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THE LONG, SILENT MARCH

Emotions ran high and memories deep at the Korean War Veterans Memorial. By Steve Salerno 14

THE DIG LIE

Once upon a time, recruiters promised lifelong health care to military careerists and their spouses C.R. Roberts 18 m

ST. GEORGE IS EXPENDADLE

Ourgovernment biowingly placed Americans at risk through its atomic testing program. By Ken Schamberg 20

SHOCKWAVES

A look into the cr)'stal ball ofAmerica 's mostfamousfuturist, Alvin Tqffler. 28

91 1—A SYSTEM CALLING FOR HELP

So, police, medics andfirefighters arejust a phone call away? Guess again. ByJayStuller 30

MINNESOTA'S DANIEL A. LUDWIG ELECTED NATIONAL COMMANDER

He wants emy citizen to know: The American Legion is still serving America. 34

D E P A R T M E N T S

DIG ISSUES Should Congress terminate Americorps? 8

VETVOICE 4 VETERANS UPDATE 40 PARTING SHOTS 72

WASHINGTON WATCH 10 LEGION NEWS 42

ON DUTY 12 VETS 48

COVER Those living near U.S. test sites in the Southwest were exposed to nuclearfallout during the '50s and '60s.

Elizabeth Wright shows Brandy andJosh Kroubetz where the atomic blasts occurred near St. George,

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demonstrated hypersensitivity to the drug, and (5) patients with acute myocardial Category C. Reproduction studies have been conducted in mice, rats, and rabbits. infarction and pulmonary congestion documented by x-ray on admission. Administrafion of doses ranging from five to ten times greater (on a mg/kg basis) the article, "Parks in Peril" (July by than the daily recommended therapeutic dose has resulted in embryo fetal WARNINGS and lethality. These doses, in some studies, have been reported to cause skeletal abnor- Gary Turbak), brought tears to my 1. Cardiac Conduction. CARDIZEM prolongs AV node refractory periods without malities. In the perinatal/postnatal studies, there was an increased incidence of still- significantly prolonging sinus node recovery time, except in patients with sick eyes. Something dear and close to my births at doses of 20 fimes the human dose or greater. sinus syndrome. This effect may rarely result in abnormally slow heart rates There are no well-controlled studies in pregnant women; therefore, use CARDIZEM (particularty in patients with sick sinus syndrome) or second- or third-degree heart is severely threatened. Fifteen in pregnant women only if the potenfial benefit justifies the potential risk to the AV block (13 of 3290 patients or 0.40%). Concomitant use of diltiazem with fetus. years ago when my husband retired as beta-blockers or digitalis may result in additive effects on cardiac conduction. A Nursing Holliers patient with Prinzmetal's angina developed periods of asystole (2 to 5 seconds) a superintendent in the NPS, most of after a single dose of 60 mg of diltiazem. Diltiazem is excreted in human milk. One report suggests that concentrations in

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significant elevations in enzymes such as alkaline phosphatase, LDH, SCOT, Headache 5.4% 5.0% SGPT, and other phenomena consistent with acute hepatic injury have been Dizziness 3.0% 3.0% noted. These reactions tended to occur early after therapy inifiation (1 to 8 Bradycardia 3.3% 1.3% Reveille, Part II weeks) and have been reversible upon discontinuation of drug therapy. The AV Block First Degree 3.3% 0.0% relationship to CARDIZEM is uncertain in some cases, but probable in some. You are right, Ernest Bedsole ("We Edema 1.3% (See PRECAUTIONS.) 2.6% EGG Abnormality 1.6% 2.3% Need A Wake-Up Call," Vetvoice, PRECAUTIONS Asthenia 1.8% 1.7% General July). We need a training program for CARDIZEM (diltiazem hydrochloride) is extensively metabolized by the liver and In clinical trials of CARDIZEM CD capsules, CARDIZEM tablets, and CARDIZEM SR

excreted by the kidneys and in bile. As with any drug given over prolonged periods, capsules involving over 3200 pafients, the most common events (ie, greater than our future officers. laboratory parameters of renal and hepafic function should be monitored at regular 1%) were edema (4.6%), headache (4.6%), dizziness (3.5%), asthenia (2.6%), I can remember when we would intervals. The drug should be used with caution in patients with impaired renal or first-degree AV block (2.4%), bradycardia (1.7%), flushing (1.4%), nausea (1 .4%), hepatic function. In subacute and chronic dog and rat studies designed to produce and rash (1.2%). barely have room for all our members toxicity, high doses of oiltiazem were associated with hepafic damage. In special In addifion, the following events were reported infrequently (less than 1%) in subacute hepatic studies, oral doses of 125 mg/kg and higher in rats were associ- angina or hypertension trials: attending our regular meetings. We ated with histological changes in the liver which were reversible when the drug was Cardiovascular: Angina, arrhythmia, AV block (second- or third-degree), bundle disconfinued. In dogs, doses of 20 mg/kg were also associated with hepafic branch block, congesfive heart failure, EGG abnormalities, hypotension, palplta- used the Post's "big" room. Now we changes; however, these changes were reversible with continued dosing. fions, syncope, tachycardia, ventricular extrasystoles use a small conference room off the Dermatological events (see ADVERSE REACTIONS section) may be transient and Nervggs System: Abnormal dreams, amnesia, depression, gait abnormality, hallu- may disappear despite continued use of CARDIZEM. However, skin eruptions cinations, insomnia, nervousness, paresthesia, personality change, somnolence, barroom. Part of the reason is that progressing to erythema multiforme and/or exfoliafive dermatitis have also been finnitus, tremor infrequently reported. Should a dermatologic reacfion persist, the drug should be Gastrointestinal: Anorexia, constipation, diarrhea, dry mouth, dysgeusia, many of our vets don't want to commit discontinued. dyspepsia, mild elevations of SGOT SGPT, LDH, and alkaline phosphatase (see hepafic warnings), thirst, vomiting, weight increase themselves. Another reason is that we Drug Inleraclions Dermatological: Petechiae, photosensitivity, pruritus, urficaria Due to the potential for addifive effects, caufion and careful titrafion are warranted do not recognize some of our veterans. Other: Amblyopia, CPK increase, dyspnea, epistaxis, eye irritation, hyperglycemia, in patients receiving CARDIZEM concomitantly with other agents known to affect hyperuricemia, impotence, muscle cramps, nasal congestion, nocturia, osteoartic- cardiac contractility and/or conduction. (See WARNINGS.) Pharmacologic studies They deserve our attention and respect. ular pain, polyuria, sexual difficulties indicate that there may be additive effects in prolonging AV conducfion when using The following postmarketing beta-blockers or digitalis concomitanfiy with CARDIZEM. (See WARNINGS.) events have been reported infrequently in patients Yes, comrade Bedsole, we do need receiving CARDIZEM: alopecia, erythema mulfiforme, exfoliative dermatitis, As with all drugs, care should be exercised when treating pafients with mulfiple a wake-up call, and if we don't heed medications. CARDIZEM undergoes biotransformafion by cytochrome P-450 mixed extrapyramidal symptoms, gingival hyperplasia, hemolytic anemia, increased bleeding fime, leukopenia, purpura, retinopathy, and thrombocytopenia. In addition, function oxidase. Coadministration of CARDIZEM with other agents which follow it, we will not have a Legion. events such myocardial infarction observed readily the same route of biotransformafion may result in the competitive inhibition of as have been which are not disfinguishable from the natural history of the disease in these pafients. metabolism. Especially in patients with renal and/or hepafic impairment, dosages A number A.D. Walker of well-documented of generalized rash, characterized of similarly metabolized drugs, particulariy those of low therapeutic rafio, may cases as leukocytoclasfic III. require adjustment when starting or stopping concomitantly administered diltiazem vasculitis, have been reported. However, a definitive cause and effect relafionship Hoopeston, yet to maintain optimum therapeutic blood levels. between these events and CARDIZEM therapy is to be established. Beta-blockers. Controlled and uncontrolled domestic studies suggest that Prescribing Information as of April 1993 concomitant use of CARDIZEM and beta-blockers is usually well tolerated, but Overseas Memorials Marion Merrell Inc. available data are not sufficient to predict the effects of concomitant treatment in Dow Kansas City, MO 64114 patients with left ventricular dysfunction or cardiac conduction abnormalities. The May issue of the magazine is Administration of CARDIZEM (diltiazem hydrochloride) concomitantly with propra- ccdb0493p full of good articles about Memorial nolol in five normal volunteers resulted in increased propranolol levels in all subjects and bioavailability of propranolol was increased approximately 50%. In Day. But there are thousands of veter- vitro, propranolol appears to be displaced from its binding sites by dilfiazem. If combinafion therapy is initiated or withdrawn in conjunction with propranolol, an ans who still rest in graves in many adjustment in the propranolol dose may be warranted. (See WARNINGS.)

Cimetidine. A study in six healthy volunteers has shown a significant increase in foreign countries and were not even peak diltiazem plasma levels (58%) and area-under-the-curve (53%) after a 1 -week in Europe, course of cimetidine at 1200 mg per day and a single dose of diltiazem 60 mg. mentioned once. Here we Ranitidine produced smaller, nonsignificant increases. The effect may be mediated find veterans' graves in small rural by cimetidine s known inhibition of hepatic cytochrome P-450, the enzyme system responsible for the first-pass metabolism of diltiazem. Patients currently receiving cemeteries to the large cemeteries diltiazem therapy should be carefully monitored for a change in pharmacological effect when inifialing and discontinuing therapy with cimefidine. An adjustment in maintained by the American Battle the diltiazem dose may be warranted. Monuments Commission. None of Digitalis. Administration of CARDIZEM with digoxin in 24 healthy male subjects increased plasma digoxin concentrations approximately 20%. Another investigator these are forgotten on Memorial Day, found no increase in digoxin levels in 12 patients with coronary artery disease.

