center for Currently, U.S. banks are lending But now, most of the money loaned to Strategic and International Studies in almost nothing to developing countries. these nations has been lost. And that, Washington. What can we expect next from the warned Jones, "Will further deepen the Unfortunately, but predictably, much Third World debt crisis? split between rich nations and poor of the money loaned to these govern- There won't be anything as dramatic nations." Instead of the stability we ments vanished through bad invest- as the collapse of institutions that has hoped for, he said, we now face the ments, mismanagement and out-and- Please titm to page 71 J FEBRUARY 1990 COMMON CAUSE— 4/tf70ug/i East-West tensions might be easing, drug trafficking and terrorism threaten world stability.

There's a new wove of freedom advance long-term U.S. interests," said Baker, who served as Treasury Secretary and key White House aide during the ond democrofic reform sweeping Reagan administration. Baker also outlines the many chal- through Eosfern Europe ond other lenges to U.S. policy throughout other parts of the world. Soviet-bloc notions. The United American Legion Magazine: As America moves into the volatile world of the 1990s, what major changes in our Stotes must chompion the foreign policies do you believe should be implemented to best protect U.S. interests and achieve enduring peace? COuse of these promising chonges. Secretary Baker: The President's foreign policy is based

on the premise that the world is undergoing fundamental, far- reaching changes, most of them positive for the United States ITH the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, and for those who share our democratic and free market

the demands and demonstrations for free- values. I would describe this administration's approach to dom by the masses of oppressed countries foreign policy as championing the cause of change makers. and the ousting of several long-time com- We take the lead in helping those who want to help them- munist leaders, the world seems to be in selves in making a more peaceful, democratic, prosperous the throes of a fundamental change that and environmentally safe world.

favors democracy. That's the upbeat picture I would not characterize the world as being unusually

Secretary of State James A. Baker has volatile. The world today is more secure than it ever has been painted for America's foreign-policy future. in the postwar era. and the United States has played a leading "As a result of reforms in the Soviet Union, signs of inter- role in promoting peace worldwide. We have helped maintain national cooperation by Moscow and the vitality of Western global stability by keeping our defenses strong, even as we democracies, we're in a position to push for change that will pursue arms control and arms reduction. We have established

28 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE solid alliances and friendships around the world and have used diplomatic means to pre-empt and resolve regional conflicts. Now, a combination of Western strength and pressing \ NCEpeople have tasted the economic problems within the Soviet Union appears to have fruits of freedom and democracy, convinced Moscow that the global arms buildup leads nowhere. it is impossible to turn back ttie So there is hopeful news. The troubling news is that as forces of history. East-West tensions ease, environmental degradation, nar- cotics trafficking, terrorism and chemical and ballistic missile proliferation in strife-ridden regions pose threats to global stability and well-being. must maintain our ability to defend ourselves against the threat that remains. During the past several years, we have Q> However, U.S. -Soviet relations appear the most witnessed numerous Soviet statements to reduce their armed critical aspect of our global concerns. Is the Cold War really forces, and even some concrete actions, which we have wel- over? Or could Soviet internal crisis bring a Beijing-type comed. But Soviet forces are still far in excess of their needs crackdown on dissent? for defense. A The strategy and policies we have pursued vis-a-vis the Soviet Union in the postwar years have been success- Qa Is an agreement to control strategic nuclear weapons ful. Containment, which focused on holding in check the possible in the near future? Would this permit continued military and ideological threat of Soviet communism, has deterrence of Soviet military aggressions? met its major objectives. As a result of reform in the Soviet A Our goal is to achieve an agreement in which deterrence Union, signs of new international behavior by Moscow and a and strategic stability would be enhanced. In the the vitality of the Western democracies, we are in a strong Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START), we are not seek- position to push for change that will advance long-term U.S. ing reductions merely for reductions' sake; rather, we are interests. seeking to restructure the strategic forces of both sides so

Whether relations continue to improve between the United that neither will believe a first strike could succeed. That is States and the Soviet Union depends largely on the sustain- what deterrence is all about: increased strategic stability, ability— and irreversibility— of the positive trends now under thus, a reduced risk of war.

way in the U.S.S.R. , including Soviet treatment of its citizens We are already well on the way toward an agreement reduc- and respect for human freedoms. ing strategic nuclear arms. President Bush conducted a

comprehensive review of that agreement and found its basic

Qa Do you believe that Eastern Europe will continue on premises to be sound. It would cut in half the most-threaten- the road to freedom and democracy? ing segment of the Soviet force — their heavy, 10-warhead A Once people have tasted the fruits of freedom, it is Please turn to page 70 impossible to change the course of history. In Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, we have witnessed a rebirth of the democratic spirit. Formation of a new government in Poland under Solidarity leader Tadeusz Mazowiecki is one example of this trend. In Hungary, economic reforms have been introduced, and we expect relatively free elections there next year. And, of course, the dramatic recent events in East Germany have captured the world's imagination. I think it is important to note that a major reason that the Iron Curtain is opening is that we in the West have maintained our resolve, our will and our strength for over 40 years.

Qa Can we hope to see substantial cuts in the Soviets' excessive military, including conventional forces facing NATO? A Arms control is only one compo- nent, though a potentially signifi- cant component, of U.S. national secu- SUMMIT UP— With the Grand Tetons in the backdrop, Baker and Soviet Foreign rity strategy. As we seek, through arms Minister Eduard Shevardnadze discussed arms control last fall. control, to reduce the threat we face, we

FEBRUARY 1990 29 BAck Home

ON TRACK— Indianapolis' refurbished Union Station offers a variety of restaurants, AqAiN nigfitclubs and speciality shops to visitors.

ITH such world-class vention officials estimate. attractions as the Indi- Located in the downtown area, the anapolis 500 Motor Legion's National Headquarters houses Thousands of I 1 K 1 I M Speedway and the the Emil A. Blackmore Museum, the Legionnaires Ik Indiana Museum of National Executive Committee room, I Art, and the small- the National Library and the original j B and flieir i» lown hospitality of the manuscript of the GI Bill of Rights, families will ^ 9-' city's people, Legion- which was proposed and written by the gafher naires and their Legion. South of Legion mall, the families attending the 72nd National Indiana War Memorial and the Soldiers of America's Convention in Indianapolis, Aug. 24- and Sailors Monument commemorate 'Crossroads' 30, will feel at home at the "Crossroads the sacrifices and service of America's of America." veterans. city for The convention, the first to be held in While the roar of the cars around the fhe 72nd Indianapolis and the site of The Amer- Indianapolis 500 oval track will have and August, the thrill of the National ican Legion National Headquarters quieted by American Legion National Auxiliary, world's best known race continues Convention. will attract about 25,000 visitors, con- year-round in the Indianapolis Motor

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HOME TURF— Located near the Conven- tion Center, conventioneers can tour National Headquarters.

FAST LANE— Home of ttie annual "Indy STANDING TALL— The Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the heart of the dowfntown 500, " the famous track and museum will area is just one of the many patriotic landmarks in the city. be open.

Speedway Hall of Fame, which show- History and literature buffs can tour nental cuisine, or sample the diverse cases more than 32 Indianapolis 500 Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley's menus of some 900 restaurants winning cars. home, considered one of the best-pre- including Mexican, Italian. Greek and Downtown, the historic Union Sta- served Victorian homes in the country. Oriental fares. tion originally opened in 1 853 as a train Or Legionnaires and their families can While access to Indianapolis Interna- depot but has been recently renovated also experience Indiana history circa tional Airport is but a direct flight away and converted to dining and shopping 1836 at Conner Prairie, a living-history from most major cities, conventioneers with 41 restaurants and 75 shops. museum where workers re-create tools, traveling by car will discover why Indi-

Near Union Station is the Hoosier costumes and buildings of that bygone anapolis is dubbed the "Crossroads of Dome, the home turf of the NFL's Indi- era. Conner Prairie represents the America." Major roadways such as anapolis Colts. The adjacent Conven- Indiana of old, and the 1990 Indiana Interstates 65. 70 and 74 converge on tion Center will host most of the Legion State Fair, Aug. 15-26, presents the the Hoosier capital, making it no more meetings as well as the actual conven- down-home sights, sounds and flavor of than a day's drive for most Legionnaires. tion. Only a few blocks from the Con- Indiana in the 1990s. "We look forward to welcoming vention Center, the Indianapolis Zoo Between the sights and activities. Legionnaires and their families to Indi- houses more than 2,000 animals, with Legionnaires and their families may anapolis." said James Charleston, the nation's only indoor whale and find time to enjoy some of Indianapo- chairman of the National Convention dolphin performance arena. lis' award-winning French and conti- Commission.

FEBRUARY 1990 Rolls-Royce A Touch Of Class

By Warren Allport

[m^ ORGET the few hours on ELEGANCE — The Silver Spur's design an automated assembly and road performance eptiomize the quality workmansttip at Rolls-Royce. hne needed to produce a modern mass-produced ~f automobile; no Rolls- Cars laboratory, for about 30 minutes R Royce has ever been built to check the heat treatment, tensile ml tiiat way. At Crewe, Eng- strength and yield point. Most manufac- land, Rolls-Royce Motor turers would be content with a per- Cars Ltd. builds a four- centage check, but Rolls-Royce tests door Silver Spirit II or the lunger wheel- every crankshaft and applies similar base Silver Spur II in three months. attention to the connecting rods which Perfection cannot be rushed. carry the pistons. The camshaft, valves The heart of any automobile is the and aluminum alloy cylinder head and engine, and the Rolls-Royce 6,750cc block are all products of the machine (412 cubic inches), aluminum alloy V8 shop, which also makes many of the is painstakingly assembled by hand. Its nuts and bolts used in a Rolls-Royce, main components are products of the and the shop cuts the gears for the rear factory's huge machine shops, origi- axle and camshaft drive. nally established to build Merlin The engine-building process is about airplane engines and where aeronau- 10 hours and involves 13 separate cal standards still apply. It is not assembly stages, which begin with unusual to find components machined washing and inspection of the anodized to an accuracy of ten thousandths of an aluminum block. One of the opera- inch. Each crankshaft, for example, is tions requiring the most skill is the machined eight hours to a tolerance of installation of the long cylinder head 0.0005 of an inch, but that operation studs, each graded to a particular hole does not begin until the material purely by feel of tightness in the block. specification has been proved correct. Every operation performed and each A piece from each rough forging is measurement made is recorded in the examined in the Rolls-Royce Motor car's history book, which begins with engine assembly and accompanies the

Warren Allport is a British journalist who car until it is completed. writes about the automotive industry. In another process, engine main

32 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE LifeAndLuxury In The Fast Lane

EXCLUSIVE. When speaking of the Rolls-Royce, such words as unique, luxurious, and splendid role trippingly off the tongue. For the Albers Rolls-Royce dealership in Zionsville, Ind., standards are as demanding as those in Crewe, England. The oldest exclusive Rolls-Royce dealership in America, Albers pampers each customer with indi- vidual treatment. By appointment only, Albers Rolls-Royce salesmen show customers firsthand the quality and craftmanship of the world's best automobile. "You can't appreciate all the craftmanship until you're in one," said Michael J. Long, Albers Rolls-Royce manager. "You have to see the quality of the walnut veneer and sense the over- whelming essence of leather." The cost of this appreciation is connecting rods and pistons added. The expensive. At Albers Rolls-Royce, the 1990 Silver Spirit II costs engine is partially built, filled with oil the Silver Spur II, and run up to its 600 rpm idling speed $140,200; while the front and rear of the crank- $154,700; and the Corniche Con- shaft—complete with flywheel, con- vertible III, $215,800. necting rods and pistons — are balanced In addition to the automobile to the fine limits essential for luxurious sales, Albers Rolls-Royce was rec- smoothness. ognized by the Rolls-Royce factory in for selling the Rolls- At the end of the engine line, 60 parts Crewe most of each engine are inspected. Even the Royce parts in the world during

1 988 . So, if you need a head gasket dipstick is examined for smoothness to for a 1925 Rolls Phantom I, it's at prevent it from grating in the guide Albers Rolls-Royce, exclusively. tube. When the inspector is satisfied,

each engine, complete with its General

Motors 400 automatic gearbox, is run

BADGE OF HONOR-The distinctive in on the test bed for 1 Vi hours. Checks trademarl( of Rolls-Royce goes on for quietness and leaks are made. Water, each of its automobiles. engine and gearbox oil temperatures and oil pressure measurements are recorded, but maximum power is not bearing bolts are tightened into the tested. Engine build is so consistent elastic range, requiring the bolt to be that individual engines vary by no more measured before and after tightening than 5 per cent. Every engine can be and the bolt stretch recorded. The fitter pushed to full throttle from the moment who does the job signs that it has been it goes on the road. completed to the required standards You might imagine that after such and enters the measurements in the careful assembly and testing proce- history book. Oil and water pumps are dures, even Rolls-Royce would be satis- checked for output before being fitted, fied, but one engine in every 100 under- and their results are recorded, too. goes a 20-hour test with power and All manufacturers dynamically bal- torque curves plotted and water flows

ance crankshafts, but Rolls-Royce bal- checked. The test is the prelude to the ances crankshafts with the weight of the Please turn to page 62

FEBRUARY 1990 33 In my opinion

TpyiNq TirviEs For NATO

The alliance has survived several challenges in its history— from the Warsaw Pact and even from within. Cool heads and cooperation

must prevail if NATO is to remain strong.

