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RAPID CITY ROMPS TO TITLE

Post 22 ofRapid City, S.D., wins the Legion World Series. By Anthony Miller 18

THE AMERICAN SOLDIER: "HE BELONGS TO HISTORY"

A testimony to the Gls dedication, courage and sacrifice. By Douglas MacA rthur 20

A POX ON AMERICA

Abandonedfactories scar the landscape ofhometown America. By Drew Lindsay 21

AMERICA'S ENGINE OF CAPITALISM

New York Stock Exchange CEO William H. Donaldson tells why 150 million Americans have a stake in Wall Street. 24

PROUD OF HOW 1 SERVED

Years after he came homefrom Thailand. John Hamilton accepts what he did, and what it meant. By Boni Hamilton 26

DRILL TEAMS: PRECISION IN MOTION

Each service boasts a squad ofpeak performers. 28

HIGH WATER AND MUTUAL HELPFULNESS

The Legion answers the call to help victims ofthe Great Flood of '93- 30

CONVENTION 9 9 3

REPORT FROM PITTSBURGH

Convention-goers kick offthe celebration ofthe Legion 's 75th anniversary. 34

HIGHLIGHTS 46

NATIONAL OFFICERS AND APPOINTMENTS 54

RESOLUTIONS 56 DEPARTME NTS

BIG ISSUES Should Congress repeal mandator}' minimum sentencing? 8

VETVOICE 4 YOUR AMERICAN LEGION 16 PARTING SHOTS 84

COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 10 VETERANS UPDATE 32

WASHINGTON WATCH 14 VETS 58

COVER Military' drill teams, such as the Army 's, are examples ofthe leadership and teamwork needed to win wars. See Page 28. Photograph by Art Stein.

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Weapons Of Madness away by approving a treaty. had been preceded by a U.S. -Canadian We gave it away just like we did unit, the First Special Force, which The information in the article, "Today's New Nuclear Monster," by the Panama Canal, only Tarawa cost landed at 1:30 a.m., in advance of the us a lot more. 6:30 a.m. landing. Also, there's noth- Peter Schweizer (August) is frighten- C. Samuel Scott ing in our unit history about any one ing. When tyrants such as Saddam Piney Flats, Tenn. of our Hussein can obtain "red mercury," guys being greeted by an "explosion," as Moody states. watch out! This tyrant has the buying William S. Story power to build himself an arsenal of Aleutians Revisited Executive Director nuclear weapons. It was nice to see something about First Special Service Force Association Lawrence Pellegrino the Aleutians in THE AMERICAN Moneta, Va. Hamilton, N.J. LEGION magazine ("Battle For The

Aleutians," by Sid Moody, August). Moody neglected to mention the Will we finally get off our butts and But there's some information that USS Nassau, the Jeep carrier that pro- realize we are living in a nuclear age? to First Special needs be added. The vided air cover for the Attu landings. And it is not going away. In fact, it is Service Force trained at Kiska, and all becoming even more dangerous. As Stan Sumara of us were glad the Japanese had Jacksonville, Fla. stated in the article, "The American decided to flee. It was a bit unnerving people face unprecedented dangers to learn from Tokyo Rose the invasion I commend the article by Moody. It small Pearl Harbors." This means our would take place Aug. 15 and subse- was short but honest. much went backyards. So quently have that confirmed by the wrong with the campaign, that it is my In the past, we have always hid general staff. belief the military covered it up. behind mass deterrent. But that doesn't It's true that the Kiska force con- Frank M. Obert-Thorn work now. Americans have absolutely sisted of Americans and Canadian Philadelphia no nuclear protection. Are we to wait troops. What most of those who made until the whistle blows? It will, with the landing didn't know was that they The article mentioned U.S. and more than 27,000 nuclear weapons cir- Canadian troops. That is not totally cor- culating throughout the world. rect. The forces also included English, Jack Hoerner Denver WE WANT YOUR New Zealand, Australian and French. Harland Shuey OPINIONS Des Moines, Iowa When we sell nuclear weapons to other countries, we are proving one of You can call THE AMERICAN There is much more to the Aleutian Lenin's comments: "When it comes LEGION magazine at: story. I was part of an infantry regi- time to hang the capitalists, they will Please turn page fight over who gets to sell us the rope." (314) 474-7474 Louis Pushkarsky and record your opinions. A maga- Trenton, Mo. zine editor will listen to your message. Callers' opinions are con- Correction The only way to prevent this sidered for publication and receive a Information about some organiza- nuclear its logi- monster from going to symbol when published. tions mentioned in the article on home cal conclusion is to make the United This month's question is: schooling, "Going To School By Stay- States 100 percent energy indepen- Should Congress repeal man- ing At Home," (September) was incor- dent. This will stop the siphoning off datory minimum sentencing? (See rect or incomplete. The correct infor- of our wealth by the oil-rich sheiks. Page 12.) mation is: Ronald I. Pritikin Or you can write to: Homeschool Legal Defense Asso- Rockford, III. ciations The American Legion magazine P. O. Box 159 P.O. Box 1055 Paeonian Springs, VA 22129 Tarawa Giveaway Indianapolis, IN 46206 (703) 338-5600 If you were a Marine, Tarawa will the American Legion maga- mean something to you. It should. It zine welcomes letters to the editor Christian Liberty Academy was an expensive piece of real estate. concerning articles that appear in 502 West Euclid Ave. It cost the lives of than more 1,000 the publication. Short letters are Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Marines. But the Marines won the more likely to be published, and all (800) 348-0899 island. all of the defending Almost letters are subject to editing for Japanese were killed. The Teaching Home clarity and brevity. Volume pre- Sue Welch, editor Tarawa is a group of coral islands cludes individual acknowledg- P. O. Box 20219 in the Central Pacific, but now it's ments of comments on editorial called It's the Portland, OR 97220-0219 Kiribati. a republic and content. 253-963 other day, the U.S. Senate gave it (503)

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pendant shown actual size, e 1993 fm 16238-8DCQ-465 ment that broke out into numerous our concerns to write their state legis- treatment given to survivors of sunken units spread through coastal and island latures requesting laws that will keep ships by U-boat sailors. I did find areas of Alaska and the Aleutians. the Veterans Day observance on Nov. where survivors were indeed machine-

Our first unit of some 500 men 1 1 . Help us preserve this tradition. gunned, but by the Japanese. Howev- arrived in the Aleutian Islands in Janu- Pam & Rick Richards er, I did find one reference to a U-boat ary 1942. A similar unit from our Sec- San Leandro, Calif. committing this atrocity. ond Battalion landed on Umak Island Frederick Faeth about the same time. An Engineer Bat- St. Johnsbury, Vt. Seawo If talion from the Alabama National I am against cutting defense, but if Guard was also there. More than 4,000 the Seawolf sub is not needed, then In World War II, I was a tail gun- men were at Cold Bay and a similar the money saved by canceling it ner on a B- 17 flying fortress. On Aug. number at Umak. By the time the should be put into the VA budget 4, 1944, we were on a mission over Japanese came after Dutch Harbor, the ("Should The Navy Stop Building Germany and we received a direct hit. units at Cold Bay had constructed an Seawolf Submarines?" Big Issues, I had to bail out, and on the way airfield and dock large enough to hold August). down, I heard a loud whistling noise ocean-going vessels many months Peter Terrebetzky come close to me. At first I didn't before the Japanese arrived. Maspeth, NY. know what it was. The second time I Richard J. Logger heard it, I was looking down and I saw St. Louis a puff off smoke from a ship's gun. The demise of the Soviet Union did That's when I realized they were not remove the threat of nuclear disas- Gun Tax shooting at me. ter. I doubt that peace is upon us. I'm surprised that Cliff Kincaid I can believe the Germans would There is still the matter of the Middle ("Federal Gun Tax," Washington shoot at helpless survivors in a East, and China is still Red. The mind Watch, July) appears ignorant of the lifeboat. boggles at the thought of facing China fact that there has been for many years William J. Knox with conventional forces. With the Madisonville , Ky. an 1 1 percent tax on all guns, ammu- Seawolf, the economy would benefit nition and components . and the nation would be ready for any Richard H. Conley I served in the awesome surprises that may be laying Merchant Marine Halifax, Pa. 1943-49. During the war years, in wait. from Thomas K. Harvey standard equipment on lifeboats was a bag containing wooden plugs that Honor The Armistice Jackson, La. were to be used to plug bullet holes in A terrible injustice is about to take the lifeboat. I served with several sea- place, and we as a people are just sit- Federal Benefits men who told me stories about being ting back and letting it happen. Many I am one of those federal employ- machine-gunned while in lifeboats. I may not even know about it. We have ees covered by the "lucrative federal believe my shipmates. learned that several school districts in health benefits program" ("Health- Henry G. Rippe Alameda County in California have Care Battles," Washington Watch, Central [slip, N.Y. decided to move the Veterans Day August). But in talking to people in observance to Friday, Nov. 12, to the private sector, I get the impression make a three-day weekend. This may Let's look at the letters published in that this plan is not lucrative, nor out- also be happening in other states. the August Vetvoice about U-boats side the norm. The federal government Veterans Day was originally machine-gunning survivors. One letter employs a large number of military Armistice Day, marking the armistice says that saying U-boaters did not veterans, and it is unfortunate that THE that ended World War I on the 11th machine-gun men in the water is the AMERICAN LEGION magazine would hour of the 11th day on the 11th same as saying there was no Holo- carry an article that suggests federal month of 1918. It did not end on the caust. What has one to do with the employees are getting something not 12th day. In 1954, the name was other? Where is the proof? There is earned. changed to Veterans Day to honor all none. Richard R. Rice veterans. Other letters do nothing more than St.Peters. Mo. Maybe Veterans Day doesn't seem quote and re-quote old writings that important, but it symbolizes hope for were themselves unproven retellings peace. Veterans Day is a reminder of Sub Survivors, Cont'd. of old propaganda. those who died and is a day to honor The August Vetvoice letters about If the U-boat commanders had those who have fought for our free- U-boats machine-gunning survivors done this, they would have been tried, doms. By carelessly moving this date, prompted me to investigate those but they were not. The men of the U- what message does this give our chil- claims ("Subs And Survivors"). I read Waffe fought bravely and honorably dren? More importantly, what mes- the books cited in the letters, and I for their country, and it is wrong to sage does this give our veterans? found overwhelming documented tes- paint them as criminals just because Wc welcome individuals who share timony about the decent, humane Please turn page

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F»—M| EIRUT, LEBANON. eign policy, we are always mindful of m g| October 1983. Terrorists what is good for the community of smashed a van loaded nations. When countries need help, H * Jk with explosives into the they call the United States. n U.S. Marine barracks What about U.S. POWs taken dur- I and seconds later, Amer- ing peacekeeping missions? Would a I ica's peacekeeping mis- foreign commander risk his men's B^^^^H sion smoldered in the lives for a U.S. POW? flames that followed an We cannot assume a foreign com- enormous explosion. mander would or would not do every- The 10th anniversary of the Beirut thing in his power to protect our bombing of the Marine barracks was troops. But we can remember that commemorated last month in silence when joining the U.S. Armed Forces, by the families of the 241 U.S. our sons and daughters swear an oath Marines who died in the terrorist to support and defend the Constitution attack. This was all there was to honor of the United States, not the missions America's fallen peacekeepers who of the United Nations. We owe them died the warrior's death. the privilege of serving our nation in I cannot help but remember these that way. brave Americans on Veterans Day. The issue of POW/MIAs in peace- We have troops in Somalia who are on keeping is a problem not only for a a similar mission, and they too are Nat' I. Cmdr. Bruce Thiesen foreign commander but for a U.S. -led being killed and wounded. We talk of force as well. As reported in the article sending peacekeepers to Bosnia, a issue a commemorative stamp to "POW/MIAs: The Next War" in the place where many U.S. troops would honor them. Please help support this March issue of THE AMERICAN be killed regardless of what they are stamp by writing to: The Honorable LEGION magazine, U.S. POWs taken called — warrior or peacekeeper. Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, during peacekeeping operations are We cannot forget that peacekeeping 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, not protected by the Geneva Conven- is a misleading word. Trying to keep DC 20260. tions. They are hostages or political the peace between two parties that * * * prisoners. More needs to be done to would rather fight is as dangerous as As our nation gets involved in more protect them. combat. Right now, I think we are post-Cold War peacekeeping opera- Supporting U.S. peacekeeping underestimating the danger. tions, we must be very careful about troops is one important way America I want to use the occasion of Veter- the opportunities for foreign command can honor veterans this Veterans Day, ans Day to honor U.S. peacekeeping of U.S. troops that will arise. but it is not the only way. Many troops who have an impossible job — At our 75th National Convention in memorials honoring our military ser- a mission with no clear way to win Pittsburgh, the Legion's National vice need our help. So we can "pre- and numerous ways to lose. While we Security Commission passed resolu- serve the memories and incidents of honor all veterans on this day, it seems tion 170 opposing the placement of our associations in the Great Wars," that those who serve and those who "U.S. military forces under foreign we must help get these tributes built. are killed on peacekeeping duty never command unless approved by Con- (See box on Page 72.) quite get the respect they deserve. gress." That's a bare minimum pre- However you chose to do it, please

