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Vol. 120, No. 5 May 1986 ARTICLES THE PHILIPPINES: STEERING A NEW COURSE 12 Can Aquino keep the communists out and U.S. bases in? By Philip C. Clarke

SOVIET ENCROACHMENT IN THE PACIFIC 14 Rapidly expanding tentacles of the Soviet fleet worry Pacific Rim nations. By Dr. Arnold Beichman BRAVE MEN: UNCOMMON VALOR 16 Mud-sbggin' GIs who fought and died for freedom, immortalized by Ernie Pyle.

HOW STRONG IS THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM? 18

Ifs holding its own, but it's badly bent, warns a leading economist.

IN HONORED GLORY 20 A Memorial Day tribute to those who gave their lives in the defense offreedom. MANAGING THE BURGEONING DEFENSE INDUSTRY 22 DoD is trying to spend our defense dollars more wisely. By William H. Taft IV

INSIDE THE SOVIET MIND 24 A Soviet emigre probes the communist mindset. By Dr. Gregory Raiport OUR BIASED TEXTBOOKS 27 Our school-children are not getting the whole truth. By Prof. Paul C. Vitz

AMERICA IN BLOOM 28 As spring bursts forth, a carpet offlowers blankets America. By Gary Turbak

CAN AMERICANS AFFORD TO STAY HEALTHY? 30 The staggering cost of medical care threatens to undermine the nation's health. By Vernon Pizer CONVENTION PLANS TAKE SHAPE 39 18 Labor Day membership rally and family outing planned for Cincinnati.

RENAUD BLASTS CONGRESS FOR 'FIDDLING WITH VETERANS BENEFITS.' 42 Legislative rally stirs Legionnaires at Washington Conference. EPA T M E N T 5

BIG ISSUES Should We Limit Contributions By Political Action Committees? 10

LETTERS 4 LEGION NEWS BRIEFS 40 VETERANS ALERT 48

COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 6 VETERANS ADVISER 44 ORBEN'S WORLD 59

DATELINE WASHINGTON 8 POST OF THE MONTH 46 PARTING SHOTS 64

VETERANS UPDATE 33 LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION 47 THE COVER 27 ." A Memorial Day Tribute: . These Dead Shall Not Have Died In Vain. . Illustration by Tom Bookwalter

The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published monthly by The American Legion for its 2.6 million members. These military-service veterans, working through 16,000 community-level posts, dedicate themselves to God and country and traditional American values; a strong national security; adequate and compassionate care for veterans, their widows and orphans; community service; and the wholesome development of our nation's youth.

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The congressman who opposed the Known But to God death penalty for spies (February) must never have read about the thousands of "Here Rests in The caskets were removed to a small men and women who gave their lives to Honored Glory an chapel in Chalons-sur-Marne, where a 23- make this country safe. How can we let American Soldier year-old American soldier from Chicago, those who sell us out for money or other Known But to God." Sgt. Edward F. Younger, was selected to favors get away with their acts? It mat- Carved deeply into choose the Unknown Soldier. ters serious or the white Colorado "I was left alone in the chapel," he later not how the spying was marble of the Tomb said. "I walked around the coffins three how much money was passed, if they of the Unknown Sol- times. Then suddenly I stopped. What are willing to spy, they do not deserve dier in Arlington caused me to stop I don't know. It was as mercy and should be executed as soon Cemetery, this though something had pulled me." On that as possible. inscription marks the coffin, he placed a spray of pink and white John H. Ensey II final chapter in the story of the Unknown roses. Waco, Texas Soldier that began Dec. 21, 1920. The remains were transferred to a cas- On that date, Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr., a ket on which was fastened a plate with the founder of the Legion, sponsored House inscription: "Unknown American Soldier Joint Resolution No. 426, providing for Who Gave His Life in the Great War." Forgotten Saltics burial in Arlington Cemetery of an unknown On Nov. 11, 1921, the third anniversary member of the American Expeditionary of Armistice Day, amid a tremendous out- In "Eastern Europe: Loosening the Force in Europe "killed on the battlefields pouring of people gathered at the Memorial Soviet Grip" (March), the author men- of France." The single unknown would serve Amphitheater overlooking the city of tioned all countries that lost their free- as a symbol of national grief. Washington, the Unknown Soldier reached dom after WWII, except Latvia, Four bodies, positively identified as his final resting place. Lithuania and Estonia. These Baltic Americans, were four panels of the Tomb of the Unknown exhumed from The republics were independent states until cemeteries in France, placed in identical Soldier bear carved figures that represent occupied by Russia against their will. metal caskets, and further enclosed in ship- Valor, Victory and Peace. The only inscrip- Today they remain the most forgotten ping boxes planed white to eliminate all tion is: "Here Rests in Honored Glory an countries in the world. marks that would disclose the cemetery American Soldier Known But to God." from which they came. The Editors Arnolds Kaune Rochester, N. Y.

