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The Magazine for a Strong America Vol. 131, No. 4 October 1991 ARTICLE s UPBEAT DOWN UNDER Post264 Band ofthe Tonawandas will compete in Australia. 12 THE GOLD RUSH Older veterans earn medalsfor mettle in VA's GoldenAge Games. 14

CRITICAL CONNECTIONS

The Legion's WFAP helps Vietnam veterans battle in trenches oflife. 18 SWORDS & SHIELDS

U.S. defenses cannot stop a single long-range ballistic missile. By StephenJ. McCormick 21 HOW WASHINGTON KILLED THE ECONOMY

EconomistPaul CraigRoberts tells why the economy slipped into recession. 24 MARVEL OFTHE MOTOR AGE Take a cruise down memory lane on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. By William Ecenbarger 26 PAPER CHASE Tipsfor conqueringyourpaperwork mountain. By Gordon Williams 28

GRAYING IN THE BIG HOUSE

It costs society $69, 000 ayear to keep an elderlyprisoner behind bars. By Vernon Pizer 30 WELCOME HOME AMERICA

In small towns and big cities, America welcomes home Desert Storm troops. 32 DOUBLE TALK How should non-English-speakingstudents be taught? By Robert McGarvey 34 BARRIERS OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION

Legion Res. 576 supports English as the U. S. government's official language. 36 INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL COMMANDER DominicD. DiFrancesco will steer the Legion in 1991-92 ona "journey ofsuccess. 40 DEPARTME NTS

BIG ISSUES Should Congress Support The Strategic Defense Initiative? 10

VETVOICE 4 VETERANS UPDATE 38 VETNET 48

WASHINGTON WATCH 8 LEGION NEWS 44 PARTING SHOTS 72

COVER Swords & Shields. ByJohn Maggard.

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The drafters of the Bill of Rights took should be seen at the Agent Orange However, there isn't an identity word great pains to enumerate basic rights Clinic at the VA hospital in San for a non-drug user. I propose the word that this new government would not be Francisco. dren be used to identify non-drug users. allowed to interfere with. Unfortunately, In August 1983, my spleen was re- I am only one voice who, out of love their wisdom didn't foresee the day of moved at the VA hospital in San Fran- and respect for the youth of our nation, selective enforcement by 20th century cisco. They told me they found unknown appeals to our nation to bind together to extremists who hide behind one amend- chemicals in my spleen. So, how many make our dream of a drug-free society a ment to dilute or destroy another. more of us Vietnam combat veterans reality. An identity word such as dren Michael D. Yacino who spend two years in the world of can be a very powerful weapon in the East Douglas, Mass. I Corps around the DMZ area have had war against drug use. Simply having a their spleens removed? positive identity for the first time may I can remember in May 1968 while on be all some of today's youths need. Orangewash a sweep between Dong Ha and Charlie Now, kids only know of the word dren in After reading the article "The Agent II, planes were dropping some kind of the small city of Smyrna, Ga. They Whitewash" (July), I write Orange must moisturized vapors over the bush around learned it through word of mouth. The about own experience with Agent my us. As we were filling our canteens with kids here are coming up with such slo- Orange. I spent two years in Vietnam. I water from bomb craters, I asked the gans as "it's in to be a dren" and "win served in the 1st Cavalry and in the lieutenant, "What is that stuff falling with dren." They seem to find they can 101st Airborne Division. When I tried from the air?" He said, "I don't know. I say no to drugs without having to be to retire from the Army in 198 1 with 20 guess it is some kind of mosquito spray." made fun of. It's easier to refuse drugs years, I a blood problem. I spent a had They were killing us and didn't know by simply saying, "I don't do drugs, I'm month at Fort Ord Hospital. Bone it, or did they? a dren." liver tests could not marrow and biopsy Richard L. Hosking I'm a dren. Dren should be a house- tell the doctors anything. I continuously Brisbane, Calif. hold word. claimed my ailments to be caused by Woody Manuel Agent Orange, but my concerns were Smyrna, Ga. voiced to deaf ears. After a year of Blessed Song I was a prisoner of war of the Japanese for three and a half years in World War II. Peace Prized VETVOICE When we were captured in Corregidor and went into Manila, they kicked us The thrill of victory is sweet, but the off the boats into about nine feet of end result is increasingly questionable. If you want to voice an opinion water. The tall guys helped the short (See Sound Off for voting results, page immediately, call 1-900-28-VOICE. guys who couldn't make it. Somebody 72.) Peace will only be possible when You can vote on current issues, record came up singing "God Bless America." we stop playing world policeman and your opinions and possibly have your To this day, I get all shook up when I join hands with other great powers to comments published in The Ameri- hear that song. Every time we'd get in a truly support a United Nation's peace- can Leg/on Magazine. Those opin- real tight place, we would sing "God keeping force of invincible strength and ions published in the Vetvoice depart- Bless America." The Japs didn't know purpose. It is about time all nations ment of the magazine are indicated what we were doing, but it sure did help. think about world peace. with a D symbol. Q Frank Bigelow Q Tom Kaiser If you want your opinion heard, Brooksville, Fla. Boynton Beach, Fla. call 1-900-28-VOICE. Calls cost $1 per minute and proceeds support I thoroughly enjoyed reading about programs. This month, you Legion the song "God Bless America" and its can vote on the questions, Do you Right Rights impact upon Americans. I vividly re- believe the Strategic Defense Initia- The ACLU's executive director Ira member hearing it for the first time tive should receive more funding? Glasser (July, Vetvoice) is well aware when Kate Smith sang it over the radio. see page 22, and Should Japanese that his group does not remain true to I was in my neighbor's living room in officials be invited to celebrations the Bill of Rights. The ACLU disregards Brooklyn, N.Y. I was so proud of Irving the 50th anniversary of Pearl the need to secure the rights our found- of Berlin and my country, and I was only Harbor in Hawaii? see page 72. ing fathers enumerated. Traditional 19 years old at the time. By coincidence,

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Buckingham Palace. At the ceremony, those who serve in it. Needless to say, I expected, but once they returned, they the band played songs written by Amer- hope that in the years ahead the Legion should have been able to resume their ican composers. They ended their per- will continue to support our soldiers in normal lives. formance by playing "God Bless the same concerned and generous man- Since his return, my husband has America." I was so proud to be an ner that it has in the past. encountered numerous problems. Prior American at that moment. Again, on behalf of soldiers every- to his recall, he was attending nursing Norton Josephson where, thank you. With all best wishes school. Now, he would like to return, Daytona Beach, Fla. from Washington. but he cannot use a Pell Grant because Carl E. Vuono he is receiving GI Bill of Rights bene- When I hear "God Bless America," I General, United States Army fits. Also, VA has told him he has to always get tears in my eyes. I visualize ChiefofStaff reapply for disability benefits that he the rolling seas and the gorgeous tower- received prior to his recall. In addition, ing mountains and the plains lush with his disability pay is still being taken out bountiful crops. I thank God for allow- Polish Patriot of his retirement pay, but he is not ing me to raise my seven children in this receiving that pay. I was very pleased and proud to read wonderful country. As I think of the This is not fair to him or any other the wonderful article about the great enemies who are trying to destroy her retiree who put in his time in support of Polish statesman Ignace Paderewski. from without and within, I pray my 15 Operation Desert Storm. What does he My parents came to the United States grandchildren and future generations have to show for his additional service? prior to World War I, and they met in will see her strong and gorgeous under A Bronze Star and a National Defense Chicago in the early 1920s. Paderewski God. Medal. Medals don't make up for all the was well known to them and all Poles Q Charlotte Greathouse bills, don't help put groceries on the who came to this country. Cambria, Calif. Jable, or gas in the car, and don't get However, the article contains one him back into nursing school. mistake. Paderewski 's heart is no longer Please recognize these people and in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, help them get their lives back in order. Terminator N.Y. With great pomp and circumstance They deserve it, because they answered and with thousands of Polish Amer- I definitely believe congressional the call again. icans from all over the United States, terms should be limited. (July, Sound Alice E. Stokes with the consent of a living relative, Off) The President's terms are limited. Pittsburgh, N.Y. Paderewski 's heart was placed in the The Congress should operate under the Lady of Czestockowa National Shrine same rules. The lobbyists can't get a in Doylestown, Pa., in June 1986. hold on someone when they know they John W. Piekielko No Amending are only going to be in office a few Chicago FBI Agent James T. Maher's (July, years. People should not be able to stay Vetvoice) attitude toward the Second in office with the government subsidiz- Amendment is absurd. To "clarify" the ing their re-election. With limited terms, Constitution by repeal and replacement congressmen would have to buckle Desert Mailbag with legislation aimed at banning pri- down and do the job they were elected Hello! I would like to thank you all vate firearms ownership is exactly what to do. for your consideration and for sending the Constitution and Bill of Rights were D Stanley Comstock The American Legion Magazine designed to prevent— casual, political Sanbornville, N.H. to us in Operation Desert Storm. My modification and tampering. The Amer- ship has been in the Gulf since Novem- ican people have more to fear from ber 1990, and believe me, it feels like a Maher and his ilk than from the com- long time. The letters and support from General's Thanks mon street criminal. the American people have been a boon As I complete my term as Chief of M. Jay Hatley to us. We might not always get a chance Staff, I want to thank The American Barstow, Calif. to write, but we thank you in our hearts. Legion for all that it has done over the Lt.j.g. Melanie Kreekovsky I disagree with James Maher. I spent years for the soldiers of America's USNS Chauvenet (T-AGS-29) two years of my life in the Marines Army. Operation Desert Storm As you undoubtedly appreciate, during World War II defending the rights nothing is more important to those who of citizens and the Constitution. Now, serve in the military than the knowl- My husband was one of the many everyday we are losing more of our free- edge that their country is behind them. retirees who were recalled to active doms. Changing the Second Amend- Thus, The American Legion's support duty in support of Operation Desert ment will only take the guns away from lor our troops— in peace as well as in Storm. These retirees went to fulfill honest citizens. war— has meant a great deal to our their duty, and in many cases, their lives Melvin J. Smith Army, and has done much to sustain were disrupted. This disruption is to be Ingomar, Pa.

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is fatally flawed. Kraemer is director of formal investigation of the "October betraying Israel and trying to force the policy and research at the American Surprise" story. These are the allega- Jewish state into surrendering "its Security Council Foundation, a leading tions that the Reagan-Bush campaign in strategic and historic heartland for pro-defense group that works closely 1980 stole the November presidential worthless promises from liars, ter- with the 200-member congressional election by delaying the release of the rorists and tyrants." AFSI president National Security Caucus. Among his American embassy hostages from Iran, Herbert Zweibon said Israeli accep- concerns: thus preventing President Jimmy Carter tance of the plan should not be misinter- •The Soviets are permitted to moder- from claiming and receiving credit for preted, adding, "They've got a gun in nize their heavy missiles, the first strike their return. their ribs and they're smiling." Admin- SS-18s. Republicans, citing the absence of istration officials defend the conference •The Soviets are permitted 1,100 proof, charge that the inquiry is a waste and the Soviet Union's role as co-

