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Vol. 122, No. 5 May 1987

ARTICLE 5 THE HOUSE AT CHECKPOINT CHARLIE 16 A museum dedicated to death-defying seekers offreedom. By Paul Martin

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE 20 An exclusive interview with Barber Conable, head ofthe World Bank. LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM 22 "/ . lost myfirst man today. He was killed by accident. . AMERICA, THE VULNERABLE 24 Is the money the U.S. saves by ignoring civil defense worth 144 million people? By Philip C. Clarke MUSEUM OF ARMORED MEMORIES 26 20 A Hoosier Legionnaire's hobby could equip a small army.

PORNOGRAPHY IN AMERICA 28 What we must do to stop the sexual exploitation ofmillions ofchildren. By David A. Scott THE ARCTIC: STRATEGIC HOT SPOT? 30 Why the U. S. and USSR are vyingfor a military toehold in the Arctic. ByJay Stuller THE WIT OF YAKOV SMIRNOFF 32 A Soviet emigre's humor is deadly serious. THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE 36 Nat'l. Cmdr. Dean criticizes the VAfor shirking its health-care responsibility.

THE NATIONAL COMMANDER IN CENTRAL AMERICA 39

U.S. economic assistance is needed to help democracy survive.

A$2-MILLI0N CHAIR 41 Minnesota Legionnaires lead the way in brain sciences research. DEPARTME NTS

BIG ISSUES Should The United States Withdraw Its Troops From Europe? 13

LETTERS 4 LEGION NEWS BRIEFS 47 ORBEN'S WORLD 57

COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 6 POST OF THE MONTH 49 VETERANS ADVISER 58

DATELINE WASHINGTON 8 LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION 51 PARTING SHOTS 64

VETERANS UPDATE 34 VETERANS ALERT 52 THE COVER Memorial Day 1987. Photo by Kulik/Photri. 39

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Hadermann "How Communists Win The Minds cially those to improve public schools Brevard, N.C. of Men" should be required reading for and implement worker-training pro- every American citizen. grams. Faux's ideas, however, would Dr. Henry Kissinger recently sug- completely emasculate our amazingly What's In A Name? gested that anyone who doubted the successful free-market system. National Raymond Wm. Scheid (Letters, territorial ambitions of the Soviet Union game plans, comparable to the USSR's ". March) wrote . .this is a nation born should trace the perimeter of that coun- "Gosplan," and "changing the way the in a republic, not a democracy." try at the beginning of any century, and legislation market works ... by and Let it be known that a republic is a then compare the encompassed land regulation," is not only regressive, but place where the for?n of government is a area by doing the same thing at the end the profit also the kiss of death. Calling democracy. And I'll keep it that way, of the same century. motive the "principle of greed" reeks of like he says. Clifford W.Stone the Marxist call to action for class war- Earl S. Dickson El Dorado, Kan. fare. Our expenditure of billions on San Diego welfare programs belies Faux's com- ment that the essence of the free-market If Mr. Scheid will look up "republic" Iwo lima will find that a philosophy is "to hell with the nice guy." in the dictionary he

"The Hallowed Ground of Iwo" ( Feb- Robert C. Sayre republic is any form of government that ruary) was ever so beautiful. The Marine Long Lake, N.Y. is not a monarchy. The dictionary also Corps Wives association designed and states that a democracy is a government dedicated a commemorative plate with Rais'ng the minimum wage will only by the people directly or through their three roses on it for the Marine Corps repeat the errors of the past and add to representatives.

Scholarship Foundation in 1983. I like our unemployed and welfare poor. If Mr. Scheid really wishes to live in to think the red rose in full bloom on the Whenever there is an increase in a republic, he could give up his home in Alexandria, Va., and move to Alexan- dria, Egypt, a province of the United Arab Republic. ^Where Valor Proudly Sleeps^ Harold F. Leutritz Saginaw, Mich.

More than 1 mil- no American will ever have died in vain lion American men as long as our nation remains free. and women have It is the solemn duty of those who Pearl Hindsight died in battle since continue to "hold the torch high" — L.A. Reymer II (Letters, March) I.S61. active, reserve, retired and veteran — to should not assert as absolute fact that The Civil War Era preserve intact this precious freedom the United States knew of an imminent took 498,000 lives; earned at the cost of our fellow veterans' the Spanish-Amer- lives, to rekindle the memories and inci- attack on Pearl Harbor and "allowed" it In reality, 45 years of perfect I ican War, 11.000; dents of our associations in the great to happen. mm.S World War I, wars and to pay homage to that other 20-20 hindsight by some authors and 116,000; World War II, 406,000. Korea, great legion that did not return from the historians have uncovered some now- 55,000; and Vietnam, 58,000. fields of battle. In keeping these memo- recognizable warning signs of the attack. life to Theodore Those courageous Americans fought ries alive, we give Very few events of such magnitude, and died for the strongest of all possible O'Hara's words: viewed in retrospect, occur as a total human motivations — the right to live "Nor shall your story be forgot. surprise, but this hardly means they free. One wonders where this nation While Fame her record keeps. could have been predicted at the time would be today, if our gallant comrades Or Honor points the hallowed spot avoided. had not been willing to suffer the su- Where Valor proudly sleeps." and thereby preme sacrifice. They did not die in vain; The Editors Gregory S. Pokrass Brookfteld, Wis.

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of the best ways to achieve contacts — the doctors, dentists, law- anything in hfe is to set a goal yers, architects, contractors, teachers, to ONEand work toward it. When you name a few. They like what the Legion elected me as your national is saying about the need for a strong commander last year, one of national defense. They like the way we my goals was to see us reach 3 project 100 percent Americanism and million members. most feel they should be card-carrying We have achieved a milestone we can members. be proud of. Last month, we welcomed Call it power in numbers. Call it our our 2,749,779th member and achieved concern for communities and our na- a 30-year membership high. tion. That's what we are all about. Moderate growth is no longer enough By adding our new numbers to those to meet the challenges facing The Amer- of the National Auxiliary, we now have ican Legion. We recognized that and, a combined strength of nearly 4 mil- along with all Legionnaires across the lion. This makes us a powerful family. nation, did our part to see our growth This month our Legion family joins accelerate. the rest of the nation in observing It was nothing the National Organiza- Memorial Day. As we pause to re- tion did — alone. It was nothing any member our comrades who died for our department did — alone. But together, country, I believe this membership in- Nat' I Cmdr. James P. Dean each of us has contributed to a remarka- crease takes on even more significance. ble record of achievement in member- we have donated more money to chil- It tells us the veteran of the '80s is like ship growth and retention. dren and youth programs, donated more the veteran of the '20s— willing to look You Legionnaires at 16,000 posts blood and helped more veterans than to the future of the nation with a full worldwide made the difference. We ever. But even more important for the appreciation of our rich past. went after new members; you held on to future of our country, we have made a That we've made a significant step them. And you continue to spread the dramatic impact on the youth of up the ladder to 3 million members, word of the Legion, convincing our America. doesn't mean we can rest. It means we fellow veterans to join. This year, we sponsored about 5,300 just take a deep breath and keep on The fact that we are continuing to more Boy Scouts than a year ago. Your climbing. grow more than a decade after the Viet- departments reported a dramatic in- As we look to the National Conven- nam War should send a message to Con- crease in the number of students in the tion in August, I ask you to continue gress that we are a strong organization National High School Oratorical Con- your work, effort and dedication. concerned about this nation. test. Baseball programs and grants from Reach out and ask each eligible veteran Our growth sends the VA the message the Child Welfare Foundation increased. to join for the sake of our programs and that the needs of veterans are not What better way do we have to show the for their stake in the future. dwindling, but increasing. Instead of Legion's worth that to serve our future I know it's a difficult thing I ask, but asking for cuts in its personnel and generations. in more than 30 years as an active budget, the VA should be asking for ad- Imagine, if you will, the strength of Legionnaire, I can recall no time in ditions. our collective voices in Washington and which Legionnaires shied from difficult

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sponsors said that figure is significant because 65 percent of Curbing 'Boomerang' Drugs those questioned were eligible for care in nursing homes or When a patient pays for a prescription drug in the United institutions. Adult day-care centers in the past decade States, he sometimes gets a diluted or altered variety. U.S. skyrocketed from 300 in 1977 to more than 1,200 last year. senators want that stopped. Following Senate hearings, a group of lawmakers con- cluded that quantities of U.S. drugs are exported and fall into Changing The Presidency the hands of unscrupulous dealers. Although the drugs met Proposed revisions in the method in which the President is U.S. quality control standards when manufactured, they are elected and how long he could stay in office are two perennial diluted or altered in foreign countries and then shipped back constitutional issues that have already reached the 100th to the United States. Unsuspecting charitable organizations Congress. and reputable hospitals buy the drugs for resale to customers Rep. Jack Brooks of Texas sponsored a constitutional who are unware the drugs could endanger their lives. amendment that would eliminate the Electoral College Sen. Spark M. Matsunaga of Hawaii is among those who process, provide direct election of the President and limit the hope a ban on reimportation of U.S. prescription drugs would President to one six-year term. He said the bicentennial of the reduce the trafficking. Constitution is an appropriate time to make the change from the current maximum of two, four-year terms. USA Leads By A Nose Under the bill, a candidate would need at least 40 percent of the popular ballot to win the presidency or face a run-off does the military stack against the forces of How U.S. up election with the closest contender. the Soviet Union? Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., chairman of He argued that the direct vote is more democratic than the the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the East-West balance in current process and one term of six years would free the our favor, but only by the thinnest of margins. President to concentrate on his responsibilities to the nation, Testifying before the Senate Budget Committee, Crowe rather than devote much of his attention to seeking a second pointed out that the strong economy of the West was an term in office. important advantage for our side, but that in Europe the Warsaw Pact countries out-man and out-gun our allies. Crowe said the Soviets, overall, have reached strategic Debts For Diplomas parity or better, having a clear superiority in ICBMs and megatonnage. He said the United States, on the other hand, Young Americans who turn to federal student loans to finance college jeopardizing their careers has a ballistic missile-firing submarine fleet that is less may be and vulnerable than the Soviets' and we also have a more effec- families, a congressional Joint Economic Committee has tive bomber force that's capable of penetrating Soviet indicated. defenses. The committee study raised concern that the students who All things considered, the JCS chairman said he was take the loans also take on a burden that influences their relatively confident that U.S. strategic forces will deter a studies, careers and decisions to marry and have children. In principle, the federal student loan a direct nuclear attack on the United States and our allies. But program has been in education. he emphasized the need to stay on course with our strategic valuable asset to students higher Hundreds of modernization programs. thousands of students have received the loans costing the government $3 billion a year for interest subsidies and loan defaults. Helping The Elderly Recent graduates of universities left college with a di- ploma in one hand and a debt of $9,000 to $15,000 in the Legislation has been introduced in Congress to help the other. Graduate students accrued even larger debts. nation's elderly and the chronically ill remain in their own The committee recommended further research and study of communities rather than being "incarcerated" in nursing the student loan program in light of the continuing requests homes or institutions. from high school students who want help from the federal The Medicare Adult Day Care Amendments of 1987, college loan program. introduced by Reps. Leon Panetta and Edward Roybal of California, offer a community-based group program designed to meet individual needs. They would provide health, social and related support services in group settings. Quote of the Month The sponsors said Medicare provides coverage for acute- "A nuclear attack on the United States would be a catastrophe care situations, but not for those requiring long-term care. without precedent and would cause many millions offatalities. The legislation would make day care available to some However, research over the past 25 years indicates that civil Medicare beneficiaries. defense preparations could save millions ofAmericans who " In a 1982 survey of adult day-care centers in California, 87 otherwise would die. percent of the seniors participating in the program maintained Report to Congress by the or improved their physical and mental well-being. The Federal Emergency Management Agency

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Rep. Patricia Schroeder, D-Colo. Rep. Mac Sweeney, R-Texas

It is time that the United The withdrawal of U.S. States re-evaluates the troops from NATO countries number of American YES would mark an ominous re- troops it has stationed overseas. When treat from the responsibility our nation has NATO was formed 40 years ago, its pri-| assumed since World War II for keeping mary goal was to provide for a strong, peace around the globe. By basing our unified Europe at a time when European armored divisions, tactical air wings and political and economic stability was in uniformed soldiers in Europe, we ac- doubt. Since then the world has changed complish the first priority of any armed dramatically. Our NATO allies are mature partners with Western force — we deter war. Our physical presence has kept strong economies, and our European allies no longer fear the us out of war on that continent for more than 40 years. with all the benefits threat of a Soviet invasion. . If we are to remain a global power — Our policy is obsolete because too many in Congress think that flow from that special status — then we also must assert a reduction of troops would dispirit our allies; others are our commitments in NATO, just as we do with the 6th Fleet in afraid of being called isolationists. I disagree. An increased the Mediterranean, the Marines in Okinawa and the Army light responsibility on the part of European nations for analyzing infantry in Panama. These efforts allow us to remain the their own security needs would result in closer cooperation world's peacekeeper, and at the same time, protect our finan- with the United States and the allies. For instance, there are cial, economic and national security interests. five different battle tanks and various types of artillery and There's no doubt that our NATO presence enhances our equipment used by NATO forces. In a major crisis we would export capability in Western Europe and gives us enormous face an impossible task of trying to integrate personnel and additional leverage in trade negotiations, plant expansions and an assortment of equipment. foreign sales. Furthermore, we derive more subtle benefits As political leaders, we should not be afraid of rethinking from our NATO alliance, such as improved intelligence gather- our NATO policy. That is our job. Maintaining a fixed ing, overseas training of troops and forward basing for counter- number of American forces is more of a political symbol than terrorist operations. The F-111 bombers that carried out last a military necessity. year's bombing of Libyan terrorist camps took off from air-

Now let's look at the human side of this argument. I have bases in Britain. Without the staging locations and logistical visited our troops in Germany and elsewhere. Foreign ex- support available to us in Europe, such raids — whether against change rates have fluctuated. In the past year and a half, the terrorist targets or anything else — would become impossible. power of the dollar — compared to the German mark and But even beyond these innumerable gains, our NATO pres- Japanese yen — has reached a record low. Our families over- ence forces arms negotiation and, ultimately, arms reduction. seas are having a hard time paying for groceries and rent. The introduction of Pershing II missiles in West Germany

Most soldiers enlist to see the world and end up seeing it forced the Soviets to negotiate over intermediate-range nuclear through their apartment windows. We have a commitment to weapons. The basing of troops, M-1 tanks and attack helicop- our troops to make sure they can maintain a decent standard ters also brings the Soviets to the negotiating table. Our very of living. presence in Western Europe motivates the Soviet Union to take We need far more debate about our troop commitments arms control more seriously. abroad; especially now, when we are struggling to meet our Ultimately, everyone wants the United States out of Western commitments to provide pay and benefits to our own troops; Europe — as long as the Soviets vacate Eastern Europe. Right when we have to cancel weapons systems for lack of money; now, the Warsaw Pact maintains a 2-1 edge in aircraft, 2.5-1 in and when the growth in our defense spending is coming to a tanks, 3-1 in artillery, and 6-1 in anti-aircraft missiles. History halt. has proved we will not achieve that goal unilaterally. Reducing We must reassess our commitment that now has one- troop strength in the region courts disaster — militarily, strateg- fourth of our American soldiers in Europe. ically and economically.