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He Died in Debt Decause the VA Didn't Have a Ded for Him

UCH has been written and very old, the very sick, the very poor-

said about the history and be denied their earned benefits. I cer- purpose of Memorial Day tainly don't believe my 28 million fellow but, this year, in addition to veterans across this land will sit still for

our traditional observance, it, either. we also must recognize a Most of them will never set foot in a new dimension to the sac- VA hospital, but neither would one of rifices of this nation's them stand by as a needy comrade is veterans. turned away. Those we honor this Memorial Day Let me give you an idea of what we're served their country; they served her up against: well and have received their final reward. • A 60 percent rise in the average We will decorate their graves, pay them number of veterans turned away tribute with rifle salutes, and say pray- from VA clinics—up to 37,000 per ers in their memory. month! But there is another group of veter- • An average waiting time of 29 days ans we also must remember this month for new-patient appointments. and, indeed, the year 'round. They are • A three-fold increase in the number the very sick, the very old, the very of outpatients discharged even poor of America's veterans. They are though they required further med- the men and women who stood shoul- ical care. der-to-shoulder with us in time of Nat'l Cmdr. Dale L. Renaud My fellow Legionnaires, there is a national need. Yet they continue to sac- growing feeling of discontent in Amer- rifice for their nation by having their would ever need. Apparently he was ica, and it's not just among our mem- earned rights and benefits eroded with wrong. bership. It's with all veterans. every turning of the page on the legis- Late last year he became very ill. He And I believe that once our elected lative calendar. was moved to a county hospital just a legislators understand that we repre- Is there a real threat? Is The Amer- mile from his home, but he didn't have sent a constituency of 28 million veter- ican Legion crying "wolf?" medical insurance. The staff at the hos- ans and their families—Americans from Hardly. Let me give you an example: pital tried to get him a bed at a VA hos- every walk of society—they'll begin to I received a letter recently from the pital nearby, but none was available. listen, and listen attentively. sister-in-law of a World War II veteran. Although the doctors at the county They were elected to reflect the views It's not necessary to name names or even hospital did their best, seven days later of American citizens, not to endorse the say where she lives. The story speaks he died, leaving a legacy of hospital and opinions of appointed bureaucrats, and for itself. doctor's bills totaling $7,700 because the here's one citizen from a group of 28 mil- Her brother-in-law was 18 when he VA didn't have a bed for him. lion who says it definitely is not my desire answered America's call to arms. He This poor, sick, elderly veteran existed to see my fellow veterans bear a dis- served honorably in the Pacific and was on $5,700 a year and the belief that his proportionate share of balancing the awarded four bronze stars and other medical needs would be guaranteed by budget. decorations. He even laid in a foxhole his wartime service to America. And the So, this Memorial Day, when we pay and, thinking he was dead, the enemy VA didn't have a bed for him. tribute to our fellow veterans who walked over him. He also contracted His medical care and doctor bills for served, sacrificed and now have passed malaria. one week in a county hospital were more on, remember also that their number This veteran believed his country's than he received in disability pay for a has been increased by one more: a very promise of medical care and rehabilita- whole year. And the VA didn't have a old, very sick, very poor veteran who tion by the Veterans Administration. In bed for him. believed the only medical insurance he fact, he was treated for his ailment sev- Are we crying "wolf" when we say needed was that which was guaranteed eral times during his lifetime. veterans' rights and benefits are at by his wartime service to America. In addition to the monthly $475 dis- stake? Hardly; and I have had it. Remind your fellow veterans of him, ability pay he received, he believed the I will not stand idly by and see the and enlist them in The American Legion VA was the only medical insurance he most needy American veterans—the on his behalf.