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Sen. Malcolm Wallop, R-Wyoming Rep. Charles E. Bennett, D-Florida For years, Strategic ^ | In 1972, President Richard Defense Initiative (SDI) ^^^J Nixon negotiated the Anti- critics have been telling YES I Ballistic Missile Treaty the American people that missile defense with the Soviet Union, banning defen- won't work; that it's unaffordable, or sive systems larger than 100 ground- unnecessary. Now, after the stunning based interceptors. Nixon recognized the success of the Patriot in the Gulf War, still valid premise that trying to erect a critics are trying to convince Americans shield against nuclear attack would only that the Patriot has nothing to do with SDI. provoke the other side to increase the The SCUD is a tactical ballistic missile of 1960 vintage, number of attacking missiles and devise ways to counter any slower, with a shorter range than an ICBM. But the Patriot is defense. an old system, too, an upgrade of 1970's technology, with The Patriot has nothing to do with the Strategic Defense limited range, speed and accuracy. Though far from perfect, Initiative (SDI). It is funded and managed by the Army and it shot down nearly all attacking SCUDs. Americans now shoots down tactical ballistic missiles. These large, relatively know that ballistic missile defense is possible, and they see slow-flying, short-range missiles usually have conventional the human cost of vulnerability. warheads. American engineers and scientists have achieved rem'arka- They are used in the battlefield in distances from six to ble breakthroughs in SDI technology— computer software, about 1 ,000 miles. We know we can shoot them down and if sensors, new materials, miniaturized systems— a genuine one gets through, the damage is minor. We hear that 20 technological revolution. But for SDI opponents, our troops countries will soon have missile technology, and most of and allies could have had a far better tactical missile defense these will have these short-range missiles. SDI has little to than the Patriot. And America could be protected today by do with this threat. cost-effective defenses against ICBMs and nuclear SDI has spent almost all its time and money on interconti- warheads. nental ballistic missiles. These span oceans, flying four to Only politics stands in the way of this protection, not five miles per second, and one missile can have 10 nuclear technology or cost. For over two decades opponents of warheads and dozens of decoys. missile defense and their allies in Congress have insisted By 1986, SDI officials realized anew that we could not America remain defenseless against ballistic missiles. Only stop all the thousands of nuclear warheads the Soviets could the threat of retaliation could deter a nuclear attack, they launch. argued. And they succeeded in getting this questionable They then worked on a plan to stop about 30 percent, but concept enacted into U.S. law and defense policy through the estimated the system would cost $120 billion. President 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which prohibits a nation- Bush has now abandoned that idea. A new plan is to try to wide ballistic missile defense. They even tried to kill the stop one, two or a few dozen missiles. Patriot program several times. Clinging to this discredited This may be a more realistic mission, but SDI's $5 billion orthodoxy, SDI critics have no solution to the spread of annual budget request means many needed conventional missile technology and weapons of mass destruction around defense programs have to be cut, including new air defense the world. When the United States raided Tripoli in 1986, systems, experimental drones, advanced submarine technol- Libya's dictator Qadaffi vowed he would have fired a nuclear ogy, new chemical and biological defense research, and missile at New York if he had possessed one. Future aggres- funds for new combatant ships. sors may well be able to carry out similar threats. We should improve the Army's Patriot missile and develop Americans need to cut through the half-truths of profes- new defenses for our troops. Meanwhile, the Strategic sional naysayers and real- Defense Initiative research ize that meaningful missile should continue, but like VETVOICE 1-900-28-VOICE defense is necessary, possi- all federal programs, it ble and affordable. Then To voice your thoughts on anything in The American Legion Magazine, call must be kept to a reason- VETVOICE 1-900-28-VOICE. You can vote on current issues, receive a tally they must hold our elected able dollar figure, lest that includes your vote, record your opinion, and hear opinions of others. leaders accountable for Cniis cost $1 per minute and proceeds support Legion programs. more urgent defense needs providing it. be slighted.

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of the Tonawandas Band have become professional musicians in symphony orchestras, commercial recording studios and even military musical ensembles. The band has a year-round commitment. Rehearsals are continuous throughout the year, with up to 40 performances annually. The 90-member band is more than a parade marching unit. The full sym- phonic-sized American Legion Band of the Tonawandas presents a contempo- rary Boston Pops-style program, following the turn-of-the-century tradition of band concerts. No music is too difficult for the band. Selections include rousing Broadway show tunes, heroic marches, crowd- pleasing classics and selections written to enhance the repertoire of concert bands internationally. They were recently video taped by the Public Broadcasting Service Network for an upcoming special in which they DOWN UNDER will portray the John Philip Sousa band. Their music can also be heard on full-length recordings, "National Post 264 of the will Band Tonawandos Champions" and "Strike up the Band," travel to the land down under" to compete both conducted by the late Herbert Ludwig.

in the July 1992 International Music Festival. During its appearance at the Interna- tional Festival, the band will be featured with other highly talented mili- conductor stands Legion Senior Band National Cham- tary and community groups from the ready, musicians' instru- pion in 1972, 1973, 1986, 1988, 1989 Soviet Union, Japan and many other THEments are poised, all eyes and 1990. It has been the Canadian countries. The festival gives the concentrate on the white National Exhibition International Band Tonawandas Post 264 Band the opportu- baton. The stillness of the Champion six times. They received the nity to show the colors of the United auditorium is almost President's Trophy permanently for States and The American Legion. deafening in anticipation. winning the Canadian competition The band will not be able to As one, the band quickly three years in a row. accomplish their goal without the help follows the movements of The band was organized shortly after of others, though. The monumental the director and another performance is the Post was formed in 1929 and is one task of transporting members and their under way. of the oldest continuously active volun- equipment to Australia is expensive. An American Legion band, a veteran teer musical organizations in western The band must raise $150,000 to cover of hundreds of performances, will rep- New York. It was incorporated in 1932 travel and lodging expenses. The time

resent the United States at the July 1 992 in New York State and is currently a is short to confirm all the travel arrange- International Music Festival in Sydney, registered federal and New York State ments. At least 75 percent of the goal Australia. not-for-profit organization. needs to be pledged by next month to The American Legion Band of the The band carries on the volunteer secure the band's entry in the Festival. Tonawandas, Post 264, from Tona- spirit of The American Legion. None of The Tonawandas Post 264 band is

wanda, N.Y. , was notified in June of the musicians are compensated for their raising funds to present the Legion's their acceptance in the National/Military participation in the ensemble. A large colors at the forefront of the competi- Division. number of the musicians are instru- tion in Australia.

The Tonawandas Band is no stranger mental music educators, engineers, For more information write to: David

to competing with the best. It has been businessmen, professionals, govern- Abrahamian, Band Manager, American New York State American Legion ment and industrial workers, truly rep- Legion Band of the Tonawandas, Post Senior Band champions almost con- resenting a broad cross section of New 264, P.O. Box 122, Tonawanda,

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Allow up to 60 days for shipment. ? TeleBrands 1991, (2563) To: One American Way, Roanoke, VA 24016 j seek sponsorship for travel and other expenses from groups outside the VA network, such as Legion Posts or other veterans groups. Medcalf said Legion- affiliated groups logged 1,300 volunteer hours during the games, with most THE GIL) RUSH volunteers averaging 10 hours a day in the sweltering heat of summertime in Texas. But the heat and the Participants in the fourth National hours were worth it, according to many of the Golden Age Games feel the thrill of volunteers. "I noticed that you can see a lot of the competition and the fun of friendship. competitors on an everyday basis and they don't always smile," Medcalf said. "But at the Golden Age Games they were always smiling. At the end of the day you could tell they were getting tired but they just kept going. It just livens them up." The games gave veterans the chance to pursue fitness and fellowship. Athletes were grouped in three age categories: 55-62; 63-70; and 71 and older. The Open Division events included swimming, bicycling, table tennis, dominoes, tennis, shuffleboard, horseshoes, eight ball, bowling, checkers and croquet. Also included was the pentathlon competition of softball hit and throw, 50-yard walk, Frisbee throw and basketball free throw.

WHEELCHAIR Division events consisted of horseshoes, shuffleboard, croquet, bowling, table tennis and the pentathlon. The games represent a multi-event forum high- TEED OFF— Margaret Parda, representing the Northampton VAMC, bats her way to lighting veterans' skills and enthusiasm, a silver medal in the age 63-79 pentathlon. but they also symbolize VA's growing awareness that fitness and recreation therapy are prime components in meeting the needs of an aging veteran popu- EEP in the heart of Texas case for the preventive and therapeutic lation. According to VA, veterans older there are a lot of folks with medical value of sports and fitness in than 65 numbered 5 million in 1985; a lot of heart. Just ask the lives of all older Americans." today, the figure nears 7 million; and by Legionnaire Bill Vaughan, The Golden Age Games are open to 2000 the number of veterans 65 or older a World War II veteran any veteran, age 55 or older, receiving will reach 9 million. who competed in swim- care from a Department of Veterans "The overall purpose of the games is ming, horseshoes and Affairs health-care facility. The Texas preventive medicine. Studies have bowling events at the games included 60 athletes in the shown a direct link between fitness and Fourth National Veterans wheelchair division. The Bonham VA a person's emotional and physical well- Golden Age Games at Sherman, Texas. Medical Center hosted the games, being," said Bill Givens, a recreational The 63-year-old Vaughan didn't win assisted by volunteers such as Shirley therapist for the VA hospital in Topeka, any gold medals, but his reward was Medcalf, President of Post 283 Kan. Givens believes the games moti- meeting other veterans competing in Auxiliary in Bonham. Medcalf, along vate patients to stay active and think various athletic events. with other Legion Post volunteers, about physical fitness all year. The "It was a lot of fun and a change of helped medical center staffers organize games are particularly vital to patients pace. I met some very interesting events. Arranging transportation to and fighting to recover from strokes or people," said Vaughan, a member of from the event sites on campus for other debilitating illnesses— any con- Post 283, Bonham, Texas. On the athletes, many with severe physical dition that forces them to change their campus of Austin College in Sherman restrictions, was a major logistical chal- lifestyles. in August 1990, 269 veterans-turned- lenge. All VA facilities are eligible to "The program includes acitivities athlctes participated in the three-day participate in the games, though not all that accommodate as many disabilities gathering VA billed as "a national show- take part. The veteran/athletes must as possible," Givens said. "We adapt

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Often, it is a family member who needs help. John and Dora, who requested their last names not be used, have two daughters, Joy and Faith. Faith is 19 and suffers from a learning disability. In spite of her handicap, she has always been outgoing. However, from time to time, she suffered from behavioral problems. When she was placed in a state treatment facility, she was treated with Thorazine, a drug that has been called the "zombie-drug"

because it controls behavior. Faith's behavior changed drastically. When she came home, she would hide, refuse to go out, was uncommunicative and subject to sudden mood swings. "It was like having a total stranger in the house," John said. REACH OUT— Fred Smith, Department of Pennsylvania VVFAP coordinator, helps To compound the problem, John and a Vietnam veteran's family through referral. Dora began having marital problems, primarily because of the stress created over Faith's treatment. The young applying for Supplemental Security woman's caseworker refused to change Income benefits after they were forced the treatment even after Faith's phys- to move in with Cindy's parents. "Fred ical health began to decline and her has been so helpful," Cindy said. "I weight dropped below 100 pounds. don't know what we would have done That's when John called Smith. without him." URRENTLY 12 "The Legion has been terrific," Dora "Getting the word out has been one Departments said. "Fred put us in contact with the of the hardest parts of my job," Smith Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy said. "I've attended Post meetings, set participate in people, and they placed Faith in a dif- up booths in shopping malls, hung ferent facility with a new caseworker." flyers in stores and at all the social VVFAP, and six "We were able to get counseling for service agencies." Smith works plan to start pro- ourselves, too, and we've become a statewide with more than 800 Legion much closer family," John said. "We Posts in 32 Districts. He meets regu- grams next year hope to attend Wilderness Camp, a larly with the state VVFAP Committee family retreat in Minnesota for kids like who sends information down the ••••••••••••••• Faith and for parents like us. Fred's pipeline to the Posts. Yet, the word is looking into helping us go up there." slow to spread, he said. He was diagnosed by VA as suffering The VVFAP is a joint funding proj- Max Tenberg, VVFAP director of The from severe arthritis in his knees, inner ect. Under the rules of the court, the American Legion office in Washington, ear problems, glaucoma and was sched- coordinator's salary and the cost of D.C., said he'd like to see the Posts get uled to undergo open-heart surgery. He maintaining the VVFAP computer net- more active in the program. "Legion- lost his job and he and his family were work is paid by the funds. The Legion naires don't realize that, as VA cuts forced to accept public assistance. Department, however, supplies an office, more and more benefits, they may find "It was really getting hard for me to secretarial assistance and a phone. Cur- themselves in need of the services walk," Wolf said. "VA said I needed rently 12 Departments participate and, offered by VVFAP." walking canes, but they wouldn't according to Tenberg, six more plan to Tenberg said although the program is supply them. My records are back in begin their own VVFAP in 1992. available only for Vietnam veterans and Tennessee at the Alvin C. York VA Hos- As state-of-the-art as the referral their families at this time, the Legion is pital, but they refuse to release them. system is, only one thing makes the applying for grants from a variety of Without them, VA limits the help I can system truly function, and that's car- sources to subsidize the program after receive." ing. Connie Cox said with tears in her the funds dry up. "We eventually intend While Wolf battles the bureaucratic eyes, "We talked to so many people to offer this help to any veteran, regard- red tape, he still needs medical treat- trying to find help for Larry. The Amer- less of his service era," he said. ment. That's what brought Smith into ican Legion and guys like Wendel The need is there. Take the case of the picture. "I was finally able to get an Banks were the only ones who cared." Lrnest Wolf, a skilled machinist from appointment with VA," Wolf said. "I Banks just shrugs as he packs up his Tennessee, now living near Wilkes- live about six miles from the clinic and carpentry tools. "If veterans don't help B;irre, Pa. About two years ago, his they have a van, supplied by another each other, who will? That's what it's

. physical condition began to deteriorate. veterans' organization, hut they wouldn't al 1 about " by Ken Scharnberg

20 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Despite the success of the Patriot in the GuifWar, Congress has refused to fund other SDI projects to protect America from ballistic missiles.

ARLY this year, Ethe Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff took time off from planning the Gulf War and drove from the Pentagon to Capitol Hill to emphasize to Congress one simple, stark, ominous fact. Against a background of possible civil war in the Soviet Union. Gen. Colin Powell declared, "What- ever the future state may look like, the land of the czars and commissars, after all is said

and done, will still possess by far the strongest military force on the Eurasian land mass. The Soviet Union, now and in the future, will remain the one country capable of destroying the United States in less than 30 minutes." Why are Chairman Powell and other responsible officials so worried about the vulnerability of our nation? We cannot stop even one long-range ballistic missile, now or for years to come. Congress, which will appropriate SWORDS AND $1.3 trillion in the coming fiscal year, ignores the realities of life as proved in the Gulf War: A missile can stop a missile. Patriot proved it. A combined space-based (Brilliant Pebbles), ground-based (Super Patriot) missile shield can protect our nation, our forces SHIELDS around the world, and other countries. By Stephen McCormick Stephen J. McCormick is an Arlington, Va., J. communications consultant.