YOUR OPINION COUNTS, TOO. Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent viewpoints. You may express your views by writing The Honorable (name), U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510, or The Honorable (name), U.S. House of Rep- resentatives, Washington, D.C. 20515.

MAY 1987 13 Know your America

THE FIRST MIMENT

Zenger, whose New York Weekly Journal The First Amendment By Lester David was backed by influential colonists, guarantees three of was tried and acquitted by a jury. "Congress shall make no law respect- In other cases involving press free- ing an establishment of religion, or pro- our most precious dom, juries have held: hibiting the free exercise thereof, or liberties: Freedom • That persons suing for libel must abridging the freedom of speech, or of prove injury resulting from publication the press, or the right of the people of Speech, Religion of the material. peaceably to assemble, and to petition • Malice must be shown on the part the Press. the Government for a redress of grie- and of the defendant. vances." • Dead people cannot be libeled. rights not delegated to the federal gov- Religion. The Founding Fathers were ernment belong to the states. in its entirety, is the adamant about separating church and Under the First Amendment, three First Amendment to the state. The lessons of history, which basic freedoms are protected: THIS,U.S. Constitution — only showed that holders of minority beliefs Speech. The Amendment forbade 45 words, yet they stand as were persecuted severely, had not been Congress to "abridge" free speech, but the cornerstone of American lost on them. In Thomas Jefferson's placed no curbs on the states. Thus, democracy. famous words, the First Amendment The amendment, along built a "wall of separation" between with other guarantees of a church and state. citizen's basic rights, actu- Just as difficulties have arisen in ally was not part of the original Con- upholding the right to free expression,

stitution when it became the supreme battles have developed over the mean-

law June 21, 1788. Here is how it came ing of religious freedom. Generally, the to be included: high court has upheld the separation In the closing days of the 'Philadel- principle while trying to balance the phia convention, anti-federalist dele- rights of the person and society. gates, with searing memories of the There have been some sticklers. The abuses England had heaped upon dis- court has ruled that the use of peyote, a senting colonists, protested that the hallucinatory substance, could be per- proposed Constitution contained no mitted in Indian rituals, but drugs em- safeguards for personal liberties. ployed by some cults have been disal- A furious debate ensued. Richard many states, starting with Vermont in lowed. The practice of polygamy, or Henry Lee of Virginia deplored the 1821, outlawed "obscene" speech. plural marriage, does not have protec- absence of provisions protecting what Court battles on this tough issue persist tion. Once practiced by the Mormons,

he called "the essential rights of man- to the present day. World War I and it was banned by Congress and discon- kind without which liberty cannot Vietnam War opponents were jailed for tinued by the Mormon Church. At the exist." In the turmoil, some delegates protesting American involvement. Pic- same time, the court has ruled that the threatened to walk out. Finally, after keting, burning of draft cards and pro- free exercise of religion gives the chil- assurances that these guarantees would test marches resulted in many arrests. dren of Jehovah's Witnesses the right to be the first order of business of the new The courts have held that language refuse to salute the American flag, Congress, the opponents agreed to sign offensive to the public sense of de- which they believe is contrary to the the new Constitution. cency, and inflamatory speeches that Biblical injunction not to bow down to A little more than a year later, a Bill advocate overthrowing the government any image. Tax exemptions on church of Rights was proposed in Congress and by force and violence are not protected property is allowed, but government ratified Dec. 15, 1791. While the first 10 by the First Amendment. payment for the salaries of teachers in amendments are generally considered Press. More than a half-century be- parochial schools is forbidden. America's Bill of Rights, this is not fore the First Amendment was written, In sum, Americans are free to criticize strictly so. Only the first eight guaran- the principle of press freedom was es- their government, speak or write freely tee personal liberties, while Amend- tablished in the American colonies. and worship as they please — within ments 9 and 10 state that powers and Hero of this major victory was John limits. Those are the rights specified by Peter Zenger, a German-born printer, simple, thought-provoking 45 words of Author of 13 books and hundreds of arti- who was jailed in 1734 for attacking the the First Amendment—and like all such cles, Lester David specializes in Amer- policies of William Cosby, the royal rules it is subject to continuing criticism, ican government and history. governor. Charged with criminal libel. debate and interpretation.

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THE HOUSE AT PCKPOM CHARLIE

A small museum honors the raw courage and ingenuity of 24, 000 EastBerliners who risked their lives

to flee to freedom beyond the wall

By Paul Martin

ARL Schwartz worked silently in his basement modifying a bicycle motor

he hoped would carry him RIDE TO FREEDOM — tiny Isetta, built to carry just a driver, made nine daring trips underwater from East Ger- across the border with East Germans hidden in a small compartment. many, through the Baltic Sea, to Denmark and a life mercial model he developed in the West Even before the construction of the

of freedom are among the exhibits in the House at 26-mile-long wall, when it was rela- A skilled mechanic and Checkpoint Charlie, a museum cele- tively easy to escape to the West, the powerful swimmer, he blended both brating the ingenuity of East Germans cost was high. Most refugees risked talents in his plans. The motor was who have found ways to go over, under their lives; all had to abandon their redesigned and its fuel capacity en- or through the Berlin Wall to find personal possessions; all faced uncer- larged to ensure adequate range for the freedom. tain futures; yet one fifth of the popula- "swim." On a moonless night in 1968, The museum at Friedrichstrasse 44 is tion tied away. clad in a wet suit, Schwartz slid his only a few feet from the ugly, gloomy, The wall became the grim symbol of machine into the water and, aided by a forbidding wall that is a grim monu- what they had lost — a foreboding bar- breathing tube, embarked on his danger- ment to communist tyranny, a wall con- rier of 6,000 miles of barbed wire and

ous journey. A compass on his wrist structed to keep East Germans ;//. 300,000 concrete blocks that imprisoned guided him during the hours underwater. them. The stretch of land along the wire The motor worked perfectly and he DISCIPLES of Joseph Stalin began and blocks became known as the "Death jubilantly arrived in Denmark, his first building the wall in August 1961 to Zone" — restricted territory occupied stop on the way to West Germany and a stop the weekly torrent of 50,000 by guard towers, attack dogs, land new life. East Germans who were fleeing the mines, trenches, electric alarms and Schwartz, which is not his real name, "Worker's Paradise" and running to the machine-gunners who shoot to kill. was soon at work with a West German West. Just as the young had turned Among the museum displays that engineering firm where he developed a against communism in the 1953 work- testify to the East Berliners' ingenuity similar motor for use in sports and rescue ers' riots in East Berlin and in the rebel- are parts of a hot air balloon two fami- work. His original motor and the com- lion against communism in Hungary in lies built for their escape in 1979. Educat- 1956, many of the nation's youths under ing themselves in aerodynamics, Peter Paul Martin, a WWII Navy pilot, is a age 25 were fleeing East Germany. With Strelzyk and Gunter Wetzel and their Chicago-based journalist who contrib- savage zeal, Soviet troops smashed wives studied available technical litera- utes frequently to this magazine. both outbreaks. ture, tested fabrics and experimented

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Item H-2428-1043-355 Shipped freight collect have it. underground. The House at Checkpoint 4,000 Watt Continuous Duty One person who cherished freedom Charlie displays homemade tunneling START GASOLINE ELEC. $^OQ was a 70-year-old grandmother who tools, boxes to haul dirt and other items Compare At: mOO.OO . . crawled into a box that was nailed shut used in tunnels to the other side. Item H-2428-1043-371 Shipped freight collect and stamped for delivery to a destina- The longest tunnel constructed was 4,000 Watt Continuous Duty MULTI-FUEL ELEC. START $/^00 tion outside the wall. The box was 360 feet and provided the escape route

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Among the museum articles is a tiny only dream of freedom beyond the wall. Isetta — an automobile designed to One museum visitor described her

carry only a driver It is a monument to experience as unforgettable. "The House (Minnesota residents add 6% sales tax Sorry, no CCD orders.) the determination of nine escapees who at Checkpoint Charlie dramatizes the My check or money order is enclosed. {No delays in processing orders paid by check.) concealed themselves in the car's small high price of freedom for those who don't PLEASE CHECK compartment designed for the battery have it, but are willing to risk everything

Acct No. Exp . and heating system. Because of its to get it," she said. PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY com- Name pact size, the Isetta was exempted from For anyone who takes freedom for Address the usual painstaking examination at granted. Checkpoint Charlie is a cure for City the checkpoint. complacency. The museum's odd bits of Phone — Austrian Heinz Meixner also used a rope, photos, vehicles and tools are last- Sign Here small automobile for his daring escape, ing tributes to the ingenious, courageous but one with plenty of pickup. When he people whose stories are told there, and a c o M B Direct Marketing Corp. decided to smuggle his East German stark reminder to all about the good for- Authorized Liquidator fiancee out of the country, he rented a tune of living in a nation dedicated to 1405 Xenium Lane Nortti red Austin Healey Sprite. individual liberty. Minneapolis, lyiinnesota 55441 -4494

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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE

Many people have no idea what the World Bank is. What does it do? Why do we need if? How does if affecf fhe pockefbook of fhe average citizen? Barber B. Conable, president of fhe World Bank, answers those questions and more, in this exclusive interview.

American Legion Magazine: what is the A We are not primarily an agency for debt management: World Bank? • we are a force for development. Our concern is to see that adjustments indebted countries have to make are syn- Barber Conabie: The World Bank is an institution chronized with the continuing work of development. The that lends money for investment in developing countries to solution to the debt problem lies in helping indebted coun- help stimulate sustained economic growth and social devel- tries achieve economic adjustment with growth. That means opment. We help eradicate poverty and raise living standards taking tough economic adjustment measures and adopting for hundreds of millions of people in the poorer parts of our policy reforms by the indebted countries themselves; provid- world. ing adequate capital from external official and commercial The bank was established toward the end of World War II sources; acting to liberalize world trade so that indebted

by the United States and 43 other governments. It is owned countries can earn from their exports the revenues they need by its 150-member countries, among whom is the United to help service their debts; and achieving growth in the States, the largest shareholder. industrialized countries" economies so that the markets are there for the developing country exporters. The bank is Q • Why do we need both the World Bank and the Inter- exercising a constructive influence in all these areas. We are national Monetary Fund? helping indebted nations to formulate policy reform and A Because they both play crucial roles in helping to ensure investment to get the economy going again. • a stable and thriving global economy whose benefits can be shared by all. Q* How is the debt crisis affected by Brazil's decision to The fund's traditional function is to promote orderly and suspend payment on the interest it owes on its foreign stable foreign currency exchange markets and to assist debt? international trade and balance of payments adjustment. A The suspension obviously is a disincentive to the banks, The World Bank's purpose is to give leadership in the • especially at a time when a big effort is being made to continuing effort to achieve sustained development in our persuade the commercial banks to resume a measure of poorer member countries. By development we mean growth voluntary lending to the highly indebted countries. We would that benefits the poor as well as the better off in these like to see the highly indebted countries regain their credit-

countries, and growth that is environmentally responsible. In worthiness by pursuing growth-oriented policies, sensible the past we have lent a lot to help finance projects such as reforms and aggressive export efforts in a protection-free, dams, roads, parks, hydroelectric plants and the like. But in economic global marketplace. recent years we have increasingly focused on the grassroots, involving ourselves in rural development and the social Q. The word is that the World Bank will try to get a $50 sectors. Investments are needed there, too, if development is billion increase in its capital. Where will it come from?

to be broadly based and sustained. It would come from our member governments. I say J. A* "would" rather than "will" because we have not for- Q« What can the World Bank do to solve the Third mally requested an increase or named an amount. There is, World debt crisis? however, an understanding among our shareholders that the

20 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE bank should not be constrained by lack of capital in meeting future demand for high-quality lending. That demand is

rising and we plan to help meet it, so we expect to be needing a capital increase before too long. The bulk of resources we use for lending is raised by us in the

world's capital markets, it is not tax- payers' money. But the amount we have out on loan is not allowed to exceed the sum of our capital and reserves. The bank occasionally has to expand its capital to expand its lending. This is not a drain on any country's treasury be- cause the amounts actually paid into the bank are only a fraction, no more than a tenth of the total increase. The rest remains on call, and so far in its 40-year history, the bank has never had to call in those balances.

What changes do you foresee in the World Bank's lending policy?

|. I see more continuity than change. Investments in each other. What good can agricultural reforms do if in- Aa development remain crucial to achieving sustained adequate irrigation leaves farmlands parched? Conversely, growth in our developing member countries, and they will how can investments bear fruit, or investors have confidence, remain the mainstay of new activities. But lending in support in a policy environment hostile to change and enterprise? of adjustment is also crucial in many countries, and we have We will certainly continue to stress agricultural develop- to maintain, on a country-by-country basis, a thoughtful mix ment, from research to production. Most of the extra income of both types of lending. Project and adjustment lending need earned by the poorest farmers goes to improve their families' diets. So investments in farm equipment and techniques, land reform, fertilizer, seeds and any research can be invest- ments in the long-term growth of international commerce as well as in the immediate improvement of human lives. We will be strengthening the bank's work in all areas, especially on population issues, protection of the environment, and the vital role of women in the development process.

Q* Why should Americans be concerned about the World Bank and who it lends its money to?

Because I believe Americans want to see poverty and J. A* hunger reduced in this world, and they want to help. A nation of people that has selflessly fought and died to defend freedom around the globe understands that freedom from

poverty is as deep-seated a desire as freedom from tyranny. Institutions such as the bank are the least expensive, and for some purposes, the most effective way Americans can support the battle to end poverty in the developing world. But there is also a strong element of self-interest in supporting an institution like the World Bank. We no longer live in a world in which what happens on far-flung continents has little or no impact on our daily lives here at home. The desperation bred of unrelieved poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is a threat to that continent's political stability. And an

unstable continent is a threat to us all in this highly interde- pendent world. On the other side of the coin, an economically growing and

developing world is a growing market for American exports. A good third of all U.S. exports of goods and services go to the developing countries. Exporting to the developing world of jobs for Americans. The Barber B. Conable, a Marine in World War II and Korea, means hundreds of thousands healthier their economies, the they will buy. By helping was a congressmanfrom New Yorkfor 20 years before he more developing countries to achieve sustained development, became president of the World Bank in 1986. Americans are truly helping themselves.