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reporting period were carried out by armed criminals. The Camera Catches Crooks study also said that 79 percent of armed robberies were suc- Many federal and state police agencies are using video cessfully completed compared to 57 percent by unarmed technology to collect evidence against terrorists and other assailants. criminals. But the camera lens surveillance might also threaten The study concluded that guns are usually used by offenders the privacy of American citizens. to force victims into complying with their demands rather Congress and the courts generally have defined the proper than to injure them. use of hidden hearing devices or "bugs," but the issue swirls Knives were used in 11 percent of the incidents but assail- in controversy when it comes to whether the same rules should ants also used clubs, hammers, fists and feet. apply to hidden cameras. The findings of the study were based on interviews with Rep. Robert W. Kastenmeier of Wisconsin, chairman of victims of violent crimes. the House Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice, has introduced a bill to regulate Help Your Uncle visual eavesdropping in places where there is reasonable So you've paid your taxes and still want to help Uncle Sam expectation of privacy. He said the measure will protect the cover his debts? There are three choices available: the Gift rights of law-abiding Americans while permitting police to Fund, for those who want to add to the Treasury Depart- conduct secret observations of criminal suspects. ment's annual receipts; the Conscience Fund, for those who For example, a hidden TV camera was used to record four are driven by guilt for cheating the government in some way; members of a Puerto Rican terrorist organization who were and the National Defense Fund, for those who would like to constructing bombs. A lower court denied the defense's claim help foot the bill for a tank or two. that such surveillance was illegal, saying, "There is no right The Gift Fund has totaled more than $55 million since its to be let alone while assembling bombs in safe houses." The inception in 1943. The National Defense Fund, started in 1973, matter is under appeal to the Supreme Court. has taken in about $698,000 from citizens interested in supporting the military. The Conscience Fund began in 1911 with Military Megabucks a $5 repayment for a fraud. The fund since then has brought More than $130 billion in U.S. military aid has been exported in more than $5 million in penitence money. The largest con- to 113 countries since 1950, and well over half will not have science-encouraged donation was $139,000. to be repaid, General Accounting Office officials said. As a rule, donors remain anonymous in giving to any of the GAO estimated that as of September 1984, 43 foreign gov- three funds. One man sent $55—a dollar for each of his years— ernments owed the United States nearly $60.7 billion for aid, and wrote: "In no way does this small amount compare to the of which $58.7 billion is guaranteed by the U.S. government. gifts of freedom and liberty I have received as a citizen, but Translation: If one of those foreign governments defaults, it does serve as a reminder to me that my debt is enormous Uncle Sam must take over payments that are due to Amer- and can never truly be repaid." ican defense contractors. Turkey, Israel and Egypt account for about three-quarters of the debt. Israel borrowed $25.5 Cold War in the Arctic? billion, followed by Egypt at $14.3 billion and Turkey, at $6.3 Five Arctic islands located in the frozen nether-regions of billion. the Bering Sea are the focus of a dispute between the United The U.S. government has made up about $1.7 billion in due States and the USSR. Who has dominion over the islands? payments because of defaults on the guaranteed loans. Of A group of senators led by Jesse Helms of North Carolina that amount, foreign governments have repaid the reserve is concerned the State Department may be treating the issue fund $920 million. as a minor technical dispute. The senator said his group believes Because of the defaults, the government has switched from the issue is of major importance and it wants Congress to guaranteeing bank loans, made at commercial rates, to addi- decide what to do about the islands. tional grants and establishing its own low-interest loans. Helms maintained that the islands involved—Herald, Hen- rietta, Bennett, Jeanette and Wrangell—were claimed under Armed and Dangerous the American flag and have been part of Alaska since the mid-1880s. Of the estimated 65 million rapes, robberies and assaults that occurred in the United States from 1973 to 1982, the Bureau ofJustice Statistics reported 13 percent involved guns. Quote of the Month Adding credence to the adage, "Sticks and stones ..." both "There's no longer any question that th ere are live Americans items were reported used as weapons in another 13 percent in Vietnam. The question is: Who are they, how many of of crimes. them are there?" Half of all robberies, a third of all assaults and a fourth of Rep. Gerald B. H. Solomon all rapes that were committed or attempted during the New York

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Should We Limit Contributions By Political Action Committees?

Rep. Dan Glickman, D-Kan, Rep. Jim Courier, R-N.J.

In the past decade, there Over the years, there has has been an explosion in been a tendency to equate the growth of Political YES financial contributions with Action Committees. Since 1974 PACs have political "influence buying." Since each grown by more than six-fold and their election cycle generates more money than contributions to House and Senate can- the preceding one, we can predict the cries didates increased from $12.5 million to $105 that our legislators have become puppets million. The contributions have been of large contributors and special inter- focused on positions of influence in Congress, particularly ests, and that this money-based electoral system has reached members of the most powerful committees. Relying on this the breaking point. method of funding expensive political campaigns has dam- I believe these charges are inaccurate. The public's confi- aged the image of Congress in the minds of many people, and dence in its elected representatives is being threatened by it has damaged the public's confidence in Congress. the popular notion that political "quid pro quos" are the norm. Contributions by PACs seldom, if ever, actually, "buy" Those who see an evil connection between contributions votes. However, PACs do not make these sizeable contri- and votes believe further limitations on the amounts that butions out of a sense of public responsibility. PACs do expect PACs give to candidates is the answer. This proposed reform something in return: They want access to influence policy in is based on the major assumption that members of Congress a direction favorable to their interests. Their strategy has are beholden to the special interests, such as PACs, which worked. have contributed to their candidacy. There are several examples of the influence of PAC con- It's a false assumption. One ofthe favorite arguments against tributions on members of Congress. When the House was PACs is that members of Congress court PAC representa- considering legislation to block a rule from the FTC to require tives at the expense of everybody else. However, this ignores used-car dealers to make certain information available, there what PACs really are. Simply put, PACs are channels through was a striking correlation between those who voted for the which individuals can pool their resources in support of like- auto dealers position and those who had received PAC con- minded candidates. The proliferation of PACs in recent years tributions. There was a similar correlation in the votes on has brought into the political process large numbers of citi- hospital cost containment and contributions from the Amer- zens who otherwise would remain on the outside. ican Medical Association's PAC. That same influence can be There are over 3,000 separate and often-competing PACs seen in debate on dairy provisions of the farm bill where giving an average of around $500 per candidate. With many lobbyists have worked their connections intensely during congressional campaigns costing $250,000 or more, a single debate on dairy price supports. $1,000 PAC check, or even the $1,000 PAC checks from the Those who say that these groups should be precluded from same industry are not likely to amount to an overwhelming expressing their views and supporting candidates whom they corrupting influence on a representative. It is too often feel will best represent those views go too far. But the right forgotten that a candidate's views are what attract contri- of expression by PACs should not be allowed to overwhelm butions in the first place, and not the other way around, the representative nature of our government by overshadow- so PACs often donate to candidates who share their point ing the role of the individual in the political process. of view. The founding fathers could not have foreseen the dangers Centralization and bureaucratization leave voters un- PACs represent to our able to affect remote form of democracy. If we power centers. Addi- are to maintain a healthy YOUR OPINION COUNTS, TOO tional limitations on democracy, we must move Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view- the amount of PAC con- points. You may express your views by writing The Honorable (name), to limit the influence ofspe- tributions will only U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510, or The Honorable (name), U.S. cial interest money fun- further discourage the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. neled through PACs. American voter.