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The Crazed Vet Hoax ly sought the sale of $6 billion worth of The popular TV program, 60 Min- U.S. -made passenger jets to Saudi Ara- utes, called Larry Hogue the "Wild bia. In return for the purchase, they say, the administration Man of 96th Street" because he terror- implicitly promised ized Manhattan pedestrians and mind- military protection for the Saudi regime. lessly banged on cars. His mental prob- Administration spokesmen deny any such lems were traced in media reports to deal was made. Agent Orange or being hit by a pro- peller blade while serving in Vietnam. Skinning The Skins But the New York Guardian, a con- Will Senator Ben Nighthorse Camp- servative monthly paper, alleges a bell of Colorado pull a Moseley-Braun? review of military records by researcher That's the question haunting Capitol B.G. 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By CliffKincaid team moves to a new football stadium on federal property in Washington, Limbaugh In Limbo D.C. Campbell's leverage is that build- for the popular Christmas issue. ing the new stadium requires govern- Calling it the "Hush Rush Act," radio personality Rush Limbaugh was Besides apologizing for the Playboy ment action to lease the land. He has interview, introduced a bill that counting on his conservative supporters Limbaugh's press spokes- agrees to turn over the land to derail passage of the fairness doc- man, Kit Carson, was also busy fending as long as the team doesn't use off questions a inter- "ethnic stereotypes." trine, a law mandating balanced cover- about Limbaugh in Penthouse. his bill age of controversial issues on radio and view Carson insisted that Though had no co-sponsors television. 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HE BURNISHED 800. The 52 members of Post bronze figure of a 414 helped the town fathers bald eagle towers build a new park and expand 12 feet above the Everly's memorial to veterans. city hall plaza in Post members volunteered Arvada, Colo. Each their time and labor to move morning, the ris- the World WII memorial statue ing sun touches to the new park site, and decid- the snow on the ed to build a memorial to veter- Rockies and for a moment the ans who died in all wars. Near

brilliance is blinding. the statue now lies a wall list- As daylight rolls down the ing the names of Everly resi- mountainside and onto the town, dents who died in wartime ser- the proud bird gazes out at early vice to their country. morning joggers, the shadows of According to Post Adjutant its wings protectively spread Claire Moding, the money for over the children cutting the memorial project came through the plaza on their way from pancake breakfasts, dona- to school. tions and Legion-sponsored It stands impervious to the community fundraisers. nip of frost in the air, its mighty Today, the memorial occu- talons gripping the stone on pies an important spot next to a

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who pass beneath it. Veterans Park. And etched in a This guardian of freedom, brass plate are the names — this symbol of America boldly Arnie Lohse, Bill Fallon, Joe stands above an American Galm and more — local people Legion emblem and these words who left their homes to serve engraved in stone: their country and never "In remembrance of all vet- returned. erans who gave of themselves so that The true heart of Near the courthouse in Carthage, peace may prevail. Miss., stands a monument which, like The $26,000 (see photo) sculpture veterans' memorials Everly's, bears the names of the town's may not be as grand as a multi-million can be found in small war dead, but one. That exception is dollar national memorial, but it is very why the 4,500 residents of Carthage towns across the special to the Arvada Legionnaires of now have two veterans memorials, Post 161 and their community. country, conceived, thanks to the efforts of Mississippi It is their vow—their sworn financed and erected Representative G.V. "Sonny" Mont- promise—that their comrades who died gomery and Legion Post 168. defending the nation in time of war will by small Posts. One day Montgomery visited never be forgotten. Carthage to see the monument and In keeping with the Preamble of The offered to give a 30-ton M-60 tank to American Legion Constitution, Legion- Post 168. naires at Posts big and small through- But Post 161 has more than 1,000 "We had a little money left over out the country erect memorials "to members. For small Posts with less from the memorial at the courthouse," preserve the memories and incidents of resources, the memorial may be as sim- Legionnaire George Turner says, "so our associations in the great wars." ple as a flag pole or a piece of granite. we accepted the tank and did a mighty Post 161 Commander Harold Tegler Small Posts, however, can undertake fast job of building a platform for it." said members of the Post paid for the more elaborate projects when they join The tank memorial, located near the Arvada memorial from proceeds of forces with their community. That's Shelby County fairgrounds, is dedicat- bingo games and other fundraisers, the exactly what Post 414 did in Everly, ed to the National Guardsmen and way most Posts do. Iowa, a town with a population of about Please turn to page 72

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A Veterans Day Salute

from any other man. He has written

his own history and written it in red on his enemy's breast. But when I think of his patience in adversity, of his courage under fire, and of his modesty in victory, I am filled with an emotion of admiration I cannot put into words. He belongs to history as furnishing one of the greatest examples of successful patriotism. He belongs to posterity as the instruc- tor of future generations in the principles of liberty and freedom. He belongs to the present, to us, by his virtues and by his achievements. In twenty campaigns, on a hundred battlefields, around a thousand camp- fires, I have witnessed that enduring fortitude, that patriotic self-abnega- tion, and that invincible determination which have carved his statue in the hearts of his people. From one end of the world to the other, he has drained deep the chalice of courage. As I listened to those songs [of the Cadet Glee Club], in memory's eye I could see those stag- gering columns of the First World War, bending under soggy packs on many a weary march, from dripping dusk to drizzling dawn, slogging ankle-deep through the mire of shell- pocked roads; to form grimly for the attack, blue-lipped, covered with sludge and mud, chilled by the wind and rain, driving home to their objective, and, for many, to the judgment seat of God. I do not know the dignity of their birth, but I do know the glory of their The veterans of America, what kind ND WHAT sort of sol- death. They died, unquestioning, ofpeople are they? diers are those you are uncomplaining, with faith in their General of the Army Douglas to lead? Are they reli- hearts, and on their lips the hope that MacArthur answered this question in able? Are they brave? we would go on to victory. his famous "Duty, Honor, Country" Are they capable of vic- Always for them: Duty, honor, speech delivered extemporaneously tory? country. Always their blood, and before the U.S. Military Academy's Their story is known sweat, and tears, as we sought the way corps of cadets in May 1962. to all of you. It is the and the light and the truth. And 20 In the following excerpts, Mac- story of the American years after, on the other side of the Arthur describes the devotion, courage man-at-arms. My estimate of him was globe, again the filth of murky fox- and sacrifice of the men with whom he formed on the battlefield many, many holes, the stench of ghostly trenches, served, from World War I through the years ago, and has never changed. I the slime of dripping dugouts, those Korean War. As he spoke about "the regarded him then, as I regard him boiling suns of relentless heat, those soldier who is called upon to offer and now, as one of the world's noblest fig- torrential rains of devastating storms, give his life for his country," Mac- ures; not only as one of the finest mili- the loneliness and utter desolation of Arthur, of course, was honoring all tary characters, but also as one of the jungle trails, the bitterness of long sep- men and women of all the Armed most stainless. aration from those they loved and Forces, past andfuture. His name and fame are the cherished, the deadly pestilence of We think these are fitting words for birthright of every American citizen. tropical disease, the horror of stricken this Veterans Day, November 11 In his youth and strength, his love and areas of war.

1993 , 75 years after the end of World loyalty, he gave all that mortality can Their resolute and determined War I. — The Editors. give. He needs no eulogy from me, or Please turn to page 70

20 THE AMERICAN LEGION ABANDONED FACTORIES AND SMALL-TOWN AMERICA

Klingensmith remembers a time when the business district in his hometown of

JOHNMcKeesport provided stiff competition for the big-city merchants of neighboring

Pittsburgh. In the last decade though, Klingensmith, who owns an insurance agency, has

watched his city lose its hustle and bustle. The linchpin

for McKeesport's economy, a U.S. Steel mill in the heart of

town, scaled back operations in the early 1980s and finally shut

its doors in 1986. The closing hurt — U.S. Steel employed

some 4,000 workers there — but what hurt worse was that the

By Drew Lindsay

NOVEMBER 1993 21 mill stood empty for years. As its build-

ings rusted, businesses around it fell like dominoes. McKeesport is not the only city where an abandoned factory haunts the landscape. Conservative estimates put the number of abandoned factories at 100,000, but there are probably two or three times that. Once the engine of Ameri- ca, these factories are now a dead weight on urban economic recovery. They sap their cities' economic strength, spawn blight and threaten the environment. Although a national problem, abandoned factories have caught the attention of only a handful of lawmakers. Most of the sites are polluted, and critics complain that federal environmental liability laws make industrial sites legal quagmires for developers and lenders. A few states are trying to cut through the liability problems and provide funding for redevelopment, but cities largely wrestle with these waste- lands alone. They know better than anyone else that these rotting dino- saurs threaten their future.

TOWN of Duquesne clings to THEa hill that climbs east from the Monongahela Valley about 10 miles southeast of Pittsburgh and a few miles from McKeesport. Just about every street corner in Duquesne commands a view of the Duquesne Works, a closed steel mill that sprawls for 250 acres at the town's feet. The mill's smokestacks stand straight as sentries, but rust has col- ored them dingy and black. Grass grows everywhere — tall stalks have taken root even on the roof of a 150- foot high building. The mill was once a jewel in the string of mills that line the Mononga- hela Valley. Growing up, the town's finance officer, David Poljak, saw his father, grandfathers and uncles answer the early morning whistle of the mill. "That was their life," Poljak says. "It was expected that when you were old enough, you went to work at the mill." Now Poljak makes his living tally- ing the economic toll the empty mill

Freelancer Drew Lindsay follows environmental issues from Washing- ton, D.C.

22 THE AMERICAN LEGION EMPTY GIANTS-Once the engines of America, factories such as the Duquesne KEYSTONE COMMONS Works in Duquesne, Pa., are now a dead weight on economic recovery. Conserva- tive estimates number abandoned factories at 100,000.

has taken on the city in the past eight years. The mill's closing stripped the city of 45 percent of its revenue base, he says. Gone are the mill's real estate taxes, parking revenues and water fees. Over the years since U.S. Steel shut down operations in 1984, Duquesne has cut its police force almost in half, its public works division by two-thirds, and its fire department has dropped 13 of its 17 full- time firefighters. The schools need repairs badly, Poljak says, and that's a strike against the town when young families scout for homes. Duquesne's assessed value, once at $33 million, now hovers around $20 million. % % s|e Blight hasn't touched Duquesne, but urban experts say it's usually never far behind a factory closing. In a study of 15 major cities, including New York, Chicago, Indianapolis and Los Angeles, researchers led by professor Michael Greenberg at Rutgers University in New Jersey concluded that Temporarily Obsolete Abandoned Derelict Sites (TOADS) "deter new SWEET SUCCESS-//? some towns, 1 - development, undermine a communi- abandoned factories have been put back to work. Housing a vari- ty, lower the property values and f ety of companies, East Pitts- encourage further abandonment." § burgh's new industrial park is | Research on neighborhoods around inside an old Westinghouse plant. § Please turn to page 78

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INTERVIEW: WILLIAM H. DONALDSON

America [

The New York Stock Exchonge isn't just for titons of industry and millionaires, soys choirmon ond CEO William H. Donaldson. More than 150 million Americans, rich and poor have a stake in what happens on Wall Street.

N DOWNTOWN New York served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the H mm City, there is a street that is Far Eastern Theater and 20 years later was Wm mm bursting with a sea of sharply appointed Undersecretary of State by Presi- mm Hj dressed but over-stressed sales- dent Richard Nixon. Today, he is a Legion- wm mm men with pencils behind their naire at the helm of America's engine of mm mm ears - capitalism. If you were hoping to buy a mm mm hot dog or a salty pretzel or a American Legion Magazine: Wmmwmm used car, they probably couldn't When people hear "Wall Street" many help you. But if you wanted to buy a por- think of greed or something that's bad tion of IBM or General Motors or any For- for America. Is that a realistic characteri- tune 500 company, that's not a problem zation of the New York Stock Exchange because you're on Wall Street. (NYSE)? Home to the world's biggest and most important stock market, the New York DONALDSON: The NYSE is a place with Stock Exchange (NYSE), this is where a strong beliefs in American values. When WILLIAM H. DONALDSON millionaire or a Legionnaire can, through Army Gen. Colin Powell came to speak the purchase of as little as one share of here after the Gulf War, trading halted and stock, become a part-owner of a major corporation. he received a spontaneous ovation from the trading floor. Companies raise money by selling stock—actually certifi- This sense of pride in America is reflected in many ways. cates of ownership. With that money they expand their busi- We have an enormous POW/MIA flag hanging in the center nesses. of the exchange floor, and we're very active in civic and

Some 5 1 million Americans directly own stock in compa- charitable efforts.

nies listed on the NYSE. Overall, 150 million have money Of course there is a strong profit motive, but I think you'll invested in stocks directly or have money invested in stocks find that most people here are driven by a desire to do their through pension funds, corporate profit-sharing plans, mutu- jobs well and thus serve their customers as well as possible. al funds and insurance investments. I know there are a lot of veterans — including myself — • Why is the New York Stock Exchange important to who work here, and this place is filled with love of country. America? As America celebrates Veterans Day this month, our organi- • Can the average American invest in stocks and compete zation will salute veterans, too. Among other things, we will with millionaires and multimillion-dollar corporations? have a moment of silence on the trading floor, as we do To answer these questions, THE AMERICAN LEGION every year. magazine sought out William H. Donaldson, chairman and Those who equate capitalism with "greed is good" lack chief executive officer of the NYSE. an understanding of three things — greed, good and capi- Donaldson is the co-founder of the 10th largest U.S. talism. True capitalism has to do with meeting people's banking firm, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. (DLJ), needs. whose assets totaled some $4.3 billion in 1973, when Mr. Donaldson left DLJ for government service. Donaldson Q. What is the New York Stock Exchange?