OCTOBER 1991 21 GPALS ELEMENTS—strategic and theater

But we are not in the process of defense and approved a start on a Supposedly the Cold War is over, so building this complete shield. Gen. ground-based operation. As to the most why be concerned about the Soviets? Powell's dire warning to the House effective, least expensive element in the The Soviet Union is an economic basket- Armed Services Committee fell upon total missile defense plan— Brilliant case, but it is, militarily, still a super- deaf ears. The committee not only deci- Pebbles— it continues on the shelf for power. Months ago, the strong possi- mated the modest Strategic Defense more "research and development." bility of domestic violence in the Soviet Initiative (SDI) budget proposed by Sometime this fall Senate and House Union caused KGB headquarters to President Bush, but also is the same members will meet in conference to inform its foreign stations around the panel which, in April 1987, voted to thrash out their differences. world that "civil war in the Soviet deny all funds for testing the Patriot as Union is imminent." And Boris Yeltsin, an anti-missile system. Fortunately, the President of the Russian Republic, told full Senate restored the money. How VETVOICE Western reporters, "The situation is many thousands of Americans, Israelis very tense, very tense." and Saudis would have died or been WHAT'S YOUR OPINION? Former Soviet Foreign Minister maimed in the Scud attacks during the Eduard Shevardnadze fears civil war Do you believe the Strategic Gulf War if this committee had had its could "ignite giant stockpiles of nuclear Initiative should receive way? Defense and chemical weapons." With many of more funding? Call your opinion to President Bush, long a strong advo- the Soviet republics in unrest, these 1-900-28-VOICE. You can vote, cate of a missile shield, proposed a new fears are well founded, as exemplified receive a tally that includes your vote, approach to this challenge in his State by an incident in February 1990, when listen to opinions ofothers and record of the Union address — a combined Soviet troops were called in to protect a your own opinion. ground and space effort called Global nuclear weapons storage facility near Calls cost $1 per minute and pro- Protection Against Limited Strikes Baku that was temporarily overrun by ceeds support Legion programs. (GPALS). But in May, the House voted armed rebels. This led Sen. Sam Nunn Opinions from the Vetvoice lines pub- to destroy the space-based elements of of Georgia, Chairman of the U.S. Senate lished in the magazine are indicated the program, and seriously cut the Armed Services Committee, to caution, with a symbol. ground-based systems. D "Chaos in a nation that possesses weapons is not in In August, at long last the Senate 1-900-28-VOICE thousands of nuclear recognized the need for a missile our national security interest." By intent

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE or mistake, buttons can be pushed. The Evans & Novak Defense Letter tells of "the Pentagon's nightmare that various governmental units, from Mos- cow on down to breakaway republics with nukes, will seek to sell the dreaded weapons to the highest bidder." Accidents are not uncommon in the Soviet Union; witness the awesome nuclear disaster at Chernobyl which was caused, in Mikhail Gorbachev's words, "by careless, irresponsible officials." And, though little publicized, Soviet officials have admitted that one of their ICBMs was accidentally launched during maintenance, but that "the first stage of the rocket did not properly ignite, and crashed back to earth."

ominous danger we face con- THEcerns not only the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs but many others as well. As John Fialka reported in the Wall Street Journal: "No one is more concerned than the Soviets themselves, who have been telling U.S. officials and experts that the Soviet Union has moved to consolidate its control over its estimated 33,000 nuclear warheads." Sen. Timothy Wirth of Colorado, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said, "The irony is that here we are in a day and age when the threat of nuclear war has gone down, but the risk of an inadvertent release or an accidental war increases." Early in June came a warning from Soviet Col. Viktor Alksnis, Chairman of Soyuz Faction, Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. He told a British publication, "If civil war here is unavoid- able, it will involve nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction. Yes, we shall perish, but we shall take the whole world to the grave. You will perish with us." Insight magazine disclosed this spring a CIA report which concluded that each of the 10 warheads on a modified Soviet SS-18 has an explosive yield of 900 kilotons-that's 900,000 tons of TNT. One long-range, 10-warhead, very accurate missile is capable of traveling thousands of miles, carrying a load of 9 million tons of mass destruction. Each warhead can be guided to a separate target. Said a Pentagon official, "What a crazy world we are in that we must live with such weapons." Please turn to page 64

SUPER PATRIOT— This Patriot missile is launched to intercept a Lance missile, proving the Patriot's ability to destroy incoming tactical ballistic missiles.

OCTOBER 1991 23 "

INTERVIEW

HOW WASHINGTON

Three pieces of unsound legislation set the stage for the current recession by raising taxes and pulling the rug out from under real estate investments and the S&Ls, according to this economist

LTHOUGH there was mismanagement and greed we certainly did not need. involved with the S&L economic fiasco, there was also mismanagement on the part ofthe politicians, 0. What brought it on? according to Paul Craig Roberts of the Centerfor A A failure in economic policy and the lack of leadership, Strategic & International Studies in Washington, or the wrong leadership. In 1990, Congress, with the ". D.C Roberts states: . .It's not finished. Now agreement of the administration, passed a gratuitous tax the problems are spreading into the FDIC, which increase. For the first time since the 1930s, we raised taxes insures ordinary bank deposits. as we entered a recession, and as a consequence none of the Roberts has the William E. Simon Chair in expected revenue increases will take place. In fact, the Political Economy at the Center, is Chairman of the Institute for government has already abandoned its prediction that the tax Political Economy, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover increase would raise $165 billion over the next five years Institution, Stanford University. He is a former editor and because the first budget issued after the tax increase forecasts columnistfor the Wall Street Journal; he is currently a columnist $300 million less revenues than was forecast prior to the tax for Business Week and the Washington Times, and a frequent increase. So, that was obviously a mistake. contributor to the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and II Sole 24 Ore. He is also nationally syndicated by the Q« How about other government policies? Scripps Howard News Service. A Federal domestic spending is rising rapidly; in two Roberts was educated at the Georgia Institute of Technology, years of the Bush administration, it's risen 10 percent the University of Virginia, the University ofCalifornia at Berkeley, per year. We've had the Federal Reserve fighting economic and Oxford University. He served as Assistant Secretary of the growth with a sustained period of no money growth. We've Treasury during 1981 and 1982. had an extraordinary outpouring of new regulation which is

Roberts addresses why and how the United States ' economy very expensive, not just in terms of equipment and product slipped into a recession in the following interview with The cost to affected industries, but also in terms of the delays to American Legion Magazine. obtain approvals. Environmental controls are the biggest culprit, with the Clean Air Act a big player. Then, we've also American Legion Magazine: The U.S. economy had the Handicapped Act and face the prospect of a racial seems to he just limping along these days, with production quota bill— which would turn every hiring and promotion down and unemployment and bankruptcies increasing. decision into a potential lawsuit. We have an extraordinary What's wrong? explosion in product liability problems, which is the route for lawyers to sue every corporation under every pretext.

Paul Craig Roberts: The trouble is, we're in a gratuitous So, overall, the United States is becoming a very expen- recession, a recession that was unnecessary and one which sive place to site real business investment.

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE 1 think government spending detracts from successful S&Ls with the 1989 S&L bill, we'll be facing an even bigger bailout. economies. The less govern- flL What can be done to get things rolling again? ment spending, the better!® A I think it'll be difficult to get anything rolling that depends on credit expansion until policies are changed to stabilize real estate values. As long as commercial properties are under downward price pressure, the collateral that Q- You've written on the blows dealt real estate by the stands behind existing loans on the books of banks is eroded. 1986 Tax legislation. this been factor in the Reform Has a The banks then have to reserve more of their capital against recession? bad debts, so they have less for lending. The government Absolutely. The 1 986 tax law pulled the tax rug out from A needs to make the connection between the capital gains tax under all ongoing real estate projects by tremendously cut proposal, which would stabilize real estate values, and reducing the value of these projects. In addition, it raised the the ability of the United States to get out of recession. capital gains tax rate 40 percent. So people in these projects were forced to walk away from them, and the ownership Q. But weren't S&L difficulties in many cases also the reverted to the creditors lent the mainly, the who had money— result of mismanagement and greed? S&Ls. These were the weakest link in the financial system, Yes, but I think the mismanagement is primarily at the and they stumbled and we've had costs imposed A enormous policy-making level, on part of the politicians in on this act. In taxpayers from one other words, the provisions Washington. What were policymakers thinking when they in the 1986 tax reform that affected real estate have been the put those crippling provisions in the tax reform bill? The U.S. most expensive legislation in the history of the country. It's Treasury officials were sitting there saying, "Oh, we're going costing us billion dollars. $500 to collect lots of revenues from this." Well, they didn't; they actually lost $500 billion in revenues. Where was the flL In bailout costs for the S&Ls? policymakers' intelligence when they first encouraged the A Right... and it's not finished. Now the problems are S&Ls to go into riskier ventures as a way of improving their spreading into the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. profits and then cut the ground out from under the deals with (FDIC) which insures ordinary bank deposits. And if the tax reform? As the coup de grace, policymakers saddled them government worsens the banking situation the way it did the Please turn to page 60

OCTOBER 1991 25 Fifty-one years ago, the Pennsylvania Turnpike became MarveI Of TIhe the first modern superhighway providing drivers non- stop passage across the Appalachians I if and paving the way for future highways.

ByWilliam Ecenbarger

OR two generations of Americans, the Pennsyl- vania Turnpike has been a route to the Liberty Bell, Valley Forge and the Gettysburg Battlefield.

Now there is another historic treasure along the F way— the Pennsylvania Turnpike itself, which turned 50 in 1990.

It was built by freewheeling, fearless men who ignored angry landowners with shotguns and skeptical Wall Street investors with myopia to transform a 50-year-old abandoned railroad bed into a superhighway that soared across, and occasionally through, the Appala- chian Mountains. The Pennsylvania Turnpike was the first of the modern superhighways, and its construction inspired other road- builders to drain "bottomless" marshes for the New Jersey Turnpike, move entire rivers to make way for the New York Thruway, and bridge commuter rail lines in Connecticut that were so busy that the maximum work day was 60 minutes. The Pennsylvania Turnpike has never used a penny of state tax money, never lost money and never knowingly given anyone a free ride. Its obituary has been

written several times, but now at 50 its

health is robust and, indeed, it may be a model for the future.

It is, in a very real sense, America's highway— a fenced city, 470 miles long and 200 yards wide, with a heterogen-

William Ecenbarger is a Pennsylvania- basedfree-lance writer.

26 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ous and resurgent stream of mobile citizens. The approximate route of the turnpike across the Appalachians was first used by bison and elk, and later it became the original Indian trail from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Ohio Valley. The first survey of the route was made in 1837 by John Augustus Roebling, a young engineering apprentice, who many years later would help his son design and build the Brooklyn Bridge. But the final route was the product of an old-fashioned rate war between the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads. William H. Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, ordered the construction of a South Pennsylvania railroad line to compete with the Pennsy "Main Line" in 1882. — Three years and $10 million later, the GOING MOBILE Cars lined up at the project was abandoned when the two opening of the turn- transportation giants made their peace. pike's Pittsburgh exit. The incomplete roadbed and nine par- At 12:01 a.m., Aug. 7, tially bored tunnels lay abandoned for 1951, the first motorist 50 years. When the Pennsylvania drove through the Turnpike Commission was created, it gate (above). The Cove Valley Service Plaza adopted the old rail route almost in in 1949 became a entirety. state-of-the-art, road- Pennsylvania The construction of the side attraction (right). Turnpike captured the imagination of a Depression- weary America. Even the best roads of the day were high- crowned and weak-shouldered, with two lanes and many unpaved sections. Route 1, the East Coast's main north- south route, went through the down- towns of Boston, New York, Philadel- either of these highways involved a floodlights, the men worked in three phia and Washington. Coast-to-coast cumulative ascent of 13,000 feet; the seven-hour shifts, with the hour driving required drivers to take Route total climb on the turnpike would be between shifts used for equipment 30 to the middle of Chicago, where they 4,000 feet. Most of the road was on the maintenance. Nineteen workers lost picked up Route 66. southern and western exposures of the their lives during the construction of the hills and mountains, meaning the sun turnpike— all but one of them in tunnel builders of the Pennsylvania would aid in the clearing of snow and construction. Tunnel workers were paid THETurnpike envisioned a road across ice. The entire 160-mile roadway would an extra 15 cents an hour. mountains that was two-thirds be enclosed by a fence that, according On Aug. 18, 1939, two weeks before straight-away and permitted drivers to to contract specifications, was to be Hitler invaded Poland to plunge the go 160 miles without shifting gears. It "horse-high, bull-strong and hog- world into war, laborers found 2 1 sticks would be the marvel of the "Motor Age" tight." of dynamite under a small bridge over —no intersections, no railroad grade Some 18,000 men worked on the Snake Spring Valley Run. The dynamite crossings, no traffic lights. The clover- turnpike for an average hourly wage of had been capped, fused and lighted, but leaf, that ubiquitous concrete pretzel of 75 cents. Contractors were required to the fuse burned out before it reached the today, was totally new. The project was give men on relief preference in hiring explosives. An extensive investigation compared to the Great Wall of China, for the common laborer jobs, but there failed to find the culprits, but it was the Pyramids of Egypt and France's were many experienced workers from widely believed to be the work of Maginot Line, which would crumble a the Boulder Dam and New York City German saboteurs. few weeks before the opening of the Subway projects. Later many of the On Oct. 1, 1940— two years to the turnpike. men, methods and machines used in day after the turnpike commission It was designed so that no grade building the turnpike would construct a asked for bids from contractors— the would be more than 3 percent— a three- 700-mile supply line into China called "World's Greatest Highway" was foot rise to every 100 feet of length. the Burma Road. As Hitler grew bolder opened to traffic. Drivers lined up at the Sections of the existing William Penn in Europe, President Franklin Delano toll booths for 10 hours before the open- and Lincoln Highways had 9 percent Roosevelt prodded the commission to ing, and the first car through was driven grades. Crossing the Appalachians on hurry the construction work. Using Please turn to page 56