Since there have been conflicting results regarding the effect of digoxin levels, it is thanks to the local American Legion recommended that digoxin levels be monitored when initiating, adjusting, and discontinuing CARDIZEM therapy to avoid possible over- or under-oigitalization, Posts, the Boys Scouts, the American (See WARNINGS.) Overseas Association Anesthetics. The depression of cardiac contractility, conductivity, and automaticity Memorial Day as well as the vascular dilation associated with anesthetics may be potentiated by and our many European friends. calcium channel blockers. When used concomitantly, anesthetics and calcium blockers should be titrated carefully Let us not forget these men and Cyclosporine. A pharmacokinetic interaction between diltiazem and cyclosporine has been observed during studies involving renal and cardiac transplant patients. women who didn't quite make it In renal and cardiac transplant recipients, a reduction of cyclosporine dose ranping from 15% to 48% was necessary to maintain cyclosporine trough concentrations home. similar to those seen prior to the addition of diltiazem. II these agents are to be Richard Charpentier administered concurrently, cyclosporine concentrations should be monitored, especially when dilfiazem therapy is initiated, adjusted, or disconfinued. Post Adjutant The effect of cyclosporine on dihiazem plasma concentrations has not been evaluated. Paris Post 1 94019906 0627C5

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Until recently, the proud The current debate over tradition of voluntarism national service in gen- was the essence of the YES NO eral, and AmeriCorps in American community. It was an embodi- particular, is a discussion I welcome. ment of the American experience, neigh- Programs managed by the government bor helping neighbor, young and old at any level can be improved and benefit alike. You didn't get paid. It was expect- from public review. ed of you. Teachers taught its virtue in In 1989, Sen. Sam Nunn and I intro- school and parents taught it at home. duced legislation to replace federal stu- And so I ask the question in stating my opposition to the dent loan programs with education and housing vouchers National Service Act and Americorps: What has the nation earned by participating in civilian national service. It come to when we feel it necessary to spend $1.7 billion we became the basis for a section of the National and Commu- don't have (over three years) for voluntary service? nity Service Act of 1990, signed into law by President Bush. If we need to encourage civic-mindedness—and we do My support for AmeriCorps is rooted in a strong belief in clearly paying schools, students and other "volunteer" the benefits of national service for all Americans. I would, in groups to participate is contradictory to that goal. fact, go so far as to support a system of mandatory national More important, we have no business creating yet another service for all young people—be it military or civilian. federal program while established, worthwhile and tested How can we encourage our children to feel an obligation programs go starving for funds. Student financial aid, voca- and a responsibility to contribute to the strength and security tional education, work-study programs and nutrition pro- of America throughout their lives? grams will still be underfunded. Military service is one way. But as we readjust to a post- We are planting the seed of a brand-new program that Cold War world, as we take advantage of more advanced will sprout and flourish until it grows into a full-blown enti- technology, we need fewer military personnel. And fewer of tlement program with its own constituency and momentum. our people—240,000 less today than in 1993—will have the Establishing a new federal entitlement at a time when the opportunity, indeed, the privilege, to serve. failure of such programs has prompted the House to vote to Opponents of AmeriCorps point out that caring citizens replace them with block grants to the states is inconsistent. throughout our country contribute countless hours of com- Can we explain that to the taxpayers? I think not. munity service without receiving a penny in return. I deeply As the President pledged in his 1992 campaign, our respect those volunteers who find time in the evenings and efforts today must be concentrated on reducing the federal on weekends to contribute to a cause they value. deficit and restoring our economy. When our top college But we're talking about national and community service. graduates can't find decent jobs, our efforts must be concen- National service means carving out a year or two of our trated on reinvigorating business through capital investment. lives, earning a modest stipend and working each and every This is key to boosting our economy and creating the cut- day to affect the future in a positive way. ting-edge jobs that will continue the U.S. role as a global It is my hope that national service will be a catalyst for a economic leader. lifetime of community service. Indeed, if we are bound and determined to spend $1.7 bil- It is my hope that experiencing the tangible results of lion we don't have, then let's stop this charade and apply the strengthening, building and teaching will convince our peo- money to existing, successful programs—^not some untested, ple that citizenship has value, that individuals who roll up bureaucratic boondoggle. their sleeves and enter the fray can personally make our The answer to our "volunteer dilemma" does not lie with nation better, richer, stronger. more government spend- With every national ing. The answer lies with YOUR OPINIONS COUNT, TOO service slot we fund, we every parent, teacher and give another American an Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view- mentor whose duty it is to points. You may express your views by writing The Honorable intense, all encompassing instill in our children and (name), U.S. Senate, Wasliington, DC 20510, or The IHonorable opportunity to serve. And young people the proud (name), U.S. hHouse of Representatives, Wastiington, DC 20515. by investing in them, I Or, you may call the U.S. Senate at: 224-3121; and the tradition of the American (202) believe that they, in turn, House at (202) 225-3121. Volunteer. will invest in us.

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rings and the modified Mohawk hair- means little more than cheap cars and "In our sleep, pain cut now in vogue among members of TV sets. that cannot forget his generation. Korea was much more than that, of I tell him we are here for the dedi- course, to the 1.5 million Americans falls drop by drop cation of a memorial to those who who served there—some 54,000 of ..." upon ttie heart. fought in Korea. He is silent for a whom took their last breaths during —Inscription on moment. Then his brow furrows and the war fought there. To them, Korea Q wall at he says, "We actually fought in was a hellish place of cruel extremes, Arlington Notional Korea?" of sweltering heat and limb-killing Cenrietery It was a while ago, I tell him. cold. Korea was also cruel for broader He nods. "I thought that was just a reasons. It was the first war the United TV show," he says. States fought to a stalemate. With HE YOUNG man to my I smile, wondering how many other Korea was bom the dismal concept of right wants to know what youngsters' perceptions of what hap- "limited war" that came back with a the commotion is all about. pened in Korea were shaped entirely vengeance in the Vietnam era. If peo- We are standing on Consti- by reruns of M*A*S*H. My own son ple have preferred to forget what took tution Avenue outside the once said that Korea must have been a place in Korea, it may be because what tent city that has sprung up "really fun place," what with every- took place there is not the stuff of to accommodate the hordes body running around spouting wise- pleasant memories. come to Washington this cracks all the time. You wonder: What To those Americans who were hot, humid week in late the hell are they teaching kids in called to Korea between 1950 and

July. My questioner looks to be about school these days? I suppose that td 1953, however, the war defies forget- 16 or 17. He wears a pair of loop ear- most of today's generation, Korea ting. And that is why so many thou-

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from a man who can see the space shuttle take off from his front lawn.) He adds, "We were there at Inchon, you know, and we were there at Chosin." He sighs, shakes his head. "It's been a long uphill fight to get this thing done." We are interrupted by the commencement of a 21 -gun salute; for several moments, there is eerie silence save for the echoing report of the guns. Jesse Brown arrives in a limo, framed by Secret Service. The bands plays The Star Spangled Banner, then a lone bugler sounds Taps. The mournful notes set the women to softly ON GUARD— weeping, but the men seem to Frozen in perpetual youth, be crying even harder, a mix- the memorial's ture of sweat and tears stream- 19 statues stand ing down their cheeks. It is tense, their gaunt to find something in the clear that the horror of war, like the faces a grim The Long, Silent Mareh memorial service that will death of a child, lingers someplace reminder of war. give her the sense of clo- deep inside, no matter how much time sands of us are here in Wash- sure she has sought for passes. Now in their sixth and seventh ington on July 27, 1995. some 40 years now. decades of life, the men who fought in A hundred yards removed from the Korea left something of themselves, THE stifling mid-morning heat, site, Ottis C. Teston, a disabled some softness or innocence, back on INwe mill about before the start of a Legionnaire from Femandina Beach, those battlefields. And they took away

memorial service at Arlington Fla., is sitting on one of the graceful a hurt that will stay with them till they National Cemetery's Tomb of the stone ledges that frame the large die. Unknown Soldier. Earlier this day. expanses of grass at Arlington. Like Thankfully, the band brightens the President Clinton, American Legion most in attendance, Teston and his wife mood with an up-tempo march, and National Commander William M. came to Washington specifically for the speakers approach the mike. Col. Detweiler and others participated in a the dedication, at considerable cost. He Rosemary McCarthy, vice chairman of private wreath-laying ceremony here. spent three years as a prisoner-of-war, the Korean War Veterans Memorial Now the throng has swelled to a one of 7,000 American POWs in Korea Advisory Board, notes that "no loca- sweaty 5,000, who wait to hear from (2,700 of whom died in captivity). Dur- tion is more appropriate" for this day's Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jesse ing that time he sometimes wondered if services. Former congressman Parris

Brown and from former Congressman the government was doing all it could points out that the organized move- Stan Parris of Virginia, sponsor of the to free him. Now Teston says he still ment to build a memorial began 10 legislation that authorized building the feels forgotten, despite the memorial. years ago this day right here at Arling- memorial. Around me is a sea of hats "They sure didn't go out of their ton. In the intervening decade, he adds, from at least a dozen nations who way for us when they organized this "it has never rained in Washington on fought in the allied Korean action. Also thing," he grumbles. "You'd think that July 27." The crowd cheers. Later, represented are countless companies, of all the people entitled to come here, alluding to Korea's status as the so- battalions and other informal groups, the POWs would be first on the list called "forgotten war," Jesse Brown including more than a few of the vaunt- that we'd get special seating or some- says, "If there has been silence, let us ed Chosin Few. T-shirts, caps and ban- thing. But we can't even get near the now break it with words of praise." ners bear the memorial's official service." Mary Frances Teston wears a As the service concludes the band theme: FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. small button that says, EX-POW's plays America the Beautiful. Everyone While the Navy band gets settled in WIFE. She too complains bitterly: sings along, and an amazing thing hap- place, I ask people what brought them "They just wrote us off. The govern- pens: Though it is 95 degrees outside, a here. A woman whose father died in ment wrote us off then, and they're chill takes hold of my spine and just

Korea says she came because she "had doing it again now." won't let go. to." Asked to elaborate, she shrugs; A more upbeat perspective comes tears well in her eyes. She says she has from X Corps alumnus Jim Lakin of THE KOREAN War Veterans always felt a certain "confusion" about Titusville, Fla. Smiling broadly, Lakin Memorial sits on the mall near the what we were trying to accomplish in proclaims the memorial dedication Lincoln and Vietnam Veterans Korea, about why her father had to die "the most exciting thing I've been memorials, in the figurative shadow of in this strange, far-off place. She hopes involved in for many years." (This, Please turn to page 56

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ing and maintenance at an Air Force base in Missouri. He left there profi- cient in the inspection and repair of such aircraft as the C-54, C-124, C-46, C-45, C-47, B-25 and C-121. He left to begin a civilian career and he has since discovered that the gov- ernment he protected with his life has betrayed him. "We were promised free medical care," he says. "The recruiting people,

the re-enlistment people, promised it. I just want to be sure the damn govern- ment is going to stand up for their promises." Not likely. In 1992, Hosmer's wife was "disen- gaged" from treatment for an abdomi- nal problem at Madigan Army Medical Center. This treatment, Hosmer says, was one of the benefits he'd been guar- anteed. And although his wife is eligible for civilian care under a THE BENEFIT government-funded insurance GAP'—There's a big gulf program, Hosmer maintains that between the promise assures the care be % recruitment given without cost at a facility \ ballyhoo and such as Madigan. * veterans' "Congress knows that we benefits, says have been promised free medical Ray Hosmer. for life," he says. "Money's get- ting short, and now they're try-

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Add $15 for Talis • ' Add $30 for Bigs (XXL & XXXL) Grand Total: Add $45 for Big/Tails • Ladies sizes deduct $1 0. • Boys sizes deduct $20 losses—Wright, her father; Prisbrey, By Ken Scharnberg his son; Pickett, his wife and 15 mem- bers of his family. They believe the HE LEGION meeting U.S. government's reckless disregard room is very quiet. As for human life during a dozen years of Scott Prisbrey speaks, he above-ground atomic testing is respon- sifts through the contents sible. Beginning in 1951, residents of of a small box, touching St. George were unwittingly as much a each item with reverence. part of the tests as the tanks, guns and The carton holds memo- equipment strewn about the Nevada ries of his son, Chad. test site. The town lies 100 miles east "God never intended of the site and was often in the direct for a parent to outlive his child," he path of the dust clouds spewed into the says. He will repeat the statement many sky by the blasts. times during the interview. Indeed, researcher Dr. Joseph Chad Prisbrey was killed by an Lyon's study of cancers in southern atomic bomb. Utah presented during federal hearings That's what Scott Prisbrey main- in 1979 revealed the cancer rate in tains, and there is a growing body of areas such as St. George to be 143 per- evidence to support him. cent higher than the state norm. For the Prisbrey, Elizabeth Wright and incidence of childhood leukemia alone, Elmer Pickett are gathered in the meet- southern Utah's cancer-death rate was ing room of Post 90 in St. George, 250 percent greater than the state aver- Utah. All have suffered unexplained age. Moreover, Lyon's figures may be CAUSE AND EFFECT—E/mer Pickett Ken Scharnberg, veterans affairs conservative. According to Dr. Billings clutches a photo of his wife, who died editor of THE AMERICAN LEGION Brown, a former scientist with the of cancer. He is convinced that she is MAGAZINE, visited St. George, Utah, Defense Department, Lyon's research among hundreds locally whose deaths in preparing this article. was based on comparisons between were linked to fallout.