from the Dunkirk retreat, and the Nazi ALLIES- T/ie U.S.-British alliance By Moorad Mooradian air blitzkrieg pounded England's indus- during World War II set the stage for the NATO coalition. tries. America, seething over Pearl Har- ATIONS form military bor, yearned to carry the war to the Sledgehammer, a rider to Roundup, alliances to counter enemy. America's vast reservoir of called for an assault into France in Sep- armed threats. When fear manpower had hardly been tapped, and tember 1942. The Soviet Union had its of the danger subsides, its industry bristled at the challenge to back to the wall fighting off the Nazi the reason for the coali- cope with tasks brought on by war. A juggernaut. Sledgeliammer was designed tion weakens. The North confident United States entered the to draw Nazi forces away from the Rus- Atlantic Treaty Organiza- association with a partner justifiably sian front to prevent a possible Soviet ion (NATO) faces such a respectful of German might. loss. Bolero, the force concentration in risis. "Gorbymania," President Franklin Roosevelt and the United Kingdom would be Europe's adulation of Mikhail Gor- Prime Minister Winston Churchill met launched immediately. bachev, could become NATO's death for the first strategic planning meeting However, bold American plans flab- knell. as partners in Washington in late bergasted the British, who concluded Coalitions are fragile. In World War December, 1941. The meeting pro- that the Germans hadn't been II, the U.S.-British alliance, the most duced two major strategies, contain weakened enough for the American successful wartime partnership in his- Japan and defeat Germany first, and hit frontal-assault plans to succeed. The tory, almost unraveled in the midst of Germany in weak spots with an even- British argued for hitting Germany in the war. The reason: The partners tual thrust at the "Hun's" heart. vulnerable areas of her widely dis- entered the coalition with differing By April 1942, American planners persed forces. frames of reference. had developed Roundup, a plan to go According to the British, the England had been fighting for two after Germany's jugular in the fol- "peripheral strategy" would cause years when the United States entered lowing year with a cross-channel inva- Hitler to fritter away resources until a the war. The British Commonwealth, sion into France. The plan called for weakened Germany could no longer stretched to its limits, couldn't raise 1 million American troops in 48 divi- frustrate an Allied invasion from the many more troops. Britain still reeled sions, and the initial assault would United Kingdom. include 77,000 men, 18,000 vehicles Churchill, conditioned to a small- Moorad Mooradian taught history at West and more than 2,000 tanks in a six- scale economy and limited manpower, Point and sen'c'd in Vietnam. division front. refused to accept implementation of

34 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE of the Suez Canal; and the departure of France from NATO. United States and England have remained steadfast in insisting that Gorbachev's rhetoric about trans- forming Soviet armaments to a defen- sive posture be supported by mean- ingful action. Only then do the former wartime partners advocate concessions that would appreciably weaken NATO's capability to blunt a Soviet offensive. Both world wars in this century have

devastated Europe. It is understandable that some European leaders are vulner- able to Gorbachev's slightest hint of peace. After 40 years of striving to clear their borders of massed Warsaw Pact armor and artillery, many Europeans have welcomed Gorbachev's proposals of so-called arms reductions. Nations within the radius of short-range nuclear weapons want to eliminate the fright of BOTH WORLD "little mushroom clouds" blossoming on their homes. Continental Europeans wars all view the threat of war from different but destroyed perspectives than either Americans or the British. In their anxiety not to dis- That's Europe. courage a breakthrough, some Euro- why many pean leaders may grasp at a mirage thinking it will lead to lasting peace. large-scale American desire any British and to concen- England and America must provide plans before 1944. He trate American power sensitive, but determined, leadership to hint of peace reasoned that Germany against Japan. Roosevelt ensure that well-intentioned people do could be sufficiently from the ignored this counsel. The not orchestrate the demise of NATO weakened in two years, President diverted ships before its time. and then the partners Soviets. from the military effort could amass enough to raise England's import strength to overwhelm program to the minimum the enemy. Further, Nazi 27,000 tons asked for by U-boats had taken a Churchill. frightful toll of British Cool heads and com- food and supplies, plummeting Eng- promise kept the U.S.-British alliance land's annual import rate from 50,000 working. Similar approaches are neces- to 20,000 tons. Churchill maintained sary to save NATO. It is in the Free that any U.S.-British plan must protect World's interest for NATO to endure as England's imports first, then attack a deterrent to war until the Soviets take Germany. concrete steps to reduce their mammoth Merchant ships carrying food and offensive capability. other critical supplies would be NATO faces a trying future. The diverted for military use at a time when alliance has survived numerous pres- imports to sustain the national diet had sures in its history, both self-generated already fallen to dangerously low and from the Warsaw Pact. Prominent levels. Churchill realized that his only issues have included two Berlin crises; recourse was to drive the Germans out Soviet influence in Hungary, Czecho- of Africa. He insisted upon Torch, the slovakia. Poland and Afghanistan; disa- invasion of North Africa, d.r\dHmk\\ the greement over Franco-British interven- invasion to secure the Mediterranean- tion after the Egyptian nationalization region nations by chasing enemy troops out of Sicily. CHALLENGE-N^ro partners have Angry American chiefs of staff insisted that Soviets l

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The Harold Russell T WAS D-Day, June 6, clear: He would never lead the life that 1944. On that momentous he had once led. What was he to do for Story occasion, Harold Russell the rest of his life? still was in basic training in He spent months at Walter Reed Hos- the southern part of the pital in Washington, D.C., where he United States, but he saw was fitted with hooks and later learned everything in his life change to use them with great skill. for all time. He crimped While he was in Walter Reed, the F a fuse and cap, slid an Army Signal Corps chose him to make expk)sivc into the gun where he was the movie "Diary of a Sergeant, " based supposed to, an ordinary, routine job. on his life and experience. The movie Instead, everything turned to flaming was intended to be an inspiration to red and for a second he was blinded. other amputees. This film caught the Then he opened his eyes and discov- attention of two Hollywood legends, ered he was flat on the ground. He was William Wyler and Samuel Goldwyn, stunned and bewildered. But he looked and led to Harold's role in the classic, at his arms, and other parts of his body. "Tlw Best Years of Our Lives. His hands were bloody shreds of skin, Harold Russell was the only amateur muscle and bone. His clothes were in a cast that included Frederic March, badly ripped and his stomach was cov- Teresa Wright, Myrna Loy, Dana ered with blood. Medics swarmed over Andrews and many other stars of him and quickly applied tourniquets, postwar America. put sulfa in the wounds and shot him Russell won two Academy Awards full of pain killers. From then on, events for his portrayal of Homer Parrish, a started to get fuzzy, but one thing was handless sailor. One of the Academy

36 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE SILVER SCREEN-Haro/d Russell's por- Marine approach a podium because trayal of a disabled sailor in "The Best there was no access for his wheelchair. Years of Our Lives" inspired many injured It was at that ironic point, (when the servicemen. Marine was to receive an award), that Eisenhower began his mission to make From "The Best Years of Our Lives" on, everything in American life accessible to he has worked tirelessly and traveled disabled persons— veterans and civil-

throughout the world on behalf of vet- ians alike. This battle for access is still erans and the disabled. His official and being fought by important government unofficial duties serve as the measure officials like William Pittman, Justin of selfless help in this century. Dart and others serving on the' Presi- Harold Russell simply showed his dent's Committee on Employment of courage by living without his hands and People with Disabilities.

proving to the rest of the world that it Harold and other experienced could be done. Since then, he has never observers believe that the worst hand- looked back but has turned his dis- icap for the disabled person is not to be advantage into a positive opportunity. working at all, and right now about And Russell means "opportunity" two-thirds of these people between 18

when he says it. and 64 are not working. This situation His activities were many: He helped can be fixed with the enactment of new organize the World Veterans Federation, which he served as its vice president and as National Commander of AMVETS for three terms. His autobiography "Victory in My Hands, " has been translated into 20 languages. Involved with the Presi- dent's Committee on Employ- ment of the Handicapped for 42 years, 25 as chairman, this veteran traveled the world to help the disabled, especially other veterans. When Harry Truman asked Harold in 1947 to help the disadvantaged cause, no salary was offered, only expenses, but he was glad to serve. He went on to get his degree from Boston Univer- Ifs not what sity in 1949, but his heart was in serving veterans who were taken still adjusting to civilian life. you've had REAL THING — Wh/7e Russell has received many As the Oscar Award-winning awards, his great reward is helping the disabled. film showed, Harold was the away, ifs whatyou've natural who fit in with profes- sionals and this situation prevailed laws with real powers to enforce the got left that really throughout his career. He probably rights of the disabled. Parking spaces, never has met a stranger. In a recent architectural devices and other meth- ^ interview at his Cape Cod home, he ods can make it possible for the disad- counts in life. remembered some anecdotes about vantaged to get around in all buildings, presidents and others who helped to allowing them to be productive, con- make the disadvantaged more a part of tributing members of American society. Awards honored him as Best Sup- everyday life, more important and One of Harold's happiest memories porting Actor of the Year. The other viable in a hectic and fast-paced world in public service occurred several years special award cited him for "bringing that often forgets to acknowledge the ago when a Vietnam veteran told Rus- aid and comfort to disabled veterans disabled or even to notice that there are sell that he had truly saved his life. through the medium of motion pic- such people. Times were bad; the veteran was tures." He is the only person in the It was Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, who despondent, addicted to alcohol and history of motion pictures to be so hon- had overseen the war that had produced drugs. He had retreated to a cheap hotel ored on the same night. so many injured servicemen, who room and decided to take his own life. The role of Homer Parrish predes- remains in Russell's vision as a great Then for no apparent reason, the man tined the rest of Russell's career. force. Once, Ike had to help an injured Please turn to page 58

FEBRUARY 1990 37 Many of the answers to the Agent Orange controversy may be more political than scientific Mean- while, thousands of Vietnam veterans wonder if they'll live to learn those answers.

The following is based on information that surfaced in a panel discussion at the Vietnam Veterans Forum at the 1989 American Legion National Convention in Baltimore.

HE young adults who served in the Vietnam War are now well into their middle age, yet they and the country are still plagued by haunting ques- tions about possible long- lasting effects of the war experience. Did serving in Vietnam affect the health and well- being of many of those veterans who

made it home? How many troops were exposed to chemicals, such as the 18 million gallons of herbicides that were used to defoliate jungles and destroy crops? Do these chemicals cause cancer and other disabling, even fatal, diseases? Do they cause birth defects or other reproductive problems for Viet- nam veteran fathers? Did some vet- OUR GOVERNMENrS APPROACH erans even bring home the chemicals, stored in the fat tissue of their bodies, where it may be poised for harm? TO AGENT ORANGE The Department of Veterans Affairs has always had one answer to all these questions: Agent Orange caused no harm to veterans. However, in the fall In contrast, the American Legion In stark contrast, the Legion study of 1989 a federal judge ordered the VA and Columbia University Study of Viet- found an array of health, well-being to re-open its file on the more than nam Veterans showed that you could and social problems among its mem-

34,000 Agent Orange-related claims it conduct an Agent Orange study and bers who had served in combat or had previously denied out of hand. The that you could classify veterans into Agent Orange-sprayed areas of Viet- federal government's Atlanta-based groups with different likelihoods of nam. Finally, when the Legion study Centers for Disease Control (CDC) also having been exposed to the herbicides. was carefully compared to the CDC's had ready answers. After spending The CDC, in another series of reports, Vietnam Experience Study, many areas more than $63 million in federal funds, stated that, as a whole, Vietnam-era of agreement were found, and indeed,

the CDC concluded it just was not pos- veterans were suffering from no excess the CDC's studies were not completely sible to carry out an Agent Orange disease or unusual patterns of death. In negative at all. CDC found excess birth

study. other words, its findings were negative. defects, skin problems, high blood pres-

38 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE SPEAK NO EVIL AN unpublished Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report shows that selected Agent Orange spray records and troop move- ments can be correlated consis- tently to determine exposure rates among Vietnam veterans. The American Legion has learned.