OCTOBER 1991 27 'APER CHASE Looking for your birth certificote, "But you do have to develop a system." keting vice-president for Sentry Group, W-2 forms, receipts, Just living a normal life will produce the biggest maker of home safes and enough paper to flood you out of house or stocks? chests. To win that rating, Brush said, deeds and home: pay stubs and bank state- the chest must protect papers for at least You con sove time ments, insurance policies and tax 30 minutes against temperatures of returns. Keep everything, and you'll 1,550 degrees. Keep everything else in by knowing never find the papers you need. Dump low-security storage at home: a file which records to things, and what do you do when the cabinet, or cardboard boxes. Internal Revenue challenges? Start your cleanup by dividing your keep, how long to But you don't have to keep every papers into five groups: scrap of paper. You only have to keep Lifetime Papers. These are the docu- keep them end the important papers— once you know ments you might need at any time until where they should which are important and how long to you die: Your will, power of attorney, keep them. Spend a rainy Sunday birth certificate, marriage license, be stored. weeding out every record and file you divorce papers, military records, and have. Do it regularly and you'll free all pension, Individual Retirement valuable storage space and be able to Account or Keogh Plan records. find important papers when you need Mostly these lifetime papers will go By Gordon Williams them. into your bank box— with one impor- Keep your birth certificate for life, tant exception. When you die, your

the deed on your house until you sell it, bank box will probably be sealed. Your a saver," said Nadine and your pay stub until you get the W-2 lawyer or executor should have a copy Gordon Lee, who likes to form for the year from your employer. of the will. Keep another copy of the keep all her financial Dump such routine papers as canceled will, your life insurance policy, and the papers, from canceled checks, utility bills and charge card deed to the cemetery plot in your home n'Mchecks to credit card state- receipts at the end of each year— except security chest. ments. But as a partner in those needed for taxes or to document Tax Papers. "My advice is to keep an accounting firm, she major purchases. everything for six years," said Lee. The knows how to manage that There's an appropriate place to store IRS has three years after you file to

paper. Twice a year— at your papers. The most important ones challenge your tax return. If it suspects tax time in April, and in December belong in a bank safety deposit box you underreported income by 25 per- when she plans for the new year— all which costs $25 to $50 a year. cent or more, it can stretch the limit to those papers get organized. Have a security chest at home for six years. Lee uses a big accordion file with a valuable papers you want readily avail- Save every piece of paper that estab- different pocket for each kind of record: able. Such chests won't protect valu- lishes income or deductions: W-2 and bank statements in one pocket, credit ables from theft, but they will keep 1099 forms, canceled checks, receipts, card receipts in another. "Everyone papers safe in a fire. You'll pay around and the rest. You can throw out routine develops their own system," she said. $30 for a chest the size of a shoe box — checks, but save the register you big enough to store folded papers. entered your checks. The more evi- Gordon Williams is a correspondent for "Make sure whatever you buy is dence you can throw at the IRS, the ABC News and frequently writes for this rated for protection by Underwriters better. "Unless you have substantia- magazine. Laboratories," said Jim Brush, mar- tion," Lee said, "the IRS will presume

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE PAPER WAIT — Save everything and you'll never find the papers you need. Dispose of them and you'll panic when YOUR RECORD-KEEPING CHECK LIST the IRS calls. HOW LONG TO KEEP PAPERS WHERETO KEEP THEM your deduction is not deductible." For FOR LIFE more information on what tax papers to Birth certificates Bank save, ask the IRS for Publication 552— Military records Bank Marriage license Bank Recordkeeping for Individuals. Divorce papers, custody agreement Bank Life-of-the-Asset Papers. You only IRAs, Keogh Plans, pension records Bank need these as long as you have the asset: Wills, powers of attorney Home security chest* the deed to the house until it is sold, a FOR SIX YEARS CD until it matures and you have the tax statement. Tax returns Home storage W-2 and 1099 statements Home storage Using these guidelines keep: Documents establishing income or supporting Home storage • Records of investments until the deductions investment matures or is sold, and the tax statement is in hand. UNTIL IT MATURES, EXPIRES, OR IS SOLD AND YOU RECEIVE TAX DOCUMENTS • Insurance policies until they Stocks, bonds, mutual funds Bank expire and you have the new policy. CDs Bank • Receipts or bills of sale on major Savings accounts Home security chest purchases— showing when you bought Loan agreements Bank and how much you paid— as long as you Insurance policies Home security chest* own the items. You'll need them for the Canceled checks or receipts for major purchases Home storage insurance company in case of fire or UNTIL HOME IS SOLD AND YOU RECEIVE TAX DOCUMENTS theft. Deed Bank • Records of loans owed you until Records of capital improvements Home storage you are paid. Keep records of loans you paid indefinitely. UPDATE YEARLY Household inventory security chest** • Keep stock and bond certificates, Home Doomsday list Home security chest* CDs, and loan papers in your bank box.

" Please turn to page 52 'Attorney should have copy of the will, power of attorney, life insurance policy, and doomsday list. ' Keep copy of household inventory at the bank.

OCTOBER 1991 29 AGING — Older inmates, such as Quenton Brown (prior to release), are estimated to cost $69,000 a year to keep in prison.

prisoners to make room for younger, more dangerous ones." Forty-two states and the District of OJlQ LLLU Columbia are under court order to relieve prison overcrowding, yet, as Turley emphasized, "Every minute four given a 30-year sentence with no possi- new prisoners line up for cells." This ByVernon Pizer bility of parole. concern for gridlock in the correctional Today, 18 years into his sentence system is echoed by Dr. Julia G. Hall, UENTON Brown's age during which he has been a model Drexel University sociologist, who said, and IQ were almost iden- inmate, Brown suffers from emphysema, "America is in a punitive mood, now tical— 50 and 51—which bleeding ulcers, a crushed esophagus incarcerating more people per capita for helps explain the sense- and general debility. In 2003, when he longer periods of time than any other lessness of what he did on will be 80, if he survives that long, modern nation in the world including June 7, 1973, in Morgan Brown will be deemed to have repaid South Africa." present there are more than 1 mil- City, La. He robbed a society for his $ 1 1 7, cherry pie-robbery At bakery of $1 17 and a 15- and will be turned loose. lion inmates in state and federal U.S. cent pie, then crawled Pointing to Quenton Brown as an prisons. About one in every 50 is older under a nearby house and remained example, George Washington Univer- than 55, some over 80. By the year according to Turley, "If nothing is there eating the pie until the police sity law professor Jonathan Turley 2001 , to halt the increase, there will be arrived and collared him. Although it termed the protracted retention of done prisoners, enough to was conceded at his trial that he had the elderly, low-risk, relatively minor-crime 125,000 elderly intelligence of a 3-year-old, he was prisoners "an emerging national scandal. shut down the system completely." We're reaching institutional meltdown; The inescapable fact is that 125,000

Vernon Pizer is a veteran journalist based we can't build cells fast enough to keep geriatric inmates would very likely spell in Valdosta, Ga., who frequently contrib- up with the growing offender popula- bankruptcy for the correctional system. utes to this magazine. tion, but we fail to release geriatric On the wrong side of the bars, just as on

";0 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE the right side, nobody gets old on the cheap. As they age, prisoners need eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, prostheses, pills for this, salves for that. They need kidney dialysis, insulin shots, special diets, and surgery. Uniform buttons and shoelaces have to be replaced by Velcro strips to accommodate arthritic fingers. Maintaining all of the Quenton Browns behind bars is an enormous drain on the public treasury. Hall and Turley agree that an older prisoner is about three times more costly than a younger one. Turley, whose pencil is as sharp as his mind, has figured that it takes $69,000 a year to keep an elder- con behind bars. But that is only the drumstick on the albatross around the taxpayer's neck. It is estimated that by 2001 the cost of a new cell (with all its ancillary infra- structure) will have risen to about RELEASE — attorney Jonathan Turley, right, has secured the release of 42 $200 ,000 . A little arithmetic - 1 25 ,000 prisoners, including Brown, through the Project for Older Prisoners. elder-cons times $200,000— reveals that those geriatric inmates will be occupying cells with an astounding capital recidivists. After 55 less than 1 percent a one-week moratorium on prison value of $25 billion, assuming one to a of ex-inmates commit a new offense. admissions last summer while it cell. Add to that the $69,000 for annual And people 60 and older are respon- initiated a one-for-one policy— one upkeep (allowing nothing for inflation sible for only .07 percent of new crimes. admission for one release. Oregon in the interim) and the figure mounts to Ironically, because of pressure from marches to a different drummer— to well over $33 billion, making clear why the courts to relieve prison overcrowd- cope with overcrowding it releases a Turley says 125,000 elderly prisoners ing, many younger, more threatening prisoner for one week while a second would shut down the system. offenders are free while older, less inmate occupies his bunk; when he threatening offenders remain behind returns he takes the bunk of a third man NEITHER Hall nor Turley are bars. Last year, Louisiana had 16,000 who gets a seven-day release. While blinded by the age factor. They do outstanding felony warrants on which it jurisdictions from coast to coast strain

not advocate paroling prisoners was not making arrests because it had to stave off prison gridlock, the Quenton simply because they have grown gray no place to put the felons. To give itself Browns could relieve the pressure. behind bars. Hall asserted that "to a little breathing room, Indiana adopted Penal experts who fret over unmenac- release inmates on the basis of age ing older inmates occupying cells alone would be sheer folly." As Turley urgently needed to house menacing expressed it, "The Charles Mansons younger felons advocate adopting alter- should never be released." But what of POPS Screens Inmates natives to traditional incarceration for the overwhelming majority of elder- the elder-cons. "By using less expen- AS THE magazine went to press, cons who did not commit vicious Quenton Brown was released sive, community-based alternatives slates in such as crimes and have had clean through the Project for Older Pris- house arrest, electronic prison? How much of a threat would oners (POPS), a program started monitoring and intensive parole super- they be to the public if they were turned by attorney Jonathan Turley three vision, we could virtually eliminate the experts, costliest loose? According to the years ago. POPS identifies pris- segment of the prison popula- precious little. oners who are least likely to tion, while alleviating overcrowding The U.S. Parole Commission cites commit another crime and recom- and making room for the truly danger- criminals," age as the most reliable predictor of mends their release. Volunteer law ous Hall said. According to recidivism. the a is Turley, most states Thus, older prisoner students thoroughly analyze pris- spend about $65 a at time of release, the less likely he is to oners and conduct interviews to day to house an inmate, but electronic again run afoul of the law. A recent determine the prisoners employ- bracelets can monitor a prisoner at Bureau of Justice statistics study quan- ment potential. The project started home for roughly $8 a day. the selective tified the rate of repeat offenses in New Orleans and Washington, Those who propose according to age. Within one year of D.C., and some 100 law students early release of elderly prisoners are release, 22 percent of prisoners are working with about 120 prison- acutely aware that the road back into between the ages of 1 8 and 24 will have society is extremely difficult for men ers. Forty-two prisoners, including is have spent long periods committed a new crime. There a Brown, have been released through and women who sharp drop-off in recidivism at the 35- bars. Their needs, especially POPS efforts. Brown now lives in behind in year-old level. After 45 only 2.1 per- Florida and works as a gardener. their health needs, have grown cent of released prisoners become Please turn to page 54

OCTOBER 1991 31 BACK HOME— From Maine to California, America welcomes her warriors home in a grand manner.