20 THE AMERICAN LEGION selected southern Utah counties and the rest of the state. Since other Utah com- Nothing Will Delay The Tests munities also received heavy doses of radiation during the tests, Brown BY 1955, dozens of children in wait for more favorable weather believes that if another location had St. George and surrounding when there would be [less chance of been used as the control group—one communities had died or were dying, fallout] on a community. The weath- not prone to periodic dustings of fall- primarily of leukemia. Residents of er, as it looks today... is that they out—the statistics would be even more southern Utah were beginning to sus- have generally a wind that is blow- damning. pect fallout, and the AEC was wor- ing to the east. Ifyou applied the cri- Declassified Atomic Energy Com- ried—not necessarily about the teria as stated here, they could fire. mission documents show that the only health problems per se, but about the But that could mean. ..that St. George ideal window for wind direction was a adverse impact of continuing the might get one or two rems applied very narrow corridor between St. tests. over the year. George and the Arizona border; as little The following exchange is taken Chtnn. Strauss: I have forgotten as 10 degrees of variance would send from a declassified March 1955 tran- the number ofpeople in St. George. the clouds over populated areas of Ari- script of a meeting of AEC commis- Foster: 4,500. zona or Nevada. Or St. George. sioners (identified by last names Strauss: So you can't evacuate "They wouldn't set off a bomb if the only). The discussion shows concern them. wind was blowing toward Las Vegas," over the wind flow and the amount Nichols: Under the criteria. ..you Elmer Pickett says bitterly. A Utah of radiation that might be deposited would not even plan to. American Legion District Commander, in the area—but what comes through Dr. Bugher: We regarded south- the St. George resident has seen far too above all else is a determination to ern Utah as a forbidden zone for many of his family, friends and neigh- forge ahead with the program. future fallout in this series.... Actual- bors die young. Most died from cancer. The criteria mentioned in the tran- ly from the health and safety [stand- Pickett says the government considered script were the general stipulations point], it's a solemn attitude there. Las Vegas politically sacred, "but the governing when the AEC could Comm. Murray: I am all for people in St. George were expendable." "safely" detonate a nuclear weapon. sticking to the criteria and telling They were not the only ones. Nichols: They have been tiying to him to get on with the test. —K.S. Officially, the atomic bomb has only

OCTOBER 1995 21 St. Georye Is [Kpendeble

been used twice as a weapon against human beings. The first case was Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. On Aug. 9, a second bomb detonated over Nagasaki. But history does not take into account the 250,000 GIs involved in the Children radiation testing of this new and devas- played as and tating weapon following World War II, or the tens of thousands death rained down on St. George. of civilians living in communi- ties like St. George, who were exposed to the radioactive detritus of nearly two decades of open- air atomic testing. The original reasons for testing seemed legitimate enough. The awe- some power of the bomb had caused a great deal of concern, especially for the Navy. What if such a weapon were detonated at sea against our warships? Had the atomic age rendered the Navy obsolete? Later, the military and atom- ic scientists would want to know more about the bomb's destructive potential

on land and the effects it would have on ground forces. Thus began an unprecedented series of experiments. In 1946, the federal government moved the entire popula-

THE PAIN OF A FATHER—Scoff Pr/s- brey mourns the death of his son, Chad—one of many children St. George had to bury after the testing started.

22 THE AMERICAN LEGION tion of Bikini Atoll in Micronesia (167 was short-circuited by the global politi- natives) to another island so the mili- cal climate of the times. In 1949, the tary could perform atomic tests there. Soviet Union surprised the West by The remnants of the Japanese fleet and detonating an atomic weapon of its those U.S. warships slated for scrap- own. As fear of the "red menace" ping were repaired, fueled and even spread, atomic testing was turned over armed in an effort to make the tests as to a new, ultra-secret agency called the realistic as possible. The ships were Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). then equipped with special instruments According to Stewart A. Udall, former and lab animals and anchored in Biki- Arizona congressman and Secretary of ni's lagoon. Lawmakers, scientists, the Interior under Presidents Kennedy observers from a number of countries and Johnson, the AEC and the nascent including the Soviet Union, and some CIA were given unprecedented peace- 42,000 servicemen participated. time authority to operate in secrecy.

On July 1, 1946, the first bomb, an The AEC continued the tests. In all, air burst, was detonated. On July 25, a 23 bombs were detonated at Bikini, and second and far more powerful bomb an additional 43 at nearby Eniwetok. was set off deep beneath the water of Today, nearly 50 years later, the islands the lagoon, drenching the islands, ships, remain uninhabitable. animals and instruments with radioac- tive water and other "hot" materials. TEST in particular demon- According to the book. Bombs At ONEstrates the negligence that marked

Bikini, 90 percent of the ships were the testing program. On March 1, badly contaminated. So were the waters 1954, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, of the lagoon and even the distillation code name Bravo, was detonated on the systems of observer ships as far as 20 Bikini island of Nam. Some 750 times miles out from the blast site. more powerful than the bomb dropped Yet the servicemen who removed on Hiroshima, the blast vaporized the animals and scrubbed off the much of Nam and two smaller islands. radioactive muck that coated the steel Fallout rained across 7,000 square structures wore no protective equip- miles of the Pacific, showering deadly ment. In his series on atomic veterans, ash not only on Bikini, but on the 236 American Legion Fourth Estate winner residents of the Rongelap and Utirik Billy Cox reported eyewitness accounts atolls, 75 and 300 miles to the east of GIs sleeping on the contaminated respectively. steel decks. At the time, officials blamed an Despite having little or no experi- "unexpected" wind shift, but test docu- ence dealing with atomic debris—that, ments declassified in 1979 show that after all, was part of the purpose of the the wind shift was predicted-—and tests —officials assured participants ignored. This would be the hallmark, they were completely safe. It was not the code that colored all AEC deci- until much later that many of these men sions, and recorded in declassified doc- learned they had been exposed to dan- ument after document: gerous levels of radiation. Nothing must be allowed to stop or Any sentiment for halting the tests delay the tests.

OCTOBER 1995 23 We weren't asked. We were drafted.

We were told

where to go and had no

choice in the

matter.

—fieoe hmtn

by Rep. Bob Eckhardt of Texas and Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. SlGeiirye lis {Kpeiidable Udall's investigations led him, among other things, to dairy cows. Southern Utah had an active dairy

If it ever occurred to AEC officials industry in the '50s. Milk cows grazed that nuclear testing —which had the range and ate hay harvested in the proved so unpredictable in remote area. One contaminant of the atomic stretches of the Pacific—might be an blasts was Iodine-131, a known car- unqualified disaster on the U.S. main- cinogen. When ingested by cows it land, you could not tell from their forms heavy concentrations in milk. 1951 decision to begin atomic testing According to radiation experts, can- stateside. Indeed, the AEC took pains cer risks—especially for leukemia and in brochures and TV to repeatedly thyroid cancer—are four times higher assure the local citizenry that "there is in children exposed to radiation than in no danger." adults. For leukemia, the latency period Over the course of 12 years, the is three to four years. In the St. George AEC detonated 126 atomic bombs cemetery, two years leap out from the above the Nevada Test Site—this, as headstones of children. The first year is declassified transcripts would show, in 1926, when a diphtheria epidemic spite of repeated warnings from some swept the small town, claiming many of AEC's own top scientists, including young lives. Drs. Duncan Holaday, Robert C. The second year is 1955, the fourth

Pendleton and Joseph Lyon. It was not year following the first of the Nevada until 1978-79 that congressional hear- atomic tests. ings finally shattered the veil of secre- "It was the milk," says Udall. cy. The hearings were launched on the "What could be more innocent than heels of the Three-Mile-Island nuclear drinking milk?" plant accident. (It is possible that the Scott Prisbrey's son, Chad, was plight of downwinders and veterans five when the atomic tests began. At

might never have come to light were it 18, he enlisted in the Army and was not for Three-Mile-Island.) lucky to spend his tour in Germany

"It's easier to sweep it under the instead of Vietnam. When he returned, rug," says Stewart Udall, who, since he joined the St. George police depart- leaving office, has spearheaded ment. "He complained that he seemed attempts to get compensation for radia- tired, that something wasn't right," his tion victims, with mixed success. Udall father remembers. "It got worse and was in charge of the field studies for we finally took him to Salt Lake City. gathering evidence for the 1979 joint He had multiple myeloma, a type of

House and Senate hearings cochaired cancer." Chad Prisbrey, who felt it

24 was his duty to serve his country, was 28 when he died. Says the elder Prisbrey, "When the tests were going on, the AEC pro- duced a movie called 'A' is for Atom, B' is for Bomb. We found out later that 'C' is for cancer and 'D' is for death."

It wasn't long before adults began to die, too. Liz Wright's father was one, succumbing to leukemia. "Dad was president of the local college and used to take groups of kids out before sunrise to watch the blasts light up the western horizon," she says. "He said we were seeing history being made. He was so proud of our country." According to Udall, this patriotism was a major reason it took so long before downwinders finally began ask- ing questions. No one wanted to believe a government agency would intentionally put U.S. citizens at risk. "These small-town folks, especially Mormons, were conditioned to believe the government," says Udall. "I know.

I was one of them." Besides, the AEC continued reas- suring everyone, "There is no dan- ger"—a strategy Udall now refers to as "the Big Lie." St. George's trust in government managed to keep a lid on the situation even when testing mishaps raised eyebrows among the locals. "After one particularly dirty test," says Pick- ett, "the AEC sent out a warning to keep all children indoors because the blast had created a dangerous dust cloud. They warned everybody except us. We got word about 3 o'clock that afternoon." The test Pickett describes was a 32- kiloton bomb code-named Many. The huge plume hovered over St. George, mingling with rain clouds. The AEC had set 3.9 "rads," a term for measur- ing exposure, as the safe level for humans. In The Myths of August,

Stewart Udall wrote that, had it actual- ly rained that day, "one fallout expert later calculated it could have washed out 400-plus rads of radiation and 'killed half or all of the people in town.'" (Communities in the path of the radiation were not always so lucky. After Shot Simon, a radioactive cloud was carried into the upper atmosphere. Twelve hours later, a spring rain over Troy, N.Y., dropped 2 rads on the northeastern city.)

