The American Legion [Volume 118, No. 2 (February 1985)]
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Apt. 265 N. 9th St., Paterson, N.J. 07530 City/State _ -Zip THE AMERICAN The Magazine for a Strong America Vol. 118, No. 2 February 1985 ART MEXICO: A TICKING TIME BOMB? 16 A time for tough decisions south of the border. By Philip C. Clarke A U.S. ASSESSMENT 19 An interview with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico John A. Gavin. COMPUTERS IN DEFENSE: ALLY OR ENEMY? 20 A mixed blessing, computers can endanger a nation or help ensure its survival. By Jack Cushman CAREERS THE SECOND TIME AROUND 22 Retirement is not having to say you're finished. By Phyllis Zauner AMERICA'S MOST SCENIC ROADWAYS 24 Sit back and let beauty be your traveling companion. By Paul Martin THINK TANKS: THE POWER OF IDEAS 26 Mind-Power—An increasing force on the political scene. By Jay Stuller REMEMBER V"— MAIL? 28 WWII wives, mothers and loved ones thought it was "see" mail. By William L. Noyer II' LEGION URGES STRONGER U.S. -MEXICAN TIES 33 An American Legion position. WINNING THE 'COLD WAR' 70 Poker games are, indeed, something to sneeze about. By Edward Edelson z p ^ - ^ - H T S BIG ISSUES 13 Should English Be The Official U.S. Language? PERSPECTIVE 15 The Soviets' Best Investment. By Col. Lawrence L. Tracy, USA LETTERS 3 LEGION NEWS 34 OUTFIT REUNIONS 42 COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 7 LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION 35 NEWS TO USE 44 DATELINE WASHINGTON 11 PROFILES IN SERVICE 36 ORBEN'S WORLD 62 VETERANS UPDATE 31 POST OF THE MONTH 40 PARTING SHOTS 72 THE COVER U.S. -Mexico border at Tijuana, Mexico. Lester Sloan/Contact The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published monthly by The American Legion for its 2.5 million members. 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Box 190 Rouses Point, New York 1 2979 Please send me the 1 985 VIA Rail Canada Tours — job in supporting our servicemen, wel- in a veterans' hospital or extended Fkeedom Fighters coming them home and into our great care facility. He died Nov. 7th. The Perspective (November) on aid- organization. I am 75 and not a veteran, but I see ing Nicaragua's Freedom Fighters by Raymond W. Gimmler the temporary glow of recognition for PNC Keith Kreul should do well in East Rockaway, N.Y. the Vietnam veterans fading as the broadening the perspective of our con- years go by, unless we keep the gressmen and national leaders on the significance of their sacrifice alive. controversy in Central America. In the great anonymity of the Vet- With Cuba as an example of a lesson Veteran Care erans Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., learned, any congressman in doubt as Harry Walter's projections under where my friend is buried, his stone at to our objective for aiding the Nicara- "Caring For The Older Veteran" (De- least will bear the legend, "You stand guan Freedom Fighters should be sent cember) may well be sabotaged as the free because he fought." Those words should on every a personal copy. economic and political power structure be veterans' memorial in this J. B. King becomes laced with those who gained marker Rodenback, Germany an educational and time advantage country even if they have to be added over the Vietnam veteran by acquiring to each now. If we have only educational deferment or in other sentimental inscriptions such as "to the and of . VrWII Parades ways avoided service. men women who served their country," no one will "We Didn't Ask For Parades" (Oc- Ten, twenty and thirty years from see the im- pact of their present freedom and be tober 1984) points out again the power now when veterans need and deserve willing to care for "he has borne of the media: The author, like many help, the power structure will be seeded who the battle and for his widow and his others, fell for a media myth. For the with those people who conditioned orphan." record, there were no parades or na- themselves to believe that Vietnam was Williayn D. Hersey tional homecomings for WWII and Ko- an "immoral war." Norton, Mass. rean War veterans. Korean veterans Your article: "The Great War Vet- didn't need them; while the Vietnam erans: Reflections on Patriotism" servicemen did because of the constant (December) ties in to this. I was conser- media coverage of anti-military and vator for a WWI veteran since Febru- Sunday Voting anti-war demnstrations. And they got ary 1984. No one in the VA and no one In Dateline Washington (November) them. We in The American Legion and in any veterans' organization gave him you report that Rep. Mario Biaggi, other veteran organizations did our any help. There was no place for him D.-N.Y., introduced legislation that would change national election day from Tuesday to Sunday in order to TALM: An Advertising Eldorado increase voter turnout. I feel that the politicians do the Attentive readers 5,000,000 other readers of the Magazine country a disservice by always trying will notice form one of the demographically at- some most to increase voter turnout.