troops' picnic. A small sign next to him read: "Welcome home, Dad." "When asked if he and his father had both been in Desert Storm, he replied, "I don't remember Dad. He died in

Vietnam when I was a baby." He ges- tured at the milling troops, the laughing families, the fluttering flags, and said, "This homecoming is for him, too." There is a price that must be paid for AMERICA freedom and peace. A cannon's report echoed across the War Memorial, then MOTHER stood amid a summer welcoming home the heroes of a voice announced, "Jeffery Settimi, crowd of thousands of Desert Storm. America suddenly came U.S. Navy." Silence, then the cannon mothers and fathers, sis- alive and patriotism is once again worn, roared again. "James Miller Jr., U.S. ters and brothers, wives waved and sung with pride. Army." One more cannon, then, "Brian and sons and daughters. A Coast Guard petty officer held his Lane, Marine," and the names and the Her olive drab T-shirt wife tightly as they watched the fire- cannon rolled on. Finally, softly, a lone read: "My Daughter Wears works illuminating the night sky. She bugler sounded "Taps," a final salute. Combat Boots." She was said, "I watched him come home from The crowd was a mixture of young, there for a welcome home Vietnam when not even the neighbors green recruits and grizzled veterans.

celebration. She pointed across the stopped to welcome him back. I saw his Military jets flew low in dazzling aerial mall to a petite Army sergeant in a spirit almost broken and listened to him displays; politicians made speeches, cluster of NCOs and other enlisted cry late at night when he'd open his and crowds lined the streets as men and people and said, "That's my daughter." 'Nam scrapbook and think about all his women in uniform proudly marched in Pride shone in her eyes. friends who had died." A rocket review, led by the flag they served. And as the T-shirt said, her daughter exploded overhead, sending a golden As Abraham Lincoln said in his was wearing combat boots and the shower of sparks across the sky. She Gettysburg speech, "We here highly familiar desert togs that Americans smiled and hugged him closer. In a resolve that these dead shall not have came to know as they watched events voice that was almost a whisper, she died in vain; that this nation, under unfold in the Middle East last fall. added, "It's about time." God, shall have a new birth of freedom." In cities, towns and villages, in every A young man dressed in desert cam- Welcome home, Desert Storm. Wel- state in the nation, Americans spent the mies sat beneath his unit's sign at a come home. D

32 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE STEPPIN' HIGH— Once more, flag waving and patriotism is "in" as New Yorkers celebrate returning veterans. demon- PROTESTERSstrate regularly at Glen- BiliNquAl EducATioN wood Elementary School. It is a school not much different from hundreds of others in the Los Angeles Unified School District, except perhaps the students at Glenwood, drawn from the bedraggled Sun Valley neigh- borhood, are a bit poorer than others. The protesters, like Glenwood's students, are predominantly Hispanic. Some carry placards proclaiming that Glenwood»is "racist" or "KKK." The magnet of their ire is Glenwood's Sally DOUBLE Peterson, a kindergarten teacher who vocally opposes bilingual education. Peterson, founder of the lobbying group, Learning English Advocates Drive (LEAD), said her detractors are "racists who are turning their backs on the children. Bilingual education is a The controversy of bilingual education total disservice to the kids." Welcome to the ongoing debate over hinges not on whether the 2 million children how to teach immigrant children who limited English proficiency should learn speak a language other than English. with "Bilingual education has become a very English, but how they should be taught controversial issue," said Rosalie Pedalino Porter, former head of bilingual education for the Newton, Mass., public schools and author of Forked By Robert McGarvey Tongue, an overview of the nation's 20- year history of bilingual education. "American educators should not be panics. Their dropout rate is a stag- humane or effective. Amelia McKenna, calling each other 'racists,' but that's gering 36 percent, compared to 15 an assistant superintendent in the Los exactly what we've come to." percent for blacks and 13 percent Angeles Unified School District, That opinion is especially troubling for whites. In another measure, while explained: "We don't know what the at a time when America's schools have 24 percent of the overall American popu- dropout rate was in immersion's hey- been flooded by 2 million children with lation ages 25 to 34 have graduated day, but it was probably high. But it limited English proficiency. In a from college, the Hispanic rate is just wasn't noticeable then because the number of states, including Florida, 12 percent. economy absorbed unskilled labor," New York and Texas, nearly 25 percent In earlier decades, Germans, Poles, she told the New York Times. "We're not of the student population are non- Chinese and others arrived on U.S. going to be educating these children for native English speakers. More than 150 shores not being able to speak a word of the 21st century if we just continue languages — from Haitian Creole English and received little if any assist- what we have been doing in the past." through Khmer— are now the primary ance from schools in acclimating to a languages spoken by children who new language. Those were the years WASN'T until 1968 that Congress, arrived on U.S. soil during the 1980s, a when "immersion"— thrusting a child ITduring an era of intense minority decade that saw a record-breaking into an English-speaking classroom- activism, opened a funding spigot, number of immigrants— 9 million com- was the guiding doctrine. the Bilingual Education Act, to make pared to 8.8 million in the historic Porter, herself an immigrant from money available to school districts 1901-1910 decade. Furthermore, Italy who couldn't speak English when which asked for help in educating according to the U.S. Department of she arrived in America, vividly recalls English-deficient pupils. Then, in Education, Spanish-speaking homes her tearful childhood introduction to 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court stiffened alone account for 10 percent of the Newark, N.J., English-only classes the ante in its landmark Lau ruling, nation's students, and by 2000, that's during the late 1930s. "No help what- which decided that non-English-

projected to increase to 12 percent. ever was provided. It was painful," she speaking children were effectively Aggravating the problem's severity said. "I had to learn English fast." barred from equal access to educational is that today's educational strategies Why are today's newcomers treated facilities and, therefore, ruled the aren't working, at least not for His- differently? No educator believes that court, schools were obliged to offer immersing a non-English-speaking "special assistance." Neither the 1968

Robert McGarvey is a Los Angeles-based child in an English-only classroom law nor Lau specified the form free-lance journalist. without some form of help is either remedies might take, and educators at

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the time saw merit in several options. is filled with geography, history, math Two such remedies were "structured and other subjects taught in the child's immersion," in which students are put native language. Students who do not in English-only classes but trained swiftly acquire English may remain in teachers give individualized help, and this segregated regimen for six, nine, "early-exit" crash courses in English, in even 12 years. In New Jersey, Porter which other teaching is put on hold pointed out, a student could win a high until the child gains fluency in English. school diploma by passing an achieve- But the Carter administration's ment test in any of 12 languages, from Department of Education soon Spanish through Arabic; English fluency endorsed a third method, Transitional is not required for graduation. ENGLISH ADVOCATE - Kindergarten Bilingual Education (TBE), which pro- Bilingual education advocates offer teacher Sally Peterson opposes bilingual vides English-language instruction three reasons for their support. The education as founder of Learning English Advocate Drive. while coursework proceeds in the stu- first, said Steven Carbo, an attorney dent's native language. with the Washington, D.C. -based Mex- Congress, in turn, supported TBE in ican-American Legal Defense and Edu- before the child finishes asking the its 1974 and subsequent renewals of the cation Fund, is that TBE offers height- question. act. But that is the rub, said Porter. ened opportunity for parental involve- Enhanced self-esteem is a second "Politicians are mandating an educa- ment in a child's schooling. "The suc- reason, said Denise De LaRosa, educational solution. Government does not cess of any educational program in part tion policy analyst for the National tell educators how to teach math. Why is contingent on parental involvement," Council of La Raza, a Washington, is this situation different?" Carbo said. "When a child comes from D.C, Hispanic-American advocacy Transitional Bilingual Education is a limited-English background, TBE group. "When a teacher addresses a where the battle lines are drawn, but provides a greater opportunity for the child in his or her own language, that just what is it? In TBE, a non-English family to be involved." In other words, child will feel more accepted," she said. speaking student (Spanish-speaking if Johnny takes a math problem to dad "Many non-Anglos have been made to pupils account for more than two-thirds and the question is framed in a lan- feel lesser and this is a key factor in why of the children in bilingual classes) guage both understand, the father can we haven't assimilated as quickly as receives an hour or two of English as a help. If, however, the question is in possible." foreign language and the rest of the day English and dad isn't fluent, he's lost Please turn to page 58

OCTOBER 1991 35 Barriers Spanish is spoken. It's a situation of Of 'this is the way my father spoke, and his father before him and you will speak this way, too.' The problem is, when that child leaves school to enter the job OILINGUAL market, he or she won't be able to communicate. You can't develop much of a career if you can't communicate." Another problem is the government's "Transitional Bilingual Educa- tion" program. The title is misleading. EDUCATION As the National Americanism Commis- sion noted in Res. 576, foreign-born young people are not being taught English, but instead receive long-term education in their native language, which may span from kindergarten through the high school years. Citizens of Hispanic background are not the only victims. Vietnamese refugees, Chinese and other ethnic groups face similar problems. But by far, the largest segment of the American population today battling language barriers are the Spanish-speaking groups. "Adults are afraid their children will lose sight of their ethnic heritage," Boone said. "By refusing to communicate or learn English, they are forcing their children into a situation that will not allow them to compete effectively in the job market." Oddly enough, though based on good intentions, the federal government may share the blame for the difficulties facing immigrant Americans. "Bilingual education funded by the MAGINE a combat situa- Res. 576, passed during the 1990 U.S. Department of Education tends to tion where an artillery National Convention in Indianapolis, provide long-term instruction in a stu- strike is vital to your survi- encourages legislation making English dent's native tongue, while English is val, but the soldier opera- the official language for government in either ignored or secondary," Sammons ting the 155mm howitzer the United States. said. "Programs like this encourage doesn't understand En- Language barriers affect some re- separatism that can set the stage for

glish. Picture yourself as gions more than others. Florida, Texas discrimination. At the same time, it an employer. The applicant and California, where Spanish is com- costs the taxpayers in many ways." facing you can neither monly spoken, are especially aware of Presently, federal law mandates a read nor speak English fluently. Would the problem. These states and others certain number of minority citizens you hire him? spend millions of dollars each year to from every labor pool must be hired by These scenarios may seem far- hire bilingual teachers for their schools. companies and institutions. Thus, if a fetched, but unfortunately they under- The federal government has laws job applicant is hired simply on the line a growing problem within the stating that ballots and other govern- basis of ethnic background, but does United States. "English is the key ment documents must be printed in not understand English, quite often that to economic opportunity in the other languages, especially Spanish. worker is ineffective in his job. Often, a United States," said Gary Sammons, If the government demands that a non-English speaking person cannot Chairman of the Legion's Americanism school system hire bilingual teachers, find work because of the language bar- Commission. "But our government why are children leaving school rier, and the taxpayer once again foots does very little to encourage young without the ability to communicate in the bill through welfare programs. immigrants to learn English. This tends the English language? "The problem is The American Legion believes many to discourage them from entering the adult education," said sociologist Jim of these problems could be overcome if mainstream of American culture." Boone, past Post Commander of Post English were made the official lan- The American Legion has long been 37 in McAllen, Texas. "Our teachers try guage. The Legion is not alone; 18 states aware of this problem and has adopted to teach English to these young people, have passed legislation recognizing a resolution addressing the situation. but when the student goes home, English as the official language.

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Veterans update p Wompanion bills have been introduced in the U.S. Beneficiaries have 60 days to respond to the requests. Senate and House of Representatives designating the week of Those who fail to respond may face suspension or termina- Nov. 10, 1991, National Hire a Veteran Week. tion of VA benefits. Beneficiaries whose addresses have West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a member of the changed or who did not receive the request should contact Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Rep. George E. their nearest VA regional office.