As it was, Harry and the subse- quent Shot Annie wreaked havoc. Res- idents experienced bums and signs of When the cover-up showed signs of house arrest. They told me what a trai- St. George Is {Kpendeble faltering, the AEC would resort to less tor I was. Even the head of the Atomic polite tactics. Dr. John Willard Sr., an Energy Commission got on the phone." AEC consultant, was And so it went radiation sickness. The AEC attributed one of the scientists throughout much of these problems to hysteria, gastroin- who worked on the the testing period. It testinal disturbances, hypothyroidism Manhattan Project, was the The area residents and even too much sun. where he lost his stom- were encouraged to Other indications were harder to dis- ach, gall bladder, kid- milk. What believe the govern- pel. To assauge local concern, the AEC ney and one eye in a ment and discour- had assigned monitors to patrol the serious radiation acci- aged from could pursuing area, distribute and collect film badges, dent. On July 16, 1957, he more any of their fears.

and do some public relations work. he was at home in Through it all, the (For instance, monitors were instructed Rapid City, S.D., when innocent than AEC showed a con- to never use the word "hot" when a uranium prospector in sistent pattern of radioactive or inci- Belle Fouche, a small describing a reading drinking milk? neglect in dealing dent.) As the monitors stationed around community to the north, with the radiation the region gathered information from called him and said his threat. One of the

the badges and Geiger counters, it Geiger counter was reg- —StsmrtOM, illustrations in the lit- became evident that the tests were pro- istering very high read- tle yellow informa- ducing some extremely "hot" pockets. ings. Willard investigat- tBrmrSnim tion booklet circulat- Measurements taken in St. George ran ed and discovered that ed by the AEC was a as high as 14.6 rads, almost four times the western region of sketch of a TV set the established safety ceiling. South Dakota was with a message on its In March 1953, the AEC embarked catching heavy amounts screen: ATOMIC upon what would go down as the dirti- of fallout from Shot Diablo, set off in TEST TOMORROW. The accompany- est series of atomic blasts ever under- Nevada earlier that morning. Horrified, ing text detailed how residents would taken, even by AEC standards. Upshot- Willard notified the state governor and be warned before any detonations. Knothole (UK), conducted at the activated Civil Defense workers. Milk Unfortunately, television did not come Nevada Test Site, averaged one atomic was dumped and burned at dairies. to isolated St. George until the 1960s. detonation a week for three months. At Farmers were warned that their hay was And though radio warnings were also one point the AEC issued a bulletin to contaminated. issued, most people were at work when area residents explaining that UK shots, AEC officials reacted instantly, dis- these broadcasts took place. Too often, detonated from a 300-foot tower, had patching FBI agents to apprehend the first inkling of a test was when, as sucked up more dust than anticipated. Willard and even threatening him with Liz Wright described, "The windows Future shots, the AEC assured resi- imprisonment in Leavenworth. In an would rattle or even break, and the dust dents, would be detonated from towers interview with photojoumalist Carole cloud would follow a while later." at least 600 feet high. Gallagher for her book, American "They gave us no warning," says The agency went on to apologize for Ground Zero: The Secret Nuclear War, Elmer Pickett. "Pink dust was every- any "inconvenience." Willard said, "They had me under where." Pickett's wife, who he describes as "an enthusiastic gardner who spent INS OF OIVIISSIOIM more time outdoors than inside," con- tracted Hodgkin's disease in 1959. In HIS BOOK, The Myths Butrico' s superiors, intoxicated by IN of 1960, leukemia appeared; she died that August, Stewart Udall interviewed bloated conceptions of 'national December. AEC radiation monitor Frank Butri- security' that imbued them with piti- Nor were there any cancer special- co, stationed at St. George the less arrogance, never considered tak- when ists in St. George at that time. To fmd so-called "Dirty Harry'" shot was ing such action. treatment, Pickett and dozens of other detonated. Butrico said that when the "When the dirty cloud had disap- area residents had to make the 300-mile AEC realized it had made a terrible peared and irradiated dusts had set- trek to Salt Lake City over two-lane miscalculation and a radioactive tled, Butrico was instructed to take a roads with stricken loved ones. (Even- cloud was raining fallout on the com- shower and throw away the clothes tually, it was Dr. Lyon, a Salt Lake munity, an improvised warning to he was wearing. No such warning cancer specialist, who raised the alarm residents was from a radio sta- was ever given to the citizens of St. made that all was not well in St. George.) tion 60 miles away in Cedar City, but George." The journeys became so common it reached only those tuned in to the Indeed, clothes hung on the line, that Pickett says cancer specialists in station. children played in the sand, house- Salt Lake would greet new patients Udall writes, "Common decency wives worked in their gardens and with, "WTiat part of southern Utah are dictated that the bomb testers had a farmers went to their fields while you from?" duty to inform the citizens of St. fallout rained down. Through it all, George about steps they could take the AEC steadfastly maintained there FROM THE inception of the Neva- to decontaminate themselves. But was no danger. —^.5. da Test Site program, GIs were being drafted into the nuclear tests to serve as

26 THE AMERICAN LEGION observers and participants—or, as some would later say, guinea pigs. The Defense Department eventually assumed all responsibility for the moni- toring and safety of GIs involved in the atomic tests. As it turned out. Defense Department officials were, if possible, even more reckless than the AEC. One of the units sent to Camp Mer- cury, Nev., in March 1952 was the Army's 216th Chemical Service Corps. Composed of nearly 200 men, 134 from Minnesota, the unit participated with about 5,000 other military person- nel from all branches of the service during Operation Tumbler-Snapper. Minnesota Legionnaire Gene Toron- to, president of "The Forgotten 216th," says, "We weren't asked. We were drafted. We were told where to go and had no choice in the matter. We are a small group and we have our prob- lems." Toronto has had more than a dozen noncancerous tumors removed, and suffers from bone problems, skin rashes and nervous tics. He also has two adult chil- 'A' is for Atom, dren, born after he returned from Nevada, 'B' for who suffer from serious is Bomb. neurological maladies. One of the problems We found out with the government's insufficient attempts to protect GIs was the use iatertiiatT' of film badges in gaug- ing exposure to radia- tion. "The badges is for Cancer measure only surface radiation," says Toron- Toronto points safety limit. and 'B' is for to. "They tell nothing of out that basing ex- Legionnaire Albert "Smoky" Par- what you might ingest." posure on film- rish, also of the 216th, knows of 12 Toronto was an on-site Beatii. badge readings is men in his unit alone whose dosage monitor whose job was also a reason why exceeded the 5.0 level. Parrish says that to keep track of radia- radiation victims the 216th served at the test site for 13 tion at and around —SeottPrislirBii have a difficult time weeks. During that time, eight bombs Ground Zero. He tells of proving their case to were detonated. The first of these. Shot leaving the command VA or other federal Able, set off at Frenchman's Lake, was post after one test and finding himself agencies. All nonpresumptive radiation a scant six miles from Camp Mercury engulfed in a series of what midwest- claims to veterans are granted based on where the 216th was billeted. emers call dust devils—sort of mini- surface readings alone. The quarters were ramshackle tornadoes. "The wind would blast us in Even here, the information is incom- affairs with plywood roofs, screened the face and we would breath this stuff, plete. According to a report compiled windows with no glass, and dirt or and this was never recorded on film and released by the Defense Nuclear wood floors. Toronto was astounded. "I badges or dosimeters," he says. Agency (DNA), of some 5,064 partici- can't imagine what they were think- Medical science now knows that pating personnel in Operation Tumbler- ing," he says. "They set that bomb off inhalation and ingestion pose the great- Snapper, DNA was able to identify six miles away from us. Dust was all est long-lasting risk in radiation expo- only 1,803 by their name and film. Of over everything. If you stepped bare- sure. Even in the 1950s there was clear that number, DNA determined that 58 footed on the floor, the bottom of your evidence that taking radioactive sub- individuals had received gamma radia- foot came up black." stances into the body, even at low lev- tion exposures exceeding 3.0 Roent- Parrish says the quarters were not els, was extremely hazardous, especial- gens. Ten had absorbed more than 5.0 checked for radioactivity and because ly over extended periods of time. Roentgens, far beyond the established Please turn to page 60

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INTERVIEW ALVIN TOFFLER

Our most celebrateil Mst expounds on "domassiiication," laplop computers

ior the poor, intelligence versus courage, his liuddy Newt, the inlorniadon

explosion still to come, and other aspects ol America's movemem htrward.

EFORE OUR eyes, America is deep into an all- tions for years—just as people have been predicting the embracing transformation. Smokestack, industri- end of the world. Wouldn't the average American be al America is fast giving way to an information- skeptical about the revolution you describe? based, high-tech society—a revolution that will A Yes, and there are pundits who tell us, "Things have change not only how we work and play, but how always changed. Nothing new is happening." But what we vote. The stuff of yesteryear's science fiction is different is that never in history has the change been as

has become today's scientific fact. accelerated as the Third Wave is.

That's the crux of what Alvin Toffler, Whereas it took 200 to 300 years for the Second Wave's acclaimed futurist and best-selling author of Industrial Revolution to spread, it's taking just a few decades Future Shock and The Third Wave, tells us about America's for the Third Wave to move across the planet and transform tomorrows. our lives. However, don't pigeon-hole Toffler as an ivory-tower thinker who hasn't a clue about the real world. Toffler is, by Q. What impact does this have on the average Ameri- all accounts. House Speaker Newt Gingrich's favorite futur- can'; ist—a fact manifested by Gingrich's authorship of the fore- A The transition reaches deep into how we all live—ulti- ward to Toffler 's latest book. Creating A New Civilization. mately it challenges all our institutions, including our Indeed, Gingrich prominently placed the book on his short political institutions. But as a starting point, we are worried "reading list" for members of Congress. about our jobs. Are we going to lose them because we have Gingrich and Toffler don't agree on everything—they fallen behind the changing skill requirements? probably disagree as often as not, the author admits—but We need to be selling smart labor and smart goods and when Toffler talks, Gingrich listens. So should we. services to compete. Education and information are the keys to succeeding in the Third Wave. Pockets of Third Wave AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE: As a society, why development already are flourishing in unlikely places such do we seem to be filled with so much anxiety about the as India, which in fact has fast-growing high-tech industries. future nowadays? The Third Wave cannot be monopolized by the United States or anyone else. ALUIN TOFFLER: There are good reasons to feel nervous. In our books, we look at history in terms of waves. In the Q. What happens to those in our society who don't con- First Wave, society was farming-based. In the Second Wave, sider themselves as smart? society became industrialized. Now America is being trans- A The question is, what do we mean by smart? Some formed by the Third Wave, and the factories of the Second seem to be saying that unless you have a high IQ there's Wave will be replaced by computers as the country emerges no need for you. That's ridiculous. The idea that society will as an information-based, high-tech society. need only rocket scientists is wrong. Our society needs peo-

Fundamentally, Second Wave society is about "mass" ple who are courageous, who are creative, who know how to mass production, mass media, mass entertainment. The care for others. Third Wave will be "demassified," meaning the Second Besides, right now many of our blue-collar jobs are being Wave's uniformity will be broken up into higher degrees of transformed into "smart," white-collar work, with factory diversity and individuality. So the transition from a Second employees routinely using computers at work to process Wave to a Third Wave society is upsetting us at every level. information.

