The American Legion [Volume 139, No. 1 (July 1995)]

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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, Utah. See Page 20. Photograph by MichaelJusticeIMercur}^ Pictures. The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published nnonthly by Ttie Annerican Legion for its 3 million members. These militorv-service veterans, working through nearly 1 5,000 community-level Posts, dedicate themselves to God and country and traditional American values; strong national security; adequate and compassionate core for veterans, their wid- ows and orphans; community service; and the wholesome development of our nation's youths. OCTOBER 1995 1 n TTIHll ^JMl(liaO©^M The American drea The American hero. FOR GOP AND COUNTRY 700 N. Pennsylvania St. P.O. Box 1055 Indianapolis, IN 46206 317-630-1200 Daniel A. Ludwig National Commander Daniel S. Wheeler Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Steve Salerno Editor Simon Smith Art Director Miles Z. Epstein Managing Editor Raymond H. Mahon Associate Editor Ken Scharnberg Veterans Affairs Editor T. Douglas Donaldson Assistant Editor Joan L. Berzins Editorial Administrator Chandra M. Czape Editorial Intern Caron M. Morales, Cindy G. Thompson Art and Production Assistants Patricia Marschand Administration Joseph Campioni Production Manager Donald B. Thomson Advertising Director Diane Andretti, Cathy Frakes Advertising Assistants Also available as a Random House AudioBook and as a Random House Large Print Edition. RANDOM HOUSE The American Legion Magazine P.O. Box 7068 Indianapolis, IN 46207 317-630-1200 Publisher's Representatives Fox Associates, Inc. Chicago: 312-644-3888 New York: 212-725-2106 Los Angeles: 310-841-0280 Detroit, Ml: 810-543-0068 Atlanta: 404-252-0968 San Francisco: 415-989-5804 GoodiHews The American Legion Magazine Commission Milford A. Forrester, Chairman, Greenville, SC; Russell H. Laird, Vice Chairman, Des Moines, lA; James R. Kelley, National Commander's Representative, Wayne, PA; George F. Ballard, Belleville, IL; Samuel Barney, Lancaster, OH; J. Leslie Brown Jr., Louisville, KY; Joseph Chase, Hatboro, PA; Donald Conn, South Bend, for Users of IN; James W. Conway, Charlestown. MA; James H. Hall, Hopewell, NJ; Hoy M. Haught, Huntsville, AR; Halbert G. Horton, Topeka, KS; W.B. 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