CDC scientists analyzed 2 1 of 50 detailed computer tapes developed by the U.S. Army and Joint Services Environmental Support Group (ESG) on bat- talion and company movements in South Vietnam between 1966-

68 . The deployments were in the III Corps tactical zone, primarily in the south-central region of Vietnam. Researchers were try- ing to determine how easily and consistently they could rate the movements in "high" and "low" exposures to Agent Orange. After testing two dozen dif- ferent rating systems, including one that used units within one kilometer and one day of Agent Orange spraying, the CDC found it was possible to correlate the information with consistent sure, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder EXPOSED-7/7e Leg/on study found that results. Out of 21 battalions and a host of other problems among the troop movements and spray mission examined, seven always were records could be correlated. men who served in Vietnam. ranked "high" in exposure and One of the reasons the CDC has seven others consistently ranked never discovered all that may be hap- bicides at the same time that it states "low." pening to veterans is that it studied the that an Agent Orange study can't be That information was included "Vietnam experience" and never dif- done, because you can't determine in a February 1985 report to the ferentiated between those who served which troops were exposed? congressional Office of Technol- as support troops and those who were It is not possible to answer all of ogy Assessment (OTA). The on the front lines. The Legion study and these questions yet— and many of the Legion obtained a copy of that several congressionally mandated answers may be more political than report, titled "Interim Report, studies, including the prestigious, scientific. But we know enough about Agent Orange Study: Exposure multi-million dollar National Vietnam the maze of scientific distortions, con- Assessment: Procedures and Veterans Readjustment Study con- tradictions and misstatements that have Statistical Issues," through a ducted by the Research Triangle Insti- been made during the past few years by Freedom of Information Act tute, concluded that differentiating the federal government to know that request filed in mid-1989. The among the troops by combat experience there are serious problems with the way CDC report all but abandons was the key to understanding the prob- in which the federal government has the information contained in the lems. been handling the issue. computer tapes, which the How could the Legion carry out a The CDC backs up its statement that Legion used in the landmark successful study, but not federal most troops were not exposed to her- American Legion and Columbia researchers? Why has it taken so many bicides with blood tests of 646 Vietnam University Study of Vietnam Vet- years to come up with data? Why are veterans who had served for a single erans. the positive or highly suggestive find- term of enlistment, in only one unit, After five years of research ings in the CDC and other federal and in a rank lower than E-5 (no offi- and the expenditure of millions of studies consistently called negative, or cers) in III Corps Tactical Zone in Viet- public dollars, CDC, in 1988, else explained away for some other nam, sometime during the 1967-1968 announced that there was not reasons? How can the CDC be sure that period. This intricate set of selection Please turn to page 66 most troops were not exposed to her- Please turn to page 64

FEBRUARY 1990 39 Veterans update

Q Wervice-connected disabled veterans received a the House. The Senate measure, authored by Sen. Tom 4.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in their Daschle of South Dakota, would have established a tempo- monthly compensation payments, Feb. 1, 1990. rary period during which the government would have com- The increase was one of several measures included in H.R. pensated veterans suffering from certain maladies (see 901, the Veterans Omnibus Bill, which cleared Congress as related story, page 16). lawmakers prepared to break for the holidays. The legislation While the Senate pushed for the Agent Orange provision, provides an increase to 2.2 million veterans and 345,000 the House wanted a number of improvements in the VA survivors of those who died from service-connected medical health-care system, especially in the retention of the depart- conditions. ment's physicians, nurses and other specialists. The increase matches a COLA that was approved for "In the short run, veterans got some of what is needed in veterans receiving a VA pension and Social Security H.R. 901," Epling said. "But the Legion will continue to beneficiaries. push for the passage of Agent Orange legislation and medical "The American Legion is happy that disabled veterans system improvements." received the increase," said NatT Cmdr. Miles S. Epling. "It's inconceivable that Congress would give itself a raise but ignore the needs of deserving and disabled veterans." In another bill, congressmen voted themselves a 35 percent pay T,he sons and daughters of America' s veterans hike. have an opportunity to help finance their college educations The COLA increases compensation benefits for 30 percent through a special scholarship fund sponsored by Coors rated disabled veterans from $210 to $220 per month; those Brewing Co. totally disabled at 100 percent receive an increase of $1 ,468 For the sixth consecutive year, Coors will award $500,000 to $1,537. Also receiving a boost because of H.R. 901 was in scholarships to a minimum of 100 students who are VA's Home Loan Guaranty Program, which has experienced veterans' children. To be eligible, applicants must be 22 or severe fiscal problems in recent years. A provision in the bill younger as of March 15, 1990, and already enrolled full-time raises the basic home loan fee of 1 percent of the loan amount in an accredited four- year college or university, or a two-year to 1 .25 percent. The government will pay an additional 0.25 program leading to a baccalaureate. Also, applicants must percent. Both fees go directly into the home-loan fund have a cumulative grade point average of 3 .0 or better and be instead of the U.S. Treasury. the offspring of an honorably discharged veteran, or a service The fee releases veteran home buyers from liability to VA person killed in action, missing in action or one who has died for guaranty payments VA makes when a lender has fore- in the line of duty. closed because of a borrower's default. "This is our way of saying thanks to veterans," said Peter The fee decreases to 0.75 percent if a down payment of Coors, president of the brewing company. "Through this between 5 percent to 10 percent is made. If the payment program we have an opportunity to salute the families of exceeds 10 percent, the fee drops to 0.50 percent. Service- America's heroes— its veterans." connected disabled veterans receiving disability payments Scholarship applications are available at college and from VA will not pay a fee. university financial aid offices, or by calling 800-49COORS; Other key measures in H.R. 901: or by writing Coors Veterans' Memorial Scholarship Fund, • Provides 7.5 percent COLAs in education and subsis- RO. Box 16522, Denver, CO 80216. Applications also can tence allowances for disabled veterans participating in be obtained from American Legion Posts and other veterans' vocational rehabilitation. service organizations. • Extends the Veterans Readjustment Appointment Deadline for completed applications is March 15, 1990. (VRA) termination date from Dec. 31, 1989, to Dec. 31, 1993, and focuses VRA eligibility on Vietnam-era and service-connected disabled veterans. It also would be expanded to include all veterans who served after the end of An alumni group is seeking thousands of workers the Vietnam era. who were in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as part • Requires the VA Secretary to provide VA claimants with of plans to honor those who built America's national parks written and more specific notices about decisions granting and worked on other projects during the Depression. less than full benefits sought and an explanation of the The National Association of CCC Alumni plans to build procedure for review of the decision. museums in CCC-built parks that would show visitors the • Extends VAs programs for respite care and chronically many projects carried out by the workers. The CCC was ill veterans to Sept. 30, 1992. Also, this provision extends established in 1933 and closed in 1942, when the United VA's pilot programs for services provided to mentally ill, States entered World War II. Many CCC workers later served homeless veterans. in the military.

While H.R. 901 benefited veterans in several ways, it also Former CCC employees are asked to send their name, could include setbacks for certain veterans. A Senate provi- camp number and state, along with a large, self-addressed, sion to pay Vietnam veterans compensation for medical stamped envelope, to CCC Museum, 3623 Rendale Dr., problems linked to Agent Orange exposure was not passed by Jacksonville, FL 32210.

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rial dedications. And, like Faircloth, chaplains often visit veterans in hospi- tals and report on comrades in distress in Post meetings.

"My job as a Department chaplain is to assist all the chaplains in my depart- ment with their duties," said South Carolina Chaplain Roy L. Pryor. "I help others get a perspective on their duties FRATERNITY OF FAITHS and emphasize the God and country theme of our organization." At the 1963 National Convention, delegates decided the chaplain service should be dedicated to serve God and country, so that Americans will never forget that God is the source of all their rights and privileges. The American Legion chaplaincy always has embraced all religions, with chaplains from several faiths and denominations within their ranks. The

Legion chaplaincy is non-denomination and non-sectarian, and intended to coop- erate with a variety of religious groups. "One of the amazing things about the

chaplain service is that it has unity without uniformity," Kearsley said. "All religions are welcomed in the Legion, as does our country welcome them, and all are respected." Also, you do not have to be a member of any established clergy to be an Amer- REVIVAL— £ac/7 year, Department Chaplains meet at National Headquarters to ican Legion chaplain. National Chap- share ideas. This year's conference will be Oct. 30-31. lains are selected by the National Com- mander, and Department and Post chaplains are selected either by vote or appointment. C. Faircloth, chaplain can be one of the most effec- To help create or reinforce religious nHOMASDepartment of North tive positions in the Legion," said Nat'l programs, American Legion chaplains Carolina Chaplain, walks Chaplain Lynn S. Kearsley. attend the annual Chaplains Confer-

to the nurses' station in 77?^ American Legion Chaplains ' Hand- ence at National Headquarters. During Wesley Long Hospital in book details the duties of chaplains: the 1989 conference, about 60 chap- Greensburg, N.C., and • Providing spiritual leadership lains attended, and this year the confer- asks about a WWII vet- through the Legion's "Service to God ence will be Oct. 30-31. eran suffering from and Country" program Conferees frequently discuss how to cancer. On this late • Communicating with officers, conduct religious observances during autumn night, Faircloth is told that the members and other community organi- Religious Emphasis Week, Feb. 4-10,

prognosis is not good. zations which begins with Four Chaplains Day Faircloth leaves the station and • Attending all Post meetings on Feb. 4 (See page 22 for the story of embarks on one of his most difficult, • Taking part in the rituals and cere- the Four Chaplains. but necessary, duties. monies of The American Legion In addition to the religious obser-

"Is there anything I can do for you, • Creating and maintaining an active vances and rituals, the Legion chap- Tom?" he asks the sick veteran. religious emphasis committee laincy gives an intangible to the nation, "Just pray for me." • Participating in February's according to the VA director of chap- "I'll do that, Tom. I'll do that." Religious Emphasis Week and Four lains Herbert B. Cleveland, who Visiting hospitals is only one task Chaplains Sunday addressed the most recent Chaplains American Legion chaplains often face. • Making the chaplaincy realistic Conference. "The American Legion Among their diverse activities, chap- and beneficial to the Post, its members chaplain service offers a great opportu- lains also participate in numerous and community. nity to put on the mantle to help others," Legion programs and ceremonies. The handbook also suggests that Cleveland said. "We are the hope for "The duties of Legion chaplains don't chaplains take part in initiations of new America. We have been given the mantle, stop with just saying a few prayers. The Legionnaires and building and memo- and we need to lead for the good."

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Domoges caused by Hurricane Hugo and the California earfliqual

there was the hurri- contact their Posts and Department to FIRSTcane with the harmless fill out grant applications for immedi- name of Hugo, a raging ate financial assistance. The applica- mass of iciller winds that tion is a single-page form, and once it's crashed through the Virgin completed by the applicant, a special Islands and Puerto Rico, committee will assess damages and and then thundered into the determine the amount of the grant. Carolinas in late Septem- Applications then are forwarded to ber. Three weeks later, the National Headquarters for final terrain in northern California rumbled approval. and vibrated from the shock waves of The Legion also dispatched National

an earthquake that measured 7. 1 on the staff members to the disaster scenes to Richter scale. document the problems faced by More than 100 people were killed in Legionnaires and their families, many both disasters, and an estimated 75,000 of whom must completely rebuild their were left without homes. Many lost all lives. They found that Legionnaires and their worldly possessions and others Posts immediately rallied to help not will have to find new jobs because the only their fellow Legionnaires, but their catastrophies leveled businesses and neighbors and communities as well. factories. Many of the victims were ILL \N\ND-Hurricane Hugo's deadly Also, help began to arrive in the disaster winds reduced more than 50,000 Legionnaires. areas from Legion Posts throughout the homes to rubble. "The American Legion National country. It was, as one California

Emergency Fund was established to Legionnaire put it, "the most shining help our members and their families cane Hugo victims, the tragic earth- example of selflessness." Their stories who were victims of Hurricane Hugo quake in California struck. The NEC will endure. and the earthquake," said Nat'l Cmdr. immediately included earthquake Miles S. Epling. "By helping our fellow victims into the resolution, and the ST. STEPHEN, S.C. -Legionnaire Legionnaires, we demonstrate our seed money for the fund was raised to Clarence T. "Mac" McGee shakes his devotion to mutual helpfulness." $50,000. An ad hoc committee appointed head as he walks near the woodline, While members of the National by Epling managed the establishment where twisted giant pines and oaks lay Executive Committee gathered for the of the National Emergency Fund and its scattered on the ground. 1989 Fall Meeting last October in Indi- distribution. "It looks almost like the terrain after anapolis to consider Res. 30, which Legionnaires who sustained damage a B-52 bomb raid," says McGee, who would establish a relief fund for Hurri- from either of the two disasters should served in the Vietnam War as a Green

44 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE AFTERMATH- J.F. Carlisle of Post 147, James Island, S.C., surveys the damages to a Post member's home.

Beret. "I guess a lot of folks around and his wife fortunate: One tree com- received $12,000 to fix the damage. here think of Hurricane Hugo in terms pletely demolished the mobile home While Carolinians were fast at work of a bomb raid these days." Although next door. cleaning up what Hurricane Hugo had inland from Charleston by 35 miles, Indeed, damage was the rule and not wrought. Legionnaires from around the this town felt the full fury of the storm's the exception, even among Legion Post country began to rally to their fellow 135 mph winds. facilities. J. Calvitt Bradwell, former Legionnaires in South Carolina. Sev- Immediately after the hurricane, Department commander and member eral semitrailers and other vehicles McGee and his fellow Legionnaires of Post 126, said damage at his Post loaded with emergency supplies from St. Stephen Post 62 were out in exceeds $47,000; McGee's Post Please turn page full force to help their communities. They cleared away timber and debris on the roadways, and they delivered drink- ing water to those stranded by the storm. While there were reports of price gouging— up to $10 per gallon of gaso- line and $5 for a small sack of ice— and looting after the hurricane, members of Post 62 and Moncks Corner Post 126 collected and delivered food, water and other emergency items for storm victims. "Legionnaires made sure that vic- tims weren't cut off completely from help," says St. Stephen Mayor Bobby Hoffman. "It took a tremendous amount of cooperation." In the nearby town of Bonneau, Dolly C. Irick and his wife, Eloise, escaped injury when pecan trees crashed down on the roof of their home, causing an estimated $12,000 in dam- TRUCK STOP— Cmdr. Epling visited disaster sites near Charleston, S.C., as a ages. But Irick, a World War II veteran supply trucl( arrived with food donated by Michigan's Lansing Post 1 78. and member of Post 62, considers he

FEBRUARY 1990 45 an outlet business; Post 21 in Barco, N.C., donated clothes; and Pennsyl- vania's Allentown Post 29 sent much- needed canned goods. Cash donations were sent by several Posts and each dollar was placed into a special hurricane relief fund estab- lished by Post 147. The money is given to those left homeless to pay for shelter until they can get back on their feet financially, said Carlisle. "The main problem is trying to identify who suffered directly from the storm and what their specific needs are," Post 147 Adjutant Joe Clayton says.