Q. People have been predicting these sorts of revolu- Q. Speaking of processing information, do you support

28 THE AMERICAN LEGION " " " .

Speaker Gingrich's off-the-cuff remark—later retract- HIGHLIGHT ed—that maybe we ought to be giving laptop computers to the poor? A I know Newt believes it is critical to give everybody access to the tools needed to succeed in the Third Wave A&iiv Toffi&v On,. . economy. Do you remember how he made fun of a provision Changing America: "America is being in last year's crime bill to have midnight basketball in the tiie Third Tlie ghettos? transformed by Wave. factories of ttie Second are being That night I had dinner with him and the question came Wave up, what about computers for kids in the ghetto? Newt said, replaced by computers, as the country "If the idea was to provide midnight computers, I'd have emerges as an information-based, high- been for it because we would be teaching useful skills that tech society. these kids could benefit from." Job retraining; "Give the money to the Q> Your ideas have startling political implications. For unempioyed and let them decide how example, you've said that as we move deeper into the they want to be trained. That's how the

Third Wave, terms like "left wing" and "right wing" will Gl Bill worked after World War II. You no longer have relevance. could use the money to go to Princeton We are seeing the rise of a whole generation younger A — or to refrigeration school. and middle-aged Americans—who don't fit the tradi- tional political templates. They may be "liberal" on social Newt Gingrich: "Remember how he made issues but "conservative" on economic issues. I think we fun of a provision in last year's crime bill should drop that whole vocabulary. to have midnight basl

OCTOBER 1995 29 —

With no police in sight, the By Jay Stuller raging teens descended upon Eddie Polec, a 16-year-old in the NE NIGHT last Novem- wrong place at the wrong time. ber, a citizen of Philadel- A friend of Polec 's ran to a pay phia's Fox Chase neigh- phone and begged a 911 operator borhood called 911 to to send an ambulance. The oper- report that a crowd of bat- ator did indeed send one—to an wielding teenagers had address three blocks away. The smashed a window of a cops and medics finally arrived parked car. When the ram- more than 40 minutes after the paging punks then targeted trouble started and far too late to windows at an auto body shop, another save Polec, who died 12 hours citizen phoned. Though Philadelphia's later. 911 center took at least 16 separate A random and rare tragedy? calls, dispatchers didn't send a single Not quite. In January, despite squad car to investigate. accurate reports from callers, a Los Angeles 911 dispatcher sent a fire crew to the wrong address Ninth Street instead of Ninth Avenue. By the time the firefight- ers arrived, the blaze had claimed a mother and three of her children. These and other incidents have HELP—An estimated generated a flurry of national 280,000 emergency media attention. To the public, calls are made dally In the U.S. Even If the failures were especially outra- 99.9 percent are geous and stunning. After all, in handled correctly, Rescue 911 and similar TV fare, 280 could be mishandled. such calls are handled flawlessly, promptly and encouragingly. But the real 911 is nowhere near as reliable. And hampered by a combination of human, technical and of these are handled perfectly, that still financial problems, the performance of leaves the possibility that 280 of them

America's 91 1 system may grow worse could be mishandled," says Bubb.

before it improves. DEADLY DELAY—Affer a gang beat with the greatest threat to 16-year-old Eddie Polec on Philadel- David Bubb, a staff instructor IRONICALLY, phia streets, a 911 operator sent an the Florida-based Association of Public such high-level performance may be ambulance to the wrong address. Safety Communications Officials the callers themselves. Americans Police and medics found Polec 40 (APCO), estimates there are more than use 911 far too often for nonemergen- minutes later, but too late to save his 280,000 emergency calls made daily in cies. "It may be complaints about bark- life. the United States. "Even if 99.9 percent ing dogs, questions about the tempera-

30 THE AMERICAN LEGION " —

from drive-by shootings to was the problem. The three-digit num- stubbed toes. ber—which is easy to remember and A San Francisco survey quick to dial —was introduced in showed that only 4 to 6 percent America in 1968.

of the calls were bona fide life- Now, 91 1 systems cover more than and-death situations. "From 42 80 percent of the population. In most to 44 percent were emergencies larger cities, dispatchers sitting before in only the broadest sense of the computer screens see not only the num- word," says retired Navy Rear ber from which you're calling—if it's Adm. John W. Bitoff, director from a conventional wired telephone of the San Francisco Office of but also your address. Thanks to news- Emergency Services. "Half paper reports and TV shows such as were junk calls, such as 'What Cops and Rescue 911, Americans are

time is the jail open for visiting quite familiar with tales of toddlers hours?' who saved Grandma simply because Some of the junk calls can they knew to dial those three magic be comical, as every veteran numbers when she had a heart attack. dispatcher can attest. In Wash- For such reasons, citizens have come to ington, D.C., a man called to expect that emergency help will arrive find out the correct temperature in five minutes or less. for cooking a roast. In Houston, a woman phoned right after her ALAS, these high expectations have husband had told her he wanted become part and parcel of the sys- a divorce. In Los Angeles, a tem's dilemma. The result? An man called to report that his left "overselling" of 911, says Bitoff. "Just testicle was bigger than his look at a major city phone book. On the right. inside of the front cover is '911' in "I probably should have huge numbers. You see '911' painted guessed what my first call on the side of garbage trucks. But just would be on the morning of try to find the number for the Coast Sunday, Jan. 28," says Donna Guard, the Highway Patrol or the FBI Walker, a 15-year dispatcher in in the directory's small print." ture, or even to ask the time of day," Marin County, Calif. "The guy wanted What makes it worse, according to says Bubb. "When dispatchers are try- to know what time the Super Bowl APCO's Bubb, is that many of our ing to deal with these calls and true started." emergency-response systems are life-threatening situations, the sheer While laughable at quiet moments, plagued by spotty training and inade- volume can be overwhelming." these bogus calls, including prank quate staffing levels. The Philadelphia In Los Angeles, where roughly 2.5 hang-ups, can be serious when dis- million 911 calls are made annually, patchers are juggling with several life- Jay Stuller, a San Francisco-hased citizens occasionally reach a recorded and-death matters. Today's flood of freelance writer and frequent contrib- message as dispatchers sort through an calls contrasts sharply with 91 1's early utor to this magazine, wrote "Global avalanche of calls that run the gamut days, when getting people to call at all Pirates" in the April issue.

OCTOBER 1995 31 1

may be in a panic; to get descriptions

about what's going on, where it's hap- pening and what the callers may implicitly mean."

Further complicating things is that, unlike the military, civilian agencies have been slow to adapt to new com- munications technology. Today's new wireless and cellular phones in particu- lar have added a major kink to the 91 system. "With basic wired phones, even if the dispatchers don't have the com- puter that shows an address, you could trace the call of someone who, for example, had dialed for help but couldn't speak, says Stanton. MEDICAL "But cellular phones don't reveal EMERGENCY— a number or a location." At least Tell the dispatcher 22 million wireless phone own- If the victim Is unconscious or ers mistakenly believe the bleeding, the phones guarantee them fast patient's age and emergency help, if needed. other vital information. Stanton is worried about the the system was under- number of people who like the manned by 35 to 40 dispatchers. We're wireless phones so much, they have now at 100 percent," says Bitoff, who taken out their regular wired phone at is helping to develop a new $60 million home. If you call and report a fire on dispatch center for the city. "But it's your home cellular and then run for dispatcher who handled the Eddie obvious to me that it's also important to your life, dispatchers won't be able to Polec murder admitted she had get the right kind of people into this find your house, he says. received only two weeks of training profession. Because of the stress levels, and hadn't gone through the simulated candidates should be put through psy- DESPITE THEIR diverse problems, emergencies required in the six states chological tests." there's no question that America's that have mandated dispatcher instruc- For emergency operators, Bitoff 911 systems have saved countless tion and certification. adds, listening skills are just as impor- lives. In less than 30 years, the very

"It astounds me that when I go tant: "They have to have a knack for concept of 91 1 has become an integral down to get a haircut, my barber has to eliciting information from people who Please turn to page 66 be licensed, but in many parts of the country, towns and cities can grab peo- ple off the street, give them a couple Do's and Don'ts of 911 Calls weeks of rudimentary training and turn calling call them loose to handle calls where lives REMAINING cahn when Also do not 911: a 911 operator is critical. Offi- • to "test the system." Dispatchers are at stake," says Bill Stanton, execu- cials state the police officers lose valuable tive director of the National Emergency say you should always and may Number Association (NENA), an Ohio- problem first, give the dispatcher time trying to trace the call. based organization pushing for higher your name and the location of the • if the power goes out or the incident. weather is bad. Call the local utility standards in 91 1 training as well as bet- • In a tell the listen to the radio for ter communications equipment. medical emergency, company and dispatcher the victim is storm warnings. There's no way to determine accu- whether rately how many crimes could have unconscious, bleeding profusely or • for nonemergency matters such as been stopped, or heart-attack deaths breathing irregularly. The dispatcher cats trapped in trees, loud neighbors may instruct you on first aid. and other annoyances. Call the police prevented, were it not for a one- or two- • a fire, sure the department's regular number. If the minute dispatch delay. When a crazed For be to give exact location. Let the operator know garbage hasn't been collected, call gunman killed seven people in a San if anyone is still inside and if there's the sanitation department. Francisco high-rise in July 1993, the incident created profound confusion a potential explosive hazard—be it • to see how much you owe in among 911 dispatchers who received from natural gas, cans of paint or a parking fines or whether some buddy tank. safety. has released jail. conflicting calls about the location of propane Then get to been from If a in time waste the shooter and his victims. Afterwards, • you see serious crime Remember: The you Mayor Frank Jordan asked Bitoff, progress, remember the suspect's on a nonemergency call may delay clothing and, if the sus- help for a true victim. director of emergency services, to pre- appearance, pect is fleeing by car, the make, And wasted minutes can be pare a report on the city's 91 1 system. minutes. Bitoff said the study revealed San Fran- model, color and plate number. deadly —^J.S. cisco had some training problems and

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PEOPLE is an important part of my life, skills exemplified by his success with the brain science HELPINGand something that my parents taught me to research campaign. value," says National Commander Daniel A. Lud- National Commander Ludwig earned high marks for wig, 49, of Post 54, Red Wing, Minn. "Through serving The American Legion on the national level as