24 THE AMERICAN LEGION " " .

A The exchange is a tax-paying company with an obliga- HIGHLIGHT tion to invest all after-tax profits back into making the exchange better. We are owned by those who have purchased "seats" which today simply means the right to membership on the NYSE. When the NYSE was first start- WiMum hi. PomMopo On. . ed there were actual seats for each member. Individual Investors: "Even though in- Basically, the NYSE facilitates the buying and selling of shares in 2,200 listed companies with a market value of stitutional investors own a growing about $4.3 trillion. We provide regulatory supervision for amount of stock, individual investors — these transactions, making sure all securities laws and our like you and me — still own half of the own rules are followed. And we manage a high-tech com- stock in the United States. That degree of puter system that makes stock sales move quickly and effi- individual stock ownership is unique to ciently. this country. The New York Stock Exchange is unlike most companies because we actually have to regulate our best cus- The market: "It is the reservoir for the savings tomers, which include brokerage companies, their employ- of 51 million Americans who own stock ees and our own members. Brokers and other members pay directly and for another 150 million for the right to do business through our exchange, under Americans who either own stock directly our regulatory umbrella. or via pension funds, profit-sharing plans, mutual funds and insurance invest- Q. is it important to America? does it Why What do? " ments. Alt is the engine of capitalism in the sense that it is the world's premiere money-raising mechanism for indus- NYSE's size: "Eighty-six percent of the stock try. Also, it is the reservoir for the savings of 51 million value in the United States is listed on the Americans who own stock directly and for 150 million York Stock Exchange. listings Americans who either own stock directly or via pension New New on funds, profit-sharing plans and insurance investments. the NYSE accounted for $8 out every $10 Eighty-six percent of the stock value in the United worth of new stock issued by companies States is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. New list- in the United States last year. Please turn to page 76

NOVEMBER 1993 25 PROUD OF

HOW I SERVED

mechanics to maintain their air- By Boni Hamilton craft. He patched bullet-riddled fighter planes and approved them N INDEPENDENCE for flight. Then he watched the Day 1991 my hus " runs. Often he waited in vain for 111 ' ' I I band John hustled Lao Air Force pilots to return III our two children, from their bombing runs. Nicki and Jamie, and And, like many Vietnam-era me through the pre- servicemen, gradually he "went III parade crush in native," withdrew from his downtown Denver to American cohorts and lived Wtammm prime viewing spots among the Laotian and Thai

near the grandstand. I couldn't peoples. remember ever attending a In 1973, he returned to the Fourth of July parade; I knew United States and started a busi- the children never had. And I ness. Soon we renewed a dating hadn't expected to push through relationship that had lapsed crowds for this one either. But when he enlisted and I headed John, the crowd-hater, insisted. to college. For over two hours we stood John and I had been close and cheered each military group friends before we ever dated marching by. We ignored our each other, and we eased into sore feet, worsening sunburns that intimacy once again. He and dry throats. Not until the was not the same lighthearted last tank rolled past, the last sol- teen I'd known in high school, dier saluted, the last military band but I assumed maturity had sobered played its theme could we start for Twenty years after him. His family worried that he was home. he came home from detached and alienated; I thought they On the way to our car, Jamie took resented his independence. her father's hand. "Why weren't you Thailand, John Eventually John and I married. We in the parade?" she asked. "I wanted talked about so many things that I to cheer for you." Hamilton finally didn't notice he said little about his "Oh, I could have marched," he accepts what he experiences in Thailand. I didn't find answered, "but I needed just to be that unusual, because no veteran I there. It was my way to say thanks." did, and what knew talked willingly about any war. For Jamie that was answer enough, Nor did I find it strange that John it meant. but not for 10-year-old Nicki. seemed less moved than I, when we "Thanks? Who were you thanking? went to the Vietnam War Memorial to You were in a war, too." make a rubbing of a classmate's name. "It's a long story, Nick." tery. With a lottery number of 25, I mourned the young men and women "Tell me." John couldn't have avoided the ser- who would never see old age; he * * * vice, but he had already decided to talked in low tones with the children In 1969, America held a draft lot- enlist in the Air Force. Even a high about where the war had been and draft number would not have changed why people left tokens along The Bow Hamilton, a freelance writer that. Wall. based in Littleton, Colo., won an After two years of training, he Then, in January of 1991, America award for citizenship, scholarship and ended up in Thailand. Officially, he went to war again. John seemed leadership from Post 140 in Green- was stationed at Udorn Air Force Base obsessed with it. The TV, normally ville, Pa., when she was in high to work on transport planes; covertly, tucked in the basement, found a school. he trained Royal Lao Air Force prominent place on our breakfast bar.

26 THE AMERICAN LEGION I THOUGHT Every minute John was home, the TV me?" John asked me find some buddies' blared its war news. He bought a when he learned I'd be I'd cheated names. And I griev- shortwave radio so that he could hear at the classroom during somehow, ed. It's hard to grieve news reports in other countries. He Rick's visit. "Will you alone." studied the newspaper and subscribed just say thanks?" that going I willed my voice to both Time and Newsweek maga- I carried John's to be steady, my tears to Thailand zines. words, but I felt I had to remain unshed. missed the message. He was less "Are you okay now?" WAR ended quickly, but not had a reason for his "Yeah. I feel like a THEJohn's fascination. He devoured gratitude, something honorable burden's been lifted

every printed word, followed every more to say. And I from me. Funny, I than fighting action. couldn't say it for him. didn't know there I didn't understand his fascination, Whatever the demon in 'Nam. was a burden 'til it and circumstances—a family illness, inside him, he needed to was gone. some civic duties, and extended busi- exorcise it himself. "I always thought ness trips—kept us from talking in John returned from that I'd cheated some- depth about it in the way we normally Washington late that how, that going to would. night. He was wrung Thailand was less Then late in May, Nicki came out, worn. "I wish you'd been with honorable than fighting in 'Nam. home from school with the news that me," he said. "I really needed a "Then Nicki told us about Rick. On his teacher's son. Rick, who had friend." the ship, he probably didn't see any served on the USS Missouri in the Per- Not the typical response to a busi- combat, but he was still essential. sian Gulf, would visit the class. ness trip. He's entitled to the honor, the thanks.

"I'd like to meet him," John said. "What happened?" In my case, I never called myself a "Shake his hand." "After my meetings I went for a Vietnam vet; I didn't think I qualified.

But the day before Rick's arrival. walk. I watched some men hang ban- But I fought the war, too. Now, I'm

John left for Washington, D.C., on a ners for a parade to welcome the Gulf finally proud of what I did, of how I business trip. soldiers home. Eventually, I ended up served."

"Will you tell Rick something for at The Wall. This time I made myself Please turn to page 66

NOVEMBER 1993 27 I)

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Watching military drill teams perform can give you goose bumps of pride. They symbolize the teamwork and discipline that make our Armed Forces the best.

OU STAND absolutely still as a razor-sharp bayonet blade slices the air next to your ear, while the spinning rifle rotates mid-air into your grinder," a test-of-faith maneuver for Guard. Morris, who wants to become hand. You show no fear many military drill teams. Drill teams a pilot after graduation, says that drill and stand straight and are an example of the leadership and teams teach the life and death impor- silent, staring into anoth- teamwork that is necessary to win tance of accuracy. er soldier's eyes. You show no emo- wars. In fact, military drill teams were tion, as you grip and release the rifle "Our drill team teaches us disci- formed in the 17th and 18th centuries like a machine. pline, precision and the burdens of for just that purpose. A lot of effort just to exchange a command," says Cadet First Class There was a time when war had to rifle between two soldiers, but that's Chad Morris, commander of the U.S. be fought with the synchronized what it's like to perform the "meat- Air Force Academy Cadet Honor movements of drill teams. Before

28 THE AMERICAN LEGION 1 team that is the showpiece of their training and mission. Army. The U.S. Army Drill Team, headquartered at Fort Myer, Va., has been one of the 3rd Infantry Divi- sion's renowned units for over 25 years. With bayonet-tipped 1903 Springfield rifles, they dazzle audi- ences with their routine. One test of

bravery for the drill master is when he

is surrounded by four soldiers tossing their bayoneted weapons above and around his head. Navy. The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard Drill Team uses the standard M-l rifle with fixed bayonet in its demonstrations. Based at Anacostia Naval Station in Washington, D.C..

the drill team is often sent to represent the Navy in presidential and joint Armed Forces ceremonies. Says their insignia: ''We Serve With Honor & Pride To Achieve Excellence." assault rifles such as the U.S. M-16A1 troops to advance at will using bursts Air Force. "To Honor With Digni- and the Soviet AK-47, attacks had to of ammunition, drill teams now per- ty" is the motto of the U.S. Air Force be carefully orchestrated because mus- form a more symbolic role. Presidential Honor Guard Drill Team, kets were difficult to load and fire. To "They symbolize duty, honor and which performs its complex drill rou- advance, early armies needed a series country. They represent the teamwork, tines with the bayoneted M-l rifle. of commands that could lead a unit of the commitment and the will to sacri- Stationed at Boiling AFB in Washing- men through the arduous steps of fice that is so important under fire," ton, D.C., the drill team is credited loading, aiming and firing primitive says National Commander Bruce with recruiting large numbers of peo- firearms. Thiesen. ple into the Air Force. Today, since assault rifles allow Each service has a special drill Please turn to page 64

NOVEMBER 1993 29 in its wake 45 dead, more than $10 billion in property damage and tens of thousands homeless. The rampaging waters swept into 10 states, covering a heart-shaped part of the nation's heartland that stretched 500 miles wide and 600 miles long. Army engineers calculated that up to HIGH WATE 10 times the normal rainfall soaked eight states for two months, immers- ing 13.5 million acres of land, burst- AND MUTUAL HELPFULNESS ing federal levees in 12 places and private levees in about 800 spots. Although Congress approved a multi-billion dollar aid package for the S AUTUMN settled into flood victims, the burden of cleanup the the water-weary Mid- and recovery rests with states, local After Great west and the media cam- governments, private charities and the Flood of *93, era crews had gone victims themselves. Here is where the home, victims of the Legion stepped in. Legionnaires Great Flood of '93— From across the nation, Legion- throughout the with the help of Legion- naires, Auxiliary members and Sons naires throughout the of The American Legion provided country again country—began the long truckload after truckload of supplies hard task of putting the pieces of their and donated tens of thousands of dol- are providing lives back together again. lars in aid to flood victims. crucial aid Residents of towns such as St. "Some of our people have been Genevieve, Mo., and Valmeyer, 111., telling us that when they go to the Red to those rummaged through their soaked Cross for a pair of shoes, they get a homes and tried to assess the enor- voucher. When they come to The in need. mous damage from the muddy waters. American Legion, they get a pair of The flood, described by experts as shoes," says Commander Jim Paul of occurring once in every 500 years, left Post 312, the center of relief efforts in

30 THE AMERICAN LEGION St. Charles, Mo. Rocher, 111. gers blistered. Then they taped their In small towns along the miles of "The river was slapping us in the fingers together and kept on bagging. overflowing rivers, Legionnaires face," says Jack Laurent, a member of And the levee held. flexed their arms and bent their backs the town's Post 622. "They gave us As the flood reached its crest in to fill and stack sandbags in efforts to two minutes to get off the levee late July and early August, Legion- tame the relentless tide. because it was ready to go. But every- naires quickly opened their Posts to Some of the Legionnaires stood one stayed." house the homeless and provide meals knee-deep in water placing sandbags Post 622 Auxiliary members filled to relief workers. In St. Genevieve, on the last levee that stood between and tied off sandbags until their fin- Mo., Post 150 became the command the river and the town of Prairie du Please turn to page 74

POST PARTNERS The American Legion Post Part- nership, a new program created in the flood's aftermath, is designed for Posts to help one another in times of disaster. By becoming a Post Partner, your Post, District or Department can provide emergency assistance. "We appreciate what other Legionnaires are doing for us," says Department of Iowa Adjutant James E. Demarest. For information on what Posts need help and how to form a Post Partnership, call Joe Posato or Wayne Vanover at National Headquarters, (317) 635-841 1.

NOVEMBER 1993 31 Veterans update

VA MUST SHARE MEDICAL INFORMATION

ETERANS who have had the ruling, if one medical reference ask them to support VA if it appealed their claims denied be- says an injury cannot be caused by a Thurber.

cause the Board of Veter- fall, but another says it can, the BVA During that meeting, John Hanson, ans Appeals (BVA) used cannot hide the information favoring director of the Legion's Veterans V one-sided medical refer- the veteran. Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, ences to support its decisions may now Abrams told American Legion Ser- told the VA representative, "If VA is have grounds to reopen their cases. vice Officers attending Service Offi- asking The American Legion to The Court of Veterans Appeals cers School in Indianapolis last July endorse a policy that hides informa- (CVA) has ruled that BVA can no that this is not an issue of VA regulation from a veteran, then you have longer determine the fate of a veter- tions, but a violation of constitutional wasted my time and there is no more an's claim without sharing all the law in the matter of due process. He to discuss. The American Legion will information it has on the case with the instructed Service Officers to refile never tolerate an action that is detri- veteran before it makes a final deci- veterans claims they believed may mental to veterans." sion. have been denied due process. The next morning, Secretary BVA practice in the past, according The recent CVA decision in Brown announced VA would not to Ron Abrams of the National Veter- Thurber vs. Brown has generated appeal the ruling. ans Legal Services Project, has been to much concern within VA. Members of Veterans who believe the BVA cite only those medical references that VA's General Counsel staff urged may have withheld information con- would assure denial of the claim, even Secretary Jesse Brown to appeal the cerning their claim should contact though other references would support decision, and Brown called a meeting their nearest American Legion Depart- the veteran's case. Now, because of of veterans' service organizations to ment Service Officer.

Benefits SNAFU (VBA) in Baltimore where its employ- Expeditionary Medal or the Southwest can receive training in their jobs. Asia Medal, or must have served on Hundreds of Air Force Reservists ees According to director John active duty during Desert Shield/ and Air National Guardsmen may not VBA Cole, the goal of the program is to Desert Storm. Also eligible are sur- have been informed they were eligible provide uniform training for all areas vivors of those veterans. for several benefits when they were of VA, from claims rating to home To be eligible, the veterans also involuntarily separated from the ser- loan guarantees. He said VA's old had to be West Virginia residents for vice after Oct. 1, 1991. practice of providing on-the-job train- at least six months immediately before The Air Force is attempting to ing locally for new employees was not entering the service. The bonus is locate Air Guardsmen and Reservists cost-effective, and what's worse, $500 for veterans who saw service in- with between eight and 15 years of resulted in a system that lacked country and $300 for those who service who were released without VA standardization and uniformity. served elsewhere during those periods. being told they were eligible for tran- As a result of local interpretations, To apply or receive more information, sition benefits, including separation for instance, a claim processed in write: Mitchell Shupp, West Virginia pay, commissary and exchange bene- Reno might be denied while a similar Bonus Office, 1339A Plaza East, fits, and education assistance funds. case in Moines would be Charleston, 25301-1400, or call TSgt. Lyn Willequer of the Air Des WV approved. (304) 558-1520. Reserve Personnel Center in Denver In its pursuit of consistency, VA said letters are being sent to all has assigned experts to teach the VBA Reservists and Guardsmen who can be VA Courtesy Program classes, which also are available for located. Willequer said, however, that If you are finding more caring and recently promoted supervisors as well many personnel records are stored in courteous employees during your vis- as new employees. government warehouses and that its to VA facilities these days, it may Since the training academy began many addresses the Air Force has are be because of the department's new in June 1992, more than 2,500 VA out of date. program, "VA— Putting Veterans employees have completed the course For further information, contact: First." The program is designed to of instruction. HQ, ARPC/PA, 6760 E. Irvington make the 250,000 VA employees Place #5400, Denver, CO 80280 or aware of the need to show courtesy phone (800) 525-0102, ext. 246. West Virginia Bonus and respect during their day-to-day West Virginia veterans who served dealings with veterans. VA University during Lebanon, Grenada or Panama VA says the program should cut Borrowing a management tool from and veterans of the Gulf War may be down on patient and customer com- McDonald's restaurants, VA has cre- eligible for a state bonus. The veterans plaints and also help VA become more ated the Veterans Benefits Academy must have received the Armed Forces efficient and productive.