Brown Jr. of California presented the bills to bring attention to veterans' employment issues. "As men and women leave the service, they face real challenges in starting over in a civilian career," Rockefeller Legislation providing for a cost-of-living adjust- said. "They deserve assistance in the transition." ment (COLA) in compensation payments for 2.6 million Brown noted, "This legislation will draw the attention of service-disabled veterans and their families was approved by employers to the valuable skills that veterans possess. At the the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. same time, it will encourage employers to take advantage of Sen. Alan Cranston, chairman of the Senate Veterans' existing veterans' employment programs." Such programs Affairs Committee said: "(This legislation). . .is an important include tax credits to employers for hiring veterans and step toward ensuring that the value of these high-priority employer eligibility for special funds through the Job Department of Veterans Affairs benefits will not be eroded." Training Partnership Act. The legislation, S.775, would provide an estimated 5.3 Legionnaires are encouraged to call their representatives percent COLA for compensation paid by VA to 2.2 million and senators and support National Hire a Veteran Week, H.J. veterans with service-connected disabilities and 320,000 Res. 280 and S.J. Res. 157. survivors of veterans who died from service-connected disabilities. Compensation would increase, for example,

from $23 1 to $243 a month for 30 percent disabled veterans, and from $1 ,620 to $1 ,705 a month for those totally dis- The House of Representatives has passed h. j. abled. If the COLA legislation is approved, the changes Res. 72, that would designate Dec. 7, 1991, as "National would become effective Dec. 1 , 1991 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day." The commemorative legislation would mark the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which propelled America into World War II. In 1989, at the 71st National Convention of The American lollowing recommendations by the veterans Legion at Baltimore, Md. Legion Res. 1 8 called on Congress , Advisory Committee on environmental hazards, The Depart- "to declare Dec. 7, 1991, the 50th anniversary of that ment of Veterans Affairs will propose rules granting service- attack, ...a day of remembrance." connected disability for certain Vietnam veterans claiming "Passage of H.J. Res. 72 is a proper tribute, not just to health problems from exposure to Agent Orange. The rule the defenders of Pearl Harbor, but to all of this nation's change will include veterans with peripheral neuropathy, a military personnel," said National Commander Dominic D. nervous system condition that causes numbness and tingling. DiFrancesco. At the same time, VA will propose a rule that there is no link between exposure to dioxin— a contaminant found in Agent Orange— and lung cancer. A third finding related to diabetes resulted in VA deferring action pending further study and analysis by the National Academy of Sciences, dents receiving compensation and pension benefits from the which recent legislation established as a review body for Department of Veterans Affairs need to provide their Social Agent Orange-related issues. Security numbers (SSN) to remain eligible for monthly Last year VA Secretary Edward J. Derwinski ruled that payments. Vietnam Veterans with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and soft- The disclosure requirement, included in the Omnibus tissue sarcoma would receive disability benefits. These Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, will permit VA to match diseases, along with chloracne, a skin condition, are now beneficiary rolls against other agencies' files to verify associated with Vietnam service or dioxin exposure. Presi- eligibility. dent Bush signed the legislation in February. "The law does not require that our beneficiaries have a The committee determined that current medical evidence Social Security number," said D' Wayne Gray, VA chief does not support a link between Agent Orange exposure and benefits director. "If they do not, they simply have to tell us." lung cancer, because studies failed to include smoking. Requests for SSNs have been sent to VA benefit recipients, The committee also recommended that diabetes be the but because some recipients use electronic deposit, some focus of future investigation. Current evidence does not requests have been sent to financial institutions, instead of support associating diabetes with exposure to dioxin, but a the recipients' home address. Those VA recipients who use study of Air Force personnel who sprayed Agent Orange electronic deposit should check with your local VA regional showed trends that should be analyzed. office about providing your SSN to VA. Thousands of letters Veterans should contact any VA regional office for infor- are returned each year because of faulty addresses. mation about claims procedures.

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ANY years ago, a Catholic nun drilled into While we work for our Desert Storm veterans, we must not my head that 'success is a journey, not a lose sight of all our generations of veterans. When the decade destination.' My fellow Legionnaires, I ends, there will be about 9 million veterans older than 65. have set some major milestones for us to Our country, the Department of Veterans Affairs and our achieve on our 'journey of success' during great organization owe a huge debt to these veterans. They

the next 12 months. First and foremost, we served their country when it needed them. Now, many of must care for and secure legislation to assist them are down and out and they need help. The nation must our newest cadre of veterans, the Desert fulfill its promises and responsibilities to these men and

Storm troops. We must secure adequate women. We Legionnaires know what was promised, and it benefits for these young veterans as quickly and decisively as is our job to remind the government in Washington of its the Persian Gulf War was won, because as we all know, the responsibilities. nation and especially the Washington "The American Legion will continue politicians tend to forget the brave to intensify our efforts to resolve the deeds of veterans all too quickly. We POW/MIA issue. And I mean not only must press the Congress to enact the "AS VETERANS, the POW/MIAs unaccounted for in new GI Bill for Desert Storm veterans Southeast Asia, but in all wars. There is while the nation still basks in the vic- AND ESPECIALLY an apparent lack of responsiveness on tory of the Persian Gulf War," said the part of some government officials newly elected National Commander AS LEGIONNAIRES, who are responsible for resolving the Dominic D. DiFrancesco at the conclu- WE MUST NOT POW/MIA issue. This must stop now. sion of the 73rd National Convention in "Another milestone we must achieve Phoenix. FORGET WHERE WE is one which requires a major effort by "It took 20 years for our government each Department and every Legion- to recognize Post-Traumatic Stress HAVE TRAVELED naire. I'm talking about The American Disorder among veterans of combat," Legion campaign for a constitutional DiFrancesco told convention delegates OR THE DIRECTION amendment to protect the flag from after his election to the Legion's physical desecration. I am asking each highest office. "We need not wait WE MUST GO." of you to make it a top priority to see another 20 years to treat this condition. that your state legislature enacts We must provide the help that is needed a memorializing resolution calling immediately for those who have experi- on Congress to approve such an enced the horrors of war and the stress amendment. of family separation. Medical and re- "I ask you to join me in my quest to habilitative benefits for veterans should surpass the greatest membership The always be legislated through a grateful American Legion ever had. In 1946, we Congress. But. will this Congress have a reached an all-time high of 3,326,556 short memory when it comes to our outstanding young members. I ask you to give me 3,326,557 members by people who recently wrote another great chapter in the annals year's end. of American military history? "As veterans, and especially as Legionnaires, we must not "We must not forget our Family Support Network. This forget where we have traveled, or the direction we must go. If unique and highly successful program originated by The we stay our course, success will be ours." American Legion has done so much for the troops and their For 38 years, DiFrancesco has traveled the road of Legion families. We cannot allow it to simply go away. Now, the net- leadership culminating in his election, becoming the sixth work will help those service members get adjusted at home Korean War veteran and the fourth Pennsylvanian to serve as and in their jobs. Through the Family Support Network, we National Commander. A 38-year, lifetime member of Post can convey vital information for these returning veterans. 594 of Middletown, Pa., DiFrancesco has served on many

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Post committees and held several offices, including Post several veteran-related committees, including the Depart- Commander. He was the Dauphin County Commander from ment of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Cemeteries 1976 to 1977, and was the 19th District Commander from and Memorials, the Pennsylvania War Memorial Commis- 1977 to 1979. sion, and the Pennsylvania War Veterans Council. From 1986 to 1987, DiFrancesco served as the Depart- The American Legion Magazine asked DiFrancesco ment of Pennsylvania Commander. On a national level, what he expects to accomplish as he travels on his "journey DiFrancesco has served as Chairman of the Membership and of success." Post Activities Committee, Chairman of the Legislative Commission, member of the National Security Council, Q- What are your plans concerning benefits for Desert member of the National Public Relations Commission, four Storm veterans? years as Pennsylvania's Alternate National Executive Com- A Every Legionnaire and every veteran from World War I mitteeman, two years as National Executive Committeeman, to Panama knows how quickly the nation's attention and as a member of the Resolutions Subcommittee. turns away from the veteran. While the nation is basking in "Dom has experience in almost every Legion area, on the Persian Gulf War victory, we must urge Congress to pass every level of Legion leadership," one longtime associate of a comprehensive and complete package of benefits for these DiFrancesco said. "Dom has given his all to the Legion. veterans. While the nation is full of appreciation for Opera- His talents and experience will serve the Legion and the tion Desert Storm troops, we must turn our appreciation into country well." tangible benefits. The Legion wrote and supported the Before joining the Legion, DiFrancesco served three years original GI Bill of Rights during World War II. That GI Bill, as a U.S. Navy communications technician. "My father and subsequent others, have proved to be a good deal for handed me my Legion card the day I returned home after my veterans and, more importantly, for the nation. Veterans who discharge," DiFrancesco recalled. "My hometown of Steel- take advantage of education benefits return the cost of the

town, Pa. , was always an American Legion town, and I grew program many times over to the federal treasury. There is no up knowing about the Legion's community involvement." question about the medical and rehabilitative benefits DiFrancesco married Beverly Jane Condran on Sept. 21, wartime veterans should have. Also, with the Department of Defense scheduled to downsize the military by 500,000 people in the next four to five years, job placement and training must be a priority. It should be easy to have Congress approve such benefits, but with budget constraints, and with Congress having trouble even meeting traditional obligations, passage of this

new GI Bill of Rights will be a hard battle. When I visited We must secure adequate Saudi Arabia last year, I found the troops ready and willing to do their jobs. The quick and decisive victory is evidence of benefits for Operation Desert their commitment. Now, the government must show its Storm veterans quickly commitment to these troops by approving a new Serviceper- as and son's Readjustment Act, as proposed by The American decisively as the war was won. Legion.

CL What must the Legion do to secure medical care for aging veterans? 1956. They have four children and eight grandchildren: A When the decade ends, there will be more than 10 daughter Debra Lynn, with grandchildren Michael and million veterans older than 65 . VA and the Legion have Amanda Marie; daughter Toni Ann, with grandson Zachary; a responsibility to those veterans. They served their country

son Anthony Ronald, with grandchildren Angela Marie, in its time of need, and now they are in need. We are obligated Anthony II and Jamie Lynn; and son Dominic II, with to help them. Several Departments, such as the Department grandchildren Dominic III and Elizabeth Erin. of Minnesota, have worked with geriatric care programs. The The DiFrancesco family grew up as an American Legion Legion, on the Department and National levels, will continue family and continues that tradition. DiFrancesco's wife, such assistance. VA must fulfill its responsibility to aging daughters and granddaughters belong to The American veterans and plan for the future. We know that many of these Legion Auxiliary. DiFrancesco's sons attended Keystone 10 million veterans will have no other source of medical care. Boys State and the Pennsylvania Legion State Police Youth We know what job must be done, and as Legionnaires, it's

Week. Anthony was chosen outstanding cadet at the State our responsibility to see that it gets done. VA medical care, Police Week, and Dominic II was mayor of his city at Key- whether geriatric or otherwise, is ultimately less expensive stone Boys State. Anthony is a Beirut-Grenada era veteran than health care provided by other federal programs. Good and member of Post 594, Middletown, Pa. VA care is a sound investment. Slipshod care and under- DiFrancesco worked for 38 years as a federal government funding will only cost us more in the long run— in lives and

employee and retired February 1 988 as a Plans and Resource money. Specialist. Before becoming National Commander, he provided consulting services to political campaigns in Q. Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991, but Pennsylvania. Agent Orange experts say the legislation falls far short of Before becoming heavily involved in Legion work, Di- the needs of Vietnam veterans exposed to the herbicide. Francesco was a golfer and fisherman and plans to resume What is the Legion's next step? those activities after his year as National Commander. In A The Legion will monitor the compensation awarded to addition to his Legion positions, DiFrancesco served on veterans through the Agent Orange Act of 1991 . And

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VA mustfulfill its responsibility During my year as National The health ofsome Vietnam vet- to aging veterans andplan for Commander, protecting theflag erans has been sacrificed as the

thefuture. will be a priority. government delays . .

through further legislation, we will attempt to have more ment to obtain a full accounting for them. illnesses service-connected to Agent Orange exposure. The Agent Orange Act of 1991 will not suffice. Too many ail- Q- Do you believe the U.S. government is making ments related to Agent Orange exposure were not included in adequate progress on the POW/MIA issue? the legislation. The health of some Vietnam veterans has A Gaining the release of any U.S. prisoners still held in been imperiled as the government delays in recognizing the foreign lands should receive utmost priority from the worst problems. U.S. government. Although President Bush has made strong The act also required VA to contract with the National commitments in this vital area, including a pledge to take Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review data on Agent Orange. decisive action if live American POWs can be located, Based on the academy's findings, VA Secretary Derwinski government efforts need to be better coordinated and inten- will make future recommendations about service-connected sified for POW/MIAs from all wars. Regarding Vietnam, our disability for Agent Orange exposure. That, in itself, is a government needs to take decisive action in handling the small, positive step. But any findings of the academy will be investigation of live sightings and other reports on POWs and viewed by the Legion with a very critical eye, because the MIAs. The veil of secrecy that surrounds these cases is not NAS has previously given credence to the Centers for Dis- necessary. It leads to a perception of deception in the minds ease Control's research methods that other scientific groups of the American people. The U.S. government should send a have dismissed. strong signal to the families and to the nation that an open The Legion's fight for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent and honest effort is being made to investigate live sightings

Orange will not end with the Agent Orange Act of 1991 . The and account for all of those who are missing. Legion will be sure the National Academy of Sciences performs its duties in a timely fashion. And we will continue Q. Will the Legion pursue any new strategies in its quest to pursue our lawsuit on behalf of Agent Orange victims. for a constitutional amendment to protect the U.S. Flag from desecration? Q- As the sixth Korean War veteran to be elected A During my year as National Commander, protecting the National Commander, what plans do you have to bring flag will be a priority. All Legionnaires should write greater recognition to the Korean War and its veterans? their representatives in Washington, DC, and their state A I want to urge all Legionnaires to support the Korean legislators to let them know flag protection is a top priority. War Memorial. While the Korean War is often called the The Legion has already witnessed several successes in "forgotten war," its veterans are not forgotten by the Legion. securing memorializing resolutions in favor of a constitu- I also want to urge Korean War veterans to proudly partici- tional amendment. If Legionnaires keep the pressure up, pate in community and Legion activities. Congress will be forced to re-address the issue. Additionally, we must not forget the more than 8,000 American servicemen still unaccounted for from the Korean Q- For the past few years, the Legion has exceeded War. More than 300 of them are known to have been pris- membership goals. What is your forecast for this year and oners of war. We need to keep encouraging the U.S. govern- Please turn to page 66

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Sen. John F. Kerry of Massa- met with Assistant Foreign Official chusetts; a representative of Minister Dang Nghiem Bai Legion Travels To Sen. Frank H. Murkowski of and Secretary General Do Alaska; representatives from Muoi. As members of the two other veterans' organi- delegation toured the coun- Vietnam For MIA Records zations, and an official of the try, they were accompanied International Center for by two officials from the Development Policy. The Foreign Ministry, but accord- group was briefed on the ing to Sommer, he was able progress of the Joint Casualty to freely talk with Vietna- Resolution Center and the mese civilians. office established in Hanoi National attention has to coordinate U.S. investiga- been focused on the POW/ tions into live sightings and MIA issue since the February site excavations. resignation of Col. Millard The delegation also in- A. Peck from his position as spected a crash site near Bac DIA's Chief of the Special Son, 55 kilometers north of Office for Prisoners of War Hanoi, and Sommer inter- and Missing in Action. Peck viewed the local people's resigned, alleging a govern- committee chairman, who ment cover-up of POW/MIA provided information on the information. Further piquing crash. However, the delega- national interest, a series of Washington Office Executive Director John F. Sommer (left) tion did not visit the "Hanoi photographs of alleged meets Vietnam's Secretary General Do Muoi in the Presi- Hilton" or other locations still held in dential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam. POWs Southeast where American POWs were Asia were published this held during the war. "We summer in newspapers N AMERICAN Agency (DIA), which is learned a great deal about nationwide.