Meanwhile, life is slowly returning to this scenic seaside isle. Surfers are "hanging ten" on tamer waves these days, and businesses are reopening, competing with one another in scratch- sales precipitated TOTALED— left, Estsban Pizzaro, Post 50 commander, explains to Dept. Cmdr. and-dent by the Andres Bordonada how the Post was wiped out by Hurricane Hugo. hellish storm. The nightmare that was Hurricane Hugo is beginning to fade for many.

donated by Legionnaires across the to help in any way that they could. FOLLY BEACH, James Island-Bill nation had arrived. "The outside help Often, that help just meant being a Lee tries to fix the broken lock on the has been incredible," Bradwell says, shoulder for someone to cry on." front door of his beach-front home. A adding that members of Indiana's Post 147 members immediately gusty Atlantic wind makes the build- Fortville Post 391 delivered a van filled organized a quasi-relief operation. ing's stilts vibrate and the floor creak. with supplies for distribution in the St. Their first concern was feeding the You can hear the tattered curtains Stephen-Moncks Corner area. hundreds of National Guardsmen, law snapping against the splintered win- Despite the incredible losses and enforcement officers and cleanup dowsills and shards of glass. damages caused by the hurricane, the workers. Legionnaires and Auxiliary "I don't know why I'm working with most devastating to sweep through this members served 600 hot meals on the this lock," Lee says. "There's nothing coastal state in decades, the people here first day. left to keep behind locked doors.

still show that it will take more than The Post also established a clothing Hugo— he took everything I had." Mother Nature's surly side to dampen and food distribution center in its Lee, a member of Post 147, is one of their spirit — or their sense of humor. meeting room. Supplies and cash the many home owners along this 7- "We survived the Yankees and we'll donations arrived from Legionnaires mile beach who lost their homes or survive Hugo," was their motto. near and far. One Legionnaire, a sustained major damage in Hurricane member of Spartansburg Post 28, Hugo. A leviathan wall of water and JAMES ISLAND, S.C.-When resi- obtained $30,000 of new clothing from 135 mph winds blasted down a 22-foot dents of this island southeast of Charles- seawall that protected Lee's home. His ton were warned of Hurricane Hugo's estimated loss is $97,000 and insurance approach, most fled their homes. They LEGIONNAIRES CAN HELP companies will not write weather- returned to a nightmare of losses. damage policies for beach-front home- But one thing the storm couldn't ESTABLISHMENT of The owners. Legion National destroy was the commitment of Legion- American "The economic and psychological Emergency Fund will help Legion- naires of West Ashley Post 147 to serve shock is more than I want in a lifetime," naires their families were their community. Although the Post's and who says Lee, a Korean War veteran and a victims of Hurricane Hugo and the electrical power was out for several retired biomedical researcher with California earthquake, but the fund days. Legionnaires set up a generator so Charleston's University Hospital. Lee, has another objective. "It's a perma- that the facility could serve as shelter who lived at his seaside home for more nent endowment to aid victims of for victims and respite for emergency than 15 years, is staying with a friend future disasters," said Nat'l Cmdr. workers. until he can find another home. Miles S. Epling. "It is a plan of "Many of those who returned after Ashley Avenue, the street on which action as well as preparation." the storm were in shock and just needed Lee and many of his neighbors used to Your tax-deductible donations someone to talk with about their live, looks like a war zone. Homes are can be sent to The American Legion losses," says J. Francis Carlisle, Post shattered and split. Cars lay at strange National Fund, P.O. Box 147 Chaplain. "Many of our own mem- Emergency angles against buildings and palm trees. 6141, Indianapolis, IN 46206. bers had major damages to their own Broken glass and sand is everywhere. homes, but they showed up at the Post And in the rubble of wood, concrete

46 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE THE DAY fiiFJER— Earthquake damage in the Northern California area will exceed $13 billion, according to state officials.

and other debris, residents have put Indeed, one of the major services broken glass and waterlogged records. up signs: "Welcome to Hugo Ave." provided by the Post was to serve as a Many of the Post's members suffered "Property For Sale CHEAP!" "We'll job-referral office and to advise local major or total losses of their homes. Be Back." veterans about how they can obtain "The people of Loiza had little to Lee looks at a gaping hole where his their benefits. Those services were begin with," says Department Cmdr. enclosed porch used to be, a first-rate shattered on the afternoon of Sept. 18, Andres Rosario Bordonada. "Who platform from which to watch changing when Hurricane Hugo roared ashore. knows how long it will take them to tides, sunsets and to hear the pounding Post 50 now is a pile of busted boards. Please turn to page 68 Atlantic surf. He walks toward the frame of his home and looks back at the ocean. "I don't know if it's a good idea to come out here and sift through what's left," he said. "It's like going to a funeral, but you got to get on with your life. I'll get on with mine, but it won't be on this beach." But you can't suppress the good works and spirit of Legionnaires such as Bill Lee. Several weeks after his home was declared uninhabitable and still in need of help, Lee was collecting canned goods and other food items for Thanksgiving dinners for hurricane vic- tims.

LOIZA, Puerto Rico— Life in this town of 8,000 had more than its unfair share of burdens before Hurricane Hugo struck, especially unemployment among its veteran population, accord- LOADED-Post 69 Cmdr. Calvin Turpin and Post Adjutant Don Rule of Hollister, ing to Esteban Pizzaro, commander of Calif., helped distribute supplies from Virginia's Stafford Post 290. Legion Post 50.

FEBRUARY 1990 Legion news

having a smoke detector in the home isn't enough. The Legion Booklet Promotes Fire effectiveness of the smoke detector depends largely on

its location," he said. Prevention In Homes, Businesses A VHS video tape on fire prevention is also available for Posts' use. The tape may NEW booklet. organization after consulta- for use in conjunction with be obtained by contacting The American tion with noted authors, fire local fire departments' fire Department adjutants or the Legion Fire Pro- department officials in the prevention programs," said National Public Relations tection!Pre\'ention Washington area, the Na- Roger A. Munson, chairman Division, The American Program, is tional Fire Academy and the of the National Security Legion, PO. Box 1055, Indi- available to help Legion- National Fire Protection Commission. "Posts might anapolis, IN 46206. naires, their families and Association. want to invite local fire offi- their communities prevent Copies of the booklet are cials to speak at a meeting, fire in homes and busi- available, free of charge, and these booklets would nesses. from the National Security/ make excellent handouts to Originally developed by Foreign Relations Division, reinforce the message." several members of Chesa- The American Legion, 1608 Munson said one of the peake Post 127, Department K St., N.W., Washington, sections in the booklets Life Insurance of Maryland, the booklet DC 20006. deals with the importance of was produced is by the national "The booklet designed smoke detectors. "Just Benefits Climb By 15 Percent EGIONNAIRES ^who have pol- Women's Memorial Design Selected icies with The American Legion WINNING National Cemetery, project cycle, new stairways and an Life Insurance design has been officials say. educational center with a Plan received an across-the- selected for a The Women in Military computer bank of names, board 15 percent increase in memorial hon- Service for America Memo- photographs and anecdotes benefits, effective Jan. 1, oring America's rial Foundation Inc., selected from women who have served 1990. women veterans, and it will a design that includes 10 in the military. The center The benefits increase, be located at the Memorial triangular glass prisms on also will include an audito- which was approved by the Gate entrance at Arlington top of the entrance's Hemi- rium. National Executive Com- RL. 99-610 authorized mittee at the 1989 Fall the foundation to construct a Meeting in Indianapolis, memorial in District of Col- will be for the 72,000 umbia or the surrounding policyholders in the Legion area to recognize all plan, said Jerome P. Dobel

women's contributions to Jr. , chairman of Legion's the U.S. armed forces. Con- Life Insurance and Trust struction is expected to cost Committee. The NEC also $25 million. The foundation approved raising the amount receives no government of coverage a Legionnaire money for the memorial. So can carry, from 14 units to 16 far, project officials have units.

raised $650,000. "This is the 21st year that Tax-deductible donations a benefits increase was or further information about approved by the NEC since the memorial should be sent the plan went into effect in to Women in Military 1958," Dobel said. "The Memorial, Dept. 560, increase will be made Washington, DC 20042- without having to raise pre- Women in Military Senice Memorial winning design 0560. miums."

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his friends at the War Memo- rial Veterans Building in California Legionnaire downtown San Francisco when the latest earthquake hit. "I turned to the boys and Slialcen, Not Rattied said, 'Hmm, that was a pretty EGIONNAIRE Sharkey, a retired attorney good one, maybe a 7.0 on the Sharkey of and a of San Fran- Richter.' Ed member '; San Francisco cisco's Golden Gate Post 40. Sharkey's guess was even knows a thing or A former National Vice more accurate than the seis- two about earth- Commander (1947) and mologists who initially esti- quakes in this city of roller- Department Commander mated the quake to hit 6.9 coaster terrain. (1967), Sharkey was 10 years on the Richter scale, which The last earthquake old when he experienced his measures the magnitude of Sharkey witnessed was at first earthquake, a temblor earthquakes. "You learn how 5:04p.m., Oct. 17, 1989. The that killed 2,500 and left to judge them fairly accurate first was at 5:12 a.m., April 250,000 homeless including and get used to them when 17, 1906— better known as Sharkey's family. you live here for a few years," the Great Quake. "It was ter- "My heart really goes out to said Sharkey, who remains Sharkey said. "But that rible then and it's terrible those people who lost their active in Legion affairs. doesn't mean you ever learn now," said the 94-year-old homes in this earthquake," Sharkey was meeting with to like them."

"The American Legion and some members of Con- Epiing: VA WSOBuilget InsienuBte' gress would agree that mean- ingful programs require The VA appropriations bill long have warned the admin- realistic funding," Epiing for FY '90, RL. 101-144, istration and lawmakers that said. "Veterans should not calls for more than $29 the consistent downward have to go hat in hand before billion for veterans' pro- trend in VA spending has Congress to recover these grams, ranging from educa- forced thousands of veterans fiscal shortcomings." tion and vocational assis- out of the VA medical sys- tance to health care. The tem. Many of those have amount is $800 million more nowhere to turn for care. than what the Bush adminis- "We're reaching the point CLARiFICATION tration requested. This when even the most basic year's budget continues the health-care services for non- LEGION News arti- trend of underbudgeting VA service-connected disabled A cle published in the health-care programs, said veterans will not be avail- December issue reported Nat'l Cmdr. Miles S. Epiing. able," Epiing said. that Legionnaires needed administration billion of the "The and Almost $12 permission from the Congress must directly 1990 appropriation will go CUTS-Many say VA's National Adjutant to use address the needs of veter- for medical programs and budget won't meet veter- Legion emblems on grave research. for other ans' needs. ans," Epiing said. "We Funding markers. cannot continue this trend of VA programs includes $1 1 .4 However, permission budgeting one amount that is billion, disability compensa- only is required if the ABELING it as too low and then scrambling tion; $4 billion, pensions; emblem is made by a a continua- for additional funds just to $500 million, education and source other than The Zjust the afloat. training benefits; and $313 tion of a VA keep system American Legion National trend. In mid-1989. Congress million. Loan budgeting Home Emblem Sales. The American was forced to pass a supple- Guaranty Program. Legionnaires do not mental appropriation of $1 .2 At press time, the Admin- Legion predicts the fiscal need permission from the will fall billion, with one-third of istration was preparing to year 1990 budget National Adjutant to buy dismally short of meeting the total spent to maintain submit its proposal for VA's and use markers from of VA medical services. Epiing FY '91 budget, which will the health-care needs Emblem Sales. America's veterans. and other Legion leaders begin Oct. 1.

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37th Engr. Combat Grp. HQ Co. (1950-53) (Aug- Mesa, AZ) J.G. Tapia, 2013 E. Whitton, Phoenix, AZ Boston) James McCormick Jr., 29 Maplewood Ave., 85016(602)956-9598 OUTFIT REUNIONS Everett, MA 021 49 (61 7) 387-9375 160th Inf., 40th Div., Co. D (WWII) (July-LaCrosse, Wl) 38th Co., 113th Rgt. (Sept-Indianapolis) Ward Victor Peter, 4907 Holly Park Dr. QM QM , Pasadena, TX 77505 - notices Guidelines Outfit Reunion must be Buss, 28323 CR 16 W., Elkhart, IN 46516 (219) 295- (713)487-2106 official only. send submitted on forms To obtain forms, a 7604 173rd Abn. Bde. (Sep) (Okinawa/1965-71) (July- self-addressed, stamped envelope to: O R. Form, The 40th Inf. Div., HQ & HQ Co. (WWII) (May-Springfield, Washington) Infl Society 173rd A/B Bde., Attn: American Legion Magazine, PO. Box 1055, Indianapolis, OH) Alvin McKee, Rt, A, Box 1 47, Sandborn, IN 47578 Reunion, Box 27478, Washington, DC 20038 IN 46206 Notices must be received at least five months (812)694-7662 21 5th Coast Arty (AA) (July-New Ulm, MN) Louis Kahle, before reunions are scheduled and will be published only 46th Engrs., Co. C (July-Indianapolis) Larrie Buchheit, 327 N. State, New Ulm, MN 56073 (507) 354-6748 on a first-come, first-served basis. Notices are published 908 Olive St., New Haven, MO 63068 (314) 237-2974 217th FA Bn., 44th Div. (Sept-Charlotte, NC) Robert only one time per unit per year 48th, 235th CB Engr. Bns., 1 108th CB Engr. Grp. (Oct- Staub, 7508 E. Independence Blvd. #130, Charlotte, Lake Tahoe, CA) Ken Selz, 4170 Indian Ln., Dayton, NC 28212 (704) 532-8620 OH 45416 (513) 274-6501 222nd Inf., 42nd Div., Co. M (July-Pittsburgh) Ernest 57th Field Hospital (WWII) (June-Grand Island, NE) Giles, 5425 Omaha Ave., Baltimore, MD 21206 (301) A D. Easley 2221 Grant St., Wichita, KS 67213 (316) 488-6296 Army 943-0541 226th AAA S/L Bn., HQ & HQ Btry. (Oct-Nashville, TN) 59th AFA Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Louisville, KY) L.M. Howie, James Kirby, 729 Dover Rd., Nashville, TN 3721