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THREE RIVERS FIRST—Pittsburgh hosted a Legion National Convention for the first FESTIVE FESTIVAL With his patriotic tunes time this past summer. brought cheers and even a few tears to some REPORT FROM Pittsburgh The 75th anniversary of the Legion begins with a reaffirmation of American values and with Legionnaires donating more than $128,000 for Midwest flood victims.

CHALLENGES Natl. Cmdr. Roger A. Munson commends Legionnaires for 'M PROUD to be an Diamond Jubilee by fervently reaf- helping their comrades in need. American where at least I firming their belief in America and know I'm free..." * The American Legion. That patriotic zeal was never more in the United States with refugee sta- soundtrack for the evident than in the Americanism tus. The day after Legion delegates

OTheI 993 American Legion Commission's report to the conven- unanimously approved the resolution, National Convention could tion. Legionnaires applauded and Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida intro- easily have come from Lee cheered several times during the read- duced a similar resolution in Con- Greenwood's song, "God ing of the America-affirming report. gress. (For a complete list of resolu- Bless the U.S.A." One of the cheers was for Res. 257, tions passed at the 75th National Delegates to the 75th National which calls for ending the U.S. gov- Convention, see Page 56.) Convention in Pittsburgh began the ernment policy that allows former "The American Legion has enjoyed year-long celebration of the Legion's Iraqi POWs and their families to settle a position of renewed influence, with

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Lee "God Bless the U.S.A." Greenwood TRUE COLORS Legionnaires from the Department of Maryland march as part of the \5,000 enthusiastic Festival-goers. parade, which included bands, color guards and flags of all colors.

our voice being heard and listened to Passed The Flag Resolution," and In a voice made raspy by a year of both at the White House and on Capi- those Departments had red ribbons speaking out for The American tol Hill, as well as in many state legis- placed on their convention floor plac- Legion, National Commander Munson latures," National Commander Roger ards to proclaim their success. reported to the delegates how the A. Munson told the 3,473 delegates. Legion helped the Clinton administra- In another all-American gesture, "/ won't forget the men who died tion mold its veterans' health-care delegates unanimously approved a res- who gave that right to me..." policies. olution to support a constitutional Department of Veterans Affairs amendment to protect the U.S. Flag Much of the convention's business (VA) Secretary Jesse Brown also from desecration. Delegates from 33 dealt with veterans issues as a new stressed the Legion's influence in states sported buttons saying "We administration initiated its policies. shaping veterans benefits when he

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MARCHING ORDER Ohio greets Mun- SIGNED UP National Commander Munson recruited the members of the Army band, son during the four-hour parade. The Volunteers, into the Legion after their performance at the Festival.

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took the podium to address the convention. "You can be assured that The American Legion will be right there at the table — helping me to find, and to make, the right decisions," Brown said. Brown commended the Legion for its initiative and lobbying efforts to create the Agent Orange registry to catalog Vietnam veterans' ailments related to the herbicide. He said the registry will help get veterans compensation on ailments that were recently deemed service-connected. Brown also told the delegates he would try to reform eligibility to get more veterans treated at VA facilities. "We are going to put veterans first; ROLLIN' ON THE RIVERS Cruising the three rivers as a reward for winning the Race that is part of health-care to Pittsburgh were representatives from Departments that reached 103 percent of why as their membership goals or all-time membership highs. reform, we are pushing for access to comprehensive care for all eligible veterans at all of our clinics and hospitals. "And by the way — no more talk of nonveterans in VA hospitals," Brown said to the applause of the convention audience. Brown, renewing a promise Presi- dent Clinton gave delegates the previous year at the 74th National Conven- tion in Chicago, pledged to be a secretary for veterans affairs, not of veterans affairs. "I intend to issue a wake-up call by recognizing the problems we have right now and facing up

to them. That is what it takes to put veterans first." During his speech, Brown announced his proposal for a National Homeless Summit in which VA, the DINING Race to Pittsburgh winners enjoy a buffet dinner hosted by AND DANCING— Legion and other veterans' service National Commander Munson. Later they danced the night away as the Three Rivers organizations would work together to City skyline slipped into the twilight. help the homeless. "It is outrageous to see men and women who once proudly wore the uniform of their country now sleeping on the streets," he said. Brown said VA is planning to strengthen VA care for women veterans by providing comprehensive health-care centers. He said VA also has taken several steps to find answers to the mystery illnesses of Desert Storm veterans. Those steps include starting a registry; providing treatment; establishing referral centers for difficult cases; forming a blue-ribbon advisory panel; and commissioning independent researchers to get objective scientific answers to the problem. Other speakers at the convention also voiced their concern about veter- ADMIRAL AWARD "Admiral" Roger A. Munson presents National Vice Commander ans' health care. Sen. Arlen Specter of Robert E. "Jack" David an award to the Southern Region for having the highest per- Pennsylvania said he has done every- centage growth of all five regions. thing he can in Congress to maintain

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VA's budget. "What is being given to veterans is no gift, grant or form of gratitude," said Specter, a Korean War veteran and member of Philadelphia Post 120. "It is something that is earned and owed by the United States of America to those who have risked life and limb so we can enjoy freedom in the greatest country in the world." Pennsylvania's other senator. Harris Wofford, a member of Post 943, Bryn Mawr, Pa., greeted Legionnaires with a "WWII Army salute" and a tribute to their service. "The American Legion is testimony to the fact that once you serve your country, you're more likely to serve again," said Wofford. Also helping to keep the veteran's contributions to the country before the public eye is Army Lt. Gen. Claude M. Kicklighter, executive director of the WWII Commemorative Commit- tee. Kicklighter says that the Depart- ment of Defense (DoD) plans to com- memorate the 50th anniversary of World War II by including every Legion Post and Department. "We are asking communities, military installations and organizations to form committees and plan three or more events each year through 1995 to thank and honor our veterans and encourage the study of this history in our schools. They will then be officially designated a WWII commemorative community," Kicklighter said. He said hundreds of Legion Posts BY VETERANS, FOR VETERANS Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown pledged to keep veterans first at VA. He announced plans to form a working are already involved in the program group from VA and veterans' organizations to help the nation's homeless. and have been recognized as WWII

DEFENDER Air Force Gen. Charles A. BUDGETING FOR BENEFITS—Sen. Arlen SALUTE TO SERVICE—Sen. Harris Wof- Horner, head of the U.S. Space Com- Specter said veterans' benefits are ford gives Legion delegates a "WWII mand, said America must remember the earned and are a way for the country to Army salute" and thanked Legionnaires lessons of previous wars. thank those who fought for freedom. for their service to the country.

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SPANNING AMERICA Backstage at the Festival, FOURTH ESTATE AWARD—Fortune magazine won this year's Fourth Munson greets singer Lee Greenwood. During his Estate Award for its special "Children in Crisis" issue. From left, Public Festival performance, Greenwood gratefully accept- Relations Commission Chairman Thomas C. Kouyeas; Fortune magazine ed dozens of Department pins. executive editor Ann Morrison; and Munson.

commemorative communities. Washington, DC 20038-7720. Sunseri of Pittsburgh. Kicklighter also called on the dele- Expressing the same desire to serve gates to help locate the 35,000 WWI "I'd gladly stand up next to you their nation, and keep America strong, veterans who are still alive. He said and defend her still today..." were the convention delegates who Legionnaires should encourage these passed many national defense resolu- veterans to apply for the 75th WWI "I hope to be around for a while tions. Anniversary Medal. "This is truly our longer to serve the United States and Air Force Gen. Charles Horner, nation's last opportunity to properly mankind," said 96-year-old WWI vet- commander of the U.S. Space Com- thank and honor them," Kicklighter eran Andrew York of Clairton, Pa., mand, told delegates that "the Cold said. Application blanks for the WWI who is a 72-year member of The War is over, but we must remember medals are available at local VA American Legion and was one of three the lessons of World War II, Korea offices by calling (800) 827-1000 or WWI veterans attending the conven- and not send our troops into combat by writing: WWI Commemorative tion. The other WWI veterans in Pitts- ill-prepared." Horner, a member of Medal Request, U.S. Department of burgh were Francis W. LaRocco of Post 211 of Denver, Colo., said, "We Veterans Affairs, P.O. Box 27720, White Plains, N.Y., and Anthony J. went into battle with understandable,

BUICK DONATION Buick, the official car of the DRUM ROLL, PLEASE National Commander Munson pulls out the win- 1993 National Convention, donated a 1994 LeSabre ning ticket for the 1994 Buick LeSabre. The $23,000 automobile went to for Midwest flood relief. Chances for the car raised Frank Cofsky of Post 106, Sharon, Mass. The proceeds of the drawing more than $21,000. went to the National Emergency Fund.

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ALL AMERICANS The Department of Ohio won the William Randolph PAR FOR PALMER Arnold Palmer receives the 1993 Hearst Americanism Trophy. From left, Dept. Cmdr. Donald C. Ertmann; Good Guy Award from the Past Department Comman- Dept. Americanism chairman Mel Chapman; Past Dept. Cmdr. Tom Jak- der's Club. From left, Munson; Palmer; PNC Dale mides; Otto Wick, publisher of the Midland Daily News; and Munson. Renaud; and club president Bob Tart.

achievable goals and that's why we POW/MIAs. At a press conference, good possibility that there are living were victorious." Horner organized John F. Sommer Jr., executive director U.S. prisoners in Vietnam, Laos and the air operations during the Persian of the Legion's Washington office, Russia," Sommer said. Gulf War. told reporters The American Legion is The U.S. Assistant Secretary of Air Force Lt. Gen. John B. opposed to lifting the trade embargo State for East Asian and Pacific Conaway, chief of the National Guard on Vietnam "until a full accounting of Affairs, Winston Lord, told the con- Bureau in Washington, D.C., told del- the 2,252 POW/MIAs has been made. vention delegates that the government egates another reason for Desert Right now, Vietnam is a long way is "on target" in its plan to disclose Storm's success was America's citi- from a full accounting." secret POW/MIA information by Nov. zen-soldiers. In addition to being a National Commander Munson sent 1 1 . According to Lord, there are more back-up to the active military, the Sommer to Vietnam last summer with than 500 people working on the National Guard performs other valu- a joint government and veterans' orga- POW/MIA issue full time, and the able duties, Conaway said. nization delegation led by VA deputy government is spending about $100 The Legion stood up for another secretary Hershel Gober. "According million a year to resolve the group of war veterans —American to the evidence, we believe there's a POW/MIA issue. im }***

THAT'S THE TICKET—George E. Green, FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND PNC Robert MEMORIAL SERVICE American Legion manager of sales promotion, Buick S. Turner (left) and Foreign Relations and Auxiliary national officers remember Motor Division, reads the winning ticket Commission Chairman Daniel Ludwig and honor the sacrifices of those who for the 1994 Buick LeSabre. honor U.S. POW/MIAs. served America.

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TINY TALENT All ages marched in the UP BEAT More than 80 units strutted before the thousands of spectators who lined mile-long Legion parade. Pittsburgh's downtown streets on a glorious Sunday afternoon.

"This administration is firmly com- Task Force Russia, which coordinates naires from Departments and Posts mitted to finding the answers about the exchange of POW/ MIA informa- lined up to present donations to our fighting men who never came tion with the Russians. Loeffke demon- National Commander Munson. home," Lord said. He said the United strated how the task force dealt with its Another $21,344 was raised States has been making progress with Russian counterparts. through the sale of tickets for a draw- Korea, China, Russia and Vietnam to ing for a 1994 Buick LeSabre. The find answers about U.S. POW/MIAs. "'Cause there ain't no doubt I Buick Motor Division of General At a POW/MIA forum before the love this land..." Motors donated the car to raise money

convention, researcher Stephen J. Mor- for the NEF. ris explained how a Soviet document Legionnaires' love of America and Just as the Departments answered he uncovered told of North Vietnamese their eagerness to help others in need the challenge to help flood victims plans to hold U.S. POWs after the war was graphically demonstrated by their during the convention, they also ended. Morris found the document contributions of more than $128,000 accepted the challenge of National while in Russia researching files previ- to the National Emergency Fund Commander Munson to join him in a ously kept secret by the KGB. Also at (NEF) made at the convention. The membership Race to Pittsburgh. After the forum was retired Army Maj. Gen. money helps victims of the Midwest months of hectic recruiting, the race Bernard Loeffke, former director of flooding. One after the other, Legion- concluded with a relaxing cruise along y

TEXAS' BEST Premiere the bull accom- MOBILE MEMORIES The Department of Georgia brought its version of The Wall to panies the Department of Texas. the parade. It lists all those from Georgia who died in the Vietnam War.

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GREAT OLD GLORY Department of Pennsylvania Legionnaires proudly sport the Red, White and Blue in their home state.

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NATIONAL PRIDE With a flag from every state sewn into one BAND STAND—After its parade performance, the Post 156 Band, huge flag, Department of Florida Legionnaires show their spirit. Waltham, Mass., played in the lobby of the Vista hotel for hours.