MAY 1987 21 Many of them were barely out of high school when they went off to Vietnam. Much of what these gallant young Americans

felt about life, death and war

is revealed in their...

Ldtm Home Prom

LOST my first man last week. He was killed by accident by

another man in the platoon. I had sent a squad out on a night VIETNAM ambush. They had been set up in position for a few hours

when the flank man crawled to perform his function? That is what hood for having the guts to tell his away to take a leak or some- we're worried about first and foremost. superior to go to hell, that he didn't thing and, as he was crawling 2nd Lt. Robert Jr. want 11 men on his conscience, and Ransom , back to position, another man mistook died of wounds May II, 1968 under no circumstances was he going to

him for a dink and shot him. He died on put us on the ground. I would definitely the chopper that dusted him off. give credit for all of us coming out of Of course it really tears me up to lose T/ HE Cobras who worked the area that in one piece to Almighty God. a man, especially like that, but I must J" over as we left took fire from .51- Spec. 4 George Olsen, not show any emotion over it. I've got caliber machine guns, yet the major KIAMarchS, 1970 to press on, keep doing my job. Even who asked for the operation insisted we this is universal. among my men They still go in— 1 1 men to assault a battalion! are saddened by the death of a buddy, If I get the opportunity, I'll tell you TI HIS country is so beautiful, when

but he is gone. The concern among the honestly that I will kill that SOB. I have f the sun is shining on the mountains,

team (for that is what we are) is how it more hatred and contempt for him than farmers in their rice paddies, with water

will affect the man who shot him. Will I ever thought I could possibly feel for buffalo, palm trees, monkey birds and

he fall to pieces over this and be unable any human being. If there's one thing I even the strange insects. For a fleeting

can't abide, it's an armchair leader who moment I wasn't in a war zone at all, The letters on these pages are excerpted sends his men off to die on hopeless, just on vacation, but still missing you from Dear America: Letters Home meaningless operations. To be killed is and the family. From Vietnam, edited by Bernard Edel- one thing, to die senselessly, another. Really, the physical and human dam- man for The New York Vietnam Veterans The major piloting the lead ship refused age done over the last few years is much Memorial Commission. The book is to reinsert us and put us all in for air greater that I realized—especially the available in hardcoverfrom W. W. Norton medals with "V" for valor for the way human damage. There are the usual ($13.95) and in paperback from Pocket we helped out his door gunners in their scars of war all over—the bomb and Books ($6.95). hour of need. I'd put him in for saint- artillery craters, the ruined villages and

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the like. These things you can under- stand as the byproduct of war—but I (Nobody can can't accept the fact of the human dam- age. Not just the dead, but the GIs who tell me we don 7 can't talk in coherent sentences any more, or the ones who have found they belong here. ^ love to kill, or the Vietnamese, who must have been a very gentle, graceful people before the war turned them into thieves, black marketeers and prosti- tutes—a good one costs only one carton of cigarettes. I feel like I'm at the bot- tom of a great sewer. PFC George Williams

\Yl\\ / E'RE all scared. One can easily why we're here. When a whole Montag- for the whole year won't materialize. r r see this emotion in the eyes of nard village comes in after being Young troops especially expect wives

each individual. One might hide it with bombed and terrorized by Charlie, you and parents to wait on them hand and

his mouth, while another might hide it know. These are helpless people dying foot after such an ordeal. Such in-

with his actions, but there is no way every day. The worst of it is the chil- dulgence only lasts a few days. Then around it —we are all scared. dren. Little baby-sans being brutally the folks at home ask the returning They say when fear is in a man, he is maimed and killed. Papa-san comes in hero, "What have you done lately?" prepared for anything. When fear pos- with his three babies—one dead and Promises made prior to departure in the sesses the man, he is prepared for no- two covered with frag wounds.— You try anxiety of going to war must be kept, thing. to tell him the boy is dead "fini" and the person no longer has an excuse

As of now, fear is in me. I hope I can but he keeps talking to the baby as if why he hasn't done this or that to further

keep it from possessing me. that will make him live again. It's himself. Actually, the great majority of

PFC William A . Maguire Jr. enough to break your heart. And us only have a little anxiety and are very

died offever, Sept. 28, 1969 through it all, you feel something's happy to come home . . missing. There! You've put your finger Capt. David Forrest, a psychiatrist

on it. There's not a sound from them. Zl FTER seeing the patients around The children don't cry from pain; the jL J. me, I consider myself very lucky. parents don't cry from sorrow; they're There are many who have lost legs, i Philippines I took a bus ride stoic. N THE arms, eyes and other parts of their J. along the infamous route of the death . . . No, nobody can tell me we don't bodies, which leave them in worse march in Bataan. I passed a graveyard belong here . . shape than I am. I'm really very anx- that was marked with row after row of 1st Lt. Lynda Van Devanter ious to know how you feel about me plain white crosses. Thousands upon losing my arm because, naturally, I thousands. These were American don't know how you will react when graves—American graves in the Philip- you see me. With my new arm they will AD lunch today with a visiting pines. And I thought about the Amer- give me, I'll be able to act like I nor- correspondent from Newsday, ican graves in Okinawa, Korea, France, mally did, which was always a little a Long Island newspaper, who wanted England, North Africa—around the crazy. I haven't been depressed or any- to write an article about psychiatry in world. And I was proud to be fighting

thing like that, so I don't want you to Vietnam. in Asia. I have a commitment to the

feel bad either. I just paid the price that I told him all about the people with men who have gone before me, Amer- many soldiers pay defending our coun- "short-time syndrome," that is, people ican men who made the sacrifices that try, and I've accepted the fact that I can who get nervous or worry about getting were required to make the world safe

get along as well with an artificial arm killed just before going home. While it for ice skating, department stores and

as I did before. is only reasonable to fear being zapped lamp shades.

2nd Lt. Fred Downs over here, it is unreasonable to be more Capt. Rodney R. Chastant, afraid of being zapped in the last few KIAOct. 22, 1968 weeks of one's tour. The fear is actually /T HURTS so much sometimes to an unconscious partial wish that some- see the paper full of demonstrators, thing will happen and one won't have to B-^uLEASE. No parties on my return.

especially people burning the flag. go home. A large number of persons A. I am not a war hero, I've no glori- "Fight fire with fire," we ask here. become psychotic at this time, and ous stories to tell, and there are very

Display the flag. Mom and Dad, some soldiers do something wrong and few people I am really anxious to see please, every day. And tell your friends get thrown in jail. Still others extend outside the immediate family. I'm sure to do the same. It means so much to us over here over and over again, continu- you understand that my sojourn here to know we're supported, to know not ing to put off responsibility. has been a very personal, very compli-

everyone feels we're making a mistake Another aspect of the syndrome (a cated experience for me, and it's going being here. collection of symptoms) is a fear that to take time to adjust to the States. Every day we see more and more what one has been looking forward to Capt. James Gabbe

MAY 1987 23 ,

CIVIL DEFENSE AMERICA THE VULNERABLE

attack preparedness but, under FEMA's In a world war, the By PhUip C. Clarke dual peacetime-wartime role, it goes U.S. would be a prime mainly for such natural disasters as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and

HAT if, for 3 to 5 min- target yet we have environmental emergencies. utes, sirens and blast virtually no system By contrast, the Swiss spend $30 a horns atop fire sta- year per capita on civil defense, more tions, courthouses of civil defense, than 50 times what the United Stated and other public allots. More significantly, the Soviets plans for buildings pierced the and few spend the equivalent of about $3 billion

night with a steady, building one. a year on civil defense, or about $ 1 1 per unchanging wail. And capita, according to qualified intelli- moments later, they gence sources. Compared to FEMA's start up again, this time with a persis- a makeshift family shelter in your own 2,000 employees plus 1,400 state and tent wavering. basement or other protected space? 5,600 full- and part-time local civil Would you know that the first sound Even without panic, chances are defense workers, only a small percen- was an alert to tune in to the radio orTV you'd barely have time to pray. tage of whom are assigned specifically for an official announcement of extreme Shockingly, for the vast majority of to wartime preparedness, the Soviets' importance? And would you recognize ordinary Americans, civil defense, or extensive civil defense is operated by the follow-up signal as a warning that a more precisely "attack preparedness," an estimated 100,000 or more highly

missile attack had been launched against is out of reach and out of mind, like trained professionals under a Red Army the United States? something unrealistic from the "frantic general. If the "unthinkable" was about to '50s." Except for a handful of dedicated FEMA's director. Julius W. Becton Jr. happen, what would you do? volunteers, our untrained civilian pop- has warned repeatedly of "critical defi-

Odds are it would be only minutes ulace has little or no awareness of how ciencies" in America's civil defense and before the first enemy warheads struck. to respond to the possibility, however the "dismal dimensions" of its problems. Total travel time from the Soviet Union: remote, of a nuclear attack and how to "National survival would be in jeopardy 35 minutes. If you live in a large city, or cope with what instantly would become after a major nuclear exchange," Bec- near a military base or other prime a matter of life or death. ton told Congress last year. "State and

target, it might be too late to evacuate to local governments, lacking the capabil- an outlying safer area. Instead, you THE fact is that while ours is the rich- ities to survive, would be unable to would be urged to take cover in a desig- est country in the world, it's also the provide citizens even the most basic nated community shelter. least defended of the major indus- life-sustaining support."

But would you know the location of trialized nations. Recognizing it can't Congress has yet to react, despite a

the nearest shelter? Presumably, it get more from Congress, The Federal two-year FEMA survey of 46 state and would be in the sub-basement of a Emergency Management Agency 2,800 local civil defense offices com- building displaying that vaguely famil- (FEMA), which took over civil defense pleted last year, that revealed in stark iar black and yellow sign with three from the Pentagon in 1979, has re- detail the nation's appalling unprepared- triangles in a circle, and an arrow point- quested a FY 1988 budget of just under ness. Some examples: ing where to go. As an alternative, $135 million, a new postwar low in • Sixty percent of the local authori- would you know how to throw together constant dollars and $15 million less ties reported insufficient fallout shelter than a proposed annual pay raise for space; 39 percent had no shelter plans. Philip C. Clarke, a former AP corre- Congressmen, federal judges and gov- • Only nine states had adequate radi- spondent, is a free-lance journalist and ernment officials. This amounts to ation-detection capabilities; 75 percent editor who contributes regularly to this about 55 cents a year for each citizen. of the local offices lacked expertise on magazine. And most of this paltry sum is not for the subject, and information for the

24 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE SCARY STATISTICS -/n the event of nuclear attack, the United States, with its ivea/r civil defense system, could lose up to 60 percent of its population — about 144 million people. The Soviet Union, meanwhile, could expect to lose fewer than 20 million people.

vey's finding that fewer than half of the state civil-defense authorities and only 20 percent of the local jurisdictions had FALLOUT SHELTER participated in nuclear-attack exercises in the past three to four years. For lack public was outdated, out of print or of funds, FEMA has had to cut back on attack. Overall, only 150 of the nation's non-existent. activities at its National Emergency 1,000 state and local EOCs met mini- • Tiiirty-two states lacked two-way Training Center in Emmitsburg, Md. mum FEMA standards for emergency emergency radio communications with The facts are that 26 state Emergency sources of water and electricity, fallout local authorities; more than 80 percent of Operating Centers and 95 percent of the protection and a 14-day supply of food. the local CD offices were without such local EOCs lacked survivability fea- In all categories of readiness, only three communication links to the outside. tures necessary to function after an states —Oklahoma, Rhode Island and The list of deficiencies goes on: Hawaii—fully measured up to FEMA's • Twenty-four states lacked radio requirements. communication facilities necessary to Among the depleted ranks of civil- transmit emergency information to the defense workers, many of whom are un- public; only nine states provided com- paid volunteers, frustration is growing. munications hardened against electro- As former coordinator of a city-county magnetic disruption that would occur in civil defense program in Mississippi, a nuclear attack. Oz Ellis wrote an open letter to Presi- • Sixteen states had no emergency dent Reagan in 1985 expressing deep plans for population evacuation; 55 per- concern over "the obvious lack of a cent of the local offices lacked public reasonable strategy to protect the U.S. information on the subject. FEMA has population from missile attack." Con- but a single such publication, Protec- tinued Ellis: "We offer the American tion in the Nuclear Age . The 38-page people no present-day protection from booklet was printed in 1985. Only about the deliberate or accidental launching

50,000 copies remain. A free copy may of even one single ICBM. I cannot help be obtained by writing the Federal Emer- but ask why, with existing international gency Management Agency, P.O. Box tensions, we do not have some type of a 70274, Washington, DC 20024, and LOST AWARENESS-Fa//out shel- homeland defense system at least equal ters, prevalent in the 1950s and 1960s, asking for publication H-20. to that of the Russians?" are practically non-existent today. Of particular concern was the sur- Please turn to page 54

MAY 1987 25 —

HEAVY METAL Ropkey's passion is restoring tan/rs such as this Sherman.

are housed inside and around the museum on Ropkey's estate. Sherman tanks, halftracks, and a swift-paced machine with six .106 recoilless rifles mounted on it —the Ontos, which in Greek means "the thing" — stand at ease outside the museum. Inside the hangar-like building, there are more tanks and other armored vehi- cles. Four aircraft engines that Ropkey recently bought are in a comer awaiting tedious restoration. A 30-foot-Iong Nike-Ajax intercontinental ballistic missile, minus the warhead, is perched upon the rafters next to a biplane drone that escaped bullets from practicing gunners during World War II.

make no mistake about it. This BUTis no mere Rambo resort where the combat hardware is appreciated solely for its destructive powers.

Ropkey is well-versed on the history of each article he collects and offers a de- tailed explanation of why the article was Museum of called to arms, its strengths and weak- nesses and where it was used in battle. Ropkey's front yard is a roofless museum. Here rests a Japanese cannon captured during the battle of Guadal- ARMORED canal. Overlooking the lake is a U.S. Navy gun from the WWI battleship Indiana—an artifact that a group of Pur- due University students once MEMORIES loaded with dynamite and garbage, then blew off the Photographs by Garry Chilluffo roof of a sorority house. The yard is also a home for

RED ROPKEY'S place? these still-life veterans and rejuvenates 19th-century cannons and Follow the road past the their engines and gears, and in a sense, other king-hell artillery, such German panzer tank and calls them back to active duty so that as the anti-aircraft gun donated the souped-up Shermans. visitors to the Indiana Museum of Mili- to the museum by a central

Stay on the gravel till you tary History can get a three-dimen- Indiana Legion post. Ropkey's reach the Navy fighter jet, sional view of the past. lake is guarded by operational In anti-aircraft gun and other "When I was 8 years old, my dad but disarmed torpedoes. ground-pounding pieces of gave me a Revolutionary War sword. the center of the lake is a artillery that overlook the After that, things just kind of grew," space capsule NASA once lake where the Apollo space capsule is Ropkey said. "What you have here used for practice in its Apollo

anchored. The barrel of the Mexican today is the outgrowth of a hobby that moon program. "It makes a War cannon points to Ropkey's front got out of hand." great diving platform," Rop- door. Out of hand or not, the 56-year-old key said. Some people read about military Marine Corps veteran and Indiana Ropkey's penchant for history. Indianapolis businessman Fred Legionnaire is the world's top collector picking up military mem-

Ropkey collects it: multi-tonned ar- of operational armored vehicles. "I've orabilia has reached new mored vehicles, aircraft and long-bar- always had a fascination with armor," heights in recent years. He reled guns that once played pivotal roles said Ropkey, who served as a tank pat- owns a 1941 trainer biplane in combat, but were discharged to rust rol leader during the Korean War. More that his son. Rick flys in air- in the sun and surf. Ropkey rescues than 100 pieces of mobile equipment Please turn to page 44

26 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE SHOW STEALER - "Liberty" flexed its 32 tons of muscle in the movie "Tank." Ropkey SPLASHDOWN - A space capsule also provided tanks and armored cars for ttie TV mini-series, "Amerika." makes an excellent diving platform.