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By Philip C. Clarke

IX days after Ferdinand E. Marcos fled the Philippines and Corazon Aquino took over with a plea for national reconciliation, an answer came RESISTANCE— Despite the defection of key military aides, Marcos refused to quit. from the communists. Near the town of Guinabatan, 210 miles southeast of Manila, some 200 members of the communist- led New Peoples Army ambushed a police transport vehicle as it crossed a bridge. THE PHILIPPINES Sixteen policemen were machine-gunned to death, another nine wounded. A minibus was caught in the crossfire and four civilians STEERING A were killed and seven others wounded. After stripping the dead police of their weapons, the guerrillas melted into the NEW COURSE jungle. It was a violent response to President Aquino's non- violent offer of ceasefire and four rebel prisoners, includ- oners, most of them leftists freed. " He also revealed there amnesty for all rebels who laid ing the founder of the out- arrested by Marcos for had "definitely been some down their arms. At Guina- lawed Philippine Communist opposing his authoritarian dissenting opinions" among batan, the communists dem- Party, Jose Maria Sison, and regime. Aquino supporters the military leadership. One onstrated they wanted Bernabe Buscayno, also hailed it as a humanitarian such dissenter was Defense revolution, not reconciliation. known as "Commander gesture certain to heal the Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. Nonetheless, two days Dante," a top NPA guerrilla wounds of a divided society. He served notice that Aquino later the new president over- leader. They had been cap- Turning loose the communist would have to bear respon- ruled her military advisers tured by government forces rebels, however, was another sibility for any security prob- and ordered the release of nearly a decade ago. The matter. lems arising from the prisoner other two prisoners released "A lot of our people have release. Philip C. Clarke, a veteran were members of a rebel died fighting the communist "We have toppled one gov- journalist and correspon- assassination squad. insurgency," said an embit- ernment," Enrile was quoted dent., has served on numer- Earlier, Aquino had tered army colonel who by an associate as saying, ous worldwide AP assign- ordered the mass release of requested anonymity. "It's "and we can topple another if ments. nearly 500 political pris- hard to see these people reforms aren't made."

12 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE END OF AN ERA-Jubilant Fili- the smiling Aquino greeted been few signs hard-core alone, the insurgency's tough, pinos hail Marcos' final depar- the two rebel leaders in her communist fighters are ready disciplined guerrilla force has ture from Malacanang office Palace to gains in tripled in strength to an esti- Presidential Palace. at Malacanang abandon made and apologized for the delay their five-year guerrilla war mated 20,000 men, plus many Enrile's warning carried in arranging their release. against Marcos—a war that more thousands of civilian weight. It was his defection, Meantime, Jaime Cardinal claimed nearly 4,000 lives last supporters. NPA units, some along with that of Lt. Gen. Sin, archbishop of Manila and year alone. Communist in battalion strength, now Fidel Ramos, now armed Aquino's spiritual adviser, propagandists are now roam the rural reaches of 62 forces chief, that turned the expressed heartfelt approval, branding Aquino's moder- of the nation's 74 provinces, tide against Marcos during predicting the rebels would ate-dominated coalition as spreading terror, exacting the final critical hours follow- now surrender "because "Marcos without Marcos." protection money and dis- ing February's fraudulent there's no longer any reason In the past three years Continued on page 50 election. And the 62-year-old for them to stay in the moun- defense minister, though he tains." Only slightly less san- switched loyalties to Aquino, guine was Vice President is known to have political Salvador "Doy" Laurel, who ambitions of his own. also serves as Aquino's prime minister and foreign minis- explosive ingredi- ter. He voiced confidence that THEents for a new power 90 percent of the communist struggle clearly were guerrillas would quit fight- evident. Aquino is deter- ing. From newly freed com- mined to follow through with munist leader Sison, her conciliatory open-door however, came a plainted policy. The housewife-turned- demurral. He told a Manila president has contended that news conference that he had most of the insurgents are not doubts the NPA would stack real communists but only arms. disillusioned, downtrodden In fact, some guerrillas people who have been look- have suspended their activi- ing for an alternative to Mar- ties and there has been talk cos—an alternative she has of peace talks. But there have provided.

