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Gov’t-Issued Gold Coin PURE COST - NO DEALER MARKUP! 21/< THE MARKETS FOR COINS ARE UNREGULATED. PRICES CAN RISE OR FALL AND CARRY SOME RISKS. THE COMPANY IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT $ 38 AND THE U.S. MINT. PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE COIN OR THE MARKET CANNOT PREDICT FUTURE PERFORMANCE. SPECIAL AT-COST OFFER IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO ONLY ONE LIFETIME PURCHASE OF 10 AT-COST COINS (REGARDLESS OF PRICE PAID) 179 ($&+ PER HOUSEHOLD, PLUS SHIPPING AND INSURANCE. PRICES MAY BE MORE OR LESS BASED ON CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. CALL NOW. NOT AVAILABLE IN GEORGIA. SHIPPING & INSURANCE $31.00 - $36.00 9$8/7&2'($/ Call Toll Free 7 Days a Week: 1-855-406-7214 860RQH\5HVHUYH MAIL TO: Veterans Commemoratives™, Two Radnor Corp. Ctr., Suite 120, Radnor, PA 19087-4599 YES! I wish to order ______ qty. U.S. Military Service Emblem Knives at $29.50* each. Featuring your Service Branch Name and Emblem laser engraved on the handle Please send my FREE American Flag Pin. as a permanent reminder of your service to Country (For multiple orders please use a separate sheet of paper.) SERVICE BRANCH: Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps I WISH TO PAY IN FULL AS FOLLOWS: Enclosed is my check or money order payable to “Veterans Commemoratives” for $______ OR, The most popular sized case, Charge my Credit Card $_______ 3-1/2" closed, is perfect to carry in your pocket and provides three CREDIT CARD: Exp. Date:____/____ Only most practical and useful $ 50* blade sizes. CC#: ________________________________ 29. Visa MasterCard AMEX Discover per Knife Signature: ____________________________ SHIPPING ADDRESS: (We cannot ship to P.O. Boxes) merican Military Service Men Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Aand Women have carried traditional wooden handled, three-bladed pocket knives Name: ______________________________ for generations during periods of war and peace. We are pleased to create and issue our own version Address: ____________________________ of this popular knife, handcrafted with a two-toned polished wooden handle, strong riveted case and three City:_____________ State:____Zip: ________ honed stainless steel blades in the preferred clip, spey and sheepfoot shapes. Satisfaction is guaranteed or Phone #: (______)______________________ return within 30 days for replacement or refund – no questions asked. Order yours today and Email:________________________________ others as gifts for family, friends and *Plus $7.95 per knife for engraving, shipping & handling. *PA residents add 6% state sales tax. fellow Veterans. ©2010-2012 ICM BLDKNI-ALM-0612 ORDER BY JUNE 5th FOR # FATHERS DAY DELIVERY!# CALL TOLL-FREE: 1-800-255-3048 Mon - Fri from 9am - 5pm EST Have Credit Card Ready. TO HONOR YOUR SERVICE TO COUNTRY MAIL TO: Veterans Commemoratives™, EXCLUSIVE U.S. MILITARY Two Radnor Corp. Ctr., Suite 120, Radnor, PA 19087-4599 YES! I wish to order a Diamond Service Branch Watch featuring my Birthstone and Monogram, BIRTHSTONE WATCHES as follows: Please send my FREE American Flag Pin. Personalized with Your Birthstones, Monogram, Initials and Service Years Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard These exclusive watches have personalized features NOT SHOWN: Merchant Marine Seabee not found anywhere at any price: Birthstone Mo. (1): ________ Monogram (1): ___ • Special dials, minted like fine coins, capture every detail of your Service Initials Desired (3): ______ ______ ______ Branch Emblem and include a genuine Diamond at 12 O’clock. Years of Service: ___________ to ___________ • Unique Dress Bracelet customized with four of your birthstones and Post Number: your monogram within a circle of stars. _____________ • Case back engraved with your initials, years of I WISH TO PAY IN FULL AS FOLLOWS: service and Post Number. Enclosed is my check or money order payable to: “Veterans Commemoratives” for $125* per watch OR, • Precision Quartz Movement for years of Charge my Credit Card $125* per watch as follows: accurate timekeeping. • Satisfaction guaranteed 100% or return within 30 days for CREDIT CARD: Exp. Date:____/____ replacement or refund. So, order today with confidence. CC#:__________________________________ Visa MasterCard AMEX Discover ARMY shown at left with Ruby Birthstones. NAVY AIR FORCE MARINE CORPS COAST GUARD Signature:______________________________ SHIPPING ADDRESS: (We cannot ship to P.O. Boxes) Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Name: ________________________________ Address: ______________________________ City:_____________ State:____Zip: ________ Phone #: (______) ______________________ JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Email: ________________________________ *Plus $14.95 per watch for engraving, shipping & handling. GARNET AMETHYST AQUAMARINE ZIRCON EMERALD PEARL RUBY PERIDOT SAPPHIRE ROSE GOLDEN BLUE *PA residents add 6% state sales tax. BIRTHSTONES ARE SIMULATED FOR CONSISTENT SIZE AND CLARITY. NAMES REFER TO COLOR. ZIRCON SAPPHIRE ZIRCON ©2010-2012 ICM BRSWAT-ALM-0612 FOR OTHER FINE MILITARY GIFTS AND COLLECTIBLES VISIT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVES™ ONLINE AT WWW.VETCOM.COM contents June 2012 • Vol. 172, No. 6 20 10 Million Puzzle Pieces An Arkansas lawyer’s massive collection of military headgear is more than memorabilia. By Jeff Stoff er LIVING LEGENDS 30 Identity Crisis Three surviving members of The national popular vote argument amounts to a the Doolittle Raiders – David J. stealth encroachment on the Constitution. By Alan W. Dowd Thatcher, Richard E. Cole and 34 Membership Stream Edward J. Saylor, front row from Online renewal and email registration are important left – join historian Carroll V. to keeping Legionnaires connected. Glines, far right, in watching a fl yover of B-25 bombers at the 36 The Wave National Museum of the U.S. Lawmakers say that as wars wind down, VA’s services Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, on to returning veterans must ramp up. By Ken Olsen April 18, commemorating the 42 The March of a New Time 70th anniversary of the Today’s drum and bugle corps rage has roots in Doolittle Tokyo Raid. The American Legion. By Laura Edwards Corbis 46 The Ghosts of Paekakariki Beach Watch a video of the Doolittle A survivor of the USS American Legion landing disaster Raiders reunion online: remembers his drowned comrades. By Rich Bergeron www.legion.org/legiontv, select “Magazine” playlist 50 My America Mike Rowe, host of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” 5 Vet Voice ON THE COVER 8 Commander’s Message One item in the Wilson Research & History 10 Big Issues Center collection stands as an illustration of a steel helmet’s limitations: a German Model 1942 12 Living Well found with a U.S. mortar embedded in it. Steel 18 Veterans Update helmets, center researchers say, usually don’t 52 Rapid Fire defl ect much more than fragments. Courtesy Wilson History & Research Center 64 Comrades 68 Parting Shots The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published monthly by The American Legion for its 2.5 million members. These wartime veterans, working through 14,000 community-level posts, dedicate themselves to God and Country and traditional American values; strong national security; adequate and compassionate care for veterans,