1/68 Armor, A Co. (1957-60) ( Aug-Williamsburg, VA) Box 1 463, Southern Pines, NC 28387 (407) 892-0614 (615) 833-4007 Jack Hill, 121 N. Washington St., Orwigsburg. PA 65th Gen. Hosp. (WWII) (Apr-Virginia Beach, VA) Sarkis 228th F.A. Grp. HQ Btry. (June-Fayetteville, NC) 17961 (717)366-2428 Mihranian, 19 Gregory Ln., Loudonville, NY 1221 Joseph Coren, 146 Gull Aire Blvd., Oldsmar, FL 34677 1st Arm'd Div. Assn. (Sept-Louisville, KY) W.S. Beasley (518)472-9889 (813)784-8641 Box 5675, Anderson, SC 29623 (803) 225-2643 66th Signal Bn., Co. B (July-Oak Brook, IL) Frank 243rd Port Co. (Sept-Savannah, GA) Melvin Jacobson,

1st Bn., 303rd Inf., 97th Div., HQ Co. (Oct-Baton Tutomase, 5209 S. Kenneth St., Chicago, IL 60632 1 03 Church St. , No. Warren, PA 1 6365 (81 4) 723-6278 Rouge, LA) Mark Hettich, 1854 W. Ottawa Ave., (312) 585-1705 245th Tank Bn., 45th Inf. Div. (June-Altus, OK) A C,

Dousman, Wl 531 18 (414) 965-2645 67th Ord. Bn., C Co., 3407th Ord. Co., Med. Maint. Boaldin, Box 1 63, Alius, OK 73522 (405) 482-0688 1st Engr. Combat Bn., 1st Inf. Div. (Sept-Norfolk, VA) (Africa/Sicily/ltaly/So. France) (Sept-New Orleans) 252nd C.A., 530th F.A. (Aug-Plainwell, Ml) Gordon

31 1 St Oscar Fellman, Sycamore , Weldon, NC 27890 C W. Zeringue, 4000 Taft Park, Metairie, LA 70002 Leversee, 1335 Drake Rd. N., Kalamazoo, Ml 49007 (919)536-2104 (504) 885-0521 (616) 344-9684 2nd Bn., 165th Inf. Rgt., 27th Div. (Sept-West 68th Arm'd, 3rd Inf. Div., A Co. (1958-60) (Aug- 255th F.A. Bn. (Aug-Columbus, OH) Marvin George,

Lafayette, IN) TJ McCullough, Box 5244, Kirtland Williamsburg, VA) R.S. Webb, 99 Schuylkill St., 1 1 72 Garber PI., San Jose, CA 951 27 (408) 251 -5062 AFB, NM 871 85 (505) 265-0961 Cressona, PA 17929 257th F.A. Bn. (Aug-Lapeer, Ml) Albert Walz, 254 2nd Bn., 81 st Arm'd Div., C Co. (Mar-Las Vegas, NV) 77th Artillery Vets Assn. (Aug-Columbus, GA) 77th Sterling Dr., Lapeer, Ml 48446 (313) 664-2084

James Ruff, 1 Harbor, Artillery Boonville, Arty. 92 Union, #2D, Benton Ml 49022 Vets Assn., Box 141 , MO 65233 267th Sep. Coast Bn. (May-Pittsburgh) Harry (616) 925-0483 (816) 882-5276 Gibson, 315 Faber St., Pittsburgh, PA 15214 (412) 2nd Chemical fWortar Bn. (Aug-Bethlehem, PA) George 87th Mtn. Inf., 10th Mtn. Div. (Sept-Colorado Springs, 231-5074 Miller, 3550 Easton Ave , Bethleham, PA 18017 (215) CO) Earl Clark, Box 27867, Denver, CO 80277 (303) 271st Ord. Co. MM Co. (June-Cedar Rapids, lA) Robert 691-3559 795-6508 Evans, 1885 Highview Dr., Marion, lA 52302 (319) 2nd Ranger Inf. Co. (ABN) (July-Washington) James SSfh Inf. Div. (Aug-Nashville, TN) C.W. Waters, Box 925, 373-2748 St 533-9170 Inf. Rgt., Div., Queen, 826 Emerson N.W. , Washington, DC 2001 Havertown, PA 19083 (215) 276th 70th F Co. (Sept-Las Vegas, NV) (202) 726-0228 97th Signal Bn. (WWII) (Aug-Warsaw, IN) Dean Ford, William Verburg, 10 Wendys Path, Albany NY 12211 3rd Arm'd Div., 36th AIR, B Co. (May-Austin, TX) Jack Rt 2, Box 2A, Claypool, IN 46510 (219) 566-2774 (518) 785-7307 Warden, 806 Salem Ln., Austin, TX 78753 (512) 836- 98th Signal Bn., 11th Corp (Sept-Reston, VA) Richard 277th Port Co. (Sept-Branson, MO) Don Andrew, 13 3048 Ave., Avon Ct Turnersville, 08012 227-3766 Pmckney, 109 Grand Middletown, NY 10940 , NJ (609) 3rd Bn., 174th Inf., HQ, Cos. A & L (WWII) (Sept- (914)343-5061 303rd Inf., 97th Div., D Co. (Sept-Downers Grove, IL)

Niagara Falls, NY) Hobart Kirk, 2427 Pierce Ave., 99th Inf. Div. Assn. (June-Louisville, KY) Hudson Clem Schlosser, Rt. 1 , Meadowood Apt. 2, Darwin, MN Niagara Falls, NY 14301 (716)297-3884 Rinehart, 2301 Janlyn Rd., Jeffersontown, KY 40299 55324(612)693-8860 3rd Cav. Grp. (Aug-Louisville, KY) Wayne Smith, 900 (502) 267-5184 311th Ord. Co. (Sept-Harpers Ferry, WV) Jack Scott, 425-2697 Spruce, Halstead, KS 67056 (316) 835-2781 104th Inf. Rgt., 26th Inf. Div. (Apr-Kerhonkson, NY) Box 961 , Princeton, WV 24740 (304) 5th Inf. Div. (Sept-Amarillo, TX) John Pflaum, 170 Roger Hemond, Box 3523, Springfield, MA 01 101 315th Inf. Rgt. Assn. (WWII) (Aug-Columbus, OH)

Evergreen, Elmhurst, IL 601 26 (708) 834-3890 (413)593-9764 Francis Oczko, 1 14 N. 6th St., New Hyde Park, NY 8th US Cavalry Assn. (June-East Ridge, TN) Houston 106th Inf. Div. (Aug-Sacramento, CA) Michael Thome, 11040(516)352-7554 447- Stewart, Box 201 1 , Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742 (404) 1711 P St., #301, Sacramento, CA 95864 (916) 322nd Signal Bn., A Co. (1950-55) (March) R. Riker,

861-2860 9894 261-05 Hillside Ave., Glen Oaks, NY 1 1004

7th F.A. Obsn. Bn., A Btry. (1941-45) (Oct-Gainesville, 1 07th Transportation Trk. Co. (Sept-Haleyville, AL) 334th Ordnance (May-Cincinnati) Joseph Hagen, 1539 FL) Stephen Wandzioch, 5010 N.E. Waldo Rd. #32, James Thompson, 1025 Barnisdale Rd., Birmingham, Kinney St., Cincinnati, OH 45231 (513) 522-5508

Gainesville, FL 32609 (904) 372-5696 AL 35235 (205) 836-4580 357th AAA S/L Bn. (WWII) ( Aug-Pittsburgh) John 8th Cav. Rgt. (May-Helena, MT) Don Caine, Box 601, 108th Inf. Rgt., 40th Div. (WWII) (Oct-Rochester, NY) Capan, 3603 Jean St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 (412) Townsend, MT 59644 (406) 266-3737 Jim Noblitt, 314 McBrien Rd. #A3, Chattanooga, TN 843-3668

9th Tank Bn., 20th Arm'd Div., D Co. (May-Sioux Falls, 3741 1 (615)499-9376 365th FA. Bn., 97th Div. (July-Springfield, MA) Vincent SD) Stewart Peterson, 700 6th St. N.E., Waseca, MN 111th AAAGun Bn., D Btry. (Apr- St Louis) C C. Marceno, 92 Gooseberry Rd., West Springfield, MA 56093 (507) 835-2338 Parmenter, 210 Stonewall Jackson Dr, Wilmington, 01089(413)733-6355 11th AAA AW Bp (Aug-Sioux Falls, SD) Ed Lamers, Rt. NC 28412(919) 791-8540 379th AAA Bn. (Sept-Toledo, OH) Daniel Lawecki, 2103 535-1 1, Box 23, Browns Valley, MN 56219 (605) 694-2788 115th Inf. Rgt., 29th Div., G Co. (June-Cumberland, Hogarth Rd , Toldeo, OH 4361 5 (41 9) 587 12th Armored Div. (Aug-Charlotte, NC) Bob Mead, 4701 MD) H, Frank Hinze, 800 Bedford St., Cumberland, 387th Rgt., 97th Div., E Co. (Sept-Reno, NV) Rodney

N Cleveland, Kansas City MO 641 1 7 (816) 454-7099 MD 21502 (301) 722-2325 Anderson, 673 Mt. FuryCir S.W., Issaquah, WA 98027 14th A. F.A. Bn., 2nd Arm'd Div. (May-Killeen, TX) Lewis 116th Rgt., 29th Div., D Co. (May-Salem, VA) George (206) 392-6270 Jr,, Bogart, Rt 1 , Box 208, Hughesville, PA 1 7737 (717) Kobe, 27701 Murrieta Rd., Sp. 127, Sun City, CA 465th F.A. Bn. (Sept-No. Platte, NE) James Doyle 584- 3525 92381 (714) 679-7982 Box 237, Stapleton, NE 69163 (308) 636-2345 19th Coast Arty. (June-Fairbury, NE) Al Pohlmann, Rt. 116th Signal/FS 8608 AAU (Scheyern, Germany) 471st Engr. Maint. Co. (June-So. Fallsburg, NY) 3, Box 88, Fairbury NE 68352 (402) 729-5727 (May-Charleston, SC) Bill Case, 467 Circlewood Dr., Anthony DiCroce, 301 Seneca Pky,, Rochester, NY 21st General Hospital (Sept-Royal Oak, Ml) Aldo Venice, FL 34293 (81 3) 497-1 572 14613 (716) 254-9302 Bellaver. 2923 N. Altadena, Royal Oak, Ml 48073 (313) 117th Chemical Serv. Co. (Aug-Williamsville, NY) 482nd AAA AW Bn. (sp) (Sept-Daytona Beach, FL) 585- 8938 NorbertStumm, 77 Harding Ave., Kenmore, NY 14217 Carlton Smith, 542 S. Lanvale Ave., Daytona Beach, 24th Tank Bn., 13th Arm'd Div. (WWII) (Sept-San (716)873-2287 FL 321 14 (904) 253-3815

Francisco) Galen Krieg, 1 4th St Inf. 497th Gun Bn. (Sept-Chattanooga, TN) Tony 10 S W. , Newton, KS 121st Rgt. Assn. (Old Gray Bonnets) (May-Macon, AAA 67114(316)283-3986 GA) Jim McClendon, 5060 Pine Ridge Dr., Macon, GA Buches, 2810 Nile Rd,, Chattanooga, TN 37421 (615) 26th Inf. Yankee Div. (Midwest Chapter) (May- 31210(912)447-4206 899-0459 Bloominglon, IL) Kent Stephens, 107 Bluffview Ln., 121st Inf. Rgt., 8th Div., L Co. (WWII) (Sept-Cordele, 504th AVN Co. (1956-61) (Apr-Orlando, FL) Charles Collinsville, IL62234 (618) 344-1616 GA) Lee Miller, 515 18th Ave., Cordele, GA 31015 Frinks, 10137 Sassafras Woods Ct., Burke, VA22015 26th Inf., 1st Div. C & D Cos. (May-Lancaster, PA) (912) 273-1492 (703) 250-7995 IN) Cal 508th ARCT, 3rd Bn., HQ Co. (1951-54) (June-Philadel- BennieZuskin, 141 Saunders Rd , Hampton, VA 23666 126th Ord. MM Co. (WWII) (Sept-Fort Wayne, (804) 766-3548 Maidment, 710 Forest Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805 phia) Ron Anderson, 17 Rose Tree Ln., Woodbury, NJ 26th Yankee Inf. Div. (June-Hampton Beach, NH) Leslie (219) 483-5162 08096 (609) 845-0074