Less than an hour after SHAKY STATUS-T/ie future of Sison and Buscayno were bases at Subic Bay and Clark freed from a military prison, is a major U.S. concern.

MAY 1986 ALMOST UN- NOTICED, THE SOVIET NAVY HAS BEGUN SOVIET MAKING THE PACIFIC A "RED SEA." ENCROACHMENT Dr. Arnold Beichman IN THE PACIFIC HOSE enchanted eve- in the South Pacific Tningswhen Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin enjoyed their inhibited and unconsum- mated lovemaking are gone forever. The Soviet Union gave warning to this in April 1984 when its navy—the largest in the world—conducted a major exercise in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The Soviet naval task force included a 37,100-ton carrier, the Novorossiysk; four guided-missile cruisers, three displacing 9,700 tons, the fourth displacing 7,600 tons; two missile frigates, each displacing 4,000 tons; an oiler; a tanker; and an intelligence-gathering ship. The task force left its Siberian home port of Vladivostok and sailed through the Sea of Japan via the Straits of Tsushima. It operated in the Philippine Sea south of Japan for a few days, then sailed 600 nautical miles southeast of Petropav- losk where it conducted training maneuvers that included launching YAK-38 Forger fighter-attack aircraft from a Soviet carrier and testing anti- submarine helicopters. As a follow-up to the Pacific exercise, the Soviet Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets in June and July participated in a major exercise that involved at least 50 surface combatant ships, 75 submarines and some 300 aircraft sorties. The PACIFIC STRONGHOLD—Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, has become a major Soviet base. two most modern Soviet surface ships, the 43,000-ton carrier Kiev, and the 25,000-ton nuclear-powered missile- communist countries on the Pacific Rim the world where we have had military cruiser Kirov, led Soviet forces to oppose are worried about what an aggressive, engagements with communist govern- a mock attack by NATO. ever-threatening Soviet navy could do ments has been in an area called the Such Soviet naval exercises are now to their economies and their indepen- "Pacific." Despite all the huffing and fairly routine on all seas and oceans, dence. So is our Navy, especially over puffing, Europe has thus far been spared especially in the Pacific. The Pacific now the threat to our Filipino bases— Subic military square-offs. The last confron- is clearly as much the domain of the Bay and Clark Air Base—by the com- tation with the Soviet Union in Europe Soviet Union as it was that of the U.S. munist rebels in the Philippines. The was the 1948-49 Berlin blockade, which Navy after 1945. Most of the non- Pacific Rim depends on these bases for was broken by the heroism of the Ber- the protection of its petroleum supplies liners, the U.S. Air Force and Presi- Dr. Arnold Beichman, a political sci- that come by tanker from the Middle dent Truman's nerve. ence lecturer and author, is a visiting East and the Persian Gulf. However, in the Pacific it has been scholar at the Hoover Institute. It is a paradox that the only place in another story. There the United States