The American Legion, I have been able to live up Chairman of the National Foreign Relations Commission to their example, and that makes me very proud." (1992-1993). He also served on the Distinguished Guests Ludwig, a Vietnam-era Navy veteran, says that being an Committee, the Naval Affairs Committee, the Policy Coor- active Legionnaire for 20 years has given him an opportu- dination and Action Group and as an ex-officio member of nity to apply the lessons he learned from his hometown the Special Committee on POW/MIAs. Legion Post as well. At the District level, Ludwig was an all-time-high-mem- "I grew up seeing the local Legion Post, Post 538, Avon, bership Commander (1984-1985), Membership Director

Minn., do good things for people, and I was influenced by (1983-1984), Vice Commander (1982-1983), and Chaplain what I saw," he says. "I learned about patriotism at an early (1979-1980). He also received the Third District Comman- age from The American Legion. It's a lesson that has der's Award in 1990. shaped my life." His leadership positions with the Minnesota Department

In fact, it was Ludwig's extraordinary service to the include: all-time-high-membership Commander (1991- Legion that earned him the top leadership post in the 1992); Chaplain (1981-1982); and Vice Chairman of the nation's largest veterans' organization. Employment Committee (1979-1981). "My experiences have taught me about real service, not Of course, Ludwig's rise to National Commander began lip service," Ludwig explains. "The as all Legion careers do: at the Post American Legion doesn't just talk about level. He served as an all-time-high- making communities better places to membership Commander of Post 54, live. "I want the Red Wing, Minn. (1978-1979). "It goes about doing the things that Legion Post to Military. Before Ludwig lent his actually make this happen. The Legion strong voice for community service to is still serving America. be the center The American Legion, he devoted "With programs such as American of every eight years of his life to the U.S. Legion Boys State, American Legion community. And Navy's silent service. During the Viet- Baseball, assistance for needy veterans nam War (June 10, 1964 to June 9, for the and job hunting help GIs leaving I want to make 1972), he served aboard the nuclear military, the Legion offers so much to submarines USS James Madison and sure America is its members and to the military person- USS Alexander Hamilton. For his ser- nel who will soon become members," still taking care vice, Ludwig received the National he adds. of its veterans. Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Ludwig has firsthand knowledge Medal, Meritorious Unit Commenda- about improving communities through tion and the SSBN Deterrent Patrol Legion activities. Insignia. I u s I As president of the Minnesota Amer- ® Career, For the past 21 years, Lud- ican Legion and American Legion Aux- wig has worked as a radiation-protec- iliary Brain Science Foundation, Lud- tion specialist for the Northern States wig helped raise $1.1 million between Power Company's Prairie Island 1987 and 1989 to endow a professorship at the University Nuclear Power Plant in Red Wing, Minn. His job is to help of Minnesota Medical School and the Minneapolis VA make sure energy is being generated safely. Medical Center. Family. Ludwig is married to the former Mary Auer, "Research conducted because of this Legion-family pro- and they are the parents of two children: Ann, 17, and John, gram will help people suffering from brain and spinal cord 15. Mrs. Ludwig and Ann are members of the American injuries and diseases," he says. Legion Auxiliary and John is a member of the Sons of The Leadership. Since becoming a Legionnaire in 1975, American Legion. Ludwig has worked his way through the ranks of the Post, In the following interview. National Commander Lud- District, Department and National levels with leadership wig discusses important issues crucial to The American

OCTOBER 1995 35 N N E S O T A DAMEL A. LUDWIG Elected National Commander

Legion and all Legionnaires.

American Legion Magazine: What can The American Legion do to improve the Hves of veterans, GIs and their families?

LUDWIG: Leadership from the Legion Post is needed in towns and cities across the country, as military families buy homes and look for ways to help raise their children. We need to be there for these fami- lies to help them become part of our communities, just as we are there for older veterans who need transportation to VA hospitals and assistance in obtaining VA benefits. We are a service organization that ity to buy food or pay for utilities: In readiness that money can buy. After needs to keep pace with the needs of addition to helping veterans and their all, their lives depend on this. our changing membership, which families, TFA can also help build Our responsibility is to help get includes more women veterans, young membership. them the support they need from Con- veterans and active-duty GIs with gress. families. 11. How can TFA help Posts They cannot lobby on Capitol Hill This means Posts have to play an recruit Legion members? when our national security and their active role in the lives of all their A Everyone needs help at some lives are at issue. But we can—and members. time. And one way we repay that do—on their behalf. help is by helping others. Beginning this month, THE AMERI- Q. How can Posts do this? We need to encourage those who CAN LEGION MAGAZINE will feature A For Posts that are near military have received TFA help to join the a column called "On Duty," which bases, there are a lot of opportuni- Legion and become part of the team will address the concerns of active- ties to recruit active- that is always ready to duty troops. Reservists and those duty members and to help veterans and the preparing to leave the military. help GIs leaving the communities they live Many of our members joined The service. Job contacts, in. American Legion as active-duty GIs advice about housing Our Posts must be a and have left the service because of and schools, and fami- conduit for veterans the post-Cold War downsizing. They the quality ly support services who want to help their need us to help them find jobs, to such as day care are of life of our community, for veter- assist them in settling down in our very important to ans who want to help communities and to guide them these men and women forces Is veterans and for veter- through the maze of regulations and as they return to civil- ans who want to help bureaucratic paperwork in trying to ian life. one of my themselves. American get the VA benefits they so justly Welcome these Legion Posts must deserve. troops into your Post. priorities as become sanctuaries for Don't wait for them to active-duty men and Q. How can the Legion best con- National find you; go out and women who need a tribute to the goal of establishing bring them in. Host a Commander." place to call home. and maintaining a strong national dinner, dance or a Wherever they go, the defense? cookout and invite Legion welcome mat A People are the foundation of our GIs from the local should be out. national defense. We need to military bases. focus on the quality-of-life issues that Posts also should U. What are the affect men and women in the mili- be alert to the needs of Legion's responsibili- tary—active. Reserve and Guard and active-duty GIs and their families and ties to its active-duty members? those who make it a career. be ready to seek Temporary Financial A Our active-duty members are There are many military families Assistance (TFA) for them when a most directly affected by the who are struggling to make ends meet financial problems occur. TFA is there strength of our nation's defense priori- with food stamps and other forms of for all veterans' families when mount- ties. They need the best weapons, the public assistance. This is a disgrace. ing bills threaten their housing or abil- finest training and the highest-level We must compensate our troops ade-

36 THE AMERICAN LEGION Veterans _ Don ^t Qualify for^egionLife

ut You Do!

FOR MEMBERS AND SPOUSES WHO HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS

If your health prohibits you from qualifying for

coverage under our Standard Plan, you can still

qualify for coverage under our "Modified Issue"

Program if you are age 50 or older and...

FOR MEMBERS AND during the 90 days prior to the date you applied for this THEIR SPOUSES Plan you were actively-at-work; or

UNDER AGE 50 if not working, you were able to carry on all of the Member: The Plan normal and customary activities of a person of like age and sex in good health. The underwriter will provides $2,500 up to determine if you qualify for standard issue benefits or $1,000,000 of term life modified issue benefits. insurance coverage to members under age 50. If you are age 50-64, you can qualify for a benefit of $10,000.00. Age 65-74: $5,000.00. Age 75-84: Spouse: $2,500 to $2,500.00. Age 85-89: $2,000.00. Age 90-98: $500,000 is available. $1,000.00. Benefits are limited during the first four

FOR MEMBERS AND years your coverage is in force. Full coverage takes

THEIR SPOUSES AGE 50 TO 59 effect in the fifth year. (NOTE: ages 85-89 reach

Member and Spouse: The Plan provides from $2,500 maximum benefit in year four. Age 90 and over reach to $250,000 of term life insurance coverage to maximum benefit in year two.) members and their spouses age 50 to 59. WILL I HAVE TO TAKE A PHYSICAL? FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR No, probably not. You do have to complete the SPOUSES AGE 60 TO 64 application and be approved by the insurance company. So all ask is that you answer the health questions on Member: The plan provides $2,500 up to $100,000 of we the attached application form. (If needed, the insurance term life insurance coverage to members age 60 to 64. company reserves the right to ask you for more Spouse: $2,500 to $50,000 is available. information or for you to have a physical examination.) FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES AGE 65 AND OVER HOW ABOUT MY CHILDREN?

If you're age 65 or older.. .you can qualify for coverage For only $7.29 a year, each dependent child in your under The American LegionLife "Modified Issue" family can get a $2,500.00 benefit. (This offer includes

Program if.. .during the six months prior to the date you your dependent children age 6 months to 19 years. ..on

applied for this Plan, you were not hospitalized or in a up to age 26 if they are full-time students.) Dependent

nursing home. children 15 days to 6 months are eligible for $100.00

of coverage at the same rate. SRH 2383 EC STANDARD MONTHLY RATES (For your convenience, we will bill you twice a year)

Under age 30 30-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60-64

Member $1.01 $1.23 $2.13 $5.06 $9.78 $19.01 hi 0,000 Spouse* LegionLife $0.63 $0.69 $1.21 $2.89 $5.03 $11.18

Member $0.50 $0.62 $1.06 $2.53 $4.89 $9.50 $5,000 This Plan does not pay benefits if the insured commits Spouse* $0.32 $0.35 $0.60 $1.45 $2.51 $5.59 suicide: a) while sane or insane; b) during the first two years of coverage under the policy. Member $0.25 $0.31 $0.53 $1.26 $2.44 $4.75 $2,500 Spouse* $0.16 $0.17 $0.30 $0.72 $1.26 $2.80 This Plan does not cover death which is: a) caused or contributed to by war or act of war, whether declared or not; b) occurring while in the armed forces of any country *Please Note: Spouse coverage in Texas is limited to a or international authority; c) caused or contributed by an maximum of 50% of the Member's benefit. accident occurring while riding in or on, boarding or One or more children. ..$.61 for $2,500 Benefit. alighting from any aircraft: 1) as a pilot, crew member or

Premiums are based on age at time of application, and are student pilot; or 2) as a flight instructor or examiner.

adjusted on the first premium due date following entrance into a new age bracket. Rates may be adjusted on a group basis. This program is not available in New York, South Carolina, Vermont and for Minnesota residents age 80 and over. For rates over 65 or other benefit levels, please call the plan administrator. NOTICE OF INSURANCE INFORMATION Please note: When you reach age 60... if your insurance is PRACTICES (Retain for Your Records) in excess of $500,000, it reduces to $500,000, and at age

Your application is our major Life 65, to $100,000. At age 70, your insurance reduces by half source of information. However, Hartford insurance Company may also collect or verify information by contacting of the original to not less than it amount $5,000. At age 80, individuals or organizations which have information or records about you or will reduce to $2,500. Your premiums will be adjusted others to be insured. accordingly. Information regarding your insurability will be treated as confidential. Such information will not be disclosed to others without your authorization, except to CAN MY COVERAGE BE CANCELED the extent necessary for the conduct of business. Hartford Life Insurance Company or its reinsurers(s) may, however, make a brief report thereon to the BECAUSE I GET SICK LATER ON Medical Information Bureau, a nonprofit membership organization of life

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Please note: If you die while your spouse is covered under information in your file to other insurance companies to which you may apply for life or health insurance, or to which a claim for benefits may be submitted. this Plan, his or her coverage may be continued. All your Upon written request, Hartford Life Insurance Company will provide you with spouse has to do is send in a request for continued insurance information in your file. Medical information will be disclosed only through a - along with the premium payment - within 3 1 days of the physician you designate. Details regarding your right to correct or amend premium due date following your death. information in your file will be furnished upon written request.