White Sr , 9 Smithson Dr., Beverly, MA 01915 (508) 128th AAA Gun Bn. (WWII) (May-New Orleans) George 519th M.I. Bn., Co. A (1966-67) (March) James Barna- 922-6171 Brodie, 2226 Brooktree, Houston, TX 77008 (713) cle, O No. 610KnollwoodDr., Wheaton, IL 601 87 (31 2) 27th Inf., 25th Div. (Wolfhounds) (Sept-Nashville, TN) 862-5828 682-3269 Robert Muzzy, 809 Forston Dr., Takoma Park, MD 131st Ord. Maint. Bn., 9th Arm'd Div. (Sept-Salina, KS) 526th Arm'd Inf. Bn. (Aug-Post Falls, ID) Robert 20912(301)434-0192 Theodore Huth, 133 E. Minneapolis St., Salina, KS DeVeleming, E. 251 Main, Pullman, WA 991 63 32nd Inf. Div. (Sept-Milwaukee) Frank Schultz, 2910 W 67401 (913)825-0757 527th Engr. L.P. Co. (July-Cedar Rapids, lA) Marion Mitchell St., Milwaukee, Wl 53215(414) 643-5176 134th Inf., 35th Div., (WWII) (Sept-North Platte, NE) Munsinger, 402 9th Ave., Eldora, lA 50627 (515) 858- 35th Inf., 25th Div., Co. L (Korea) (May-Grand Rapids, Robert Fowler, 1619 N. 50th St., Omaha, NE 68104 3585 Ml) W.B. Woodruff Jr., Box 515, Decatur, TX 76234 (402) 553-6448 534th E.B. & S.R., HQ Co. (Sept-Tucson, AZ) Alfred (817) 627-3745 147th F.A. (Sept-Sioux Falls, SD) Earl Bonacker, 2801 Kukoski, 111 Sprucewood Dr., Brick Town, NJ 08723 36th Inf. Div. (Midwest Chapter) (June-Springfield, IL) Old Orchard Trail, Sioux Falls, SD 57103 (605) 332- (201) 477-5040 E. Pat Stapleton, 2133 Holmes, Springfield, IL 62704 6858 551st Parachute Inf. (July-Washington) Doug Dillard, (217) 544-9323 158fh RCT, 147th F.A. (West/Bushmasters) (Sept- 12114 Long Ridge Ln., Bowie, MD 20715 (301) 262-

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2439 (609) 783-1528 Richard Asche, 2992 S.E. Forest Villa Ct. , Port 555th Parachute Int. Bn. (July-Washington) Elliotte 35th NCB (WWII) (Sept-Lancaster, PA) Phil Silver, 924 Orchard, WA 98366 Williams, 7505 Greer Dr., Ft. Washington. MD 20744 Stafford Ct., Westbury NY 1 1590 (516) 334-3424 USS Caperton (Nov-Daytona, FL) Merle Crain, 18093 (301)248-3687 36th Seabees (Sept-Buffalo, NY) Richard Lindner, 311 9th Ave. N.E., Poulsbo, WA 98370 (206) 779-2808

1 557th AAA AW Bn. (May-Carlisle, PA) James Nealon, Allendale Rd , W. Seneca, NY 4224 (716) 674-7660 USS Catskill (Oct-Houston) John Scheetz, 21734 (Mar-Kerrville, Spring, 288-7192 6304 Crafton St., Philadelphia, PA 19149 (215) 288- 46th Seabees TX) Mary Holliway 1833 Castlemont Ln , TX 77388 (713)

1157 N.W. 1 1th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73106 USS Charles Carroll APA 28 (Oct-Miami) Harry Hinch, 558th AAA AW Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Allentown, PA) John 60th NCB (Sept-Omaha, NE) John Ruggiero, 504 N. 3604 Sherwood Blvd., Delray FL 33445 (407) 496- Juretus, 1453 Lehigh Pky. So., Allentown, PA 18103 73rd St., Omaha, NE 681 1 4 (402) 391-5628 1023 (215)797-6352 67th Seabees (WWII) (Sept-Gatlinburg, TN) Laurence USS Chauncey DD 667 (Sept-Niagara Falls, NY) 581st AAA AW Bn., C Btry. (WWII) (Sept-Gettysburg, Terry, 5307 Maryman Rd., Louisville, KY 40258 (502) Wilbert Wieland, 2450 Kenwood Manor, #9, Sioux PA) Milo Kronsich, 17601 Matthews, Riverview, Ml 937-8921 Falls, SD 57104 (605) 334-8498 48192(313)281-4112 125th Seabee Bn. (Sept-Rogers, AR) James Davis, 303 USS Chikaskia AO 54 (1943-69) (May-Williamsburg,

602nd AAA, Btry. C (May-Pittsburgh) Charles Miller, 4 Avenue 3 N.E., Atkins, AR 72823 (501 ) 641-2308 VA) Jack Gingrich, 3104 Tunnel Hill Rd., Lebanon, PA Alcott Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45218 (513) 825-2566 136th Seabees (June-Dayton, OH) Ralph Harrison, 837 17042(717)272-6710

602nd Comouflage Engr. Bn. (Aug-Green Bay, Wl) Millwood Rd. Broken Arrow, OK 7401 1 (918)455-8243 USS Collingsworth APA 146 (Summer-Milwaukee)

William Buckley, 1200 Desnoyers St., Green Bay, Wl Assn. of Aviation Ordnancemen (Marines Included) Mark Schaitel. Rt. 1 , Box 254A, Sparta, Wl 54656 54303(414)494-8377 (June-Las Vegas, NV) Gerald Gannon, 1245 Cunnin- (608) 269-7266 627th T.D. Bn. (May-Buffalo, NY) George Lucas, 151 gham Ave., St. Charles, MO 63301 (31 4) 946-0503 USS Conyngham DD 371 (May-Norfolk, VA) Jack

ZittelSt., Buffalo, NY 14210 (716) 825-4941 CAG-2 (VF23/24/63/64/VA65 (VC/HU Dets/V Divs/ Dawson, 2912 Rogers Ave., Tampa, FL 3361 1 (813) 661st Tank Destroyer Bn. (June-Elyria, OH) Michael 1950-53) (July-Santa Rosa, CA) R.M. Andrews, Box 839-0760 Kotnik, 43191 Dellefield Rd., Elyria, OH 44035 (216) 750786, Petaluma, CA 94975 USS Gotten DD 669 (Aug-Mobile, AL) William Lewis, 324-6801 CASU 32 (June-Baltimore) Walter Rupp, 13124 Patu- 3990 Bainbridge Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45241 (513) 769-

692nd F.A. Bn., B Btry. & HQ (Sept-LaCrosse, Wl) xent Rd., Baltimore, MD 21 220 (301 ) 335-861 3840

Warren Knudsen, Rt. 1, Box 189, Willard, Wl 54493 CBMU 512 (June-SI. Louis) Earl Jackson, Rl. 1 , Box 131 USS Davison DD 618 (WWII) (June- Wheeling, WV) Roy (715) 267-6710 Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548 (217) 792-5846 DeWald. 313 Mt. Allen Dr, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 732nd R.O.B. (WWII) (Sept-Glen Ellyn, IL) John CBMU 536/537 (Sept-Nashville, TN) Larry Eckard, Box (717) 766-8739

Misiorowski, 1 1737 W. 187th, Box 301, Mokena, IL 5145, Hickory NC 28603 (704) 256-6274 USS DeHaven DD 727 (Aug-Baltimore) Frank Dailey, 9

60448 Destroyer Escort Assn. (Coast Guard Included) ( Aug- Lawnton Rd , Willow Grove, PA 1 9090 (215) 657-081 746th Tank Bn. (May-San Antonio, TX) Robert Hamilton, Baltimore) Don Glaser, Box 680085, Orlando, FL USS Denver CL 58 (Aug-Norfolk, VA) Clyde Block,

398Troy St., Aurora, CO 80011 (303)364-6212 32868 (407) 290-5594 10351 Stangel Rd , Sidney OH 45365 (513) 492-7298 758th/64th Tank Bns., 64th Arm'd Rgt. Assn. (July- GRO-PAC 8, Saipan (June-Anadarko, OK) Charlie USS Des Moines CA 134 (Aug-Mercer, PA) Paul Overly Louisville, KY) Clarence Kimbrough, 4801 Simpson Slezak, 3832 S. Euclid, Berwyn, IL 60402 (312) 484- Rt. 2, Box 2670, Mercer, PA 16137 (412) 962-2445 Dr., Louisville, KY40218 (502) 458-4714 3618 USS Electra AKA 4 (Oct-Orlando, FL) Wayland Marders, 782nd Tank Bn. (WWII) (June-Pme Bluff, AR) William Grove City College NTS (EE & RM) Class One (July- 13931 Deviar Dr.. Centreville, VA 22020 (703) 830- Coker, 4401 Union Ave., Pine Bluff, AR 71603 (501) Washington) Ed Grunberg, 6602 Pyle Rd., Bethesda, 8191 879-2660 MD 2081 7 (301) 229-6288 USS Ellet DD 398 (May-Colorado Springs, CO) Frank 784th MP Bn., B Co. (Aug-Greenville, SC) Janet Kaneohe Bay, Oahu NAS (1939-1950) (May-Albuquer- Zimmermann, 1255 Route 166, C-12, Toms River, NJ

Hempley 206 Vandevinter Dr., Greer, SC 29650 (803) que, NM) Mynila Billingsley 881 1 Phoenix Ave. N.E., 08753(201)244-5034

877-2489 Albuquerque, NM 871 1 2 (505) 298-3324 USS Finch DE 328 (Sept-Dearborn, Ml) Charles 790th Ord. Co., 90th Inf. Div. (May-Kingsland, GA) Jack Mine & Bomb Disposal (NEODA) (May-Orlando, FL) Baughman, Rt. 2, Box 467, Portage, PA 15946 (814) Cook, 2036 Mattern Dr., Oklahoma City OK 731 18 Bernard Diggs, 808 Duke of Suffolk Dr., Virginia 736-9220 (405)843-4957 Beach, VA 23454 (804) 481-2962 USS Fred T Berry DD/DDE 858 (Oct-Orlando, FL) Denis 802nd Tank Destroyer Bn. (Apr-Charlotte, NC) Ernie Naval Aviation Midshipmen (1946-50) (Apr- Gordon. 319 E Main St. #L-7, Marlboro, MA 01752 Viegelmann, 436 New York Ave., Baldwin, NY11510 Washington) Flying Midshipmen Assn , Orton Rudd, (508)485-7261

S23rd SWOSCO (May-Riverside, CA) Thomas Hannon, Box 1 5489, Arlington, VA 2221 5 (703) 892-1 400 USSGen.H.W. ButnerAP113(May-Norfolk,VA) 2808 Magee Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19149 (215) 331- Navy 157 NOB (Palermo/Sicily) (June-Milwaukee) Claude Blackwell, 1372 Fisherman's Rd., Norfolk, VA 2512 William Harrison, 2285 N. Water St., Decatur, IL 62526 23503 (804) 587-6472 826th Amph. Tractor Bn. (May-Denver) J.D. Williams, (217)877-1107 USS Gen. S.D. Sturgis AP 137 (Marines Included) 1 401 Venice St. Longmont, 776-7307 , CO 80501 (303) NJ Tin Can Sailors (Mar-Clark, NJ) Tony DeMarco, 31 (Summer-Omaha, NE) Henry Jendras, 3509 N E. 27th

838th Bn. (Oct-Santa Fe, 1 859-1 AAA AW NM) Mert Hanna, Buxton Ct , Vincentown, NJ 08088 (609) 238 St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308 (305) 565-4726 Pine View Hts Avon, , NY 14414 (716) 226-8338 Sampson Navy Vets (WWII) (Sept-Waterloo, NY) USS Gosper APA 170 (Apr-San Diego) J. McCann, 4034 865th Engr. AVN Bn., Co. C (June-Niagara Falls, NY) William Russell, 3916 Idumea Rd., Corryton, TN Agua Dulce, LaMesa. CA 92041

Raymond Beiter, 4843 Tonawanda Creek Rd , N. 37721 (615)933-0031 USS Guam CB 2 (Sept-Philadelphia) USS Guam, Box Tonawanda, NY 14120 (716) 692-3057 SCLU 28 (KAUAI 7/44-2/45, Samar 3/45-7/46) (June- 85, Island Hts. NJ 08732 923rd F.A. Bn., 98th Div., Btry. C (May-Deland, FL) Omaha, NE) Warren Hutchinson, 1412 Hazel, Atlantic, USS Indiana BB 58 Assn. (Marines Included) (Sept- Thomas Evangelista, 30938 Scrub Oak Ln., Eustis, FL IA50022 (712) 243-3755 Indianapdlis) Albert Vicarelli, Box 620, Cutchogue, NY 32726 (904) 357-7090 Tin Can Sailors (Ml Chapter) (Apr-Jackson, Ml) Richard 11935(516)734-5001 974th, 975th F.A. Bns. (WWII) (June-Orange, VA) Frank Rowley 121 Bradley Dr., Rt. 12, Jackson, Ml 49201 USS Jenkins DD/DDE 447 (WWII/Korea/Vietnam) Scott II, Madison Mills, VA 22953 (703) 672-5841 (517)782-6037 (May-Austin, MN) Byron Lewison, 206 12th Ave. S.W., 999th A. F.A. Bns. (Korea) (July-Green Bay Wl) Robert U.S. Asiatic Fleet 4-Stacker Destroyers (Apr-St Austin, MN 55912 (507) 437-3148 Peronto, Rt. 1, Box 54, Luxemburg, Wl 54217 (414) Petersburg, FL) Liena Slagle, Rt. 3, Box 659, Erwin, USS John W. Weeks DD 701 (Sept-Williamsburg, VA) 845-2159 TN 37650 (615) 743-9387 Hal Gross, 29 Shore View Dr. #3, Yonkers, NY 10710 3281st Ord. Base Dpt. Co. (May-Gettysburg, PA) US Navy 3115 Cub-Ten (All Divs. & Anchor Sect.) (914)779-4879 Richard Baumunk, 520 Overhill Dr., Chambersburg, (June-Richmond, VA) Gayle Rollison, 343 Owens USS Koiner DE 331 (Aug-Des Moines, lA) J.H PA 17201 (717)263-2529 Road W., Marion, OH 43302 (614) 389-3097 McCrabb, 435 Greenwich St., Reading, PA 19601 3594th QM Truck Co. (June-Shepherdville, KY) William USS Aaron Ward DM 34 (Sept-St. Louis) Einar (215)374-0489