MAY 1987 27 Ministry studies focused on men con- victed of sex-related crimes and the JUSTSAYING NO roles pornography played in their of- fenses, which included child molest- ing, incest, murder and rape. The IS NOTENOUGH' studies described how the men de- veloped a fondness for pornographic

material and incorporated it into their preparatory stimulation before seeking By David A. Scott adults and children, and potentially out a victim. therapeutic for sex-offenders and nor- Similar findings were the results of a mal people alike. study by Dr. William Marshall, a S PORNOGRAPHY harm- After that report was released, sexually Queens University psychologist. He

ful? Does it change men's explicit and increasingly violent mater- interviewed rapists at Kingston Peniten- attitudes toward women? ials saturated advertising and other tiary and found that 19 percent of them Women's toward men? media nationwide, desensitizing the used hard-core pornography showing

Does it incite violence? public and media to physical and emo- forced-sex or sadistic bondage, and 38 Rape? What happens when tional violence and sexual deviance. percent used soft-core or consenting- normal, well-adjusted More recent research, however, has sex pornography immediately before people digest a steady diet challenged those 1970 findings. Last committing their crimes. of X-rated material? year, the Attorney General's Commis- The answer to these questions, ac- sion on Pornography, and the Surgeon APISTS interviewed by Dr. Will cording to a 1970 presidential commis- General's Panel on Pornography and Cupchick from Toronto's Clarke sion report, was that exposure to Public Health, both confirmed that expo- Institute of Psychiatry related how

pornography was not a problem for sure to pornography indeed is harmful. even brief exposure to soft-core pornog- Both reports determined that porno- raphy triggered in them vivid sexual David Alexander Scott is an internation- graphy can interfere with personal re- fantasies, which repeated self-gratifica- ally recognized psychotherapist from lationships and moral development in tion was unable to quench. The rapists' Toronto, Canada. He is author of the both normal and abnormal people. The urgent needs often demanded the im- 1985 monograph. Pornography—Its reports also linked the growing con- mediate stalking and raping of an actual Effects on Family, Community and sumption of pornographic material to victim — a victim who did not need to Culture. His chapters on new scientific the steady increase in rape, child strongly resemble the women in the research also appear in Pornography: A molesting, spouse abuse and other sex- pornography. A Human Tragedy, published by Christ- related crimes. Pornography also affects family ianity TodaylTyndale House in 1986. Related FBI and Canadian Justice values, according to studies conducted

28 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE . XXX

More important than defining pornography is for us to ask who uses it and what is it used for over the past five years by Dr. Dolf Zillman at Indiana University, Dr. Jen- nings Bryant at the University of Hous- ton , and James Weaver at the University of Kentucky. They investigated the ef- fects of non-violent, non-coercive, soft-core pornography, and found that exposure to X-rated films and video- tapes has potentially harmful effects, including: • lets Devaluation and depreciation of XXX the importance of monogamy, and a New Films every lack of confidence in marriage as either week" IVIOVIES Shows** a viable or lasting institution. MUDE GIRLS ON • perceptions of sexuality, STAGE Distorted * LOVE TEAMS * 2B increased acceptance of premarital and 2B extramarital sexuality, expectations of unfaithfulness, and increased distrust among sexually intimate partners, both married and single. Their studies also showed that expo- sure to common pornography makes people twice as likely to believe: • Premarital and extramarital prom- LETs HAVE SEX|||^ iscuity is natural. • Married and single partners expect TEENAOF TABOOf each other to be unfaithful. • The greatest sexual joy comes curiosity and innovation. THE TRAPS — Burlesque houses, x-rated movies and adult video and book stores without an enduring commitment. • Reduced overall satisfaction with hype sexually deviant lifestyles. • Children are a liability and a hand- current intimate relationships and en- icap, especially female children. hanced importance of sex without emo- Other significant findings in their tional involvement. ingly addicted to it and their initial studies showed that prolonged exposure These studies also discovered that repulsion and boredom are over-ridden to pornography: exposure to pornography creates an by engaging in increasingly bizarre sex • Diminished satisfaction and bred appetite for more unusal, bizarre and acts with a greater variety of sexual discontent with the physical appearance deviant materials, including those depict- partners. They soon perceived such and sexual performance of intimate ing the sexual violence, sadomasochism behavior as "normal." partners. and rape. Zillman said that according to Zillman also found that exposure to • Reduced satisfaction with partners' the findings, consumers regularly ex- both violent pornography, particularly affections, sexual behavior, sexual posed to pornography become increas- the terrorization of women, and to por- nography devoid of violence promoted insensitivity to victims of sexual vio- WHATYOU CAN DO TO HELP lence and trivialized rape as a criminal offense. People who digest large amounts of pornography showed a loss HAT can you do to rid society of Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10115; the potential ill effects pornography? Join and support local Citizens for Decency Through Law, of concern about and national decency organizations. 23331 West Royal Palm Rd., Phoenix, of pornography on others. They also People need to know about the harm- AZ 85021; National Federation for saw less need to restrict the material and ful effects of pornography and what Decency, PO. Box 2440, Tupelo, soon believed such materials do not harm even children. they can do to counteract it. Educa- MS 38803; National Christian As- that devoid of tion is the first step. Consider send- sociation, P.O. Box 40945, Washing- Zillman's findings sex ing a dollar or two to each group. ton, DC 20016; National Coalition violence contributes to sexual callous- refuted claims by Get on their mailing lists for newslet- Against Pornography, 800 Compton ness toward women researchers ters and materials, and find out what Rd., Suite 9248, Cincinnati, OH the pornography industry that it is "the violence in pornography, they are doing. 45231 ; Media Action Group, 238 Dav- is harmful. Some of the major national groups enport Rd., Toronto, Ont. M5R IJ6. not the sex," which include: Morality in Media, 475 Pornography is the literature of sex- Please turn to page 42

MAY 1987 29 THE ARCTIC strategic Hot Spot?

With untapped oil and military potential, the Arctic — ttie stiortest route between the United States and the USSR -is finally

receiving the attention it deserves.

ByJay StuUer

N AN attempt to settle an constantly moving pack renders on- Arctic island, Britain once board acoustic listening gear almost offered to pardon con- useless. Opposing subs engaged in cat- demned prisoners who and-mouse games are virtually deaf and would spend a winter on nearly blindfolded. And in the skies Spitsbergen, midway be- above the Arctic, frequent electro- tween Norway and the North magnetic storms and other phenomena

Pole. Legend has it that can jam or disorient navigation and most preferred hanging. communications equipment. The Arctic Basin now. nearly a cen- Despite its climatic hardships, the tury later, has become a critical Arctic Basin has become critically im- strategic hot spot with a growing politi- portant to the security of the United cal, economic and environmental sig- States and the Soviet Union. Both na- nificance. Both the Soviet Union and tions have increased military activities the United States have increased mili- on land surrounding the basin, under its

tary activities there, and petroleum icy sea and in the air. The North Pole is, geologists search the entire Svalbard after all, the shortest route between region is split by several competing archipelago for oil. One political scien- heartland America and heartland Russia jurisdictional claims, causing friction tist, Oran R. Young, director of the and, in the event of war, a prime track between the United States and Canada, Center for Northern Studies inWolcott, for nuclear ballistic and cruise missiles. and the Soviet Union and its neighbors. Vt., assessing the importance of the For example, for more than 15 years, North Pole area, said: "It is hardly an FROM an economic point of view, Canadian-U.S. relations occasionally exaggeration to say that the world is 20 percent of America's domestic have flared into acrimony over "unan- entering the age of the Arctic." oil supply comes from Alaska's nounced" transits of American ships As a theater for military operations, Prudhoe Bay, and petroleum geologists through the Northwest Passage. the Arctic Basin is one of the least hos- have found many promising drill sites The United States views the route pitable environments in the world. Its nearby. from Frobisher Bay on the Atlantic to ice-locked sea is impossible to navigate The Soviet Union likewise has be- the Beaufort Sea on Alaska's north by conventional vessels; the climate come dependent on Arctic natural gas coast as international waters; Canadian ranges from bad to brutally hostile with discoveries. Perhaps 70 percent of its officials say the route is within their temperatures averaging only 32 degrees untapped oil resources lie under its borders because Canada claims islands Fahrenheit even in the midst of summer continental shelf, about half of which is and land on either side of the passage,

when there is 'round-the clock sunlight. within the Arctic region. Moreover, the which gives it 'the same status as the Although submarines can hide be- Soviet Union's 2,750-mile gas pipeline Mississippi River in the United States. neath the Arctic Ocean's opaque ice from Siberia to Czechoslovakia is per- After the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar cover, the creaking and cracking of the haps just as economically critical —and Sea plowed through the Northwest Pass- maybe as vulnerable —as the Alaskan age in 1985 without America first ask- Jay Stuller, a San Francisco-based jour- pipeline is to the United States. ing permission, one Canadian external nalist and frequent contributor to this Although most of the Arctic Ocean is affairs official groused: "It is ours and magazine, specializes in defense issues. in international waters, the surrounding we control who sails on it."

30 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ARCTIC FORTRESS -/n addition to the major nuclear submarine base depicted in this artist's sketch, the Soviets have completed work on a strategic nuclear bomber base on the Kola Peninsula.

mals, or what a major spill might do to fish, mammal and migratory bird popu- lations. U.S. environmental expert Ed- ward Miles suggested that "the Arctic is an unforgiving environment, unlike other regions, and nations are capable, of making big mistakes." Other scien- tists said they feel the area is more resil- ient than once thought.

yet, the Arctic is the climate ANDmaker for much of the world; upsets there — causing an ice melt or a change in how Arctic snow reflects sunlight— would certainly have major weather reverberations all over the globe. A Soviet plan to reverse the flow of rivers that empty into the Arctic to- ward arid regions in the southern USSR has drawn strong opposition even from Soviet scientists. Because of these myriad factors, said Young, "those concerned with interna- tional peace and security will urgently need to know more about the region." The world's interest in the land and people of the North Pole is not new. Although originally inhabited primarily by Inuits, the native people Americans MILESTONE— T/ie Nautilus was the call Eskimos, the Arctic Basin is, next first U.S. sub to cross the North Pole. to Antarctica, the most sparsely popu- lated region on the globe. As early as the 1500s, European explorers thought the area might contain a northern short- cut passage to China. Russians began exploring their northeastern Arctic lands in 1733, while geographers charted the lectromagnetic storms and the aurora basin's features throughout the 1800s. In 1909, an expedition led by Cmdr. borealis can confuse U.S. anti-missile Robert E. Peary ostensibly became the and aircraft defense systems. first to reach the North Pole, although there's a competing claim that Dr. Fred-

erick A. Cook reached it a year earlier

But in the Arctic, control is subjec- There are few comprehensive or sig- In 1958, the USS Nautilus, the tive. The Soviet Union and Norway nificant treaties covering the Arctic, world's first nuclear-powered sub- have long been in fundamental dis- whether military, economic or environ- marine, passed under the ice of the agreement over Svalbard. Among the mental. In fact, the only continuing North Pole on a four-day trip from six nations around the basin, there are forum in which the region's needs are Alaska to Greenland, Seven months numerous running beefs over oceanic discussed is the Circumpolar Confer- later, another American sub, the Skate, "economic zones" and territorial wat- ence, started in 1977, and made up of cracked through the ice at the peak of ers. Canada and Denmark also have native Inuits from Alaska, Canada and the earth's roof. This proved that differing views on Greenland, which Greenland. "boomers," or nuclear missile subs, after being granted Home Rule by Den- This group, along with many others could strike from the Arctic, a fact that mark and developing some autonomy, throughout the world, is concerned had a profound effect on strategic nu- is establishing close ties with Canada. with the Arctic's environment, particu- clear thinking. The United States tries tactfully to keep larly in light of resource and military The Soviets are acutely aware of the Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Greenland developments. Scientists worry about military liabilities and benefits of the and Canada working in concert with the effect of oil tankers and naval ves- Arctic Basin. On the negative side — at American and NATO defense interests. sels on seals and other marine mam- Please turn to page 38

MAY 1987 31 Interview The Wit Of YakovSmirnopf

With wit and polificol insight Soviet-born comedian Yai

American Legion Magazine: why did you leave the Soviet Union?

Yakov Smirnoff: The censorship was getting harder

and harder. I had to write out all of my material and submit it to the "Department of Jokes." That's true. They censor your

material and send it to Moscow where there's a big Depart- ment of Jokes called the Politburo. They tell you what you

can say and you have to stay with it for a year. If a heckler says something, you can't respond spontaneously. All you

can say is, "Come back in a year." It throws your timing off.

Q • Did you have any difficulty leaving the Soviet Union? H Absolutely. They fire you from work and make life very A* miserable because they want other people to see how

difficult it is. It's not like they call you and say, "Would you

like to go to America?" They interrogate you. Eventually I

was lucky and got out. Two years after I applied I was

suddenly told I had a week to get out. My parents and I were booked on the last train we could legally take. They waited until the train was almost ready to leave to begin searching

our luggage. They threw it into a pile and we had to put it all

into the suitcase and run to catch the train. I jumped on the moving train and pulled my mother and father after me. If we

had missed it, they would have said, "Too bad, you missed your chance."

Q* Your parents came with you? That's right. When a young person leaves they want him I- ll» to take his parents because they don't want to take care of the elderly. That's Socialistic Security.

Q* Is what's funny in the United States also funny in the Soviet Union? Soviet refugee Yakov Smirnoff came to America 10 years ago

Humor is international . The subjects you can joke about looking for freedom from censorship. Today, after a string of J. n* are different. In the USSR you can't joke about govern- successes in commercials and movies, he has his own TVshow.