14 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE fought an inconclusive war in Korea; withdrew from Vietnam; confronted communist China in the Straits of Taiwan; suffered the 1969 USS Pueblo incident, the shooting down of an EC-121; the seizure of the SS Mayaguez, and the killings of U.S. service- men by North Korean soldiers in Korea's demilitarized zone. Today, the Soviet navy, which also owns the world's largest ballistic missile submarine force, threatens the sea-lanes of com- munication (SLOCs) in the Pacific rim: Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, down to Australia and New Zealand. This area has SOVIET INTRUSION-Pac/ft'c Rim free nations view the growing presence of Soviet ships, such become America's largest as the aircraft carrier Kiev, as a serious threat to their independence. regional trading bloc, accounting for 30 percent of our annual foreign trade. The Soviets also maintain However, one of the most important Treaty. The Soviets already have won a permanent naval presence in the Indian geopolitical and historic facts about the a partial victory: New Zealand's gov- Ocean. Soviet's thrust for world power is that ernment has decided to ban U.S. nuclear U.S. Navy officials said they believed its military presence operates in con- ships from its waters and harbors. that the threat to all the SLOCs posed junction with its driving political ambi- • To back "wars of national libera- by Moscow's steadily increasing mari- tions. While the Soviet Politburo tion" undertaken by the communist New time strength, particularly its subma- envisions the possibility of war with the People's Army in the Philippines. rines, is substantial. Even though U.S. West, it hopes that diplomacy and vis- One devilishly clever plank in the submarines and strategic ballistic mis- ible military power projection and Soviet-sponsored "peace" movement siles are superior to the Soviet systems intimidation will achieve its aims. calls for a ban on the use of nuclear power in a number of key categories, the threat for electricity in the Pacific Rim coun- remains high. But, that qualitative THIS connection, the West is aware tries. This would ensure continued advantage is narrowing as Soviet re- INthat Soviet political emissaries, aided dependence of these countries—Tai- armament efforts press on without let- by Cuban and Libyan surrogates, are wan, Philippines, Japan and South up or hindrance. at work in the archipelagic mini-states Korea—on oil for their power genera- The Soviet navy quite clearly is not seeking to subvert their governments tion and thereby ensure their vulnera- something for show. It means business, and institutions in favor of the Soviets. bility to a Soviet navy blockade. especially in support of allies and client As evidence of this, in 1978 at Prague, Soviet geopolitical policy in the Pacific states in time of crisis. The Soviet navy the Ninth Congress of the World Fed- is already paying off. For example: was much in evidence during the two eration of Trade Unions created two • Papua-New Guinea bans Philip- Arab-Israeli wars in 1967 and 1973, the "labor organizations" in Southeast Asia pine-based U.S. B-52s from overflying Bangladesh war of 1971, the 1975 Cuban to support a Soviet "peace movement." its territory. intervention in the Angolan civil war, The two "labor organizations" have the • New Caledonia, a French posses- the Ethiopian-Somali war of 1978, the following aims: sion under attack from within, is up 1979 Sino-Vietnamese conflict, and the • To ban nuclear-powered U.S. war- against Qaddafi-trained guerrillas. Pacific. Syrian versus U.S. -Israeli forces in ships from entering the South • Vanuatu and Cuba enjoy diplomatic • Lebanon during 1982-1983. To ban "foreign" military bases, relations. Nuclear-powered U.S. war- In other words, since the 1962 Cuban meaning those of the United States. The ships are banned from Vanuatu waters. missile crisis the was forced powerful Soviet base at Cam Ranh Bay when USSR • The Solomon Islands ban U.S. ships. to retreat because it lacked naval power, in Vietnam goes unmentioned. • Palua is considering denying the the Soviet navy has built up its strength • To combat "imperialism" which, of United States an important strategic and made the transition from a coastal course, means a U.S. presence in the base. defense force to what the U.S. Navy Pacific as a defense shield against the These events merely scratch the sur- has described as "a formidable blue- powerful Soviet navy. face of what is going on in the once water fleet in forward deployment of • To break up the ANZUS (Aus- peaceful Pacific. ships, submarines and aircraft." tralia, New Zealand, United States) We are at the beginning of a long- term confrontation in the Pacific, one which will be costly to the U.S. tax- ^ X^HE PACIFIC OCEAN is now payer as we seek to rebuild and strengthen our defenses against Soviet JL clearly as much the domain imperialism. The American people haven't heard much about the Soviet of the Soviet Union as it was that designs to turn the Pacific into its own personal sea. Let's hope we hear lots of the U.S. Navy in 1945.5 more before it's too late to matter.

MAY 1986 15 "

"Machine-gun Crew" (Oil painting by Jes Schlaikjer)

said, "Brother, you may not know it, but your goose is cooked." Anyhow, he voiced the prayer, and the weak, gasp- BRAVE MEW ing man tried vainly to repeat the words after him. When he had finished, the chaplain added, "John, you're doing fine, you're doing fine." Then he rose and dashed off on some other call, and the INCOMMON VALIR wardboys went about their duties. The dying man was left utterly alone, just lying there on his litter on the ground, lying in an aisle, because the

I HEY were called M I YING men were brought into our tent was full. Of course, it couldn't be from their homes mtent, men whose death rattle otherwise, but the aloneness of that man MmJ silenced the conversation and as he went through the last few minutes and were given made all of us thoughtful. When a man of his life was what tormented me. I felt was almost gone, the surgeons would like going over and at least holding his guns to wage war. put a piece of gauze over his face. He hand while he died, but it would have With them every could breathe through it but we couldn't been out of order and I didn't do it. I see his face well. wish now I had. T Twice within five minutes chaplains inch of the way I came running. One of those occasions was a war correspondent haunted me for hours. The wounded man m TIE strong, swirling tides of the was still semiconscious. The chaplain Normandy coastline shifted the who recorded their every knelt down beside him and two ward- M contours of the sandy beach as deed and dedicated his boys squatted nearby. The chaplain said, they moved in and out. They carried "John, I'm going to say a prayer for you. soldiers' bodies out to sea, and later they work to the glory of their Somehow this stark announcement hit returned them. They covered the corpses me like a hammer. He didn't say, "I'm of heroes with sand, and then in their courage and spirit. Here going to pray for you to get well," he whims they uncovered them. As I are vignettes from Ernie just said he was going to say a prayer, plowed out over the wet sand, I walked and it was obvious to me that he meant around what seemed to be a couple of Pyle's book, "Brave Men." the final prayer. It was as though he pieces of driftwood sticking out of the