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Pittsburgh's three rivers for those Departments that achieved 103 percent of their membership goals or all- time membership highs. "Admiral" Munson piloted the three-hour dining and dancing riverboat excursion, hosting representatives from the winning Departments. They were Idaho, Mexico, Colorado, Ver- mont, Connecticut, South Dakota, Montana, West Virginia, Alaska, Ohio and Virginia. Seven other Depart- ments also earned passage by attaining all-time membership highs. The Departments were Florida, Delaware, Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and New Mexico. Alaska, Ohio and Vermont achieved both 103 percent of their membership goals and OATH OF OFFICE PNC John H. Ge/'ger of Illinois (right) administers the oath of attained all-time membership highs. office to newly elected National Commander Bruce Thiesen. The view of the Pittsburgh skyline from a riverboat and the city's fine dining, no doubt, attracted many Legionnaires to the convention, but the main reason they were in town was to conduct the business of The American Legion. Delegates to the convention approved 75 resolutions, including

Res. 1, which will increase the annual per-member national dues to $9 from $5.50, effective Jan. 10, 1994. "The Legion has long exercised prudent fiscal management, has invested wisely and has developed innovative programs to raise new revenue for the organization," National Commander Munson said. "It just hasn't been enough to offset inflation and the everyday costs of doing busi- COMMANDER'S PIN Thiesen's wife, Graetian, places the National Commander's ness." lapel pin on her husband after his election.

^.4 THE LEGION FIRST FAMILY From left, son-in-law Kirk; daughter Dianne; father COMMITMENT "The country needs us,' Albert; son Kevin; mother Ethel; daughter Sheryl; wife Graetian; and Thiesen. Thiesen tells Legionnaires.

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PARADE OF SUPPORT— In electing PARTNERS IN PATRIOTISM New National Commander Bruce Thiesen of California Thiesen, delegates chose their fourth and newly elected National Auxiliary President Helen Holcomb of Texas will share the Vietnam-era National Commander. leadership of the Legion family in 1993-94.

515 of LaTrobe, Pa., is a Korean War Trophy for service to veterans affairs "God Bless the U.S.A." veteran who served in the Coast and rehabilitation in the state; Guard. "I truly thank you for this • Ohio, the William Randolph

As the National Convention con- award, and I can't leave here without Hearst Americanism Trophy for out- vened in Pittsburgh for the first time knowing that America is full of good standing Americanism activities; in the Legion's history, it became the guys," Palmer said. • Washington, the Frank N. Belgra- largest convention the Three Rivers Winning the Legion's Fourth no Jr. Trophy for outstanding support City hosted this year. Pittsburgh busi- Estate Award was Fortune magazine of the state's Boys Scout program; nesses were happy to see 20,000 for its special issue on America's • West Virginia, the Ralph T. Legionnaires and their families, youth, "Children In Crisis." Accept- O'Neil Education Trophy for the including the thousands who marched ing for the magazine was executive Legion's school medal program; and through the downtown streets in the editor Ann M. Morrison, who coordi- • Ohio, the Garland Murphy Award parade. More than 80 units, including nated the issue. for contributions to the Child Welfare bands, baton twirlers and even a bull Department service award winners Foundation. named Premiere from Texas strutted were: Individual award winners were: up the mile-long route. • Florida, which received the • Joseph "Joe" Chilelli of Post 790, The next day, at the convention William F. Lenker National Service West Covina, Calif., who received the Festival, Legionnaires got a glimpse of everything that is Pittsburgh. To the south towered Mt. Washington. From the north, they could feel the cool air of the Monongahela River and hear the hum of cars crossing one of the city's trademark bridges. And behind the main festival stage was the panora- ma of the city's skyline. Festival headliner Lee Greenwood provided more than an hour's worth of songs, including the much-anticipated, audience-pleasing "God Bless the U.S.A." He talked and joked with the audience and throughout the performance accepted Department pins from dozens of Legionnaires.

AWARDS, HONORS, PRIZES Golf legend Arnold Palmer received the Good Guy Award from NEW NATIONAL VICE COMMANDERS From left, Douglas A. Mason of Utah; John J. the Past Department Commander's Mulkern of Massachusetts; Thiesen; K.W. Ohl of Indiana; Juan H. Cintron of Puerto Club. Palmer, 63, a member of Post Rico; and Curtis O. Twete of North Dakota.

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Recruiter of the Year Award for the second year in a row. This year he recruited 836 members; • The Laborers' International Union of North America, which received a plaque in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote employment for veterans. Accepting the award was Arthur Coia, the union's general president. • Abe's Plumbing of Las Vegas, Nev., the Employer of the Year Award for companies with 50 or fewer employees, for hiring veterans; • Sirco Manufacturing of Missoula, Mont., the Employer of the Year Award for companies with 51-200 employees, for hiring veterans; and YOUTH CHAMPIONS From left, Scout of the Year Kevin Ude; Boys Nation President • Bath Iron Works Corporation of Daryl Collins; Oratorical Champion Cedric Lewis Ollison; and Junior Shooting Sports Bath, Maine, the Employer of the Champion Michael Douglass. Year Award for companies with more than 200 employees, for hiring veterans. During the convention, some of the Legion's corporate partners conducted drawings for thousands of dollars worth of prizes. The prizes and the winners were: • A 1994 Buick LeSabre, donated by Buick to raise money for the National Emergency Fund and valued at $23,000, was won by Frank Cofsky of Post 106, Sharon, Mass.; • An all-expenses-paid Caribbean cruise for two, donated by the Hart- ford Holidays travel agency, Great Neck, N.Y., won by Jim and Mary Hanselman of Post 180, Hamersville, Ohio; VOICES FROM WWII Munson receives the August royalty check from George • A $2,500 certificate of deposit, Schnitzer Jr., center, publisher of VOICES: Letters from WWII. Author Ken Scharn- donated by MBNA America bank, berg, right, was at convention to autograph copies of the book. Newark, N.J., was won by Elaine C. Blouin of Auxiliary Unit 21, Bath, Maine; and • Three diamond bracelets, valued

at $ 1 ,000 each, donated by Kay Jewel- ers for the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foun- dation Fighting Blindness. The winners were: Harry Poper. Hudson, N.H.; Betty Brennan, Schaumburg,

111.; and Ruth Briggs, Tracy, Calif.

PASSING THE GAVEL As Munson accepted his colors of outgoing National Commander, he thanked all the convention delegates "particularly the Department of Ohio," his vice commanders and his wife, Jane. The National Vice Commanders MIGHTY MEMBERSHIP Eleven Departments were honored for reaching 103 percent presented Munson with a "Race to of their membership goals. The Department representatives, from left, were: Clark Pittsburgh" painting depicting the Ferris, Vt; Byron Elkins, Mexico; Munson; Don Gunderson, Idaho; Joseph Ross, Colo.; Charlie Brown, Mont; Thomas Jakmides, Ohio; Richard Hovorka, S.D.; Lew riverboat cruise. Munson's year as Waller, Conn.; Glenwood Burton, W.Va.; William Weber, Alaska. National Commander ended as it had

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SPELLBINDING SONG Thiesen's daughter Dianne sings ON THE MARK Political satirist Mark Russell pulled no punch- "Wind Beneath My Wings" in honor of her mother and father. es at the National Commander's Banquet. began—with a prayer from his daugh- the fabric of America by participating Frank M. Ortiz, Covina, Calif., the ter, Judith Schwanz. in Legion programs. National Sergeant-At-Arms; and Convention delegates then went "The country needs us—not just George Sinopoli, Fresno, Calif., as his about the task of selecting a new the veterans, not just the children—the Aide. (See Page 54 for more about the National Commander to lead the entire nation needs The American national officers.) Legion during its Diamond Jubilee Legion," Thiesen said. Reappointed national officers were year. Also elected were National Vice National Adjutant Robert W. After the nominations and a parade Commanders Curtis O. Twete, Mc- Spanogle of Michigan; National Judge around the convention floor to the Ville, N.D.; John Mulkern, Dorches- Advocate Philip B. Onderdonk of tune of "California Here I Come," the ter, Mass.; Kenneth W. Ohl, Lafayette, Maryland; and National Treasurer delegates' choice was clearly Bruce Ind.; Juan H. Cintron, Ponce, Puerto Webber LaGrange of Indiana. Thiesen of California. Rico; and Douglas A. Mason, Layton, By T. Douglas Donaldson A Legionnaire for 27 years, Utah. Thiesen is a member of Post 191 of National Commander Thiesen * "God Bless The U.S.A.," words and Kingsburg, Calif. He is a Vietnam appointed Monsignor Raymond J. music by Lee Greenwood. Copyright 1984 Army veteran and becomes the fourth Kozlowski of Buffalo, N.Y., as the by Music Corp. of America, Inc. and Hall- Vietnam-era veteran to serve as National Chaplain; Marjorie T. Simp- Clement Publications. Reprinted with per- National Commander. son, Atlanta, the National Historian; mission. Thiesen is married to Graetian Thiesen, an American Legion Auxil- iary member since birth. The Thiesens have three children: daughters Dianne and Sheryl — both members of Auxil- iary Unit 191 — and son Kevin, a member of Sons of the American Legion Squadron 147. Thiesen works at Gary Pitts Farms Inc., a vineyard in Fowler, Calif. "I'm a farmer from California," Thiesen told delegates in his acceptance speech. "I earn my living by being out in the field. Well, that's what I intend to do as your National Commander — work in the field among you as much as possible to keep building this great organization of ours and continue all the great things we do for our country and our fellow citizens." Thiesen challenged Legionnaires to BACK TO A BLUE CAP PNC James M. Wagonseller (right) returns Munson to blue make a commitment to contribute to cap status at the Post-Convention NEC meeting.

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REINVENTING VA: Just two days equipped personal computers. Disks review as a benefit for veterans, Kenner before Vice President Al Gore containing all BVA decisions are being also admitted: "Our budget has not kept announced the administration's plans shipped out to VA regional offices so pace with the demands of the new for reinventing government, VA they can have complete information. court." She said there are more than Deputy Secretary Cragin credited The American 1,600 veterans' cases pending before Hershel Gober Legion with helping veterans through COVA. told Legionnaires the appeals process, noting that 20 per- that VA also must cent of veterans with appeals are repre- GULF WAR, OTHER ILLS: Many of the reinvent itself. sented by the Legion. Cragin also 8,000 claims for Desert Storm mystery "VA will die if reported that the number of pending ailments are being treated at the VA it's left alone. cases continues to increase. He said the regional office in Louisville, Ky., Period," Gober BVA needs more members to decrease according to John said during the the response time. "We have to figure Vogel, the VA to this train run better deputy under sec- VA&R Commis- GOBER out how make sion meeting. without spending more money," Cragin retary for bene- "The system is not efficient. We said. fits. Speaking at must think of innovative ways to the VA&R Com-

change it. We have doctors filling out VETERANS' COURT: Donald Ivers, a mission meeting, reports instead of seeing veterans, and judge of the U.S. Court of Veterans Vogel also said that's wrong," he said. Appeals (COVA) and a Boys State new regulations Gober reassured VA&R Commis- graduate, told Legionnaires at the on Agent Orange V0GEL sion members that while there may be VA&R Commis- will be published some changes in VA, there are no plans sion meeting: soon. "Veterans who are on the Agent to allow nonveterans to be treated in "[The court] is Orange registry and who had claims VA facilities. "Until every veteran has bringing about previously turned down, will be eligi- access to VA hospitals, we shouldn't meaningful ble as new conditions related to Agent even think of any other uses," Gober change in the VA Orange are added to the list. said. benefits program." "The problem with VA is poor ser- Gober, who was the Department of Ivers said there vice, the symptom is long delays," Arkansas adjutant before working for have been some Vogel said, blaming the military down- VA, didn't read his prepared speech. short-term grow- sizing and the additional adjudication IVERS Instead he talked off the cuff with his ing pains after the of claims for the delays. "Dealing with fellow Legionnaires. creation of the court, but he expects it the Court of Veterans Appeals' deci- "We're just VA's stewards for the will prove to be an effective and effi- sions is the largest problem faced." next IVi years," Gober joked with the cient veterans' claims service. Vogel said about 9,000 more dis- audience. "Maybe another eight if ability recipients come on the rolls Hillary gets elected." LEGAL EAGLE . Mary Lou Keener, VA every month. He said he and his staff general counsel, credited the Legion are conducting a pilot program to THE APPEALS MAZE! Balancing a with helping Vietnam veterans affected reduce time by getting records directly compact disk (CD) on his finger, by Agent Orange. "You can be proud from the Army. If the program is suc- Charles L. Cragin, chairman of the that you have cessful, he expects to expand it to Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA), been a leading include other branches of the service. emphasized that advocate of Vogel said he is working toward the computer tech- Agent Orange goal of adjudicating original compensa- nology will speed compensation," tion and pension cases within 106 days. up the VA claims she told Legion- process. At the naires at the HEALTHY REFORM: VA has played, VA&R Commis- VA&R Commis- and will continue to play, a major role sion meeting, Cra- sion meeting. in health-care reform, C. Wayne gin showed Le- Kenner also Hawkins, VA's deputy undersecretary KEENER gionnaires a CD said Court of for health, told the VA&R Commis- that can contain Veteran Appeals (COVA) decisions are sion. CRAGIN the same amount requiring her and her staff of 400 attor- Giving those attending the commis- of information as 200, 000 pieces of neys to "perform at a higher level." sion meeting a glimpse of the adminis- paper and can be read by specially While praising the advent of judicial Please turn page

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Jims eyes sparkled and is easily digested, so it enters the blood- ple even joined a vacation club and made he looked lean and strong; well-rested and stream quickly. Three tablets a day keep the short trips with friends for some months be- healthy. blood levels just right. And, unlike the blood fore retirement. Whats going on with you two?, I thinners and other man-made drugs Jim had Finally the big day arrived. Jim and asked Nancy behind his back. You are just taken for his circulation, Gingko Biloba Nancy packed the RV with six months of about to hear all about it, she replied. doesnt merely increase circulation in one provisions and dropped by to say good-bye As we poured coffee and gathered part of the body by stealing blood from the to my wife and I, and our kids, before em- around the kitchen table again, the story other parts. It NORMALIZES blood flow barking on the well-earned adventure they came out. 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HIGHLIGHTS tration's health-care plan, Hawkins goals and activities for young people." said, "Veterans will have a choice of "Anyone can line up a shot and where they receive their health care, squeeze a trigger, but only The Ameri- but VA will remain an independent can Legion can give young people the agency and will work to provide more chance to succeed in shooting sports," access to veterans." said Michael Douglass of Beach Park, Hawkins also said VA could lose as 111., the Legion's Junior Shooting much as 50 percent of its patients under Sports National Champion. the reform, but he said he is optimistic Cedric L. Oil i son of Quitman, Ga., J00N-YE0L CHOU SHIN-PIN and believes VA will retain its patients The American Legion Oratorical Con- SO by being competitive. "It's not our test winner, read a poem titled, "Thank intent to downsize anything," Hawkins You," in appreciation to the Legion. said. He said VA is looking at increas- American Legion Baseball Player of ing the number of community-based the Year, David Lamb of Newbury clinics to provide more access to veter- Park, Calif., could not attend the con- ans, and to offer more outpatient treat- vention because he was playing AA ment, instead of waiting for veterans to baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. become hospitalized before they can receive care. GOVERNMENT DOWNSIZING: as , vate employers reduce their payrolls, JOLLEYS M0NTSI0N