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FEBRUARY 1990 1984 in spite of these findings. So you ing, however, CDC acknowledged in a cannot help but understand why some- letter to the chairman and ranking AGENT ORANGE body, in response to our desire on the minority member of the committee that Continuedfrom page 20 basis of scientific information to pro- the increase in non-Hodgkin's lym- vide compensation to veterans afflicted phoma was real and bigger than first

by Agent Orange, would point to the thought. A sixfold increase, it said. And

Ranch Hand report and say, there is no yet there was no press release from to check the data. Five years later there relationship, the Ranch Hand report CDC, no public information. is still no public acknowledgement- clearly says so. Can you blame veterans for won-

other than what I have reported — of It says so all right, but why it says so dering what is going on? Can you blame some of this information left out of ought to be investigated by both the their families who continue to watch all the original report. There are several veterans' committees, and by everyone of this unfold, and not share their sense other findings that 1 think are very else interested in good government and of frustration, their sense of indigna- interesting. how decisions are made in this town, tion at the conflicting comments, the Air Force scientists confirmed that because what happened there was a duplicity, the obfuscation that occurs there is an increase in skin cancers in fraud perpetrated by people whose time and time again when government the Ranch Hand group and that skin names we still do not know. officials at the highest level are being cancers are not related to overexposure On May 12, 1988, the Senate Veter- called upon to inform the public, but to the sun, as was suggested in the 1984 ans' Affairs Committee held a hearing. they cover up information instead?

report. They confirmed that misclassifi- The CDC released its Agent Orange Late in 1 988 , CDC released its Agent cation in the Ranch Hand exposure Exposure Study findings again and Orange Exposure Study "findings" yet

index is far reaching and has the poten- announced that it would terminate the again in the press, and again argued that tial to hide other problems in the Ranch study, that a study could not be done. no one was exposed in spite of the fact Hand group. They admitted that Air This, however, did not stop CDC from that the study was never actually Force and White House management continuing to speak about the study as conducted. representatives became involved in if it were proof that Agent Orange is not The National Cancer Institute repli- scientific decisions at Ranch Hand in a problem— that no one was exposed. cated its study of Kansas farmers in spite of the study protocol's ban on Yet, the testimony contradicted the Nebraska, providing further evidence such involvement. CDC's published study results. of a link between Agent Orange and The Air Force admitted that veterans CDC also released its Vietnam non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Dr. Hardell are not represented on the Ranch Hand Experience Study findings with great in Sweden replicated his earlier study of Advisory Committee in spite of a fanfare, saying that it, too, showed pesticide workers and soft-tissue sar- protocol requirement that they be there is no problem. Yet, the testimony coma. A Massachusetts mortality study represented. did not even mention an increase in showed a fivefold increase in Vietnam Yet another inconsistency was dis- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma found in the veterans with soft-tissue sarcoma. covered through two different study, and CDC later suggested that the Agent Orange compensation oppo- responses to my inquiries. We learned increase was not verified. nents, whose strategy seems to hinge that there are two versions of the In the same hearing, the Air Force on endless waiting, began to argue that minutes of a February 1984 Advisory officials tried to distance themselves we should wait for the "next" study. Committee meeting advising the Air from the February report on Ranch Congress should not act until the CDC Force scientists to change the conclu- Hand and to belittle its importance, but Selected Cancers Study is concluded.

sions in the 1984 Ranch Hand report. admitted under questioning that it was They argued and continue to argue that The scientists made their report and at technically correct and that all three the study will be the "definitive word" the very last minute, they were told by scientists wrote it. The Air Force offi- on Agent Orange.

a White House advisory committee, cials admitted at this hearing that vet- I was just told that a couple of days "We do not care what you are telling us, erans were not represented on the ago: "Let us not act until the Centers for what your conclusions may be. We Ranch Hand Advisory Committee, and Disease Control provides the 'defini- want you to change the report, delete they had no explanation for this viola- tive word.'" Yet, Agent Orange victims those conclusions, delete that table, tion of the study protocol. say there are other veterans afflicted minimize the relationship you are The Air Force officials denied there with 54 presumptive disabilities who talking about." was any governmental interference in never had to wait for the "definitive The version of the minutes the Air the Ranch Hand study in spite of the word." There are victims of radiation Force scientists received and sent to me fact they had acknowledged such inter- exposure who are eligible for compen- clearly directed the Air Force scientists ference in writing to me and in a per- sation for 13 different diseases who did to "rephrase the statement. This base sonal meeting. not have to wait for the "definitive line report is not negative," and to take For this part, the VA testified at this word." Yet, "atomic veterans" did have out the table and language showing hearing that there was not a "shred" of to wait— for far too long— until Con- Ranch Handers were less healthy than evidence that Agent Orange is gress finally decided that the "definitive the controls by a 5-to-l ratio. The ver- associated with veterans' disabilities. word" might never come. We must not sion I received from the Agent Orange When asked what would constitute a make that mistake again. Working Group dated two days later did "shred" or "reasonable doubt," the The Selected Cancers Study, even if

not contain that language, through it Deputy Director refused to answer, it were the definitive word, which it will was identical in almost every other way. saying we should stop worrying about not be, is not an Agent Orange study. It None of these findings were made Agent Orange. He suggested that the does not even attempt to determine

public. By this time it was January entire problem was nothing more than a exposure. How can it be the definitive 1988, and the public and the veterans figment of veterans' imaginations. word on Agent Orange if it does not

had had no update on Ranch Hand since Several days after the May 1 2 hear- even focus specifically on veterans

56 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE affected by Agent Orange? might add he got in a lot of hot water That brings us to where we are today. The CDC protocol acknowledges for saying this— we are going to give The House has chosen again not to that the study does not have sufficient the veteran the benefit of the doubt. consider legislation dealing with Agent statistical power to detect substantial We are not going to appeal the judge's Orange. In spite of the wealth of evi- increases in rare cancers such as soft- decision. dence from scientists all over this tissue sarcoma and non-Hodgkin's lym- The House Government Operations country— scientists from virtually phoma, and that the problem of mis- Subcommittee on Human Resources every field of study have come to the classification inherent in the study will held a hearing not long ago. It con- same conclusion: That there is a further hinder the study's ability to cluded as a result of all the testimony relationship between Agent Orange and detect increases. Furthermore, CDC's received during that hearing that the both soft-tissue sarcoma and non- general handling of the Agent Orange Centers for Disease Control had badly Hodgkin's lymphoma; that we ought to Exposure Study and the Vietnam bungled the study— either by design or give the benefit of the doubt to the veter- Experience Study calls into question by incompetence — and showed clear ans, as they so richly deserve. the integrity of the Selected Cancers evidence of White House involvement Yet, we are put in the difficult posi- Study. in the study. Recently, the VA Advisory tion of telling these veterans once more You cannot blame those of us who Committee on Environmental Hazards, that they have to wait. have watched CDC for the last five or the same committee that said that vet- I do not know how much longer this six years for being skeptical about erans who were exposed to atomic radi- wait will be. But I do know this: We whether this definitive study is going to ation were not harmed by atomic radia- are not going to quit. We are going to provide any new evidence that we have tion, said that veterans were not continue to press this issue. It is not not had before, much less anything harmed by exposure to Agent Orange going to go away. We are going to find definitive. And so while we ask these either. a way to pass this legislation. veterans once more to wait, to let us get the final word next spring, they shake their heads and say, "It is funny, the PROVEN EFFECTIVE double standard between those other veterans and us, between the criteria that the govennment has set out for vir- tually every other group and us." Last year, the Senate was again called upon to do what it has done on love it. several different occasions: to pass hate it -Pets Fleas #42J9 Agent Orange compensation legisla- rPATsT#47260-CA-02,UL LISTED tion both independently as well as an amendment to the compensation bill. SPECIAL PURCHASE!

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60 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE The wound was mortal. The water and the Dorchester slid down into the Four Chaplains, an interfaith shrine, Dorchester took on water rapidly and the sea. was dedicated in Philadelphia, with began listing to starboard. President Harry S. Truman in atten- For all the practice alerts, nothing Of The 904 Men aboard the troop dance and Daniel A. Poling, Clark's seemed to go right. Without power, the carrier, 605 were lost. Those who lived father, presiding. radio was silenced. No one thought to will never forget the chaplain's Nearly half a century later, the send up a distress flare, and the escort heroism. Said John Ladd, one of the legend of the four chaplains speaks to vessels pushed on into the darkness, survivors: "It was the finest thing I have something deep in our hearts. For unaware that the Dorchester was sink- ever seen, or hope to see, this side of Father Washington didn't call out for a ing. Overcrowded lifeboats capsized; heaven." Catholic when he handed over his life rafts drifted away before anyone could jacket, nor Rabbi Goode for a Jew. They reach them. By Vote Of Congress on Jan. 18, gave them to the next soldier in line —

The men milled around on deck on 1961 , a Special Medal of Heroism— the and then stood shoulder to shoulder in the ragged edge of panic. Many came only one ever given — was posthum- mutually supporting faith. This is the up from the hold without life jackets; ously awarded to the four chaplains. ideal of brotherhood. This is what we others, wearing nothing but their under- Feb. 3 became Four Chaplains Obser- all want in America. This is what the wear, felt the arctic blasts and knew vance Day, and in 1951 , The Chapel of four chaplains gave us. they had only minutes to live. The testimony of survivors tells us that the sole order in that ferment of struggling men, the only fragment of hope, came from the four chaplains, who suddenly appeared on the steeply sloping starboard side. Calmly they guided men to their boat stations. They opened a storage locker and distributed life jackets. Then they coaxed men, frozen with fear, over the side. Pvt. William B. Bednar was floating in oil-smeared water, surrounded by debris and dead bodies, the ship looming over him. "I could hear men crying, pleading, praying, swearing," he recalled. 'T could also hear the chaplains preaching "It was one of those vacuum-sealed coffee bags that started courage." With his last strength Bednar swam out from under the ship and me on a better way to coat our rocket containers. crawled aboard a life raft. "Their voices were the only thing that kept me going." I tore my thumbnail trying to open one and got to

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criteria severely limited the number of people who were eligible for the study, because troops were routinely shifted between military units during their service and many troops served for more than one tour. The American Legion, and others, strongly criticized these eligibility rules, but the CDC continued in this ill-advised course and The great looks ot the full size Kit Completeness: Packages the congressional Office of Technology 1937 Jaguar SS-100 reproductiorT from Antique & Classic include Assessment (OTA) went along with speak for themselves. But the more than $1 ,000.00 in standard them despite the flaws. quality of this owner-built classic components and features than is more than skin deep. comparable priced kits. Now, one could logically ask whether for real in a blood test taken 20 years after expo- (^Authenticity: All distinctive chrome See yourself what value an owner- features are custom reproduced built sportscar can be. sure to a toxic substance is really the SZ'Assembly Ease: No welding, fiber- Call Toll-Free 1-800-245-1310 best way to determine exposure. Dr. phone collect 1-7 1 glassing or fabrication of parts. (Outside U.S. 6-684J 167) Vernon Houk, director the CDC's AOTIQUE & CLASSIC ^ Center for Environmental Health and AUTOMOTIVE, INC 1 Injury Control, unequivocally stated at

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I Phone (Evening). defoliation program. Wolfe said that it 1 952 XK 1 20 Reproduction also available. L was the test they had been waiting for, and Houk stated the CDC knew for certain that the half-life of dioxin in the blood was seven years. This is a critically important point. The half-life is the amount of time that

it takes a substance to reduce its concen- tration by one-half. Three half-lives will cause the original concentration to go down by half, three consecutive times. If the half-life is seven years' or shorter, then the body will get rid of the dioxin much more quickly, and the How to make $250 a day CDC's study will have been useless. How were Houk and Wolfe so certain right away in your own business of the seven year half-life that they, along with a VA scientist and OTA rep- ...bad times or good resentative Hellen Gelband, told the Many Von Schrader Assoicates make that For Fast Service call 414-634-1956 or toll-free House Veterans' Affairs Committee