16 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE sand. But they weren't driftwood. They straight black shaft of its own creation— were a soldier's two feet. He was com- and disappeared behind the treetops. pletely covered except for his feet; the But before it was down there were more toes of his GI shoes pointed toward the cries of, "There's another one smok- land he had come so far to see, and which ing—and there's a third one now. " Chutes he saw so briefly. came out of some of the planes. Out of some came no chutes at all. One of white silk caught on the tail of a plane. Men ^ OME of the men carried bayonets with binoculars could see him fighting ^ already fixed in the ends of their to get loose until flames swept over him, KJ rifles. Everyone had hand gre- and then a tiny black dot fell through nades. Some had big Browning auto- space, all alone. matic rifles. One carried a bazooka. And all that time the great flat ceiling Interspersed in the thin line ofmen every of the sky was roofed by all the planes "Remagen Bridge" now and then was a medic, with his bags that didn't go down, plowing their way (Watercolor by H. Charles McBarron) of bandages and a Red Cross armband forward as if there were no turmoil in on his left arm. The men didn't talk the world. Nothing deviated them by among themselves. Theyjust went. They the slightest. They stalked on, slowly of sailors on the fantail and they spoke weren't heroic figures as they moved and with a dreadful pall of sound, as thoughts you could never imagine com- forward one at a time, a few seconds though they were seeing only some- ing from sailors' mouths. One of them apart. You think of attackers as being thing at a great distance and nothing said, "Believe me, after seeing these savage and bold. These men were hes- existed between. God, how we admired soldiers aboard, my hat's off to the Army, itant and cautious. They were really the those men up there and sickened for the the poor bastards. They really take it hunters, but they looked like the hunted. ones who fell. and they don't complain about any- There was a confused excitement and a thing. Why, it's pitiful to see how grate- grim anxiety in their faces. ful they are just to have a hard deck to They seemed terribly pathetic to me. sleep on." And another one said, "Any Kenneth Brown, of They weren't warriors. They were t*ERGEANT little thing we do for them they appre- . Ellwood City, Pa. , was one of two American boys who by mere chance of ^ ciate. We've got more than they have men in my barracks who had the fate had wound up with guns in their KJ and, boy, I'd go three miles out of my Purple Heart. He had been hit in the hands, sneaking up a death-laden street way to share something with a soldier." back and arm by flak several months in a strange and shattered city in a far- A third said, "Yes, they live like dogs before. He was a good-natured guy, and away country in a driving rain. They and they're the ones that have to take he had the next war figured out. were afraid, but it was beyond their those beaches, too. A few of us will get He wasn't planning to go hide in a power to quit. They had no choice. They killed, but a hell of a lot of them will." cave or on a desert island, as so many were good boys. I talked with them all And a fourth said, "Since hearing some threatened to do. He thought he had a afternoon as we sneaked slowly forward of their stories, I've been down on my better way. He said the minute the war along the mysterious and rubbled street, knees every night thanking God I was started he was going to get a sand table and I know they were good boys. And smart enough to enlist in the Navy. And and start making humps and valleys and even though they weren't warriors born they're so decent about everything. They drawing lines in the sand. He figured to kill, they won their battles. That's don't even seem to resent all the things that would automatically make him a the point. we have that they don't." general and then he'd be all right. The sailors were dead serious. It brought a lump to my throat to hear them. Everyone by now knows how I m HE Germans began to shoot feel about the infantry. I'm a rabid one- m heavy, high ack-ack. Great black COURSE, when sailors die, man movement bent on tracking down M puffs of it by the score speckled OFdeath for them is just as horri- and stamping out everybody in the world the sky until it was hard to distinguish ble—and sometimes they die in who doesn't fully appreciate the com- some puffs from planes. And then some- greater masses than soldiers—but until mon front-line soldier. one snouted that one of the planes was the enemy comes over the horizon a sailor smoking. Yes, we could all see it. A long doesn't have to fight. A front-line sol- faint line of black smoke stretched dier has to fight everything all the time. straight for a mile behind one of them. It makes a difference in a man's m JACK of the lines, where the And as we watched there was a gigantic character. m ground was a little higher, men sweep of flame over the plane. From I could see a subtle change come over MmJW could dig deep into the ground nose to tail it disappeared in flame, and the soldiers aboard that invasion ship. and make comfortable dugouts, which it slanted slowly down and banked They were no longer the rough-and- also gave protection from shell frag- around the sky in great wide curves, tumble warriors I had known on the ments. But on the perimeter line the this way and that way, as rhythmically battlefield. Instead, they were quiet, ground was so marshy that water rose and gracefully as in a slow-motion waltz. almost meek; I figured they were awed in the bottom of a hole only 18 inches Then suddenly it seemed to change its by their sojourn back in the American deep. mind and it swept upward, steeper and way. There was no quarreling aboard When a man was wounded, he just steeper and ever slower until finally it between soldiers and sailors, as you had to lie there and suffer till dark. seemed poised motionless on its own might expect—not even any sarcasm or Occasionally, when he was wounded black pillar of smoke. And then just as words of the traditional contempt for badly, he would call out, the word would slowly it turned over and dived for the each other. be passed back and the medics would earth— a golden spearhead on the One night I was talking with a bunch Continued on page 58

MAY 1986 17 Interview

HOW STRONG IS IHE U.S. FINANCIAL I SYSTEM?