VA CEMETERIES . "The number of vet- the government will, too, according to erans we will be able to serve will be Ed McHugh, special assistant for Vet- is. "Benefits are the hard-earned rights higher, and we will manage space bet- erans Employment at the Office of of a nation's veterans," Jolleys said. ter," Jerry Bowen, director of the Personnel Management. "We antici- "We must look to the future and see National Ceme- pate there will be 150,000 fewer feder- what our organizations can do to safe- tery System al jobs in addition to civil service jobs guard benefits for veterans." (NCS), promised lost because of military downsizing," To honor National Commander Legionnaires he told the Economic Commission. Roger A. Munson, J.R. "Jerry" Mont- attending the McHugh said the administration plans sion, Dominion President of the Army, VA&R Commis- to reduce the federal work force by Navy and Air Force Veterans in Cana- sion meeting. offering early retirement bonuses to da, sang "Home on the Range" and pre- Bowen said certain employees. sented Munson with a buffalo statue/ his agency is preparing for the ALLIED VETS . Keeping peace through- FIGHT FOR SIGHT: The Legion-RP BOWEN impending out the world and securing veterans Kellogg 's coupon campaign to raise demand for burial space by WWII vet- benefits are themes not only expressed money to fight blindness and help erans. Out of the 114 national ceme- by the Legion, but by other veterans America's youth was a big success, teries in 48 states, only 59 are active organizations worldwide. according to Gor- and can accept new families to be "Democratic reform is making don Gund, presi- buried, he said. However, NCS plans progress in Korea," said Gen. Joon- dent of the Reti- to open five new national cemeteries Yeol So, ROKA, Ret., president of the nitis Pigmentosa in the next five years to offset the Korean Veterans Association. "This Foundation closings of seven cemeteries in the would not have happened without Fighting Blind- coming year. you." He also warned the United States ness.

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YOUTH LEADERS . The youth champi- acquisition of nuclear technology. spell success? I ons attending the National Convention Gen. Chou Shin-pin, chairman of spell success The GUND thanked the Legion for its programs the Vocational Assistance Commission American Le- and said the Legion has changed their for Retired Servicemen, Republic of gion, Auxiliary and Sons of The lives for the better. China, said the United States should American Legion Gund told conven- "The Daryl Collins that started Boys continue its active role in world affairs. tion delegates. "The campaign to fight Nation is not the same Daryl Collins "Much has changed with the dissolu- blindness was unprecedented. We had that finished it," said Boys Nation Pres- tion of the Soviet Union, and together highly motivated, disciplined volun- ident Daryl Collins of Spring, Texas. we face global and regional problems," teers. This was the Legion family. The "Boys Nation gave me the desire to Shin -pin said. RP Foundation could not have had a give back to this country." J.W. "Jack" Jolleys, Dominion Pres- more committed partner. Together we The American Legion Scout of the ident of the Royal Canadian Legion, will win this fight against blindness." Year, Kevin M. Ude of Pulaski, Tenn., told convention delegates his organiza- Legion volunteers distributed Kel- thanked convention delegates and said, tion is fighting the same battle for vet- logg 's cereal coupons to more than 50 "You have done so much to provide erans benefits as The American Legion Please turn page

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HIGHLIGHTS million shoppers at supermarkets in 48 children of illegals; end asylum for eco- MEMORIALS UPDATE: Legionnaires states last June. For every store-day nomic refugees; and cut legal immigra- are the largest group of donors to the (two people working 7-hour shifts), tion to 200,000 people per year. Korean War Memorial, reported John Kellogg's donated money to the RP P. "Jake" Comer, Past National Com- Foundation Fighting Blindness and The MILITARY COTS: Speaking before the mander and mem- American Legion Child Welfare Foun- National Security and Foreign Rela- ber of the Korean dation. tions commissions, Edward Dorn, War Memorial assistant secretary of defense for per- Advisory Com- SPECIAL FORCES: U.S. Special Opera- sonnel and readi- mittee. Conven- tions Forces (SOF) must adjust to ness, defended tion delegates changing circumstances in an unstable the continued applauded Co- world no less dangerous since the end of downsizing of mer's announce- the Cold War. the U.S. military ment that enough That's what Rear as both an eco- funds had been Adm. Irve C. nomic necessity LeMoyne, a for- and a realistic mer Navy SEAL, response to the told a joint meet- nation's revised DORN ing of the Nation- defense strategy. al Security and "Right now, we have the best Foreign Relations equipped military in the world, and the commissions. LEMOYNE Clinton administration intends to keep "We know the it that way," he said. "The military is world is changing, we just wish we drawing down, but we're still taking in knew how and when it was changing. 200,000 young men and women a year CARLSON EVANS VAUGHT Our forces are better today, better — 180,000 enlisted and 20,000 offi- equipped and more ready than ever cers." raised to complete the memorial. He before," said LeMoyne, the SOF said construction of the memorial is deputy commander-in-chief and chief GONS & JUSTICE: "We need to on schedule for the planned July 27, of staff. "From tranquil peace to all-out enforce the laws that are on the books, 1995 dedication. Comer also urged war, we are heavily engaged. SOF are a not make new gun-control laws," said Legionnaires to continue to contribute cocked pistol available to be used." Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice Presi- to the memorial's maintenance fund. LeMoyne said 47,000 personnel serve dent of the "We have become a formidable in SOF, which was created by Con- National Rifle team," Diane Carlson Evans said, refer- gress in 1986. Association of ring to the support given by the Legion America (NRA). to the Vietnam Women's Memorial

INVASION . "Immigration is threatening "The justice sys- Project. Carlson Evans also lauded the America's sovereignty and security," tem enforces Legion and Auxiliary for being the John Vinson, president of the American negative behavior only veterans organizations who Immigration Control Foundation, told because we can't attended the memorial's groundbreak- the Americanism get felons with ing in May. Commission. guns in prison. She said the memorial still needs to LAPIERRE "America is no "The whole raise $650,000. "The hard facts are that longer a frontier, system is a joke and the criminals know we need your help to pay for the and we don't need it," LaPierre said. "I'm proud to fight remaining costs," she said. "Once you as many immi- along with The American Legion to see the memorial on the mall in Wash- grants, especially defend the Bill of Rights." ington, D.C., you will be very proud unskilled ones." that you made this happen."

Vinson said MEMORIAL SERVICE: , fail to see us Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught, USAF that 900,000 legal wanting to be a nation under God," said (Ret.), President of the Women in Mili- VINSON immigrants per National Chaplain Rev. James R. Wag- tary Service for America Memorial year and about 300,000 illegal immi- ner during the convention's Patriotic Foundation Inc., told Legionnaires grants are too many for the United Religious Service. "We need to balance about a 94-year-old WWI woman who States to absorb. He offered steps to pride with humility. There are times wanted the memories of her service solve America's immigration problem: when pride is in order. Those times are preserved. "That woman carried her send U.S. troops to the border to back rare." Wagner urged Legionnaires to be dog tags in her purse for 75 years," said up border patrols; double the size of the humble before God and try to keep Vaught. "She did not want her service border patrol; empower state and local America strong through faith and forgotten, and the memorial will ensure law officials to arrest illegal aliens; end prayer. He said more people should that hers, and all other women veter- "automatic" American citizenship to work to make our nation whole. Please turn page

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ans' memories are preserved." training programs for veterans, such as

Vaught thanked Legionnaires and SAL: "My wife and I are dedicated to TAP, are now operating at more than Legion Posts for contributions to the the Legion family and to the memory 200 military installations in 44 states, memorial and urged the delegates to of our fathers and grandfathers who training 145,000 veterans each year. continue their donations. served to keep America free," said "TAP alumni get jobs, on the average, Roland D. Matte- three weeks sooner than those separat- MS. PRESIDENT: "The future of both son, the newly ing who didn't go through the pro- our organizations lies in recruiting a elected comman- gram," Crandall said. diverse membership enthusiastic about der of the Sons promoting our programs," National of The American AIB TO PEACE: "We spent trillions of Auxiliary Presi- Legion. dollars to win the Cold War. We must dent Linda Boone A member of not lose the peace," said William C. told Legionnaires Squadron 75 of Danvers, an advisor to Secretary of at the convention. Phoenix, Ariz., State Warren Boone reported Matteson has Christopher. At a MATTESON that the Auxil- served as SAL joint session of iary, while falling National Chaplain and was a member the National Se- short of its mem- of the Arizona Detachment Executive curity and For- bership goal, did Committee. eign Relations sign up Matteson, a Vietnam Navy veteran, 5,000 BOONE commissions, more members is also a member of Legion Post 75. He Danvers said than the previous year. The Auxiliary became eligible for SAL through his America would closed its 1993 membership books with grandfather, Ben Rhodes, a WWI pay a crushing DANVERS 972,913 members. Marine Corps veteran. price if it failed She also said the Auxiliary raised to encourage the "second Russian Rev- $20 million and worked 10 million vol- FOONDERS: Although none of the olution" of the 20th century. unteer hours to help 4 million veterans. remaining six American Legion Boone worked to raise awareness about founders could attend the historic 75th FOUR CHAPLAINS: Edward Dionne the nation's homeless. And the Auxil- National Convention, Vahan Dukme- remembers the dull thump of the torpe- iary gave almost $1 million and 1.5 jian, National President of the Society do against the hull of the USAT Dor- million volunteer hours to help home- of American Legion Founders, sent chester, which sank in the icy North less veterans. their greetings in a letter. The letter read by the society's secretary Earl BEATING THE BAND: The American Cocke—said, in part: "We are soon to Legion Band of the Tonawandas, Post vanish. There is no other way. The 264 of Tonawanda, N.Y., won the con- American Legion will continue to vention's Senior Band competition. recruit new members. I and my fellow Joliet American Legion Band, Post founders are proud of this organiza-

1284 of Joliet, 111., finished second; tion." Jack Buckner Greater Kansas City American Legion Band, Kansas City, "Every time bonds are pur- ROBERTS AND DIONNE Mo., placed third; and Stephen Sikora chased, you're helping your families Post 1322 American Legion Band of and you're helping this country," said Atlantic waters more than 50 years ago. North Tonawanda, N.Y., finished Sally Spencer, of the Department of "I have to do something to repay them fourth. Treasury. Spencer told the Economic for their sacrifice," said Dionne, who Commission that U.S. Savings Bonds manned a convention booth honoring

TRUE COLORS . This year, the color are still a good deal and that many the four chaplains who gave up their guard competition was divided into Americans are buying bonds to finance lifejackets and lives so other passengers three categories. Finishing first in the their children's education. In 1992, might live. "Why should I be one of the Military Class Color Guard competi- bonds sales were $13.6 billion; this ones to live? Why should I be so tion and earning the distinction of year the sales have already exceeded lucky? I owe something to somebody." becoming the official color guard of the $16 billion. Like Dionne, The American Legion National Commander was the Speed- throughout the years has honored the

way Post 500 Honor Guard of Speed- JOBS FOB VETS . During the Economic four chaplains' unselfish actions. Dur- way, Ind. Pure Heaven Color Guard, Commission meeting, Jeffrey Crandall, ing the convention, acting senior chap- Auxiliary Unit 37 of Ames, Iowa, acting assistant labor secretary of veter- lain of the Chapel of Four Chaplains, placed first in the Military Class Open ans' employment and training, reported Col. Archie Roberts, presented Nation- category. Conn-Weissenberger Glass the progress of the Transition Assis- al Commander Munson with the Four City Guardsmen, Post 587 of Toledo, tance Program (TAP) and other veter- Chaplains Legion of Honor Bronze Ohio, finished first in the Open Class. ans employment programs. He said job Medallion.