32 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ment, sex, religion or politics. Every- thing else is fine. In THE USSR, you can't What happens to a Q* comedian joke about government, who jokes about the government? A If he does it in a small club , he gets religion or politics. Anything • fired. If he does it in a large club else is before lots of people, he gets fired at. fine.

If* How did you get your comic training? A Comedy in the Soviet Union is • much like vaudeville was in the United States 30 or 40 years ago. A WARNING SHOTS' comedian is an M.C. or host of the • In the USSR there are two television channels: Channel 1 is propaganda; show who introduces bands, ballet dan- on Channel 2 a officer tells you to turn back to Channel 1. cers, bear wrestlers and other such acts KBG • On Soviet TV you can watch The Young and the Arrested, One Day to Live, that are part of a variety show. He tells Bowling for Food, and Wheel Torture. There also are soap operas such as jokes like, "Take my wife, please," then of Searchfor All My Children and Last Day Our Lives. he gets home and finds out she's gone. of • The Soviet Express Card motto is, "Don't leave home." It was kind of like the Lawrence Welk • father wanted me to grow up and be what he was a suspect. show except with real Lenin Sisters. My — • When I first got here I was driving down the freeway and heard a radio I also worked on cruise ships in announcer say, "This is we know where you are." I almost the Black Sea, like the Love Barge. KGB-FM— wrecked my car. Part of the year, to earn hard currency, • What do I like about America? Warning Shots! these ships are leased to U.S. com- panies. That was my first contact with Americans. I noticed they were much more relaxed and happier than the Soviets or Eastern Euro- |. The churches and synagogues are open, but there's peans. That was my first lesson in capitalism and I learned n* nobody there. The Soviets are very clever in deceiving it well. visiting clergymen. They leave the churches open, but in another 10 years they'll be closed. The official communist Q« What did you find most surprising about the United religion is atheism. States? in As someone who grew up in the Soviet Union, I think Q* Then the communists have been successful stamp- J. ing out religion? A* the freedom here is incredible. It's impossible to de- Absolutely. They are extremely smart in their scribe in words. In the Soviet Union everyone is afraid of the A government. Here people say whatever they want. That's the • techniques and very effective in misleading people in major difference. Financially, you can see the difference as the United States. soon as you get here. All kinds of food, clothing and other goods are available here in a degree you'd never see in the Q« Why are they so successful in confusing people in the USSR unless you were a government official. Communism United States? People in the United States are very honest and cannot suppresses creativity in the people. The constant fear is very A oppressive. Here a person can accomplish whatever he's • understand why some other country would want to mess willing to work for. things up. It's just not in your nature. The Soviet leaders have absolute power and are dedicated to doing whatever is necessary to make the entire world communist. They manipu- Q • Is there any freedom of the press in the Soviet Union? late the United States media very effectively to hide their real In the USSR, the only free press you get is with dry A aims and what they are actually doing. • cleaning. The press is 100 percent government con- trolled. That's how they control the whole population. The Q» Were you taught in school that eventually the com- people have a completely inaccurate view of the United munists will control the entire world? States and the rest of the world. A Certainly. They have been saying that since 1917. • Surprisingly, the people in the West don't seem to What is the status of religion in the Soviet Union? Q« understand that. It's not as if the Soviets haven't said it often There is no status. There's no religion. They created A enough. They talk about their love of peace and everybody • their own religion, which is communism. the first From believes them. They talk about their aims for world domina- day you go to school they tell there is , you no and anyone God tion and nobody listens. who believes in God is stupid. By the time young people are 10-years-old, they're convinced there's no God, so they don't Q* Do you feel Gorbachev represents any real change in church. go to Soviet policy? A I think he's more clever than his predecessors. His Q • We've had clergymen from the United States visit the • objectives are the same, but he's much more skillful in Soviet Union and return saying there is freedom of reli- confusing people in the United States and other countries in gion there. Please turn to page 40

MAY 1987 33 VETERANS UPDATE

Veterans exposed to atomic radiation and the higher interest earned on insurance fund invest- ments. Dividend checks will be mailed automatically in the have found support again in the Senate where legisla- anniversary month of the policy. tion has been introduced to restore their right to sue federal U.S. Government Life Insurance holders will receive an contractors for failing to provide safeguards against exposure average payment of $260. National Service Life Insurance at nuclear test sites during the 1950s. holders will receive dividends of $399, $187 or $174, de- S. 478, introduced by Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, would pending on the type of policy. Veterans Special Life Insur- repeal the so-called Warner Amendment, Section 1631 of the ance will pay out dividends averaging $234. Veterans DoD Authorization Act of 1985. Before 1985, the veterans Reopened Insurance dividends will average from $242 to had the right to sue defense contractors involved in nuclear $346. Also, a termination dividend will be paid to VRI test programs, but that right was removed by the amendment. holders whose policies terminate in 1987 because of death, The amendment substituted "the federal government" for the maturity or cash surrender. name of any defense contractor identified in suits. In doing so, all suits were invalidated because the Feres Doctrine prohibits suits against the United States for personal injuries Deaf veterans stand to benefit from a VA- active duty. sustained on sponsored study that will test the potential of ear im- The American Legion has stood alone among major veter- plants on profoundly deaf patients. ans organizations in its support of legislation to repeal the The study, by the VA Rehabilitation Research and Devel- Warner amendment. opment Service, and the Cooperative Studies of the Medical "It is that all parties involved take responsibility for time Research Service, is comparing the use of four types of responsible our errors of the past and move forward in a and implant devices. About 120 veterans will participate in the humane manner," Simon said. "We hope we're approaching three-year study. the hour where we will do the right things for these victims VA researchers said the ear implants should improve and then we can put this episode honorably behind us." environmental sounds, speech and lip-reading for the deaf.

An implant is an electronic device that provides electrical College scholarships totalling more than impulses to the hearing nerve. When the nerve is activated, it $500,000 are available for sons and daughters of Amer- transmits impulses to the brain where sounds are interpreted. ica's veterans from the 1987 Coors Veterans' Memorial The device is composed of two parts — one that is surgically Scholarship Fund. implanted into the inner ear, and an external component that For the third consecutive year, Coors will award a mini- acts as a microphone for outside sounds. mum of 100 scholarships — as much as $5,000 each — to Surgery to implant the device would involve a five- to veterans' children who have completed their freshman year eight-day hospital stay, followed by a rehabilitation period in of college. To be eligible, applicants must: which the device is adjusted for the patient. Patients also

• be no more than 22 years old as of July 1, 1987, the would be asked to return for periodic follow-up visits for up application deadline date. to five years. • have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on Researchers said that veterans with profound nerve deaf- a 4.0 scale. ness in both ears, who cannot benefit from hearing aids, • have completed a minimum full freshman year program potentially could gain the most from the implants. Each of credit hours, but not yet acquired senior credit hours. implant costs about $10,000, but will be free for veterans • be enrolled full-time in a four-year U.S. institution of participating in the study. higher education or an accredited two-year program leading Any veteran who is profoundly deaf in both ears is eligible to a four-year undergraduate degree. for the study, VA officials said, and the disability can be

• be a dependent of an honorably discharged U. S . service- either service-related or non-service-related. For considera- man or woman; or active duty. Guard or Reserve military tion to become a candidate in the program, veterans should men and women (minimum 2 years); or a dependent of U.S. write Susan Fisher, VA Cooperative Studies Program Coor- servicemen and women killed in action, missing in action or dinating Center ( 151K), VA Hospital, Hines, IL 60141, or who died in the line of duty. contact her at (312) 343-7200, Ext. 2652. Applications can be obtained from local Coors distributors and American Legion posts, or by writing Coors Veterans' of the Navy Memorial have what Memorial Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 3111, Northbrook, IL Boosters they believe is an ideal Father's Day gift for current and 60065 or by calling toll-free, 1 -800-49COORS. Completed former sailors. For a $25 tax-deductible donation, your applications must be postmarked on or before July 1, 1987. father's or husband's name will be added to the Navy Memo- rial Log that already holds 55,000 names of Navymen and Increased dividends from the VA this year women. will go to veterans who kept their GI life insurance Contributions received before June 9 will be processed, policies in force. and specially prepared greeting cards and registration forms Dividends totaling nearly $935 million will be distributed will be sent in time for Father's Day. this year among more than 3 million veterans, an increase of For further information, write the U.S. Navy Memorial, about $30 million over last year's dividends. VA officials Box 12728, Arlington, VA 22209-8728; or call toll fre.e said the increase is because of policy holders living longer 1 -800-821-8892; in Virginia, (703) 524-0830.

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MAY 1987 35 Washington conference

'Unacceptable For States To Care For More Vets/ Says Dean

HE American Legion is Legionnaires ore forms into space that could destroy adamantly opposed to ad- missiles fired at the United States, is ministration attempts to worned of o new VA central to arms negotiations with the transfer veterans' medical- Soviets. "SDI might be traded away in policy fliaf coils for care responsibilities from negotiations," he said, "but it will be the federal level to the file sfofes fo ossume traded away only over our dead states," Nat'l Cmdr. James bodies."

P. Dean told Legionnaires more responsibilify in Secretary of Education William J. T at the 27th Washington Bennett received the 1987 National providing heolffi Conference in February. Commander's Public Service Award at "Military men and women did not care for veterans. a banquet concluding the conference. serve in branches maintained by their Bennett, who has been waging his own states. They served the nation and the war against drugs, spends a great deal nation has the obligation to support the of time on the road visiting U.S. benefits they have earned," Dean said. that many of the nation's elderly do not schools and encouraging students to At issue is a new VA policy that have health insurance or are underin- learn the differences between democ- places greater reliance on the states for sured, except for Medicare. "Medicare racy and communism.

long-term health care for veterans. doesn't cover long-term illness and if "There is a mental exercise I have

Under the old policy, the VA provided more people realized this there might be students perform when I visit," Bennett twice as much health care for veterans public pressure to influence legislative said. "It's called the 'Gates Test.' When as the states. The terms of the new pol- issues," he said. a country raises its gates, which way do icy, however, call for the VA and the the people run — in or out?" He said states to share an equal burden of long- health of the nation's defense Legionnaires are perhaps the best term health care for veterans. THEalso was a major area of discussion teachers in helping American youth "This is unacceptable," Dean said. during the three-day conference, understand why they should love and "By the year 2000, this nation will have and President Reagan said that national support their country. nearly 9 million veterans 65 or older. defense would not be compromised at "I'm confident that if we teach his- Without VA hospitals to meet their the expense of balancing the staggering tory to our students, they will come to

health-care needs, those veterans will national deficit. the same conclusion that I know mem- be forced to turn to state hospitals, Speaking to 175 top Legion officials bers of The American Legion have many of which already have become and Auxiliary members at the White come to: We are the last best hope on dangerously overburdened and pushed House, the President said that national Earth," Bennett said. to the brink of financial collapse." defense is more than just an investment Other conference At an earlier address before the in hardware. highlights included Auxiliary, Dean chided Congress for "Some people don't think of defense words of caution from compromising the benefits and rights spending in human terms, nor do they U.N. Ambassador Ver- that the nation's 28 million veterans consider the effect of their decisions in non Walters, who told have earned. such terms," Reagan said. "Those kids conferees that if com- "Have our leaders no shame?" Dean in uniform will never let us down and munism sweeps through vernon Waiters asked. "Those who ignore pain and we better see that this government—no Central America, as suffering and play 'Let's Make A Deal' matter what party is in power— never many as 10 million refugees would with veterans' health care and other lets them down." swarm across U.S. borders. earned benefits will be called to answer Kenneth Adelman, "Even though ours is a nation of im- to those they seek to deny." director of the U.S. migrants, it is not prepared to accom- Dr. Otis Bowen, Secretary of Health Arms Control and Dis- modate that magnitude in a brief period and Human Services, spoke to Legion- armament Agency, said of time," Walters said. naires of his plans for catastrophic one way to keep the na- Walters said America's posture with

health-care insurance and long-term tion's guard up is through its allies could be jeopardized in the care that benefit not only veter- wake of the Iran-Contra affair. "The would continued development Kenneth Adelman ans, but also the entire aging popula- of the Strategic Defense biggest fear of our allies is that we will tion. Initiative. He said the fate of the sys- go into one of our self-flagellation fren- Bowen, a Legion life member, said tem, which would place orbiting plat- zies that have paralyzed our foreign

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policy in the past," he said. 1987 Public Service Rep. Jamie Whitten of Mississippi, Garnett B. Prince, deputy assistant Award for her service in chairman of the House Appropriations secretary for Veterans Employment and both the public and pri- Committee, was awarded the Legion's Training, said a constant problem faced vate sectors. National Distinguished Public Service by his agency is making federal contrac- "I hope I have some- Award for his role in protecting various tors aware of laws about hiring veterans times been effective in veterans' programs and services from He said his office mailed 10,000 let- promoting American recent budget cuts. ters in January telling contractors about values," Kirkpatrick Legionnaire Sullivan Jeane Kirkpatrick B.E. of the laws and many responded that they said. "I feel very deeply Jackson, Miss., was honored as the were unaware of the requirement to give that these values are not only good for 1987 National Volunteer Hospital veterans priority in hiring. "It's a con- us, but also good because they are good Worker, during the VA&R conference. stant education process," Prince said. for people everywhere. These values Sullivan, a member of Post 1, Jackson, Former U.N. Ambassador Jeane are based on respect for human dignity has donated more than 10,000 hours of Kirkpatrick received the Auxiliary's and freedom." his time at the Jackson VAMC.

'WE'RE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE'

During the Washington Confer- I know you're aware of our budget ence, at a Legion-sponsored cere- problems. Congress ought to mony in the Benjamin Franklin Room appropriate what the President has of the State Department, Secretary of asked for— to support what we're State George P. Shultz was awarded trying to do for the security and pros- the Certificate of Meritorious Service perity of the United States, for the by Post 68 of Washington, D.C., and advancement of freedom in the the American Legion Auxiliary. Fol- world, which is good for the United lowing are Shultz's remarks. States, and for our wars against ter- rorism and drugs.