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I want the following coverage Member: $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 (OOE1) (OOC1) (OOA1) Spouse: U $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 (OOE5) (OOC5) (OOA5)

Age 65 + only: CH Modified Issue Plan

Children: O $2,500 benefit for each child (oob?)

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EMO TO the Pentagon: the presence of any "severe disability" indigenous to the Middle East. Finally, The ability to hold un- among study participants. the agency pointed out that the Penta- swervingly to a predeter- Two weeks later, in testimony gon study failed to consider the psy- mined course is great before the President's Advisory Com- chological stress that easily could have M you're talking about mittee on Gulf Veterans' Illnesses, worsened existing physical or when War any men- cruise missiles. But when the subject is the Institute of Medicine (lOM) begged tal illness. vital research into Gulf War Syndrome, to differ. lOM criticized CCEP for The American Legion has long it's another story. drawing premature conclusions based maintained that a full, unbiased inquiry In early August, the Pentagon, on insufficient data, recommending that must be conducted before any determi- through its Comprehensive Clinical the panel "either be more cautious in nations are made—and this time Evaluation Program (CCEP), said its making this conclusion, or justify it around, veterans seem to have an ally research revealed no link between Gulf better." In other words, it would be nice in the White House. service and the various maladies report- if the Pentagon waited till it had its Alluding to the CCEP study's ed by Desert Storm veterans. Or, as facts straight before it committed itself implausible conclusions. First Lady Assistant Secretary of Defense for to a position on Gulf War Syndrome. Hillary Rodham Clinton told the lOM Health Affairs, Dr. Stephen Joseph, put Even aside from questions about the panel, "So far, the research that the it, "the CCEP experience to date, existence of any new "syndromes," government has conducted indicates involving extensive evaluations of over lOM noted the improbability that more that thousands of veterans who were 10,020 patients, continues to show no than 500,000 troops could have partici- healthy when they left for the Gulf War clinical evidence for new or unique ill- pated in Desert Storm without at least are now ill." Mrs. Clinton added that no nesses or syndromes among Persian some of those troops contracting the one yet knows what legitimate research Gulf veterans." Joseph also dismissed sorts of exotic infectious diseases might prove.

Agent Orange Outrage have been exposed to other chemical tially claiming they could not locate substances known to cause the condi- any Vietnam veterans). Even the gov- It sometimes seems that VA works tion, or exhibit other factors associated ernment's top scientific body, the awfully hard to find ways to deny dis- with the disease, such as age, diabetes National Academy of Sciences, said in ability claims. Ron Abrams of the or alcoholism. a 1993 report that a study was possible. National Veterans Legal Services Pro- As long ago as 1984, The American ject cites one example of this. He says a Legion Appeals To Court Legion commissioned Columbia Uni- Vietnam veteran with lung cancer The Legion has taken the Agent versity to do a study, which revealed which is on VA's presumptive list of Orange issue to the Supreme Court. For strong links between Agent Orange and illnesses associated with exposure to nearly six years, the Legion has battled a wide range of diseases. certain herbicide agents like Agent the courts seeking justice for veterans Orange was denied compensation — who are victims of Agent Orange. In Overseas Gravesites because he had cancer in other parts of August the Legion asked the court to Widows, parents, siblings, children his body not included on the list. VA hear its lawsuit challenging the federal and guardians of deceased veterans determined (conveniently enough) that government's cancellation of a full buried in permanent American overseas the cancer started in his stomach and study on the long-term effects to veter- gravesites may apply for a no-fee pass- then moved to his lungs. ans from exposure to Agent Orange. port to visit the gravesite or tablet com- Abrams says veterans filing a VA In the suit, the Legion contends that memorating a veteran missing in claim for presumptive cancers can help no agency of the federal government action. There are 24 overseas cemeter- themselves by obtaining statements had the right to refuse to perform the ies providing a final resting place for from their own doctor confirming the study, congressionally mandated in more than 100,000 Americans killed diagnosis and origin of their illnesses. 1979. Says National Commander during World Wars I and H. The Amer- Meanwhile, Vietnam veterans suf- Daniel A. Ludwig, "We are sticking to ican Legion Overseas Graves Decora- fering from peripheral neuropathy or our word to veterans. We said we tion Trust pays for flags and other dec- prostate cancer will have to wait anoth- would take this issue all the way to the orations to be placed at these graves. er year to see if their cancers are added Supreme Court, if necessary. Unfortu- Family members planning to visit an

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Flag Alert! Final Push For Amendment

HE NEXT few and will not go away," says via the Capitol Hill number information on how you can days may well Wheeler. noted earlier. If you're not help in the campaign, call represent your The polls also showed sure where your senator the CFA's toll-free hotline, r final chance to that a senator's stance on the stands, or you'd like more (800) 424-FLAG. make a differ- amendment may also affect ence in protecting Old his or her political future. Glory. As you For example, in New Jersey, Flying High In Hightstown, NJ. read this, in all 19 percent of those BUSINESSES AND citizenship by the display likelihood, the Citizens surveyed said that a homes in Hightstown, of the United States flag,

' Senate is ap- lag candidate's posi- N.J., are displaying the 24 hours a day, properly proaching a vote Alliance,Iiic. tion on the flag U.S. Flag more than ever illuminated at night." on S.J.R. 31, the amendment before. Orey, a supporter of the constitutional amendment to will determine their vote in A program spurred by Citizens Flag Alliance, ban flag burning and other the next election. Legionnaire Walter Orey says the campaign at his forms of desecration. Five Gallup surveys com- of Post 148, Hightstown, Post is a way to show Make your voice heard missioned by The American commends people who respect for the flag at a on this issue. Call your sena- Legion have yielded the display the flag 24 hours a community level. "We are tor through the Capitol Hill same results, with 80 per- day. trying to get the grass- 224- switchboard at (202) cent supporting an amend- "I wanted to try it and roots people to say, 'This 3121. ment. reflected The House see how it would go," says is my country, that is my "The only way we're that support in June by vot- Orey, the Post adjutant. flag,' " says Orey. "We did going to be heard is to flood ing 312-120 for the amend- The Post gave its first it as a one-Post show. senators' offices with calls," ment. awards to 10 proud flag- Now, there are several says Citizens Flag Alliance Says Wheeler, "There is flyers in a special ceremo- people in other counties (CPA) President Daniel S. no other issue in America ny at the beginning of the and the state who are inter- Wheeler. that has the intensity of sup- year. Each received a cita- ested in it." The measure needs a port that the amendment to tion which read, "The Post 148 plans to run a two-thirds majority, or 67 protect our flag has." American Legion citation another campaign encour- votes, to be sent to the states If your senator is not yet of appreciation awarded aging display of the flag for ratification. As of late on-board in the fight to pro- for exhibiting outstanding this year. U August, 56 senators had co- tect the flag, call him or her sponsored the amendment. Wheeler said that recent BOYS NATION PRESIDENT MOTIVATED TO SOCCEED polls in Illinois and New Jersey should persuade even HEN Boys Nation President Lam, he is a charter more legislators. For exam- Rick Lam Jr. of Tecumseh, member of the Citi- ple, in an Illinois poll con- Okla., stepped onto the White zens Flag Alliance. ducted among registered House lawn, he thought, He is also active in voters deemed likely to vote, "Wow, this is the place I have Tecumseh Post 260, 60 percent said they would seen on the news hundreds and thousands of which sponsored his definitely or probably vote times. Everyone is looking for someone citizenship in Boys for the amendment. The poll important to walk out." State where he was was conducted by Fairbank, For 17-year-old Lam and the nearly 100 named Oklahoma's Maslin, Maullin & Associ- high school students attending Boys Nation, Boys State Governor. RICK LAM JR. ates. the highlight of their week in Washington was elected Boys Nation President Lam The New Jersey poll, by was the White House visit with President 7995 president by other the Tarrance Group, showed Bill Clinton, a 1963 Boys Nation delegate. Boys Nation delegates. Lam and Vice Presi- similar results, with 61 per- The American Legion for 49 years has dent James Scott Wong, sponsored by Post cent of respondents support- been hosting Boys Nation in Washington to 27, Morris County, N.J., will receive $1,500 ing a flag-protection amend- show American youths how their federal scholarships from The American Legion. ment. government operates. The President Pro-Tem, Damond Garza, "Voters in Illinois and A junior at Tecumseh High School, Lam Post 35, Guadalupe Valley, Texas, and Sec- New Jersey have sent a clear is a class officer, ranks in the top 10 percent retary of the Senate, Aaron Johnston, Post message that protecting the of his class, plays tennis and serves on the 9, Derry, N.H., will receive $500 scholar- U.S. Flag is a pivotal issue student council. The son of Rich and Sue ships.

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Korean War Memorial Dedicated NEWS BRIEFS CORRECTION ON THE ATION AL AUGUST PRESCRIPTION

I Commander PROGRAM ARTICLE IWilliam M. THE article about the Dis- Detweiler and count Prescription Pro- other Legion gram in the August issue of officials were among the THE American Legion more than 50,000 people Magazine ("Prescription who braved the sweltering Program Saves Legion Fam- Washington heat in July to ily Money," Legion News) witness the dedication of failed to state that the the Korean War Veterans RXAmerica program is Memorial. (See "The Long, unavailable in Maryland. Silent March," Page 14.) The Department of Mary- During the four days of land has its own prescription dedication events, July 26- program. 29, Detweiler joined Presi- We. apologize for the dent Bill Clinton and others error. NOT FORGOTTEN—Pasf National Commander John P. at a wreath-laying ceremo- "Jake" Comer, a member of the memorial's advisory board, ny honoring the Korean speaks at a press conference following the dedication cere- A NEW WAY TO GIVE TO War dead at the Tomb of monies. Legion donations to the memorial fund were more THE CHILD WELFARE the Unknown Soldier. than $576,000. FOUNDATION Detweiler also hosted a THE American Legion reception for 51 Korean anniversary of the Korean memorial at night. Child Welfare Founda- War veterans —one from War cease-fire. The center- "The statues each have a tion (CWF) has been each domestic Legion piece of the memorial is 19 spotlight that shines just on approved to participate in Department—and later led a sculpted, stainless steel stat- the faces. It's very dramat- this year's Combined Feder- Legion marching unit along ues of U.S. troops—repre- ic," said Comer, who was al Campaign—the govern- Constitution Avenue in a senting all branches of the appointed to the memorial's ment equivalent of the pri- parade honoring Korean service—marching uphill on advisory board in 1990. vate sector's United Way. War veterans. The contin- a triangular field toward an The $18 million memori- Donors can now give to the gent included nearly 300 American Flag. At the apex al was built without taxpay- CWF by selecting the cam- Legionnaires and The Am- of the triangle is a circular ers' support by donations paign contribution code erican Legion Band of 30-foot-diameter pool. from veterans and private 1397. For more information, Joseph F. Hill Post 156, Korean War veteran and corporations. write to The American Waltham, Mass. Past National Commander The Legion donated Legion Child Welfare Foun- The memorial itself was John P. "Jake" Comer was more than $576,000 to the dation, P.O. Box 1055, Indi- dedicated July 27, the 42nd awed by his visit to the memorial fund. anapolis, IN 46206.