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NATIONAL VICE COMMANDER WWII he was a member of the 501st "One of my goals is to get depart- MP Battalion and later retired with the ments in states that have not passed rank of colonel from the Puerto Rican memorializing resolutions to protect John J. Mulkern National Guard in 1984. In addition to the flag to pressure their state legisla- West Roxbury, his work on the Legion's Foreign tors," says Twete, a Navy veteran. Relations Committee and the "Ad Twete and his wife, have Mass. Judy, four Hoc" Disaster Committee, Cintron children and one grandchild. served four years as mayor of Ponce John J. Mulkern and two terms as Puerto Rico's Secre- of West Rox- tary of Commerce. NATIONAL VICE COMMANDER bury, Mass., joined He founded Post 153 in San Juan, The American Le- recruiting all its members from scratch Douglas A. gion in 1953. Over the past 40 years, without the help of transfers. Since Mason he's served as Post, District and Depart- joining the Legion in 1946, Cintron ment Commander and as Massachusetts has signed up more than 2,000 new Layton, Utah National Executive Committeeman. members. Mulkern is the chief supervisor of heat- "The American Legion has ample ing and ventilation for all Boston opportunities for recruiting new mem- puglas A. Ma- schools. He says one of his proudest bers," says Cintron, who has the son, a mem- accomplishments was helping to raise Southern Region as his membership ber of Post 87, $89,000 when he was chairman for the responsibility. He and his wife, Elba, Layton, Utah, is a Homeless Veterans Fund in Boston. an Army nurse during WWII, have 56-year-old Navy retiree with three He helped found a Boys Club in his four children, eight grandchildren and children and nine grandchildren.

community and raised funds to keep it two great grandchildren. He was recruited into the Legion going. "I spent 19 years as a represen- through the Direct Membership Solic- tative from my Post on the Boys Club itation program. "I was a member of committee. I think Boys and Girls NATIONAL VICE COMMANDER another veterans' organization, but Clubs are an asset to the community they were very cliquish and I never and a natural for the Legion to get really felt welcome there," Mason Curtis 0. Twete involved in," he says. says. "I passed a Legion Post every The 65-year-old Navy veteran and McVille, N.D. day on my way to work. When I his wife, Frances, have four children received the DMS card in my mail, I

and seven grandchildren. His area of filled it out and joined. From the first

membership responsibilities is the moment I stepped into that Post, I was Northeast Region. Curtis O. Twete, made to feel at home," he says. 49, already Mason has held almost every office knows what to ex- in his Post and has been the Depart- NATIONAL VICE COMMANDER i pect as a national ment Commander of Utah. His inter- officer, having served as aide to est in youth, extending to his service National Commander H.F. "Sparky" on the Boys State Executive Commit- Juan H. Cintron Gierke in 1988-89. Today, the tee, has never waned. Mason says one Ponce, PR. McVille, N.D., resident owns and oper- of his proudest moments was seeing ates three Case/IH implement dealer- all the red-ribbon "just say no" pins on

ships and is well known in his Midwest nearly every Legionnaire when he was Region area of responsibility. raising funds for the Utah Drug Free 'uan H. Cintron, He has served Ole Semling Post Youth program. 74, is a mem- 135 as Adjutant and as Boys State and Mason, a plant safety director for ber of the Pedro Legislative chairman, and he was a Aero Tech Manufacturing, is responsi-

J. Parra Post 56 in member of the National Foreign Rela- ble for Legion membership in the his hometown of Ponce, P.R. During tions Committee. Western Region.

54 THE AMERICAN LEGION Committee. has been Chaplain for Adam Plewacki NATIONAL VICE COMMANDER She joined the Legion because her Post 799 and also has filled Chaplain father was a WWI veteran and a past duties at the County, District and K.W. Ohl Post Commander. "If I hadn't joined, I Department level. A Korean War vet- would have been ousted from the fam- eran, Kozlowski was an Air Force Lafayette, Ind. ily," she says. engine mechanic for B-26 bombers Simpson, a former WAVE in the and later served in the Army Reserve Navy, has been Department Treasurer as chaplain for the 338th General Hos- for the past five years. pital Unit. .W. Ohl, 70, She has one son and works for In addition to his Legion duties, is retired after Kelgo International, Inc. She has had Kozlowski has performed community 41 years with Al- the same boss for 32 years. service with the Erie County Youth coa. But he has Board and the City of Buffalo Plan- served The American Legion even ning Committee. He also was director longer—43 years. He and his wife, NATIONAL SERGEANT-AT-ARMS of the Hospital Ministry in the Buffalo Mick, live in Lafayette, Ind. They have Diocese, Chief of Chaplain Service at one daughter and one grandchild. Frank M. Ortiz the Buffalo VA Medical Center and Ohl has held many posts in his Post, administrator of the Immaculate Heart District and Department, including a of Mary Church. term as Department Commander. In addition, he has served on a number of national committees, including the AIDE TO THE COMMANDER National Legislative Council and the 'rank M. Ortiz Internal Affairs Commission's Mem- of Covina, George G. bership and Post Activities Committee. Calif., is a mem- Sinopoli Despite his many Legion commitments, ber of Los Angeles he still finds time to serve his communi- Police Post 381. The 60-year-old Army Fresno, Calif. ty as a precinct committeeman. veteran and his wife, Dorothy, have four Ohl was drawn to the Legion children. Ortiz worked 31 years as an because of its many programs and lob- automotive and motorcycle mechanic 1 eorge G. Sin- bying efforts on behalf of veterans. for the Los Angeles Police Department I opoli of Fres- "My father came home disabled (LAPD). His Legion activities include no, Calif., has from World War I," Ohl says. "I wit- serving as Adjutant for the famed Los served the Legion nessed first hand the need for VA and Angeles Police Motorcycle Drill Team. for 44 years, most recently as Vice the lack of interest in veterans from Though the drill team is made up of Chairman of the Magazine Commission. our Congress." LAPD officers, Post 381 supplies the He will travel with National Comman- Ohl, who does volunteer work for uniforms and flags, and sponsors the der Bruce Thiesen for the next year, VA hospitals and the Indiana Chil- team. Ortiz also was a member of the looking after the Commander's needs. dren's Home, says, "Children and vet- National Military Affairs Committee. "I've known Bruce for more than erans both need to know someone Ortiz, who has served as Comman- 20 years," says the 75-year-old Army cares." His membership responsibility der of both his Post and District, says, Air Corps veteran. "He served as my is the Central Region. "The Legion works not only for its Vice Commander when I was Califor-

members, but also for the community, nia's Department Commander. I think state and nation." Legionnaires have elected an excellent NATIONAL HISTORIAN man for their National Commander." Sinopoli, who was a pilot with the NATIONAL CHAPLAIN Marjorie T. Troop Carrier Command during Simpson World War II, says he is especially Monsignor looking forward to traveling with Atlanta, Thiesen to Normandy to commemo- Ga. Raymond J. rate the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Kozlowski Sinopoli was also Commissioner of Marjorie T. Buffalo, N.Y. the California Department of Veterans Simpson, Affairs under governors Pat Brown, 70, calls Post 1 in Ronald Reagan and Jerry Brown. He Atlanta home. [onsignor and his wife, Mary, were married in Simpson has been the Department MSRaymond J. 1941 and have two children and four Senior Vice Commander and also a Kozlowski, 60, grandchildren, including twin two- member of the National Economic has served the spiritual needs of the year-old granddaughters. He is a Commission's Veterans' Preference Buffalo, N.Y., area for 32 years. He member of Post 594 in Fresno.

NOVEMBER 1993 55 .

Convention '93

Res. 62 (D.C.) Urges the establishment of the U.S. Army Reserve Command as a major Army command reporting directly to the Chief of Staff of the Army. 75th National Convention Res. 170 (Alaska) Opposes placing U.S. military forces under foreign command unless approved by Congress.

Res. 186 (Md.) Supports DoD pilot programs for disbursement of medical prescriptions for Medicare-eligible military retirees who reside near closing military bases.

Res. 187 (Md.) Urges retention of the Selective Service Registration Adopts 75 Resolutions Program.

Res. 188 (Md.) Calls for Congress to provide necessary funding to

increase U.S. military airlift and sealift capabilities.

Res. 189 (Md.) Supports increased military pay and allowances for the Armed Forces as recruiting and retention incentives.

Res. 195 (Md.) Supports funding for the modernization of the U.S. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved. . Navy and Marine Corps.

Res. 196 (Md.) Reaffirms the Legion's support of the DoD ban on

homosexuals serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

AMERICANISM FOREIGN RELATIONS Res. 199 (Md.) Supports specific goals and policies of the National Space Program. Gary W, Sammons (Mich.), Chairman Daniel A. Ludwig (Minn.), Chairman Res. 203 (Md.) Calls on Congress to ensure that military retirees Res. 50 (Mont.) Calls on The American Legion to send copies of Res. 15 (Neb.) Supports the establishment of a U.S. POW/MIA and their survivors receive COLAs equal to that of Social Secu- The U.S. Flag Code and the brochure, "Let's Be Right On Flag Commission. rity recipients. Etiquette" to the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Res. 64 (N.M.) Seeks monetary compensation from the Japanese Res. 251 (Comm.) Supports funding of military health-care services Res. 104 (Iowa) Urges Legionnaires to educate Americans about government for U.S. POWs of the Japanese or their survivors. for Medicare-eligible military retirees, their dependents and sur- the Holocaust to counteract false propaganda of neo-Nazis and Res. 118 (Minn.) Calls for the U.S. government to apply pressure on vivors at DoD medical facilities. other groups. Iran to cease its aggression and terrorist action in the Persian Res. 252 (Comm.) Supports modernization of the National Guard Res. 135 (Texas) Asks Legionnaires at all levels to ensure the media Gulf. and Reserves. is aware that the proper program name is not Boys State or Res. 120 (Minn.) Urges Congress to limit Japan's car exports to the Boys Nation, but The American Legion Boys State and The Res. 253 (Comm.) Supports necessary funding for training, educa- United States, unless Japan reduces its trade surplus with the American Legion Boys Nation. tion and welfare of U.S. Navy, Marines and Coast Guard per- United States. sonnel. Res. 159 (Conn.) Establishes an American Legion "Veteran of the Res. 121 (Minn.) Outlines priority actions the U.S. government Res. 258 (Alaska) an American National Month" program to honor deceased veterans. Recommends that Legion should take in regard to POWs/MIAs. Law Officer of the Year program be established. Res. 181 (Miss.) Supports changing P.L. 94-344 to require the dis- Res. 122 (Minn.) Calls for American Legion assistance to POW/MIA play of the American flag at proper times and places. families by assuring the U.S. government provides all informa- VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILITATION Res. 207 (Md.) Urges legislation to posthumously award the Medal tion pertaining to the POW/MIA situation in Southeast Asia.

of Honor to the four chaplains who died Feb. 3, 1 943. Chester F. Stellar (Ohio), Chairman Res. 126 (Texas) Urges the U.S. government to adopt the policy of Res. 208 (Md.) Calls for a constitutional amendment to prevent des- hiring U.S. citizens and corporations to support military forces Res. 2 (N.D.) Reaffirms and outlines The American Legion Proposal ecration of the U.S. Flag and other government agencies overseas. on Veterans Health Care.

Res. 213 (Calif.) Opposes the invasion of illegal immigrants into the Res. 168 (Alaska) Seeks increased military aid and assistance to Res. 3 (N.D.) Outlines The American Legion policy in support of VA United States. the Republic of Korea. medical care for Desert Storm troops.

Res. 246 (Ala.) Opposes placing symbols and artifacts in the Chapel Res. 169 (Alaska) Supports the peaceful reunification of China and Res. 4 (N.D.) Supports the Desert Storm Servicepersons' Readjust- of Four Chaplains by groups other than those of Protestant, the return of the Republic of China as the sole legal government. ment Act to provide benefits equal to those received by other Catholic and Jewish faiths. veterans of previous wars. Res. 171 (Alaska) Encourages Congress to adopt legislation that

Res. 254 (Comm.) Supports the requirement that English be used in would allow Alaskan oil to be exported directly to the Orient. Res. 5 (N.D.) Urges the President and Congress to restore veterans

all U.S. citizenship naturalization ceremonies. benefits that were eliminated or reduced by the 1990 Omnibus Res. 201 (Md.) Outlines the Legion's belief that the objective of U.S. Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA). Res. 257 (Comm.) Calls for terminating the U.S. policy of granting foreign policy should be to maintain peace while preserving

U.S. refugee status and resettlement assistance to former Iraqi and promoting democracy through application of 1 2 principles. Res. 9 (Mass.) Encourages VA to continue evaluating claims based POWs and their families. on sound and scientific principles, and rule in favor of veterans Res. 202 (Md.) Outlines the Legion's policy on Panama and the when reasonable doubt occurs. operation, maintenance and use of the Panama Canal. Res. 13 (Mass.) Supports reduction of disability requirements for CHILDREN AND YOUTH Res. 221 (Ark.) Encourages the U.S. Government to extend aid and VA pensions and seeks presumption of permanent and total Eugene V. Lindquist (Minn.), Chairman assistance to the former Soviet Union and urges the former disability at age 65. Soviet Union to increase its cooperation on the POW/MIA Res. 99 (P.I.) Urges Congress to amend P.L. 97-359 to provide issue. Res. 14 (Mass.) Requests that the Schedule for Rating Disabilities benefits for Amerasian children in the Philippines. be amended to include ototoxicity from medications known to Res. 222 (Ark.) Urges the administration to continue seeking effec- cause tinnitus. tive, equitable and efficient UN operations consistent with the CONVENTION FINANCE UN charter. Res. 41 (Utah) Supports legislation to extend National Service Plan

benefits to all honorably discharged veterans and to members George W. Boucek (III.), Chairman Res. 255 (Comm.) Supports the nonprofit organization, Viet-Nam of the Reserves and National Guard. Assistance for the Handicapped, in its efforts to obtain prosthet- Res. 1 (NEC) Increases the National Per Capita Dues of The Ameri- ic devices for ARVN troops who lost limbs in the Vietnam War. Res. 43 (Utah) Opposes government plans to bill third parties, pri- can Legion to $9. marily private insurers, for VA medical treatment of veterans INTERNAL AFFAIRS with service-connected disabilities. ECONOMIC Res. 67 (Ariz.) Supports due process in VA home loan guaranty Herman G. Harrington (N.Y.), Chairman Joseph J. Frank (Mo.), Chairman entitlement. Res. 155 (Ind.) Supports legislation that would designate POW/MIA Res. 95 (III.) Requests VA to establish an additional cemetery site in Res. 36 (Vt.) Urges Congress to provide funds to assist veteran- memorial highways from Houlton, Maine, and Key West, Fla„ northern Illinois take care of the 1 million veterans in the owned businesses affected by base closures. to to Bellingham, Wash., and San Diego. area. Res. 39 (Utah) Calls for amending Title 38, USC, to improve re- Res. 249 (Comm.) Urges the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Res. 137 (S.D.) Opposes any legislation that would tax veterans' employment and other rights for veterans. stamp. POW/MIA service-connected compensation benefits. Res. 61 (D C.) Supports the Service Members Occupational Conver- appreciation Pitts- Res. 50 (Comm.) Extends American Legion to Reaffirms The American Legion policy on Agent sion and Training Act (SMOCTA). Res. 210 (Va.) as the host site of the 75th Legion National burgh American Orange. Res. 73 (Ohio) Urges Congress to provide unemployment compen- Convention. Res. 216 (Va.) Urges Congress to provide a special pension for sation and UCX benefits for those released from military ser-

World War I veterans. vice. NATIONAL SECURITY Res. 217 (Va.) Calls for increasing the disability and death pensions Res. 116 (Wis.) Seeks funding and reauthorization of the VA small- William 0. Moore Jr. (Ky.), Chairman for veterans and surviving spouses. business loan program for disabled Vietnam and post-Vietnam

veterans. Res. 23 (Colo.) Supports approved construction at Fitzsimmons Res. 218 (Va.) Supports an increase in disability compensation Army Medical Center. rates. Res. 163 (Mo ) Calls for free, fair and open competition in the high technology, financial services and information services market- Res. 54 (Utah) Urges Congress to amend the IRS Code to allow tax places. deductions and exclusions for active duty officers and members of the Reserve and National Guard. Res. 229 (Okla.) Supports legislation to repeal laws that permit For a copy of the complete text of any employers to withhold lisling job openings that pay more than Res. 57 (D.C.) Calls for Congress and the administration to maintain resolution, write to: $25,000 in conjunction with the Veterans Affirmative Action viable force levels of the National Guard and Reserves as part program. of the Total Force Policy. The American Legion

Res. 244 (Ala Urges legislation that would require federally funded Res. 58 (D C.) Urges Congress the administration to exercise ) and Office of Archives state agencies to list job openings with the State Employment caution in downsizing the Armed Forces. PO Box 1055 Service. Res. 59 (D.C.) Supports the JCS recommendation for consolidation Indianapolis, IN 46206 Res. 256 (Comm.) Opposes the disestablishment of the Veterans' ol certain U.S. military commands to conserve resources and Employment and Training Service. increase efficiency.