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64 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE unreliable because they had no con- tinuing exposure to the chemical. • The other 32 half-lives ranged from less than two years to more than 740 years, and eight of the 32 valid tests showed half-lives of four years or less. In plain language, the test simply didn't work 11 percent of the time. Country Club Living From the Low$40's And, it appears that one out of every four people could have a half-life of less You're on the right course for 18 holes of challenging golf - and the good than four years, which means that after life - at Zellwood Station & Country Club! 20 years, the original body dioxin level Our par 72, championship length golf course is set among over 800 acres will have been reduced to at most 1/32 of park landSt beautiful lakes and luxury manufactured homes in village of its original value. And the range of settings. Just 1 7 miles northwest of Orlando, nestled in the greea rolling hills of half-lives bounced wildly from less Central Florida this beautiful retirement community provides amenities such than one year to more than 740 years— a very reliable test indeed. Complete Pro Shop * Two Clubhouses Stocked lakes Two Swimming Pools Heated spa Tennis & Shuffleboard Courts It is vital to understand that the blood and much, much morel tests are only interesting and useful if VISITATION PROGRAM they are positive. A negative test does Take advantage of our 3 day/2 night visitation program and try the life- not tell us that a veteran was not style before you buy. Call toll free for more information on Zellwood Station exposed to Agent Orange, according to and our other communities located throughout Florida, offering everything experts like Dr. Peter Kahn, who lead from the golfer's lifestyle to waterfront living. Or borrow a VCR tape and tour the Jersey Agent Orange Commis- New our beautiful communities from the comfort of your home. sion's Pointman Study of dioxin in ~[ Return to: ZeilwcwcTsta'tlon'"' f\LtAZ blood and fat, yet this is exactly the use Dr.. Zellwood. FL 2126 Splllman 32798 . ^ to which the blood tests have been put -800-327-6950 by the federal government. Another scientific revelation, even B'SCatidnl members of the same CDC research 1& Country QuBI team, writing about dioxin-exposed j Phone ( ) workers in the "American Journal of Send information on the Guest House Program I Industrial Medicine, " have negated the Send a VCR tour tape of Zellwood Station reliability of dioxin tests: "However, much more has to be learned about the kinetics of dioxin metabolism and half- life before current levels can be used to fully explain historic levels of expo- BEYOUROWNBOSSINABUSINESS sure." The CDC simply applies different WITH CLEA^-CUTPROFHS! standards for veterans than for workers who have a hard enough time estab- lishing that their job may have made them sick. Why was the CDC carrying out the blood tests anyway? The CDC was ostensibly using the blood tests to deter- mine whether hundreds of thousands of records of actual troop movements, painstakingly collected by the U.S. Army and Joint Services Environ- mental Support Group, under the direc- tion of Richard Christian, were useful. 'A Sharp Outlook Actually, the agency already knew the Your Own Sharpening Business. on the Future!" tapes were useful and had already pin- The secret to starting a business that will really pay off is to Don't wait! Return the coupon below! pointed some heavily exposed units offer a service that people in your area need. That's why a 60621"^ that had been in locations within two carbide sharpening business Is such a low risk venture. f~Foley-BelsawCo., 6301 Equitable Rd., Dept. Kansas City, IVIO 64120 kilometers and one day of herbicide Carbide tools have become a common fixture in many businesses and home hobby shops. But it takes a D YES! I want to know more about how I can spraying. But they ignored and buried sharpening shop with specialized equipment to keep succeed at my own sharpening business. Please them in top cutting condition' Whether you live in a these reports that established direct send me my FREE Business Owner's Fact Kit. rural community, or a big city, there are hundreds of

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. . . and their health status as sperm counts, increased birth " 'excellent.' defect and miscarriage rates, and An update to the report in increased complaints of hyperten- August 1989 stated "this veteran sion, benign growths, skin condi- has low Agent Orange and area tions such as chloracne, ulcers, scores, very high unknown agent hepatitis, liver ailments and uri- scores, and no self-reported her- nary tract problems. bicide exposure." What does that "Because the CDC continues to mean? lump all Vietnam veterans together Researchers who conducted the rather than differentiating among Legion study said "high unknown them by combat and herbicide SHOW YOUR COLORS-The vibrant colors of the agent score" means that the vet- exposures, their studies are inevita- America the Beaiilifiil stained glass tableau bring the words to life. Amber waves of grain, the purple mountain eran was exposed to high levels of bly diluted by those who were not majesties, the fruited plain— from sea to shining sea— herbicide. While the ESQ tapes did exposed to Agent Orange," said dr.im.ititally portrayed under the billowing red, white and letter to signify the medical researcher who has blue flag ot the U.S.A. Our artists apply 16 transparent not use the "O" one enamels to thick cathedral glass. Fired in red-hot kilns, use of Agent Orange in spray mis- studied the health effects of the the rich colors fuse permanently with the glass. Framed sions, the chances are very good herbicide. "Therefore, it's impos- in solid brass. Includes hanging chain, translucent case! and Certificate of Authenticity. 5" x 7" tableau $29.50; that it was used, and in any case, sible to tell from the CDC study 9" X 14" $85. Plus $2 shippingeach. Va. residents add 4.5"o the tested veteran was highly whether these health problems are sales tax. VISA, MC, Amcx. The Stained Class Cuild, a division of the U.S. Historical Society, Dept. 101, exposed to a toxic herbicide. In related to combat or to a herbicide 25 E. Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. other words, the tapes showed the exposure." Call toll-free 1-800-446-7968. I'.i.i lo.i

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of criteria forjudging studies that differ from the criteria used by other federal regulatory agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (lARC), whose rules serve as models throughout the United States and the rest of the world. For lARC and EPA, two positive human studies mean classifying a chemical as cancer- causing in humans. The VA committee, however, subtracts "negative" studies from "positive" studies, an unheard of and unjustfiable method, to evaluate causation, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to prove anything. This is not an appropriate way to evaluate any large body of human evidence. The American Legion urged the committee to use EPA risk-assessment guidelines. The VA committee minutes also Breakthrough MOWER for Rural Land Owners! reveal that some members are biased against any study that shows any vet- erans have suffered. In the case of The Get the Most out of American Legion's study, VA reviewer George Lathrop, former director of the Ranchhand study, declared he knew Your Property! only Air Focce personnel were exposed, so the Legion study's exposure method full-uWity, full-value, could not be valid, and, therefore, he M LASTL.Get did not read four out of five Legion full-enjoyment from every bit of your papers before he declared the entire property—EASILY! study invalid. The TROY-BILT TRAIL BLAZER® Sickle Bar The VA committee is so unbalanced :di • Industry's Best Mower is a rugged and versatile "OFF-LAWN" that it includes a variety of experts who Warranty! Mower! You'll easily clear away grass, weeds, were hired by the industry to testify even light brush... of any height, on any ter- • Try it at home against people injured by dioxin. Not a rain. Finally, you can quickly improve and and THEN decide! single has testified on behalf property... it member maintain your WHOLE and make • Powered Wtieels of people injured by Agent Orange. fully accessible, prosperous,^ do all the work... you Recently, the committee found four and beautiful! simply GUIDE where positive, valid studies for non- you want to clear!

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. . _ n Small Engine Repair percent of the acre rain forest "Flattened. It is all gone," she says 28,000 through an interpreter. "I will leave was destroyed. But Legionnaires' primary concern here in a week. After that I do not know what will happen." in Hugo's wake was helping their fellow Legionnaires and their communities. The woman's story is common these Food, clothing and other supplies days in areas of Puerto Rico, its neigh- boring islands and the Virgin Islands. In began to arrive immediately from Vieques, located six miles east of various Posts throughout the island. Puerto Rico, those without homes or "Legionnaires responded the first few Lowest Price relatives to take them in are housed in days by donating $1,000 for disaster the local elementary school, which, for aid," says Department Adjutant Juan Anywhere the most part, has halted classes. Alicea Rivera. "About 1,400 homes on Vieques Uncirculated 1922-1925 U.S. were totally destroyed by Hurricane SAN FRANCISCO -"If they were Peace silver dollars Hugo," says Rivera, whose Post has giving out Silver Stars for the acts of more than 100 members. Legionnaires heroism on the night of the earthquake, on this small isle helped in a variety of the factory making those stars would ways in the wake of the hurricane. Post have to run day and night to make Adjutant Jose Melendez Ortiz, a former enough medals," says Juan Escobar, a police officer in Vieques' main town, member of San Francisco Post 230. Isabel Segunda, directed traffic opera- Escobar resides in the Marina dis- tions and helped deliver water and trict, an upscale area of Mediterranean- food. Fortunately, the nearby U.S. style homes and apartments. Built on a naval base at Roosevelt Roads dis- soft-soil landfill, several square blocks patched helicopters loaded with of the district were transformed into a emergency supplies for the islanders. surreal holocaust of flame and ruin Why are we giving away guaranteed mint- Approaching the scalloped beaches when an earthquake shook northern state Peace silver dollars at our cost? and emerald waters of Vieques from the California for 15 nightmarish seconds Simple: to get you to try us. And we'll even air, there's little evidence that monstr- on Oct. 17. Seven Marina residents pay the postage. While supplies last, we'll this Caribbean were killed, including an infant, and sell new customers guaranteed Mint-State ous winds pounded island. As the plane swoops down to the dozens were injured. U.S. Peace silver dollars at: 1 coin for $20,

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residents still wander the streets, two when tragedy struck in his home state. weeks after the earthquake. When he was able to contact his staff at "There were so many ordinary folks Department Headquarters here, he Perfect Fit by Mail acts of authorized $20,000 from veteran's performing extraordinary We Guarantee It! \ helping each other in any way rehabilitation funds and $30,000 from heroism, Choose from more than possible," says Escobar, a Vietnam the disaster relief treasury to assist 40 styles of America's veteran who now is a field producer victims. San Francisco received finest men's shoes. Dress, casual, and and Oakland received with ABC News. Minutes after the $10,000, athletic shoes in quake, Escobar says he recognized $5,000, an amount later increased. sizes 6 to 16, AAA-EEEE. several of his fellow Legionnaires on Other towns receiving Department of the streets, searching for residents who California aid were Watsonville and might have been trapped in the rubble. Santa Cruz, $5,000 each, and Hollister, "I saw one old guy wearing his $2,500. Legion cap, and he was limping down "We've always prayed that we would the center of the street," Escobar never have to use our disaster relief Every purchase the unconditionally recalls. "He was muttering to men Riddle says, "but it's reassuring fund," guaranteed or your around him who were standing in a — to know that we had some resources set money back! daze 'C'mon you sons-of-bitches, aside when they were needed." we've got people to help and work to The tremors barely subsided when Wright Arch Preserver ® do.'" help began to arrive from many of America's finest comfort sfioes. Hand- crafted since 1876. Cfioose from more A Legionnaire for 15 years, Escobar California's 650 Posts and other Posts tfian 40 styles. Sizes from also rolled up his sleeves to assist his nationwide. Virginia's Petersburg Post 6 to 16, AAA to EEE. a neighbors. In one case, he helped 2 and District 5 sent relief checks, and All feature Wrighit's fa- police officer rescue a man who was mous Archi-Preserver members of Colonial Heights Post 284 Comfort System. pinned by furniture and building debris. offered to sponsor a Legion family affected by the quake. HOLLISTER, Calif. -The Army California Legionnaires got involved National Guardsman in camouflage in other ways following the earthquake. fatigues picks up a stuffed Mickey Santa Clara's Amateur Radio Post 380 American classics for more ^SHj^^^^HK Mouse toy perched on a crate of canned set up an ad hoc emergency network so than a century, Walk-Overs' '4^^^^HH^|B casuals combine top foods. "Some little kid probably sent that families could contact one another. ^^K^^^^^^^^K quality and outstand- .^MHHj^^^^^^^H' this, thinking another little boy or girl The Department also helped a para- ing comfort. S to 14. j^^^^j^^B^^K^^^^ AAtoEEE might be lonely," the Guardsman says. plegic Vietnam veteran with a $1,000 MiMt^^r Mickey Mouse and thousands of cash donation, after his modest moun- pounds of emergency supplies, from tain home near Los Gatos was food to disposable diapers, were sent to destroyed. a newbalance ''^.•N America's on/y advanced this town by Legionnaires from Post Obviously, we can't help every needy line ot athletic shoes

liable in hard- 290, Stafford, Va. , after the earthquake. person who suffered in the quake," "It's a tremendous expression of good Riddle says. "Our priority is helping will," says Hollister Post 69 Cmdr. those who need it the most. It makes me Calvin Turpin. proud to be a Legionnaire and help The semitrailer from Virginia arrived others. What a generous and beautiful in Hollister two weeks after the quake, organization The American Legion is." and Turpin and members of his Post with a local National Guard unit have THE AMERICAN LEGION been busy coordinating its distribution, National Emergency Fund is helping to along with other donations that have heal the wounds of two of the most Tfie greatest names in sfioes, sizes 6 to 16, AAA to EEEE! Every selection guaranteed! poured in. Among those affected by the devastating natural disasters to strike Send for your 32-page full-color catalog today! quake were the residents of Mission the United States in recent years. The Save on our Special Introductory Offers! Oaks mobile home park, Turpin says. aftermath of Hurricane Hugo and the More than 100 of the dwellings were California earthquake will remain for declared total losses; most were years, and the threat of other catas- occupied by senior couples. trophies always looms on the horizon. FREE COLOa

Police Chief Wayne Purvis says One of the first to answer the call to CAIALOG : . damages exceed $100 million, and two support the fund was Connecticut's Executive Shoes local canneries, the largest employers Waterbury Post 165 and its Auxiliary DepI 470, Box E Rockland. MA 02370 in the area, have been shut down, Unit. Together, the Post and Unit CALL TOLL FREE! forcing about 1 ,000 workers, many of donated $20,001 from their bingo 1-800-343-1022 them Legionnaires and veterans, out of account. "We figured we should take work. care of our own," said Post Cmdr. Raymond Nocera. "If we don't help SAN FRANCISCO-Department of Legionnaires, who will?"

California Legionnaires were among "I know I can count on Legionnaires the first to help their neighbors when like those in Post 165 to build the the deadly earthquake struck Oct. 17. emergency fund," Epling said. "It's Have you ever worn Wright Shoes? Yes. No. Are you "hard to fit?" Yes. No Department Cmdr. Bill Riddle was in preparing for a tomorrow that we hope J Indianapolis for the 1989 Fall Meeting never comes."

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