I AM DEEPLY honored to have this As far as terrorism is concerned, I award from this organization. I don't think The American Legion has know about you, but there's some- stated very well our views on that thing about the Colors and the Star subject, and we have to recognize

Spangled Banner that always give that it's an international problem. me a special thrill, particularly here We need to learn how to defend in a setting that barkens back to the I have to give it to you before you ourselves adequately and provide beginnings of our country. can go back to your post." He said, secure places around the world. We There is a great depth and tradi- "What's that?" I said, "You've got to need to improve our intelligence tion to our really country; we stand go over to the globe and show me capability, and we're doing it. There for something. Let me tell you how I where your country is." were nearly 120 planned terrorist and my colleagues in the Depart- Mike went to the globe, spun it, incidents that failed last year ment of State look at our role. When put his hand on the United States, because we found out about them I first arrived, there was in my office and said, "That's my country." and aborted them. Terrorist incidents a big globe with a light inside. When That's the way we feel about it. in 1986 in Europe were 40 percent new persons who were going to be Our job is to represent the interests less than in 1985.

ambassadors visited me and were and ideals of the United States. We The hostage problem is a tough ready to leave, I'd say: "Well, am- believe we do that best when the one for us because we're sympathe- bassador, there's one final test you United States is strong, not only in tic people and we all feel, as the have to pass before you can go to defense, but also in economic President does, that when an Amer- your post. "They would say, "What's strength and, perhaps, most of all, in ican overseas is kicked around, that?" And I would say, "You've got its moral fiber and outlook, its self- we're kicked around, and we are to show can find me you your coun- confidence and in its ideals. going to do something about it. try on the globe." So they would In that sense, I think we have a We recognize the right strategy. spin the globe and point to where forward-looking foreign policy. It's hard to carry it out. We have to they were going. We're getting somewhere around the see the stake that society has in not One day Mike Mansfield came world. Our ideas are taking hold. paying for hostages. Perhaps all of in —the former majority leader of Nobody talks about communism our recent clamor on this subject has the Senate, former ambassador to being the wave of the future any tended to deepen people's under- Japan and a great friend of mine for more. What we stand for more and standing of the reasons why that's many years—and we talked. When more is the wave of the future in the the right policy.

we got through, I I said, "Mike, give people's eyes around the world. So We need to work hard on this prob- this test to all our ambassadors, and we have a winning hand. Please turn to page 50

MAY 1987 37 increased patrols by airborne warning THE ARCTIC and control systems aircraft, can better Continuedfrom page 31 detect bombers and missiles. The United States also is testing its own cruise missiles, launched from

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CENTRAL AMERICA REPORT

Economic Assistance Needed To Help Democracy Survive

CONOMIC support and us to do is to give them the weapons and military aid for struggling some technology and know-how," Dean free nations in Central said. America are the best am- On a visit to the base camp of the munition the United States Fourth Brigade of the Salvadoran has against communist ex- Army, Dean said he was impressed by pansion in that region, said the professionalism and discipline he

Nat'l Cmdr. James P. Dean. observed there, and by the educational "The United States programs operated for the troops. must help local leaders achieve "They talked with pride about teach- economic growth in Central America if ing their people how to read and write. democracy is to survive," Dean said, Dean said. "A bright, young staff of- after a recent tour of Costa Rica, ficer showed us examples of programs Guatemala and El Salvador. he was using to help maintain high "I found very quickly that the coun- morale among the troops and develop tries we visited are in an economic support from the villagers and other nightmare, with 40 percent unemploy- civilians. ment," Dean said. "Everywhere we "In psychological warfare used went the signs of this were obvious, and against the enemy," Dean said, "pam- the problems with the economies of the phlets and literature promise them, Tf countries were in everybody's discus- you come in and bring your automatic sions, no matter who we talked with." weapons with you, we'll give you a One of the best approaches to bolster- AID — Waf7 Cmdr. Dean calls for U.S. sup- handsome reward. You can go home ing the economies of those three coun- port of ttie Contras to keep the Sandinis- and feed your children. You don't have tas at bay in Central America. tries and Honduras is through the to be lying out here in the swamps and Jackson Plan, he said. Under that plan, bad weather. We will give you money to legislation named for the late Sen. he concluded that the best option availa- quit fighting. You can go home and take Henry "Scoop" Jackson, the United ble to counter the Sandinista-backed care of your family.

States is providing extensive support guerrillas is continued support for the Dean's swing through Central for agricultural programs, housing con- Contras, who have been waging guer- America also gave him an up-front look struction and education. That initiative rilla warfare of their own against the at its people and the situations they face is reinforced with guarantees of military Sandinistas for the past five years. on a day-to-day basis. During his meet- aid, where needed, to safeguard the Twenty-thousand strong, the Contras ing with El Salvador's President Jose development of economic programs. are Nicaraguans who seek to restore Napoleon Duarte, his host talked about While the short-term problem facing democracy to their homeland. what has been accomplished in the emerging democracies in Central country, the free elections they held, America is economic, the long-term UNDING for the Contras is nec- and his concern about improving the problem is the spread of communism essary," Dean said. "The heat economy. from the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. 'F must be kept on the Sandinistas "Central Americans have a lot of Dean said his visit made him keenly — to keep them so busy they will leave pride in what they are doing," Dean aware of that ever-present threat to the these other nations alone." said, "especially in El Salvador, where region. Although there has been speculation the people in the capital city are still "The guerrillas in all three countries in the media that the U.S. military reeling from the killer earthquake that are being supported and trained by the might be asked to take a more active struck the country in 1986. We visited a Sandinistas," Dean said. "One of the role in fighting communism in Central hospital where we saw doctors and difficulties in tracking down guerrilla America, Dean said his discussions nurses under extreme pressure; their units is that they float back and forth with government leaders in El Sal- work and dedication were magnificent, across the borders, conducting hit-and- vador, Costa Rica and Guatemala yet they are limited to equipment that run attacks, and melting back into the proved the opposite. has been out of date in American hospi- mountains or jungles." "They told me they don't want Amer- tals for years. Based on his observations. Dean said ican troops on their soil. All they want Please turn to page 48

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40 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE $2 Million Brain Researcii Center

Begun By Minnesota Legionnaires

Minnesota American Minnesota Legionnaires keynoted research and treatment ot Legion has become a part- heart diseases. Legionnaires and Aux- and fine University THEner in a significant re- iliary members raised $500,000 be- search project that will of Minnesota piedge tween 1947 and 1952, and added probe the mysteries of another $500,000 to the research pro- $1 miIHon eact) for debilitating Alzheimer's a gram in 1976. disease and other brain ctiair in brain researcti Legion officials unveiled the fund- raising plans for the chair at a recent disorders. at ttie Minneapolis In one of the more im- joint news conference with Minne- portant medical research programs VA Medicai Center. apolis VAMC staff members and univer- launched in the state in several years, sity officials. Nat'l Cmdr. James P. the Minnesota Legion and Auxiliary how the Legion could help researchers. Dean, who was on a four-day tour of the have joined forces with the University Despite great progress, in many fields state, took time out to attend the confer- of Minnesota Medical School to estab- of medical research, only recently has ence, where he praised Minnesota lish a $2 million Brain Science Chair. study into brain diseases caught the Legionnaires and Auxiliary members Blue-cap members have pledged to public's attention and garnered support. for their efforts. raise $1 million for the project, an "For a long time, the brain sciences "They have the longest and most con- amount to be matched by the university. have been like an orphan in the medical tinuous relationship with a university Funds for the chair—a professorship profession," said Dept. Cmdr. Bud medical school of any Legion depart- — will be used to bring a nationally Redepenning. "The creation of the ment," Dean said. "I can think of no known expert in brain research to the chair is a giant step forward in brain finer example of how Legionnaires are Minneapolis VA Hospital where a spe- research not only for veterans, but also committed to the good of all." cial Brain Sciences Center is being for mankind." developed. VA statistics show that It isn't the first time Legionnaires in Those wanting to send tax-deductible about 50 percent of the patients in the Minnesota have become involved in a donations to the Brain Science Chair VA's 172 hospitals are suffering from major health issue in the state. Four project should forward their contribu- brain-related diseases. decades ago, the department created tions to: The American Legion, Dept. of That percentage holds firm at the The American Legion Heart Research Minnesota, State Veterans Service Build- Minnepolis VA facility, said its director, Professorship at the UM, which has ing, St. Paul, MN 55155. Thomas Mullon. "About half the veter- ans at our hospital have diseases that are related to brain disorders," Mullon THE AGONY OF ALZHEIMER'S said. "It's a high rate and with the grow- ing, aging veterans population, we ex- It OFTEN begins with a simple but of the aged in the Western world. The pect to see more of these types of gradual loss of memory. The New England Journal of Medicine to cases." The brain center is expected symptoms snowball and its victims reports the disease is the fourth lead- be in operation in about a year, Mullon are trapped beneath a crushing ing killer among the elderly. officials said. and Legion avalanche of mental and physical There is no known cure or effec- Research will focus on such disorders infirmities. The mysterious Alz- tive treatment for victims of Alz- as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's heimer's disease usually runs a heimer's. But researchers have not multiple sclerosis, depression, disease, course of five to 10 years before its given up their fight against the dis- stress dysfunctions, schizophrenia and victims die. ease. alcohol dependency. drug and Alzheimer's disease is one of sev- The Brain Science Center at the Legion involvement in the Brain eral brain disorders that will be Minneapolis VAMC undoubtedly Science Chair project was not an over- researched by the Brain Science will bring researchers closer to the night decision. It began in 1984 when Chair co-sponsored by the Min- causes and treatment of Alzheimer's then-Dept. Cmdr. Brad Jorgens and the nesota American Legion and and other brain-related diseases. department's Rehabilitation Committee Auxiliary, and the University of "This project will help us understand met with staff members of the Min- Minnesota Medical School. the aging process, its effects, and neapolis VAMC in a forum to discuss The disease has become a major with hope—treatment," said Sally the future of brain science research and U.S. health problem and continues Howard, of the University of Min- the aging process. At that meeting, a to grow with the surging population nesota. committee was formed to investigate

MAY 1987 41 the United States are photographed PORNOGRAPHY each year engaging in sex acts with Gardening Continuedfrom page 29 adults and other children. The photo- graphs are bartered with other Just For pedophiles and often sold to the porno- graphy industry. More than 5 million The people monthly consume these mater- ual deviance and each of the more than ials. An estimated 2 million American Fun 40 types of sexual deviance, such as children and youths are sexually vic- exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, timized each year. homosexuality and sado- Of It pedophilia, Burgess said that there is ample evi- masochism, has its own magazines, dence to suggest that both child and films, videotapes and newsletters. adult pornography are essential in the Gardening doesn't have to be hard work. With our Mantis The pornography debate is larger sexual victimization of children. Precision Lawn & Garden Sys- than the portrayal of sexual deviance; it Moreover, young adolescents, who tem, it's fun, fast and easy. Use is about the effect of sexually deviant were sexually molested themselves as this tough little 20-lb. garden behavior and perverse character on children, today are sexually molesting machine to till, weed, cut bor- society. More important than defining even younger children, some as young ders, trim hedges, beautify your pornography is to ask who uses it and as 2 or 3, in what has become a cycle of lawn and more. what it is used for. victimization. Many have become more For free details, One use of soft-core pornography is violent than their own victimizers. call toll-free 1-800-344-4030 (In PA call 1-800-342-0052) by pedophiles to lower children's inhibi- Pornography is an economically sig- tions to initiate them into specific sexual nificant activity in this country, employ- We're changing the way Americans garden. practices portrayed in adult soft-core ing as many as 165,000 people and 3-WEEK RISK-FREE TRIAL magazines, according to Dr. Ann generating direct revenues exceeding

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42 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE AMERICA'S BLUE m mmm In honor ofAmerica's veterans, U.S. garden clubs have planted flowers, trees and shrubs and added other touches of beauty along 50,000 miles of the nation's highways.

thoroughfares; landscaped adjoining Shortly after, Mrs. William H. By Oliver Starr Jr. playgrounds and rest areas; and helped Champlin, council president, and Mrs. clean up blighted areas along the routes. Vance R. Hood, chairman, forged the Members of the Jersey plan for Blue Star Memorial Highways EIGHBORHOOD gard- New Council of Garden Clubs inspired the national covering the entire United States, and ners often are viewed as Blue Star Memorial Highway project asked the state garden clubs and state introverts who have with- by planting more than 8,000 flowering highway commissioners to participate. drawn from public life to dogwood trees in 1944 as a living mem- Hood, who guided the Blue Star project the serenity of horticultural orial to New Jersey men and women in through its early years, said, "The Blue pursuits. That may be true the U.S. Forces. idea Star of the service flag, symbol of all of some, but many of Armed The began to sprout almost immediately as the who served, was chosen in naming the America's gardeners have New Jersey legislature the following Blue Star Memorial Highway." been toiling 40-plus year designated a five-mile section of Henderson said, "Between wars we years to ensure that the nation's veterans Route 29 (U.S. the Blue Star have a tendency to relax and forget. are not forgotten. 22), Drive. The program reached national scope But, while we sleep, our men and With little or no fanfare, gardeners in when Spencer Miller Jr., the Jer- women in the service are flying our every state of the nation provide loving New sey highway commissioner, the skies, sailing our seas and guarding our care to Blue Star Memorial High- same year proposed that the New Jersey Blue shores, ensuring our safety and helping ways— a network of beautified high- Star project be adopted by the National to keep our country free. Let's let them ways and roadways that stretches across Council of Garden Clubs. The council know we care. Let's make patriotism 50 states and covers more than 50,000 wholeheartedly the popular again." miles. endorsed idea. The highways are identified by mar- kers that feature a blue star in the center of the display under the seal of the Na- tional Council of State Garden Clubs. Each marker carries the legend: "A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America." Mrs. Clarence L. Henderson of Louis- ville, Ky., current chairman of the Na- tional Council of State Garden Clubs, said there are 10,553 state garden clubs in the national council, with a total membership of 308,623. Henderson said the Blue Star Memorial program is a strong force for highway beautifica- tion. Under the program, garden clubs and state highway departments have planted long stretches of native trees and shrubs along designated highways; established bird sanctuaries along the

Oliver Starr Jr. , former editorial page editor for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, is a free-lance writer from Webster A STAR FOR VETERANS— B/ue-star markers along highways remind U.S. travelers of Grove, Mo. those who have fought our wars. Blue Star Highways is a project of state garden clubs.

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44 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE IN HONORED MEMORY — Feiv things stir man's compassion so deeply as remembering the sacrifice of an old buddy. THE WALL

STANDS before the A mobile replica of camouflaged jungle fatigues, and they brooding, black wall, his weep. The wall embraces them. It puts finger tracing softly over the Vietnam Memorial a turbulent chapter of their lives into one of the names carved is a catharsis for those perspective, and it heals. It honors the on its polished panels as dead and cleanses the living. HE difficulty having memories of life in a place V-shaped as if to say, "Vietnam Veter- called "Nam" burn in his forgetting and pain an," the 250-foot-long wall has traveled brain. His huge frame remembering. to cities and towns upon request. At shudders as he lets out a each site the scenes rarely change. A long sigh, turns and walks away. He has child steps forward and reads the name said goodbye to someone he once knew, of an uncle she never knew. A mother or to someone he once was, long ago in the wall has been sidetracked in Illinois, bids farewell once more to a son. A a faraway land. awaiting funds to fix some of its panels, veteran from another war feels a famil- That tableau is replayed daily by said Chris Montgomery, a spokesman iar pain as he reads some of the names; visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memo- for the California veterans organization. he knew these men before, but by differ- rial in Washington, D.C. But not all Young and old have touched this ent names. A Legion honor guard stands Americans can make the trek, so a port- traveling monument, and it has touched at attention. The old soldier speaks and able, half-scale replica has gone to them. Flowers are laid before it, and the crack of rifles pays homage. The them, thanks to the San Francisco Bay faded photographs and messages are bugler sounds the lonely dirge. And the Area Veterans organization. placed next to the name of a son, a visitors slowly walk away. The mobile wall was built in San friend, the boy next door—those who Francisco in May 1983 and traveled to did not return from that long, bitter war. Information on the portable monu- Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, For many Vietnam veterans, the port- ment is availablefrom the San Francisco Wisconsin and Florida before the need able wall, like the original, has a cathar- Bay Area Veterans, Vietnam Veterans for Project, Market St. 1510, San Fran- repair work interrupted its cross- tic effect. They stand before it — mid- 995 , country journey. For some months now dle-aged men in three-piece suits or cisco, CA 94103.