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58 THE AMERICAN LEGION • • . ITS ONLY MAKE BELIEVE I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE GIVES IT ALL TO ME TOUCH THE HAND

He had More # 1 hits than Anyone in Country Music History TheCONWAYVery Best of TWITTY The country legend lives on with Conway Twitty's biggest and best love songs. Conway Twitty is one of

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His illustrious 35 years career is highlighted as a special tribute in our 2 VHS video's. You will truly enjoy this fine collection of his greatest hits.

I'D LOVE TO LAY YOU DOWN • SLOW HAND GREAT ORIGINAL 24 HIT SONGS All the biggest and loved hits by the truly Legendary Performer ^SEEN ON KING OF HITS • It s Goodby Time • Linda NATION- On My Mind • Somebody's Needin' Somebody WIDE •The Games Daddies Play • Don't Call Him A GOLDEN AGE PRODUCTSJNC, Dept. M354 Cowboy • Louisana Woman, Mississippi 3038 N.W. 25th Ave., Pompano, FL 33069 Man... AND MORE TV All Orders Come With A 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. No Questions Asked! #1 HITS • Make Believe • I'd Love To Lay You

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Willie Nelson pays tribute to his remarkable career in a nostalgic look back at Name Conway's meteoric rise to the heights and ultimate triumph in the world of country music. We see him when he first teamed with Loretta Lynn to form what was Address America's Favorite Country Duet. We see him as he performs his early hits and City much more. They're all in these two home video's. State Zip 2

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1 6,32,33,35,75,1 93,209,21 1 - Typhoon Trackers (VW-1 Guam) USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CV-42 + Air (Officers,Crew,Mar) #17778 219,229,231,232,238 #11232 #13051 Wings & Marines #17996 USS Peter H. Burnett IX- 104 #20429 LCI (L) 443 #21686 UDT-22 "Frogmen" (WWII) #16891 USS Gage APA-1 68 #14545 USS Phelps DD-360 #18167 LCI National Assn. (#1 thru #1098) UDT-3 (WWII) #18261 USS General C. C. Ballou (AP-157) USS Point Defience LSD-31 #12663 #21615 US Naval Group China (SACO) #10521 #10822 USS Preston DD-795 #18446 LCS (L) (3) 70 #20478 US Naval Hospital, Memphis, TN (At USS General J.C. Breckenridge AP-176 USS Princeton Assn. CV-37/LPH-5 (E LCT-1320 #13171 Millington, TN) 1949 #13184 #13176 Coast Chptr) #12727 LCT-323 #12659 US Navy Mine Force (WWII) #13105 USS General M. L. Hersey AP-148 Please turn page

60 THE AMERICAN LEGION HOLDS 32 CARDS!

• Complete with 3 ornaments

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I remembered the intense 22-year- old I'd married. All those years he'd doubted himself. "I'd sealed off my emotions," he continued. "It wasn't just people spit- ting and screaming obscenities when

we returned. By the time I came back,

we knew to expect that. I thought it didn't bother me. I guess it did,

because it was really important to say thanks to the Gulf War vets. "Mostly, I keep thinking about the Laotian pilots. They had a life expectancy of 2 or 3 months and still they flew those bombing runs. I'd try

not to get close to them because it hurt too much when they didn't return. Most Americans despised them, but they were my friends. They have no memorial. I cried a lot. It took 20 years to cry." $ $

I've found the carefree teen I dated 25 years ago. The tender part he'd closed off is open now. He has

unfolded the past, accepted it, and let

it go. On July 4, 1991, independence took on a new meaning for us. We could stand in a crowd and cheer the vets; we could honor the personal unselfishness that sends a soldier to war for an ideal; and we could unashamedly demonstrate our patriotism. For finally John was free.

COMRADES IN DISTRESS

Readers who can help these veterans are urged to write a witness letter, including the CID number. Send the letters to CID, The American Legion Magazine, Box 1055, Indianapolis IN 46206. Notices are published only at the requests of American Legion Service Officers representing claimants using Search for Witness Forms available from Department Legion Service Officers.

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P.O. Box 5 Dept. AMKG A Coast Guard officer credits the (See box on Page 3 1 to learn how you Hammond, IN 46325 Legionnaires and Auxiliary members can form a Post Partnership.) of Post 150 with keeping his people's Post 750 of Lowell, Ohio, for Mr/Mrs/Ms stomachs full and their spirits high. example, has formed a partnership "They've been unbelievably helpful," with Post 648 of Grafton, 111. Post Address says Coast Guard Lt. (j.g.) Tim members held a steak fry, with the Scheel, whose eight-member team proceeds going to Post 648. Clly monitored flood waters. "People are going to need brooms,

Suit Zip Legionnaires a thousand or more mops, buckets and bleach for disinfec- miles away also were extremely help- tant," says Post 312 Commander Paul "Keeping America Healthy Since 1910" PR11 ful. One of them, Richard Hammond of St. Charles. "You can't get a pair of of Post 51, Oakland, Maine, shipped rubber gloves in this town right now." truckloads of supplies to Post 312 in American Legion Departments in St. Charles, Mo. The supplies were affected areas have been speedy in We Plan to lose donated by Oakland businesses and providing money from their emer- Legion Posts throughout Maine. gency relief funds, and at Department money on this offer "There are many, many Legion- conventions, they passed the hat to CAN HELP THE EXTENT of damage result- ing wartime. NEF and TFA applica- ing from the Flood of '93 has tions are available through Posts created an unprecedented demand and Departments. for assistance," says Herman G. Between 1970 and 1992, TFA Harrington, Internal Affairs Com- has provided $1,666,476 in grants to Original 1925 U.S. mission Chairman. "The American needy children of veterans and has "Stone Mountain" Silver Half Dollar, Legion is doing all it can to deliver helped 6,563 families and 16,475 resources to those needing help." children. The National Emergency only (reg. $89) $69 You can help, too. Your dona- Fund was re-established after Hurri- tions to the American Legion cane Hugo in 1989 and, through While supplies last, we'll sell new customers the 1925 U.S. "Stone Mountain" National Emergency Fund (NEF) contributions of Legionnaires, con- silver half dollar in Extra Fine condition will directly help Legionnaires and tinues to help those in need. at a special introductory price. This fa- their Posts when a disaster strikes. "As with every disaster, the mous U.S. coin classic is inscribed as a Money from the NEF also goes to National Emergency Fund soon "Memorial to the Valor of the Soldier of help veterans with minor children becomes depleted and donations are the South." Shown are Generals Stone- through the Legion's needed," says National Commander wall Jackson & Robert E. Lee, models of Temporary Southern gallantry. 1 coin, $69 (reg. $89). Financial Assistance (TFA) pro- Bruce Thiesen. "We need the help Save more: 3 for $199, 5 for $325 (limit 5). gram. of all Legionnaires out there." Order #8022. To order by credit card, The veteran does not have to be a Donations can be sent to: call toll-free 1-800-451-4463 at any time. Legionnaire to receive a TFA grant. The National Emergency Fund Or send check or money order to: Inter- However, the veteran must have The American Legion national Coins & Currency, Inc., HE. minor children and have served P.O. Box 6141 State St., Box 218, Dept. 2875, Montpe- lier, VT 05601. Add $2 for postage. 30- honorably in the U.S. military dur- Indianapolis, IN 46206 day money-back guarantee. 2875 1

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NOVEMBER 1993 77 Critics contend that the federal In testimony before Congress, the government is part of the problem of American Bankers Association said POX ON AMERICA abandoned factories. Superfund laws the court's decision "is sending shock Continued from page 23 passed in 1980 give the Environmental waves through the lending communi- Protection Agency authority to sue the ty" current owner of property to pay for Executives at the Chicago Associa- the cleanup of hazardous wastes, even tion of Neighborhood Development

TOADS is still continuing, but Green- if the pollution is the responsibility of Organizations (CANDO), an econom- berg expects it will show higher rates previous owners. These laws make ic development group redeveloping of crime, homicides and suicides in developers skittish about buying old old industrial sites, report paranoia these areas. TOADS become havens industrial sites where there is a whiff among lenders, especially when a for the homeless, arsonists and drug of contamination. property's documented history of use dealers, city officials told Greenberg's "Environmental regulation agencies is spotty. group. In Hammond, Ind., drug deal- view us as if we were the bad guys "They say, 'We're not going to step ers even set up a manufacturing opera- when in fact these projects are being into that hole and break a leg. We just tion in an abandoned plant. undertaken for public use and good," can't help you,'" says Paul Ginger, "TOADS drive away the stable part says Brooks Robinson, president of CANDO 's finance director. of a city's population," Greenberg Regional Industrial Development Cor- says. "The only people living there are poration (RIDC), a not-for-profit ENVIRONMENTALISTS who sup- those who have no choice. group redeveloping the mills in port the Superfund laws argue that Although most abandoned sites are Duquesne and McK.ee sport. in order to fund cleanups, the EPA polluted, they don't pose immediate Robinson and RIDC don't make a must have the right to sue the past health threats. Still, they can be toxic move without legal counsel. "You owner, the current owner or the mort- time bombs. can't go in with a big heart and your gage holder. Developers should insist In 1989, scavengers broke the lock eyes closed or you'll end up in over on provisions in a purchasing agree- on a storage tank at an abandoned your kneecaps," says Robinson. ment to make the seller liable for asphalt factory in Zionsville, Ind., Banks also are wary about financ- cleanups, says Jay Patterson of the spilling 80,000 gallons of oil contami- ing deals involving industrial sites. An Environmental Law Institute. nated with hazardous waste. And in appeals court ruled in 1990 that under The legal hassles and costs of test- Dayton, Ohio, 1,600 gallons of PCB- Superfund laws, a bank participating ing and cleaning up have led many laced oil leaked into waterways after in the "day-to-day management" of a small businesses to abandon industrial vandals tore open electrical transform- property could be forced to pay for its sites without putting them on the mar- ers at an old tire plant. cleanup. ket for sale. Explains Charles Bartsch of the Northeast-Midwest Institute: "Say you have a mom-and-pop shop that's been in the family for 50 The Bloody Tides of years. You know that in the 1940s, stuff was dumped off that could trigger some real environmental prob-

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78 THE AMERICAN LEGION trying to help clear the thicket of lia- cleanup and the reuse of abandoned 4.2 million square feet the plant cov- bility and funding issues preventing sites. ered. So it created dozens of units of redevelopment. In the 1960s and 1970s, when the different sizes. New Jersey in 1983 passed legisla- Duquesne Works' six smokestacks Now, a cookie company shares the tion declaring that industrially pollut- filled the air with smoke, residents say same roof as a machine shop, while at ed land be cleaned up before it's sold. they swept orange dust from their the park's north end, a high-end furni-

The law's proponents credit it with porches every hour. Little did they ture shop is across the street from a salvaging many abandoned properties, know that it would take more than a galvanizing steel company. saying it assures developers and broom to clean up the pollution on the With redevelopment about one- lenders that they're buying sites that site itself. third complete, Keystone Commons are clean. A $15 million industrial For almost two years, RIDC has now houses 43 businesses that employ center in Elizabeth, for example, sits worked at both the Duquesne and 580 people. The park's payroll will on an old manufacturing site that McKeesport sites ripping out asbestos never come close to the 20,000 work- Singer Sewing Company spent $2 mil- from buildings, testing for ground- ing at the Westinghouse plant during lion cleaning up. water contamination, storing toxics World War II, but RIDC hopes the A few states such as Michigan and and removing PCB-laden transform- park will jump-start the community's Pennsylvania have earmarked funds ers. economy. for cleanup and redevelopment of old Both cities know the abandoned "It definitely gives it a spark," says sites. At the federal level, several sites will never again house job-pro- Walter Minnick, who moved his elec- members of Congress have voiced viding giants such as U.S. Steel. trical business from McKeesport to concern over federal funds being used McKeesport "chased some rainbows," Keystone Commons to do most of the to help build highways and infrastruc- says community development director electrical work on the redevelopment. ture to accommodate companies who Dennis Pittman, but "we've realized Duquesne and McKeesport offi- bypass old urban sites for locations in that we have to diversify." cials hope replacing the empty mills the suburbs. The model for diversification is with industrial parks will revive their Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont and Keystone Commons, an industrial economies, but they know that first Sen. Pat Moynihan of New York park that RIDC is carving out of an their mills' pollution has to be swept inserted funds for a study and invento- old Westinghouse electrical manufac- away. ry of abandoned factories into the turing plant in East Pittsburgh. When "When the cleanup is finished, we 1991 transportation bill. And Michi- RIDC acquired the Westinghouse will have land that's the equivalent of gan Sen. Don Riegle last year intro- property in 1989, it realized that with farmland," says McKeesport's Pitt- duced legislation in the Senate for a the sleek production lines of today, no man. "We think that means we have a modest grant program to fund the single manufacturer would need the future."

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