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THEAMERICAN LEGION August 1981 Volume 111, Number 2 For God and Country 4 Commander's Message Flyfishing: It's Not Just For As I Leave The Helm ^ 2 Trout Anymore By William Childress Letters £ Sure, you can still catch trout, but what a tale to tell if you Our readers comment hooked a tarpon instead! 3 Big Issues "~ The Undeclared Resources Do We Need A Lower Minimum ^ ^ Wage For Teen-agers? War By Ernest Cuneo The oil shortase constitutes but one small part of an even \ 0 News to Use Sreater, more devious threat part of a master plan to Helpful hints for consumers — subjusate the West. 23 Books Interesting new titles Four Nights Of Terror By Richard Newcomb ^ £ 24 Dateline Washington There were a thousand ships anchored safely in Leyte Gulf. How Ions would it be before anyone missed number Issues and opinions from the capital 1,001? 26 The Message Center Of importance to veterans 18 In Defense Of 28 News for Legionnaires Military Justice By F. Lee Bailey Your organization at work The UCMJ—Uniform Code Of Military Justice—has been maligned for 30 years. Now, at last, a noted attorney comes Parting Shots 48 to its defense. To leave you laughing 20 Say It Again, Patrick Henry! By Wallace Carroll Somewhere in the gibberish, which today passes for intelligent discourse, there may be a sentence with the power to inspire men to greatness—but it's doubtful. the North American Newspaper Alli- achieved fame as one of America's About our authors . ance and Director of the Woodrow foremost defense lawyers. A prolific Wilson Institute for International writer, Bailey has authored three William Childress, a Korean War Scholars. best selling non-fiction books—"The veteran, wrote "Flyfishing: It's Not Defense Never Rests," "For the De- Just For Trout Anymore." A free Richard F. Newcomb, author of fense," and "Cleared for the Ap- spirit as well as a free lance, Chil- "Four Nights Of Terror," has written proach"—and a novel, "Secrets." dress likes to think of himself as a for the wire services, newspapers and guitarist, banjoist, bow shooter, fly- magazines, as well as authored three "Say It Again, Patrick Henry!" was fisherman, knife thrower and charm- books about World War II, two of written by Wallace Carroll, one-time er of women—of course, most writers them best sellers: "Abandon Ship!" foreign correspondent and Washing- do have vivid imaginations. —the story of the USS Indianapolis ton and North Carolina newspaper —and "Iwo Jima." editor. He nows lectures at Wake Ernest Cuneo, author of "The Un- Forest University on American Con- declared Resources War," is a retired F. 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