SAhASUNG AMERICAN LEGION SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED 5AMSUNG, South Korea's largest corpora- families made on behalf of peace." tion, is donating $5 million to establish The Senior high school students who are descendants of Samsung American Legion Scholarship for U.S. wartime veterans are eligible. Criteria for scholarship descendants of American war veterans. selection will include academic record, financial need and The scholarship was announced by Sara- involvement in school and community activities. Begin- sung officials during dedication ceremonies for the Kore- ning in 1996, winners will be announced during the an War Veterans Memorial in July. school fall semester each year. The number and specific "Samsung would like to recognize the sacrifices of amount of scholarships has yet to be determined. U.S. servicemen and women who served during the Kore- "We are honored that Samsung has chosen The Ameri- an War to protect and maintain the Korean peninsula," can Legion to administer the scholarship program to fur- said Ki Suk Park, chairman of Samsung Engineering & ther the education of the descendants of those American Construction Co. "1 cannot overstate my country's appre- men and women who have served this nation in time of ciation for the sacrifice that so many American troops and war," said National Commander William M. Detweiler.

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Legion Mourns Passing Of Two Nalionai Commanders

[MILTON first city in Germany to be He was also director of Patrick, Nation- occupied by American the National American I ial Commander troops. Legion Endowment Fund of The Ameri- When he returned home Corporation in 1972.

I can Legion in in 1945, he joined Post 131 He is survived by his 1969-70, died in July at the of Skiatook, Okla., where he wife, Verona, and sons age of 81. served as the Post's first James, Louis and David. A WWII Army veteran, WWII commander. During Patrick was a prominent Patrick fought with the 9th his many years with the businessman and banker, Inf. Div., earning a Purple Legion, Patrick served as serving his community as Heart for wounds he National Vice Commander city councilman, secretary received while serving with (1961-62) and was appoint- of the Tulsa County May- Gen. Courtney Hodges' ed to several national com- ors' Association and First Army at Aachen—the missions and committees. chairman of the local Red Cross.

"He was very proud of J. MILTON PATRICK ] National Commander 1969-70 his work on the POW/ I MIA issue," says Okla- homa NECman Lawrence active in his community. He Roy. "He was also very did a lot for Skiatook."

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In addition, has information than VETS on more 7th FA Assn. #10368 #19625 12,000 other reunions. Call VETS weekdays, 12 noon to 8 7th inf. Div., 13th Engr. Combat Bn. (All 60th Sig. Bn. (WWII) #22651 Years) #19992 68th AAA Gun Bn. (Korea 1950/54) p.m., CDT. Calls cost $1.95 per minute. The average call 8th Cav., 1st Bn. (VN) #21537 #16721 takes two minutes. 9th & 10th Horse Cav. Assn. #15845 69th "Fighting" Inf. Div. Assn., Inc. 9th Arm'd Div., 89th Recon., E Trp. (WWII) #12343 1 (900) 737-VETS #20320 69th Inf. Div., 880th FA Bn., Hq Btry. 1 (900) 737-8387 9th Arm'd Div. CA, 27th Arm'd inf. Bn., Assn. #15671 If you know the VETS five-digit number assigned to your A Co. (WWII) #20590 69th Sig. Bn. (VN) #13458 9th inf. DIv., 39th Rgt., F Co. (WWII) 71st Cml. Mort. Bn./479th AAA AW Bn. ship or unit, please give it to the operator. The number is #10291 #15375 printed after each outfit's name listed in the magazine. If you 9th Inf. Div., 3rd/5th Arm'd Cav. "Black 76th Engr. Const. Bn. 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The magazine was ply discarded. few veterans can meet its standards." informed by the businessman that the Some believe that because of its pat- VA replied, "We do not believe that radiation question had been kept alive tem of denials, Washington has wedged there is sufficient scientific basis to by a handful of malcontents, and was itself into a corner, so that even if it support blanket assumptions of service "bad for business." wanted to compensate veterans and oth- connection for all radiogenic diseases Meanwhile, Scott Prisbrey stands in ers, it's awkward to do so without con- suffered by atomic veterans." the graveyard, clutching his son's pic- tradicting positions the government has Stewart Udall states that the same ture. "God never intended for a parent been defending for years. Worse, such stringent requirements have been to outlive his child," he whispers. From admissions would prove extraordinarily imposed by the Department of Justice the west, the hills seem to reply, "There costly, as evidenced by the written testi- in awarding atomic compensation to is no danger." mony of Rick Cotton, then executive veterans, their widows and those who secretary of Health, Education and Wel- worked at the test site. fare, supplied to the 1979 joint congres- What would it take to prove these sional committee. According to Cotton, cancers resulted from radiation expo- IN SEARCH OF... "Even with the best epidemiological sure? According to government science evidence, the clinical features of radia- experts, all told, some 400,000 U.S. cit- This column is for readers searching for groups of vet- erans for purposes other than forming a reunion (use izens were potentially placed at risk. tion-induced cancers are indistinguish- VETS column) or to find witnesses to verify VA health able from features of other cancers that An inquiry of this size would require an claims (use COMRADES IN DISTRESS column). No seeking information about relatives or friends will additional million or more people who notices occur in the population at large." be published. Notices are published free, on a space- For such reasons, critics have sug- were not in any risk group. The govern- available basis. If a notice does not appear within six months of submission, please resubmit. gested that the federal government is ment is simply not willing to fund a waiting for enough victims to die off to study that embraces 1 .4 million people. 6th Special Seabees, those who were at the Oct. 1 1943 landing on Vella Lavella, crew of the USS Zau- Also, there is no current regulation make compensation a more manage- rak and veterans of other stevedoring battalions from able burden on the American taxpayer. that would compensate a parent like all branches of the service, for a book. Contact: Frank Jarditn, 705 Linden Place, Cranford, NJ 07016; Scott Prisbrey or scores of others who The end result, according to Sen. (908) 272-8762 evenings. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, is that out have been forced to watch their chil- A WWII history of the 301st Inf. Rgt., 94th Div. Contact: Gerald L Gilbert, 9 Oakville Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15220. of 16,000 claims filed with VA since dren suffer. Last year, Sen. Wellstone 1985, only 1,500 have been approved. and West Virginia Sen. John "Jay" Rockefeller sponsored legislation And where does VA get its information LIFE MEMBERSHIPS for reconstructing exposure? authorizing research into the feasibility From the Defense Nuclear Agen- of a study on possible birth defects Continued from page 58 cy—the entity that took AEC's place caused by ionizing radiation. However, Richard Davidson, Joseph Davignon, Joseph D. George St. Onge (1994) Post 1, St. Lam- just as the government asserted in MacKenzie, and uses AEC's "findings" to validate bert, Que., CAN the potential exposure of veterans. 1979, researchers claim the numbers Wm. Frazier Brinley (1991) Post 103, Westbrook, CT Robert E. Tharp Post Farmer City, IL are so large, and so much time has (1994) 55, To Wellstone and others, this flies in Louis P. Berger, Bert P. DePue, Ralph Doty, Robert C. the face of VA's statutory obligations passed, that there is no feasible way to Pray, Lloyd E. Springer (1994) Post 241, Ft. Wayne, IN conduct a study. and its own regulation concerning "rea- Daniel J. Mahoney, Edward A. McAllister (1994) Post sonable doubt." VA's Code of Federal Said National Commander Daniel 294, Quincy, MA Benjamin F. Bohrer, William S. Penn, Robert E. Smith, A. Ludwig, "The message here is very Regulations 38-3.12 states very clearly John O. Steel, Harvey W. Tabler (1995) Post 191, that if the evidence presented in a vet- clear. Federal policy seems to be that if Mount Airy, MD Richard E. Penoyar, Donald J. Sloyer, Dominick P. one of its agencies manages to maim or eran's claim is so evenly balanced that Tragna (1995) Post 49, South Haven, Ml the condition may or may not be ser- destroy enough lives, a study becomes John L. Panula, Hugh D. Stewart (1995) Post 74, New- berry, Ml impossible. And without a study, com- vice-connected, VA is to give the veter- Victor Okerstrom (1995) Post 22, St. Francis, MN an the benefit of the doubt. Considering pensation or even a simple apology is F. E. Audibert Jr., Norman B. Rainier, Robert Wright unnecessary. The American Legion (1988), Paul M. Stow (1989), William B. Hutchinson that an "atomic veteran's" VA claim is Jr. (1992), Robert P. Shreve (1993) Post 38, Haddon- at least as likely to have been radiation- finds this attitude despicable." field, NJ Joseph P. Donovan, Bernard A. Walsh (1995) Post caused cancer as not, it is hard to 377, Goshen, NY explain why only about 10 percent of St. George, Utah, is no Donald King (1995) Post 658, Fair Haven, NY TODAY, Arthur F. Ausburn, Allen Karl, Orris Oswald, Dwitt longer a sleepy little agrarian com- all claims filed have been honored. Pero, Charles A. Provo (1994), Robert M. Butler, In a letter to VA Secretary Jesse munity. Its balmy year-round weath- Paul L. Dalton, Frank A. Greene, John P. Jones, Lawrence Leyburn, Ronald Lloyd, Claude E. Olm- er, relaxed life style and proximity to Brown signed by nine other lawmakers, stead, Francis Porter, Glenn Taber, John V. Vinqulst, Wellstone pointed out that VA current- Zion National Park make St. George a Calvin Weldon (1995) Post 911, Cato, NY Alfred Demmler, Phillip Karavlan (1994) Post 116, natural attraction. With a population of ly uses two lists in evaluating atomic Avalon, PA G. Gary Foote, W. Dee Smith, James M. Vettorl (1995) claims. One is based on VA regulations nearly 50,000, the town caters to a Post 166, Tumwater, WA large retirement community and a and cites 19 conditions linked to radia- Fredrick Korth, Robert Lechner, John Leder, George NIedermaIr, Harvey Schellpfefter, Charles Wagner, tion exposure. A second list, based on a steady flow of tourists. Many St. Robert Walther, Jerome Zuelsdorf (1995) Post 69, George business people were not bom law passed two years ago, directs VA Mayvllle, Wl to consider as service-connected any and raised there. 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