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LEGION NEWS BRIEFS

The Legion On The American Legion Date _ (Membership Application) Capitol Hill Dues - Name Post #

/N HEARINGS before the Mailing Address Phone No. Senate Banking Subcommit- City State . Zip Code Date of Birth tee on Housing and Urban New Member ] Renewal ] Soc. Sec. No. Sexl^l E] Affairs, Jan. 28, Legion spokesmen [ [ said that veterans comprise from 30 Blood Type Can you Donate EEIH V.A. Claim Number percent to 50 percent of the nation's Character of Separation Service Number homeless population, and they offered recommendations for federal Date of Enlistment Branch of Service actions to resolve the problem. The Date of Separation Spouses First Name spokesmen suggested the federal

government provide employment I do not subscrit>e to the principles of any group opposed to our form of government. I

assistance through current federal certify that I did not refuse on conscientious, political, or other grounds to subject

programs and reauthorize the Veter- myself to military discipline or unqualified service during the period I was In the ans Job Training Act to assist under- Armed Forces of the United States. employed veterans who have been displaced by changes in the U.S. economy. The Legion also said the Signature of Applicant Recruited By 13-009 VA medical centers, in an effort to cut costs, are contributing to the population of homeless veterans by

prematurely discharging mentally ill veterans. Scout Chief Praises Legion Involvement Before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, Feb. 4, a Legion K EN H. Love, chief executive ners for God and country' since our first spokesman testified in favor of S . 12, ^ officer of the Boy Scouts of national convention," said Robert S. legislation to make the new peace- M ^ .m America, while visiting Legion Turner, chairman of the Legion's Ameri- time Gl Bill a permanent program. ^ headquarters in March, commended canism Commission. "We hope to con- Also on Feb. 4, before the House The American Legion for its long- tinue those ties for more years." Committee on Veterans Affairs, many standing commitment to Boy Scouts. American Legion posts interested in Legion officials testified on the Pointing to the long partnership sponsoring a Scout, Boy Scout or administration's proposed VA budget Cub between The American Legion and the Explorer unit should contact the nearest for FY 1988. The Legion criticized Boy Scouts of America, Love said, council of the Boy Scouts of America the budget for inadequate funds in "Since The American Legion's founding listed in phone directories. nearly all areas, including health in 1919, both organizations have worked care, administration of veterans' together for the benefit of our nation's benefits, hospital construction grants youth." He noted that Legion-sponsored to states for state veterans' homes scout units served youths in and the VA home loan program. 61,972 1986, an increase of youths, or During'hearings of the House 5,275 more than 10 percent higher than 1985's Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employ- total. In all, 2,416 scout groups were spon- ment, Feb. 18, Legion spokesmen sored by Legion groups throughout the testified in favor of H.R. 1085, nation in 1986, and nearly 24,000 legislation to make the new GI Bill a permanent program. Legionnaires served as adult leaders. The Legion moved up a notch from Also on Feb. 18, before the House 14th place to 13th place on the list of Committee on Veterans Affairs, the largest scout sponsors. "Public Schools" Legion repeated its criticism of the was listed as the leading sponsor and administration's proposed VA budget. the "Roman Catholic Church and its In addition, the Legion presented its affiliate organizations" ranked second. views in support of S. 477 to relieve LOVE VISITS — Sen H. Love, (right), "The American and problems of homeless veterans. Legion Boy receives a tour of the Legion museum Scouts of America have served as 'part- from Nat'l Adj. Robert W. Spanogle.

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NOW TOGETHER WITH VOUR DIET tries of Central America," he said. After CEN. AMERICA Dean also said the United States Slim Inch Inch should help El Salvador maintain the ...and keep on slimming! Continuedfrom page 39 course it has set toward becoming a democracy, despite the threats of San- dinista-supported insurgents. Guatemala especially needs economic supports. "El Salvador evoked more feelings in Dean said. Honduras, on the northern

me than anyplace else I visited. For one rim of Nicaragua, is threatened by hit- thing, the military troops are young. and-run attacks — reminders that com- They go in when they're about 17, and munist expansion is a primary goal of the there are so many who want to be in the Soviet/Cuban-backed Sandinista regime. military that the country doesn't have to use its draft system because it gets more COSTA RICA, a bastion of democ- enlistments than it needs. That helped racy in Central America for many Velcro® Closing! Adjusts to Fit • Pulls in me realize how serious the situation is, years, has maintained close ties Your Tummyl • Gives You Firm. Comfortable and that was reinforced by the comments with the United States, but its people Back Support As You Slim & TrimI • Invisible of people we met there who emphasized now express concern that the United Under Clothing! Machine Washablel that the United States needs a long-term States lacks a commitment to prevent Women and MenI Only $6,981 program to improve the economy and the spread of communism. 2 for $13.50 — 3 for $19.85 maintain the pressure on Nicaragua. "One of the most important things I Fits Waist Sizes 26^' thru 5^ "If we do not continue to support this heard from the people we met in Central GENIE TRIMMERS DepCMO? part of the world economically with America," Dean said, "is that if we 1843 W. Adams, Chicago, IL 60607 proper military hardware and funds to don't help the Contras keep the pressure Waist Sizes: / / [ stop Nicaragua, then what we're going on Nicaragua, support friendly govern-

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POST OF THE MONTH

Post 328, Clark, N.J. Placing The Accent On Youth

HEY may not be able to leap years, the post home was expanded to veterans and remembers their sacrifices tall buildings in a single bound, accommodate its burgeoning member- on patriotic holidays. The post erected a or outrun a speeding bullet, but ship, which now boasts 430. veterans monument in the town park — Legionnaires of Post 328 seem "Oddly enough, many of the post's the site of Post 328 ceremonies on Veter- to acquire supernatural powers members aren't residents of Clark, but ans Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day and whenever youths of Clark, N.J. come from nearby towns," Yarusavage the Legion's birthday each March. need help. said. "They've more or less adopted the One of the stellar ways members of "This post just makes a super effort town as their own. It's a relationship the post show their sense of community- when it comes to our youth, especially that has blossomed over the years, as mindedness is through volunteering at a in Special Olympics programs," said nearby VA hospital. "It's a small but an former Clark mayor Bemie Yarusavage. active and dependable group," said Indeed, the program that allows mentally "What's the use Yarusavage, who has been a member of impaired and other handicapped youth the post the past 12 years. "I think this in having post to compete in athletics has been special a service speaks well of one of the — to post members for years. Last year treasury, if you Legion's oldest and finest traditions alone, for example, they donated caring for fellow veterans who are less $1,250 to the Special Olympics in their can't invest in fortunate." district and many post members served kids. They are our Post 328's efforts over the years have as volunteer judges and assistants. not gone unnoticed. It has continuously Clark's youngsters also have learned future," said Post exceeded its membership goals the past the value of teamwork and have de- 23 years, and has won depart- Adj. numerous veloped much of their competitive Ray Grimes. ment and national awards for its Legion- spirit through post-sponsored American sponsored activities, particularly in Legion Baseball, little league, girl's the post has led the community in fund- children and youth programs. Softball, and soccer teams. But post raising campaigns for Muscular Dys- Its formula for success? contributions to community youth don't trophy, the American Cancer Society "The key for us has always been to begin and end on the athletic field. Each and the American Heart Association. get the new member interested in the year, the post sends at least two dele- Last year, the post donated $1,000 to programs we support," said Grimes. gates to Boys State at Rider College nearby Deborah Hospital "The new member has to be shown that near Trenton, N.J., and sponsors a con- While the post is best known for its the Legion is an organization of action, testant in the Legion's National High work with children and youth and other and not just words. It's no big secret to

School Oratorical Contest. Whenever a community projects, it also serves area accomplish this. Just get involved." Clark Boy Scout attains Eagle status, a post representative is on hand to present him with a Legion plaque. Other bene- ficiaries of Post 328 support include a school safety program and top elemen- tary and high school students, who receive medals for scholastic achieve- ment. "What's the use in having a post treas- ury if you can't invest in kids," said Post Adj. Ray Grimes. "They are our future." The post was born just two months after the guns of World War II fell silent and Clark veterans met for the first time at the town's firehouse. In 1949, city officials decided to raze the building, but, after negotiations, post members

saved part of the structure and moved it WINNERS ALL - Post 328 members and participants in the Special Olympics in Clark, to its present location. In subsequent N.J. , know the value of team work and good sportsmanship.

MAY 1987 49 —

SEC. SCHULTZ Continuedfrom page 37

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50 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION

Thanking a commissioner . . . contributing LEGIONNAIRE to a drug awareness campaign . . . using OF THE MONTH a puppet to teach the flag . . . doing the

little things . . . riding in parades.

toon dog-detective McGruff that teaches children about safety and crime prevention. Flag, wearing an American Legion cap, tells youngsters how to display the nation's flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Information on the Captain Flag program is available from Kingsland Post 437, Drawer 48, Kingsland, Texas 78639.

Kenneth Williams lorence-Lauderdale County Post 11 in Alabama counts on little things benjamin B. Truskoski (right) might say that Kenneth Will- adding up and they do. The regular receives a plaque marking his 30th iams is the spark that has lit up personal contacts made by members consecutive year on the Magazine Com- Youthe skies in Quakertown, Pa. ensure an annual post membership of mission. Milford A. Forrester, commis- Before he became commander 1,000. sion chairman, presented the engraved of Wallace Willard Keller Post Adj. Don Wallace credits the sus- plaque to Truskoski and thanked him for 242, residents of Quakertown tained membership to the post's pro- his years of faithful service. Truskoski, had to travel 20 miles to the next grams that remind veterans the post 76, is a retired Army colonel who lives town to see fireworks every July 4th. cares. That message goes out every in Bristol, Conn., and is active in his Now people from outlying districts time the post sends out a get-well card local post and department. are coming to Quakertown for its or a basket of fruit, assists at a funeral or Fourth of July celebration. In just four graveside services or makes a personal years, Williams has turned the celebra- visit to a veteran or his family. CFen. Custer Post 54 of Battle tion into an all-day festival, beginning with a Legion-sponsored breakfast in Creek, Mich., contributed $6,000 for the park for 600 people, followed by a billboard advertising campaign that jTormer middleweight world cham- targeted teen-age alcohol and drug games and topped off with a 45-minute pion Tony Zale has hung up his gloves, fireworks display at nightfall. ANONYMOUS but he still enjoys seeing his old fans Ninth District Cmdr. Joseph Glazier ALCOHOLIC, when he rides in Legion parades. A called Williams "a real dynamo, a man member of Nisei Post 1183 in Chicago, who leads by example." The town Zale, 74, was cited by the Dept. of people have showed their appreciation Illinois in 1986 for distinguished serv- as well. The Quakertown Chamber of ice to youths. After leaving the ring in Commerce named Williams "Man of 1948, Zale devoted his life to youth abuse. The billboards are part of an the Year" in 1986 for his outstanding athletic programs. He retired earlier this extensive, year-long media campaign leadership in post programs supporting year from his work with children in the to spread awareness of alcohol and drug the community. Chicago park district program. abuse. Post Cmdr. Dennis Cummins Although he works nights, Williams his said the post historically sponsors pro- helps with youth sports. Under the and raised grams intended to improve the lifestyle leadership, post town of the community. $50,000 to improve the baseball stadium. The post is currently building a $45,000 snackbar-restroom complex li.iaptain Flag, a greyhound dog for the stadium. With Williams as commander, post puppet with a message on flag membership this year reached 892, up etiquette, made its debut in the Kings- the post has land, Texas, area before enthusiastic from 658 in 1984, and achieved 100 percent of its goal by Dec. audiences of elementary school chil- third consecutive year dren. His sponsor, Kingsland Post 31 for the 437, patterned the puppet after the car-

MAY 1987 51 VETERANS ALERT

134th Inf. Assn,, 35th Div. WWII (Oct-Grand Island, NE) "A" Co., 151st Inf. Rgt., 38th Div. (July-Daytona Beach, Robert Fowler, 1619 N. 50th St.. Omaha. NE 68104 (402) FL) Paul Hatten, 1204 Ocean St., Kissimmee, FL 32743 OUTFIT REUNIONS 553-6448 "A" Btry., 191st FA. (June-Winchester. TN) Ralph 151 St Inf., Cannon Co. (June-Gainsville. TX) Elmo Frost, Jackson, 710 N. Vine St., Winchester, TN 37398 (615) Guidelines — Outfit Reunion notices are published for Rt. 1, Box 345, Gainesville, TX 76240 967-4939 Legionnaires only and must be submitted on official 180th Rgt., 45th Div. Heavy Mtr. Co. (Korea) (June- "A" Btry., 771st FA. Bn. (July-Nashville, TN) Lawrence forms. To obtain forms, send a self-addressed, stamped Oklahoma City. OK) Bill Martin, 320 Memory Ln,, Ed- McPherson, 606 Sutton Dr., Xenia, OH 45385 (513) envelope to O R Form. The American Legion fVlAGAZiNE, mond, OK 73013 (405) 341-1907 372-4347 Box Indianapolis, IN 46206. Notices must P.O 1055. be 199th Engr. Combat Bn, (Oct-St. Cloud, MN) James 'A,B,C, H&S" Cos., 110th Engr. (C) Bn, (June-Colorado received at least seven months before reunions are Juricich. 2326 9th Ave.. E., Hibbing, MN 55746 (800) Springs, CO) Vern Whiteside, 6916 S. Knoxville Ave.. scheduled and will be published only on a first-come, 432-6739 Tulsa, OK 74136 (918) 492-7922 first-served basis. 209th AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Zion, IL) Francis Sielaff, 2116 "B" Co., 115th Inf., 29th Div. (June-Hagerstown, MD) Sherman St., Niagara. Wl 54151 (715) 251-3281 George Penner. 214 Woodpoint Rd.. Hagerstown, MD 246th Signal Oper. Co. (Aug-Oak Ridge. TN) Johnnie 21740 (301) 733-2457 Army Muggins Jr. 30031 S.W. 169th Ave.. Homestead, FL "B" Co., 748th MP Bn. (Oct-Las Vegas, NV) Louis 33030(305)247-0150 Dothoo. Box 1931, Fritch, TX 79036 (806) 273-3818 343rd Army Gen. Hospital (Aug-Waterloo, NY) Roe "C" Co., 88th Chemical (July-Nashville, TN) Fred White, 1st Cav. Div. Assn. (July-Ft. Hood, TX) Robert Litle Jr.. Rizzieri, 25 East Ave,. Geneva. NY 14456 (315) 789-3076 Rt. 5, Livingston, TN 38570 (615) 526-9575 302 N Main, Copperas Cove, TX 76522 (817) 547-6537 360th General Serv, Engrs. (June-lrwin. PA) Edward "C Co., 94fh Med. Gas Treatment Bn. (July-St 2nd Bn., 28th Arty. (July-Lawton. OK) Avery Hall. 4220 Ziats. Box 257. Marianna. PA 15345 (412) 267-3793 Petersburg, FL) John Stanley, 1221 69th St. No., St.