Legion official responsible for the U.S. gov- how the Vietnamese investi- Since the delegation's trip, who traveled to ernment's investigation into gate crash sites and other there have been some devel- Southeast Asia POW/MIAs, has downplayed burial sites," said Sommer. opments which should begin A this past sum- reports of live sightings and "However, the Vietnamese to answer some of the ques- mer received more informa- has withheld information claim they are holding no live tions POW/MIA families and tion about specific POW/ about POW/MIAs. Americans. That remains to the nation have been asking. MIA cases from the Vietna- Sommer was among a nine- be seen. In the final hours before the mese government than from member group that traveled "Mistrust on both sides Aug. 2 recess, the Senate the U.S. government. to Southeast Asia from June has seemed to make progress passed Senate Res. 82, which

Hanoi officials provided 30 to July 1 1 as a POW/MIA painfully slow," Sommer established a select commit- information about the cases fact-finding delegation. The said. "We got a strong mes- tee to investigate issues relat- of 12 U.S. MIAs who died in U.S. group became the first sage that the MIA issue was ing to missing U.S. service- country or in captivity. "Our foreign delegation to visit not a political issue. We heard men from the nation's wars. own government had not pro- Hanoi following the Seventh that party line from every- The committee will be vided this information until Party Congress which met in body we talked to. Vietnam chaired by Sen. John F. Kerry we submitted the Vietnamese late June. The group spent a claimed to be interested in of Massachusetts and will input and requested verifica- week in Vietnam and several resolving the MIA issue on consist of 12 members, six tion," said John F. Sommer, days in Thailand. One of the humanitarian, not political, from each political party. executive director of the delegation's goals was to grounds. Yet, the U.S. eco- The committee, which will Legion's Washington Office. explore the feasibility of nomic embargo on Vietnam remain in effect until the "The U.S. government's veil establishing an independent always entered into conver- close of the 102nd Congress, of secrecy surrounding its office composed of veterans' sations." is authorized to make investi- findings in POW/MIA cases organizations in Vietnam to During the trip, the dele- gations into any matter per- is both unnecessary and self- provide assistance in the gation met with several high- taining to POW/MIAs, to defeating. There is a growing search for U.S. POW/MIAs ranking Vietnamese officials, hold hearings, and to require perception among Ameri- and remains of servicemen including outgoing Foreign the attendance of witnesses cans that there is deception listed as missing. Minister Nguyen Co Thach, and the full disclosure of by those who are handling In addition to Sommer, the who pledged continued co- POW/MIA-related docu- U.S. POW/MIA investiga- delegation included Rep. operation in resolving the ments. According to Legion tions." Lane Evans of Illinois; the fate of missing U.S. service- sources, the hearings will The Defense Intelligence administrative assistant to men. The delegation also most likely begin this fall.

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2245 out of a possible 2400 Miss., Ariz. points. Wilson won the Sporter division with a 2201 score. Youths Win Air Second place in the Preci- sion competition was won by Marisol Contreras, 18, of Rifle Contest San Antonio, Texas. Latoya E. Jones, 16, of Lynchburg,

Va. , placed third. Morris L. Herring, 16, of Mesquite, Texas, placed second in the Sporter competition. Eddie L. Cluck, 16, of Mesquite, Texas, took third. Then-National Com- mander Robert S. Turner presented trophies and BROTHERLY MEMBERSHIP—A/bert and Raymond Kadolph, brothers from Eldora, Iowa, received special certificates medals to the winners. from Post 182 of Eldora for their years of membership. The two-day champion- Albert, 93, has been a member for 73 years, and Raymond, 96, ship, conducted at the U.S. is a 68-year member. The Kadolph brothers may be the only

Olympic Training Facility, surviving brothers who served in World War I. From left, Post consisted of 120 shots fired 182 Commander Gene Kies; Albert Kadolph; Gene Foster, each day from 10 meters Post 182 Service Officer; and Raymond Kadolph. with .177-caliber air rifles. The final day of competition included a shoot-off for the top five shooters in each category. The Legion pro- HARP eyes and vided travel grants, housing pinpoint accu- and meal allowances to par- racy earned ticipants during the tourna- Legion Newspaper Debuts s Everett "Trent" ment. The national compe- Miskelly, 16, of tition is the most recent HE American erans, including legislative West Point, Miss., and Rich- addition to The American Legion Dis- and VA health-care issues, ard L. Wilson, 17, of Tempe, Legion's Junior Shooting patch hit the along with the nation's inter- Ariz., championships in the Sports Programs, allowing streets Aug. 8, ests and Legion mandates." first American Legion 14 to 18 year olds to learn offering sub- The Dispatch is published National Three-Position Air and improve shooting skills. scriptions to those interested biweekly on the second and Rifle Tournament. in current information about fourth Thursdays of each Twenty competitors earned Legion programs and man- month, with daily issues invitations to the NRA- dates. during National Conventions. sanctioned tournament in The Dispatch publishes Copies are mailed to National Colorado Springs, Colo., news and information previ- officers, Past National after qualification rounds ously provided by ACT, Commanders, Chairmen of involving more than 300 Advance, National Security- National and Department participants from 160 Legion Foreign Relations Bulletin, commissions and commit- Junior Shooting Clubs Amerian Legion News Serv- tees, Department Comman- nationwide. Championship ice Legislative Bulletin and ders, Adjutants and Service competitors shot shoulder to the Economic Guardian, all Officers, Post Adjutants and shoulder in the Precision and of which have been discon- select members of the Aux- Sporter divisions, in which tinued. iliary and Sons of The Amer- shooters scored points in "We're excited about this ican Legion. prone, standing and kneeling new challenge and realize we Others who want to receive positions. have some big shoes to fill," 77?^ Dispatch should write to: Miskelly won the Precision said Dispatch editor Joe The Dispatch, P.O. Box 1055, division by setting three Stuteville. "We plan to pro- Indianapolis, IN 46206. first vide up-to-date coverage of Subscriptions cost annu- national records on the Richard L. Wilson $15 day of competition, scoring current events that affect vet- ally for 22 issues.

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99A7Q OllUW OKllIlg USS Hank DD-702 18155 1884th Engr Avn Bn. 22201 USS Hermitage LSD-34 21218 1 st Aviation Bde. (Vietnam) 22241 USS Herndon DD-638 1 8341 1st Cav. Div, 1/50th Inf. Co. D (1967-68) 22067 22481 Softball USS J. Fred Talbot DD-156 1 8672 1st Med Bn., 1st Inf. Div. (1961-64) 22279 USS Kanawha AO-1 17893 2108th QM Trk. Co. (WWII) 22251 J^ailClIlg k3LJUalC USS Kearsarge CVA-33, IC/EM ratings 14601 23rd Inf. Div, 35th Rgt. Co. G (Korea) 22257 USS LCI (L)(R)(G)(FF) #1 thru #1085 21615 25th Inf. Div, 35th UPS HQ(Korea) 22256 22483 t_> ICll 1 1 V_< vJ. V.I luo l3 99484 USS Lloyd Thomas DD-764 1 841 267th Signal (C) Co. 22062 OLalllJJ V_U11C^L111H USS LSI-495(L)21977 26th Signal Americal 221 57 USSLST-461 17976 27th Inf. Div., 105th Bn., Co. D (Saipan, 1944) 22271 22485 Ulvltlll 1 jil^lllv,; USS Point Cruz CVE-1 1 9 221 01 27th Ord Co. 22153 99486 llllllllllg O W USS Southard DMS-1 0 1 7728 285th Ord (HAM) Co. (1953-55) 21451 99487 laAlUCl iiiy USS Storm King APA-171 21963 298th Combat Engr. Co. 22231 77488 USS Tucson CL-98 1 4448 2nd Cav Recon Sq (WWII) 22074 USS Washington BB-56 14533 304th Signal Bn. 22195 VX-3, HU-1, HU-2 (Including Descendant Sqs.) 18572 3448TH Ord. Co., 42nd Div., 3rd Army (WWII) 20905 994Q1 374th Harbor Craft 22203 Lit? 1 V1UCU Plilll IVlaKlIlg 37th Inf. Trng. Bn., Co. A (Camp Croft, SC 1944-45) 994Q9 VnlWhallvuiicy udLii 22272 Air Force 39th Combat Engr (Vietnam) 22094 994S^ \A/q i~ \A f^mrwct ni 1 i q fi \ /i 1 iiTJ J VVal iVlClIluraUllla, V^lVll 4th Missile Bn, 28th Arty 221 33 99460 Wal IVlClIlUraDllla, rvOrCa 504th MP Bn, Co. B (1971-72) 22106 9940'} 321 5th Drone Sq, Patrick AFB (1 956-58) 221 63 506th Engr Bn 221 18 VVal 1V1CII1UI aUllla, VlCLIlalll 542nd AAA AW Bn, Btry A 21 447 99461 VVal lvlclIlUI aUllla, VV VV 547th Field Ord. Maint. Co.(1951-53) 22252 54th Inf. Trng. Bn, 5th Army Div, Ft. Leonard Wood, 99464 War iviernoraDiiia, W Wll Army Air Forces MO 22131 22494 Water Skiing 551 st FA Bn, HQ Co. 22219 554th Engr. Bn. (1965-67) 22253 22495 Weightlifting 555th FA Bn. 22075 1 61 st Tactical Recon Sq, 9th AF 21 622 Bn. 22496 Wine Making 46th Serv. Grp. 15071 56th Amph.Tr. 22223 2221 479th Service Sq. 21975 577th Engr. Bn, Co. B 22497 Wood Carving 592nd Engr Shore Rgt (Korea) 221 29 57th Bomb Wing Assn. (WWII) 1 6757 59th Engr. Land Clearing 221 83 22498 Woodworking 66th Serv. Sq., 5th AF (WWII) 1 5098 5th Ord. MM Co. 22051 Kingman Army Air Field, Kingman, AZ - 1 6957 22499 Wrestling 601st Ord. Bn, Co C 221 99 Pilot Class 43-D Assn. 1 6822 619th Ord. Ammo. Bn. 22280 626th QM Refrig, Mobile (Neumberg, Germany/1945- 49) 22125 OUTFIT 627th QM Ref r. Co (1 952-53) 22 1 69 REUNIONS Marines 630th Engr Light Equip. Co 22078 654th Tank Destroyer Bn 22141 To obtain VetNet enrollment forms, send a self- 66th Armor, Co D (Fort Campbell, KY) 22095 addressed, stamped envelope to VetNet, THE AMER- 1 1th Engr. Bn. (Baltimore's 22276 Own 1950) 751st MP Bn. Co. B 22187 ICAN LEGION MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 1 055, Indianapolis, 1st Marine Raider Bn. 17154 788th AW AAA 221 21 IN 46206. Unit names are published only one time per 3rd Bn. 7th MarDiv. H&S.I.K.L.M Cos. (Vietnam) 7th Div, 40th Signal Bn. Co B (Germany, 1 952-55) unit per year, but you can obtain information on units at 17179 22079 any time by calling VetNet Directory Assistance, 1 -800- 3rd Bn. ,5th Marines 21 61 8 (1960) 805th Trans. Bn 22237 348-8387. 451st Ftr. (Korea) Sq. 22063 8167th Hosp. (Japan, 1951) 22264 Motor Trans. 1-9 H&S Co. (1962-63) 22135 8240th Special Forces 22278 (N) 3 (1950-52) 22071 VMF 542.MAG-1 926th Engr. Avn. Rgt. 22227 VMF-314 22119 HQ X Corps-Korea (1 950-53) 21 455 VMF-324 22155 Army USASA Co. A, Europe HQ 22047

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2nd Bn., 34th Arm'd (Vietnam) 1 5539 (HS-2) 21490 303rd Inf, 97th Rgt, B Co 21 542 Chelsea Barracks, N.Y. (WWII) 21 626 36th Special Seabees 22161 16469 USCG 2(83304) Flotilla 36th Engr. Rgt. (C) (WWII) 1 , (1 944) 21617 4th Rgt Band, Camp Hill, Idaho (1943-44) 22091 37th Inf. Div. Vets Assn., Dixie Chapter 221 90 USS LST-69 17057 68th/94th CB's 22159 387th Inf. Rgt., 97th Div., F Co. 201 06 Air Grp-1, Torpedo Sq-1 22066 400th AFABn. 15475 Base Hospital #19(1 944-45) 22234 413th Signal Avn. Co. (Sp) (1942-43) 22175 Boot Camp Co 1571, Bainbridge, MD (1944) 21443 445th AAA AW Vets Assn. 15279 Miscellaneous Boot Camp 1947,Co's 136-143 22081 48th Ord. MM Co. (WWII) 221 23 Boot Camp NTS Newport, Rl(1942) 22077 507th QM Car Co. 15456 Boot Camp Co. 316, Unit E, Sampson NTS (1944) 550TH AAA Bn., 3rd Army 22281 Korean Veterans 21 996 22269 561st FA Bn. 16587 Midway Battle Reunion 22226 Boot Camp Co. 1 04, Camp Peary, VA (1 946) 22087 Air PB4Y1/PB4Y2 Liberator 21 579th Signal Warn. Bn. 14124 & Privateer Sqs. 892 CASU-1421510 604th (WWII) 22186 Ord. Bn. CASU-15 21466 650th Topo Engr. Bn. 22266 CASU-47-F (WWII) 22073 865th Gun Bn. 21 610 AW CASU-9-F 22207 9th Rgt., 2nd Inf. Div., B Co. 20025 CBMU-555 22058 Central Command Japan (1950-52) 22270 LET'S GET TOGETHER CBMU-624/61 7 (Okinawa 1 945-46) 22083

This column is for notices of proposed reunions. COMSOPAC Communications(New Caledonia) Notices should be submitted on official forms that can be 22110 obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope FASRON-1 07 (1 954-55/Keflavik,lceland) 22225 GRO-PAC 13 Navy to Let's Get Together, The American Legion Magazine, (1945) 21462 P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. Notices are IUWG-1 22085 published only one time per unit per year. No notices are Please turn page 50th NCB 17357 published in November, the Convention issue. 7th & 36th Special Seabees 221 61 VN NUMBER CORRECTIONS 8th Spec. CB (Aleutians) 1 7394 Ex-Japanese BB Nagato (Operation Crossroads) The valid VetNet numbers for nine units that were 22093 Army printed in the July and August issues are as follows: GCA Personnel 22127 USS John Paul Jones DD-932/DDG-32 11231 PBM Mariner/P5M Marlin Assn. 21 625 CIU AGRSG 8204 AU (Korea/1951) 10656 USN Armed Guard USAT George Washington 22202 107th Station Hosp. 22260 9th FA Bn„ 3rd Inf. Div. 10067 Alhena 1 1 1 0th I.T.B., USS AK-26/AKA-9 7344 C Co. (Camp Maxie, TX) 22204 5th Field/Service Depot (Guam) 17186 Audrain 1 1 2th Trns Trk USS APA-59 17812 Bn HQ Co 221 20 47th Bomb Grp. (WWII) 10780 USS Augusta 1 1 2th Trns Trk Bn Co. 950-53) 1 CA-31 18496 HQ (1 221 USS Tanner AGS-1 5 14427 USS Briscoe APA-65 17878 1 19th Assault Helicopter Co. 221 14 USS Shenandoah AD-26 14481 USS Elokomin AO-55 1 7467 125th ATC 22259 USS Gen. Omar Bundy AP-1 52 1 4547 USS Eversole DE-404 1 791 1468th Engr Maint, 9th Army (WWII) 22240 Opticalmen/lnstrumentmen 14637 USS Guest DD-472 18197 14th Engr Bn. (QuangTri, Vietnam) 22229

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LCI (G) 352 (WWII) 22235 308th Bomb Grp, 425th Bomb Sq, 1 4th AF 221 1 NAAS Mayport, FL. Fire Dept. (1 955-57) 221 51 31 6th Trp. Carrier Sq. 1 4286 NCB Det. 1007 22209 Air Force 375th Service Sq. 22059 NCB Pont. Assembly Det-5 221 37 3rd Photo Recon Sq, 311th Photo Wing, 20th AF USS Allen DD-66 22222 22117 1009th SWS (Buster Jangle Tests 1951 ) 21474 USSATR-3 22089 478th Sub Depot Sq (8th AF, Engl. 1 944-45) 21 598 15th Radio Sq. (Mobile) 22250 USS Badger DD-126 22065 486th BombSq 22102 1969th AACS Sq (Eng. 1 952) 22053 USS Barns CVE-20 221 15 65th Sta. Compl. Sq, Cottesmore, 9th AF (1943-45) 2044th AACS 22249 USS Barrow PA-61 (1945-46) 22206 22147 2nd Air Cargo Supply 221 03 USS Cadmus AR-1 4 (1969-71) 21 438 71stTac Recon Grp 22045 431st Ftr Intercept. Sq., 65th Air Div., 16th AF, USS Crittenden APA-77 1 861 Zaragoz a, Spain 22054 USS Dewey 22255 491st BombGrp21605 USS Frontier 22274 497th RTS 22082 USS Genesee AOG-8/USS Tom Bigbee AOG-1 1 21 482 50th Ftr Bomb Grp, 50th Air Police Sq(Hahn, Ger- USS Harrison DD-573 22248 many) 22205 Marines USS Heath Hen AMC-6, Little Creek, VA (1943-44) 50th Support 22167 Sq. Hahn, Germany (1963) 22245 51 2th/51 4th Weather Recon. Sqs. 1 401 USSIolite PYC-41 21514 11th Engr. Bn., 3rd Mar. Div. 17231 5th AF, 71 st Recon Sq, 1 7th Recon Grp Whiting AV-1 946-47) 22057 USS Kenneth 4 (1 22230 1 st Bn, 5th Mar, 1 st Mar. Div. 221 79 61 5th AC&W Sq, Birkenf ield, Germany (1 962) 22246 USS Lapwing AVP-1 14572 2nd MarDiv (Occ. Japan 1945-46) 6400th Air Police Sq 221 49 22090 USS Little Rock CLG-4 1 4607 3rd Bn, 3rd Mar. Rgt, 3rd Mar. Div 7300th Mat Ctl (France, 951 (1966-67) 22239 USS LSM-343 22218 Sq, (MDAP) Germany/1 54)21498 3rd Bn., 12th Mar 221 13 USSLST-1107 22277 3rd Guard Pit. (Brooklyn 7th Airdrome 22267 Naval Yard) 22213 LST-527 22098 Sq. USS Platoon 281 , 2nd Recruit Bn, Parris Island, 821st Med. Air Evac. Sq. (CBI Theater) 221 62 SC 21 478 USSLST-685 22145 VMF-1 13 22099 832nd Air Div, Combat Support Gp, (TAC) Cannon USS Oakland CL-95 AA 22263 Women Marines Assn. 21 046 USSOcelote 22217 AFB(1965) 22247 865th Engr. Avn. Bn. 22268 USS Oglethorpe AKA-1 00 22139 USS Osage 22215 8th AF, 306th Bomb Grp., 369th Sq. 2231 926th Engr Aviation Rgt, HQ Co 21454 USS PCS-1403 (WWII) 21 486 Bombardier Class 1 35 Carlsbad, NM (1 945) 22049 USS Preble DLG-1 5 21 522 Class 68-02 Navigator Tng. Sch. (Mather AFB) 221 70 Coast Guard USS Rogers Blood APD-1 1 5 22258 HQ Sq, 3450th Tech Trng Gp, F.E. Warren (1951- USSSC-1321 22261 AFB 54)21502 USS SC-742 (1 944-46) 22055 LST-23 22243 Pilot Class 55-E 221 07 USS Sutherland DD-743 (1964-68) 22086 USCGC Legare W-1 44 22262 Priorities And Traffic Div, Legardia Field/NY(1942-45) USS Thurston AP-77 21 458 USCGC Mallow (WAGL-396) 21 439 22050 USS Warren APA-53 21470 WAF21518 USS Wasp CV-1 8 (1943-45) 22228 USS William M. Wood DD/DDR-715 22233 USS Yavapai APB-42 (USS LST-676) 22042 VA-1 72 22070 Miscellaneous VB-4, VS/VB-41 , VA-1 A, VA-1 4 22097 Army Air Forces VC-5, Okinawa (1 970-72) 221 65 VF-14 (USS Roosevelt) 22254 Memorial Day Committee (Wausen, OH) 22122 VJ-62 22191 1 209th AAF Base Unit-Central African Div 21 459 New Caledonia Troop Landing 22244 VP-134 (WWII) 22221 1879th Engr. Bn. 22275 Veterans Of Underage Service 22043 VX-4 (1950-52) 22046 20th Ftr Grp Assn/97th Ser Grp 21 435 Yokohama American High School (1947-53) 21450 FREE! America's Most Wanted Garden Catalogue

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OCTOBER 1991 71 Parting shots

Automatic Trees Kids used to think money grew on

trees, but now they know that it comes from automatic teller machines.

Mellow Market A marshmallow factory is going through hard times, but what can they do? It's a soft market.

Sleep Talking People who say they sleep like a baby obviously don't have one.

Tongue Teaser How to lick inflation: Apply your tongue to the new postage stamps.

Silent Exit

They used to say money talks. Now it just goes without saying.

Gift Wrapped "I'm God's gift to women," boasted one bachelor. "Yeah, but the is " problem they keep What do you mean 7found out where the batteries go. '? This is a puppy!" returning you," his buddy replied.

Love 101 Shelved Demand SOUND OFF "I've got girlfriend problems again," Economists just discovered that Joey said to George. Russia doesn't have a lack of consumer You can now "sound about "What's wrong?" George asked. goods. They just produce way too many off" current issues through the Vetvoice "When I asked my girlfriend if she shelves. line. This month 's question: Should could learn to love me, she asked how Japanese officials be invited to much I was willing to spend on her edu- celebrations the 50th anniver- cation." Drugs And Cents of sary Pearl in Hawaii? There is a lot of talk about new of Harbor miracle drugs. These days, a miracle Call now 1-900-28-VOICE. You can vote, receive a tally including your Futurecise drug is one that costs the same as last "I try to exercise at least three days a year. vote, record your opinion and listen to week— tomorrow, and tomorrow, and opinions of others. Calls cost $1 per tomorrow," said the procrastinator. minute and proceeds support Legion The Blunder Years programs. "My kids are at that awkward age," Here 's how you 've voted in pre- Hoe, Hoe, Hoe said one frazzled parent. "You know, vious polls: Have you checked the prices for gar- that age between birth and college Do you believe peace may now be dening supplies? Even dirt isn't cheap graduation." possible in the Middle East? anymore. Yes 28% No 72% Do you believe stiffer sentences Heeeeerre's Jay would reduce the number ofcriminals? Head Games Carson announced he's leaving The Yes 57% No 43% Collaboration: When two heads are Tonight Show. Next year, people better than one, and usually better than throughout America will be asking, 1-900-28-VOICE two. "Wheeeeerre's Johnny?"

72 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Remember Your FirstAerobics Cuss?

It's hard for some people to believe, but there was a time when aerobics classes were free. In fact Uncle Sam paid us $80.00 a month just to show up. Of course our exercise classes were known as calisthenics . . . the only music was a 5 a.m. tune called reveille

. . . and no one would have dared suggest our instructors wear the latest designer leotards. But we endured those weather-beaten days on the drill field because we knew personal fitness was not our only goal. National fitness was. The responsibility for keeping the American people safe and free was ours . . . and if it meant doing push-ups at 0500 hrs, that's what we did. A lot of things have changed over the years, but at least two things are still the same . . . You will have a hard time getting a veteran to pay to do push-ups, no matter how popular it becomes . . . and you can count on the members of The American Legion to speak out for a strong National Defense. Who will help the nation remember how hard it is to be prepared for war, if we don't.

9 f ^ 1 Renew your membership today JpP ... because doing nothing is not an option. 2 POCKET SWEATER

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