N,W, LindyAve , Lawton. OK 73505 (405)353-7635 376th Parachute FA. Bn. (June-Pittsburgh) Frank Boyd, Petersburg. FL 33710 (813) 381-5014 2nd Signal Bn. (June-San Antonio. TX) Donald White, Box 138, Overbrook, KS 66524 (913) 665-7541 "C" Co., 738th MP Bn. (Oct-Wisconsin Rapids. Wl) 11350 Oklahoma Ave,, South Gate, OA 90280 (213) 389th FA. Bn. (Sept-Sl. Louis) W.H. Krack, 1 Sherwyn Kenneth Kabitsky, 1820 2nd Ave. So,, Wisconsin Rapids,

633-3823 Ln . St, Louis. MO 63141 (314)432-4043 Wl 54494 (715) 423-2926

4th Arm'd Div. Assn. ( Aug-Louisville. KY) Samuel 398th AAA AW Bn. (Smbl-Korea) (July-St Charles, MO) "C" Co., 776th Amph. Tank Bn. (Sept-Junction City, KS) Schenker Sr, 2440 Victoria Dr,, Sharon. PA 16148 (412) Arlie Schemmer, Rt. 2, Box 350. Marthasville. MO 63357 Harold IL Johnson. 915 W. State St . Geneva. 601 34 (312) 981-3988 (314)228-4474 232-0735 6th Signal Co. (July-Green Bay, Wl) Clem Burkart, 1104 448th AAA AW Bn. (June-Columbus, OH) Ike Kendall, "G" Co., 155th Inf. Rgt., 31st Div, (July-Nashville, TN) Downer Dr., Green Bay, Wl 54304 (414) 499-4326 Box 448, Silver Lake, IN 46982 (219) 352-2864 W O. Hull. 808 E. 4th St.. Wellington, KS 67152 (316) 9th Inf. Div. (July-Camp Hill. PA) Carlos Esteva. Box 436. 466th AAA Bn. (N.E. Chapter) (July) James Baskin. 28 326-2689

Arecibo, PR 00613 (809)878-3191 Perry St . #12J. Stamford. CT 06902 (203) 359-3689 "HO" Btry., 39th AAA (July-Austin. MN) John Curran. 711 9th Ord. MM (July-Omaha, NE) Emil Koubsky, 5423 S, 480th Engr. Field Maint. Co. (July-Huntington. Eng.) Ed 10th St, N E., Austin, MN 55912 (507) 437-3180 15th St., Omaha, NE 68107 (402) 733-5913 Gust. 2042 Australia Way #28. Clearwater. FL 33575 "HQ" Co., 820th AVN Engr. Bn. WWII (Sept-State Col- 10th U.S. Int. Assn. (Aug-Cincinnati) James Reistad. 413 (813) 799-6223 lege. PA) Clare Olmsted, 620 W, High St,, Hastings, Ml 461-4124 Partridge St . Independence. MO 64055 (816) 551 sf Heavy Ptn. Engr. Bn. WWII (June-Lake George, 49058 (616) 945-5687

11th Engrs. Combat Bn. & Rgt. (officers and enlisted. NY) Joseph Murphy, 180 Dartmouth St , Schenectady, "L" Co., 338th Inf., 85th Div. (June-Knoxville, TN) Mike Panama-WWII) (Sept-Savannah. GA) A B Harward. NY 12304 (518) 377-0821 Burns Jr., Pinegrove Est,, Rt, 7. Box 469, Crossville, TN 523 College Dr.. Raeford, NC 28376 (919) 875-4809 551st Parachute Inf. Bn. (June-New Orleans) Jim Heffer- 38555(615)484-6677

14th Field Hospital (1942-45) (June-Atlanta) Robert nan. 115 Parkview Rd . Carmel. IN 46032 (317) 846-0714 Co. C, Staff Bn., GHQ, FEC & SCAP (Tokyo) (July- 745- Reeves, 2050 Woodland Dr , Macon, GA 31211 (912) 556th AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Newport News, VA) Herb Lash- Kansas City, MO) Arch Telgren, 1023 Forest St,, Brook-

0215 horn Sr . 3516 Williams Dr., Weirlon, WV 26062 (304) ings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6692 15th Evac. Hospital (Sept-Valley Forge. PA) George 748-7778 First Spec. Serv. Force (Aug-London. Ontario. Canada)

Dengler. Eleanor Dr , Rt 1, Box 178J, Spring City, PA 565th, 574th SAW Bns. (Sept-Chicago) Angel Zaragoza. William Story, 11815 Ouarter Horse Ct,, Oakton, VA

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probably boils down to the most hella- along the same evacuation highway, CIVIL DEFENSE cious mess you've ever seen!" forming a traffic jam stretching 650 Continuedfrom page 27 Just how great the mess, only can be miles to Atlanta. In New York, Los imagined. For instance, should at- Angeles and other densely populated tempts be made to evacuate civilians areas, crisis relocation surely would from Pensacola, site of one of the na- result in massive highway gridlocks. tion's most important naval training In the 1950s and early '60s, when It's a good question that has gone centers, people would be instructed to Nikita Khrushchev was rattling his unanswered for too long. head for host areas in rural Alabama via rockets over Berlin and Cuba, civil The agency is not crying wolf. In the Florida's Okaloosa County. But that defense was taken seriously. A congres- early 1980s, a Gannett News Service county had only two shelters, each with sional act in 1950 mandated that the survey of civil defense in Florida found a capacity of 15 persons, and government provide a system of civil that local and state disaster plans were Okaloosa's disaster plan called for seal- defense for the protection of life and so poorly coordinated and conceived ing off the county's borders. property in the United States from at- that millions of people would be put in In South Florida, an estimated tack and from natural disasters. Under jeopardy by the evacuation as well as by 250,000 vehicles would head north the Federal Civil Defense Administration nuclear warheads. One county civil from Miami, only to run headlong into and, later, the Office of Civil Defense defense director said, "The whole thing another 52,000 cars from Ft. Myers Mobilization, the prototype of a stan- dardized shelter system was developed. Arrangements were made for a standby network of emergency hospitals and the GUARANTEED medical profession instituted self-help courses on treating nuclear-attack vic- You'll NEVER WASH WINDOWS AGAIN tims. More than 2 million students took civil-defense classes in 15,000 high schools and colleges. The government circulated 30 million pamphlets on how WiNDOwMm to build a home shelter. By 1963, com- munity shelters for 70 million Amer- icans were identified. THE ONCE A YEAR As President John F. Kennedy told WINDOW TREATMENT the nation: "To recognize the possibility of nuclear war in the missile age with- THAT WORKS out our citizens knowing where they should go or what they should do if ...OR IT'S ^ ^ bombs begin to fall, would be a failure of responsibility." Congress responded by increasing civil defense appropria- tions to more than $200 million in FY YES -WE DO WINDOWS 1962, about five times current CD ex- ANY WINDOWS penditures in terms of today's dollar. From an era of heightened concern, HOME . OFFICE or FACTORY WINDOWS—WINDOW MAID does it all— One ap- civil defense faded into a kind of never- plication, |ust one treatment, that s it Your windows stay sparkling clear and spotlessly clean , FREE of never land. As detente and arms control DIRT, DUST and GRIME NOTHING STICKS TO WINDOW MAID— NOT DIRT— NOT GRIME— NOT became the fashion, even some previ- INSECTS— NOT DUST— NOT EVEN ACID RAIN ous supporters called for cutbacks in Window Maid is the same type formulation used by civil defense, labeling it futile or, ironi- most airlines to aid a Pilots visibility in any weather And now enhanced for home windows too — You'll be cally, provocative to the Soviets. Pre- amazed as you watch the elements hit and just replaced a policy of bounce and roll off your windows month after paredness was by month— season after season. so-called Mutual Assured Destruction, Works "like Magic." which resulted in the dismantling of You can also use Window Maid on your Shower, walls, and doors— on mirrors to keep them from fogging U.S. defenses while the Soviets con- up on any surface that could smudge and show tinued building. Today, under MAD, dirt. This "MIRACLE — product will help end house cleaning drudgery forever — giving NOTHING STICKS TO WINDOW MAID our only defense — if it can be called your home a sparkling appearance at all •NOT DIRT»NOT GRIME«NOT RAIN-SNOW- times. that— is our capacity to absorb a Soviet SLEET-BIRD DROPPINGS-INSECTS...NOTHING! first strike and retaliate by killing mil- We are so positive that Window Maid will do need cleaning, up to one year (1 or 2 regu- everylhing we claim il will do and more, we lar applications) return the unused porlion lions of Soviets. are giving you an unheard ol FULL YEAR for a tull product refund no questions

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HAVE TROUBLE HEARING ON THE PHONE? CIVIL DEFENSE Incredible ""PHONE BOOSTER" Continuedfrom page 55 Tarns Up The Volume NOW HEAR CALLER'S VOICE-LOUD & CLEAR! creased federal guidance and assistance "To develop the plans, systems and —Even If You're capabilities necessary for population Hard-of-Hearing! protection," including plans for "sus- —Even If You're taining survivors and for post-attack re- In a Busy, Noisy Room! covery." NOT $30 NOT $20 Rather than trying to maintain a costly, full-scale system of attack pre- NOW $ paredness at all times, the administra- ONLY 566 tion's objective is to develop an infra- structure capable of rapid in MATURE WISDOM, Hanover, PA 17333 expansion a national emergency. FABULOUS PHONE AMPLIFIER CLAMPS ONTO SATISFACTION GUARANTEED— MAIL TODAY! THE RECEIVER-A/ow, at last, enjoy using the MATURE WISDOM, Dept. KZ-1199 Whether the President's directive is BIdg. ?29, Hanover, PA 17333 phone againi carried out remains to be seen. Yes! Please rush my Phone Booster(s) as Any • Great for senior citizens—Anyone who's (Z524140) indicated below, on full Money-Back Guarantee. hard-of-hearing meaningful preparedness would require ~ One Booster for only $5.66 plus $1.50 ship. & hdlg. • Slips onto receiver No tools needed — •Z GREAT GIFT FOR A FRIEND! 2 for )ust $12 66 plus greatly increased funds for state and • Brings in caller's voice loud and natural-sounding $2.75 ship. & hdlg. • Ends strain, embarrassment, asking people local authorities who remain primarily Enclosed is $ . (PA& NVres.add sales tax) to "speak up" CHARGE IT: American Express Diners Club responsible • Good-looking, comfortable beige styrene— for the implementation of VISA MasterCard portable for use away from fiome civil defense. Also, some authorities • Adjustable volume; on/off controls Acct. No are highly critical of guidelines issued • Safe, dependable, an electronic miracle- Exp. Date Just add one "AA" battery by FEMA. In February, for example, WE HEARTILY RECOMMEND AND GUARANTEE THE (please print) ". "PHONE BOOSTER . . If not delighted, simply return state emergency management officials within 30 days for full refund (except ship. & handl ). ADDRESS. Thousands of satisfied customers already— Order yours in Oregon and Washington refused to today, while supplies last! Our policy is to process all CITY orders promptly. V\le charge your credit card only when participate in an attack preparedness order is shipped. Delays notified promptly. Shipment STATE- guaranteed within 60 days. ZIP exercise for the Pacific Northwest, H.H.I., I © Inc. 1987 I contending it was a waste of time and money.

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No Fat Lip On The Menu A chronic complainer was driving the waiter mad with her unreasonable

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64 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Why Are We Offering Our Nationally Advertised

Electronic Target Game

• master-switch

• precision-aligned sights

• hi-tech blacl( matte finish and futuristic design

• well-balanced and sturdily constructed for action

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• barrel designed to emit high frequencies of intensified light

AS part of a nationwide publicity campaign, one of and computer buffs all over /\ America's most publicized marketers of best-selling toys America. In fact, they may be the will offer its exciting electronic target game—our nation- first toys in history that grown-ups ally advertised STARFIRE LASER-BEAM CHALLENGE™ are buying faster than children! —for the astonishing publicity price of only $10 to every person who writes to the company address (below) before Although STARFIRE LASER- Midnight, July 30, 1987. BEAM CHALLENGE is expected to be the fastest selling and most These are our one and only nationally advertised STARFIRE profitable electronic toy ever sold LASER-BEAM Games—the same ones currently being by this multi-million-dollar New York firm, you can buy one nationally advertised by us in leading media all over America. for a song just $10 during this publicity campaign. Electronic laser target games of every kind have become one of — — the fastest-selling and most expensive new luxury toys of the Our nationally advertised STARFIRE LASER-BEAM year. If you've ever shopped for them, you know how expensive CHALLENGE will not be sold at this—or any—price by the they can be. Yet during this publicity campaign, we will give you company in any store. There is a limit of two (2) sets per address one for only $10 plus shipping. There is no further obligation. at this price, but if your request is made early enough (before July 25) you may order up to seven. (The more sets you have, Full electronic synchronization in every set the more people can play at once!) Each set is covered by the All guns and targets are electronically synchronized. The bi- company's full one-year money-back guarantee. polar Laser Gun is master-switched and power-graded to run on TO ORDER: Mail your name and address and $10 for each set. an ordinary 9V flashlight battery (not included). About the size Specify: Starfire Laser-Beam Challenge and Item #R46420. of a .357 Magnum, it is precision tooled entirely in non- Add $2 shipping for each set (NY residents add sales tax.) reflective matte black, except for its high-visibility safety-red Allow up to 6-8 weeks for shipment. Make check trigger. Meticulously detailed and beautifully balanced, it payable to RBMLtd. Mail to: RBM, LASER- is a sheer joy to hold and heft. All targets have built-in BEAM CHALLENGE, Dept. 570-135, laser beam sensors—simply clip one on your opponent Box 256, Jericho, NY 11753. and fire away! Every hit on the target is electron- ically registered—and instantly sounded by a piercing 4-tone sonic alarm.

Think quick! Move fast! Shoot first!

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