CAN THE WORLD'S Q, If there were a financial collapse or crisis, what would be its effect? BIGGEST DEBTOR NATION Alt would depend heavily on the form it took. If it were • a precipitated withdrawal of funds from the dollar, we ALSO REMAIN THE would see a plunge in our exchange rate, a sharp rise in U.S. interest rates and a run-up in inflation—sowing the seeds of WORLD'S GREATEST recession. It is hard to say whether that would become a depression, but it certainly would push our economy down ECONOMIC POWER? for some considerable period of time. EXPERT C. FRED Q. Are we actually living in a fool's paradise insofar as low inflation is concerned? Are we apt to see double-digit BERGSTEN HAS DOUBTS. inflation again soon? A A significant part in the reduction of our inflation over • the past five years stems from inherently temporary factors. The strong rise of the dollar has held the inflation Mr. Beaten, American Legion Magazine: rate to at least 2 percent a year under the core rate that might when you look at our awesome federal budget deficit, for- be justified on a long-term basis. In a sense we've exported eign trade imbalance and mounting foreign borrowings, some of our inflation pressure to the rest of the world. In my do you see any real danger of an international financial judgment that's only a temporary gain and we will inevitably collapse? reimport that inflation pressure. And depending on the rapidity with which the dollars fall and the underlying economic cir- Mr. Bergsten: There is a serious risk in two directions. cumstances when it happens, the decline of the dollar alone The most immediate risk is that the dollar over-valuation and could push us back into double-digit inflation for a temporary huge U.S. trade deficit will create an enormous outbreak of period—not necessarily a lasting phenomenon, but certainly trade protectionism in this country which, in turn, could dis- for a temporary period. rupt the entire world trading system. This could trigger an explosion of Third World debt because developing countries would no longer be able to earn the foreign exchange to serv- Q, How serious is the debt overload of countries such as ice their outstanding debt, and this could undermine the world Mexico, Brazil and Argentina? economy. A They have made enormous progress over the past three The second big risk is that at some point the rest of the • years in reforming their own policies and achieving trade world will stop being willing to finance the U.S. government surpluses, thereby being able to reschedule their debts and budget deficits—maybe even withdraw money put in before— get some needed new money and begin to work their way out which could create a rapid and sizable decline in the dollar, of the problem. I think there is a chance they can continue

pushing up interest rates, disrupting world economic activity to work their way out, but it requires their sticking to respon-

and causing enormous financial difficulty. In short, there is sible policies internally. This means that their domestic polit- a risk on both the trade policy side and on the financial side, ical conditions have to permit them to do so, and the rest of

and the policy requirement of the moment is to find a path the world has to provide a favorable environment—meaning between the rock and the whirlpool. no big outbreak of protectionism, no big new upsurge in inter-

18 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE est rates, and enough economic growth in industrial countries to sustain export expansion on their part that will enable 'The united states them to earn the means to service the debt. So interdepend- ence here is really a crucial factor. They have got to do their i has gone into debt part in maintaining responsible policies, but we have to manage the rest of the world in a way that permits them to achieve abroad faster than any continued adjustment. country in history' Q • How serious has the decline in world commodity prices been in terms of their being able to sell and earn enough to finance their debt? A That is a big factor, although it has two edges to it. able internationally because at some point foreign investors • Developing countries are big importers of primary will go on strike and pull out of the dollar and we'll get a products, particularly oil. And a lower oil price, while it hurts financial crisis.

Mexico badly, helps Brazil mightily. So it depends on the country. In terms of food, Mexico is a big importer, primarily Q* A Library of Congress study indicates that $100 bil- from the United States, so lower grain prices help them. For lion a year for each year up to 1990 will be needed from the developing countries there is still a heavy reliance on abroad to help finance our budget deficits. Can we con- commodity exports, so low commodity prices are a negative tinue to expect other people to lend us such sums? factor, but you have to apply that country-by-country to get A I'm afraid it's a lot worse than that. If the dollar stayed a precise picture. • at current levels, by 1990 we could need $250 billion of new foreign money coming in to finance our external balance. Q* Can the United States continue to live with such We have calculated that would require almost a half of all enormous trade deficits as we're now running? savings generated in the world in 1990 outside the United A Our merchandise trade deficit in 1985 came to about $150 States coming into the dollar. In short, it is an impossible • billion—and just to make it even more worrisome, if the scenario. It cannot happen. dollar stayed at current levels, the trade deficit would continue growing to more than $175 billion by the end of the Q* How does this situation affect our leadership in the decade. By that time, we would be paying so much interest Free World? on our accumulated foreign debt that our total current account A Well, the United States has gone into debt abroad faster debt would hit something like $250 billion. It is urgent to • than any country in history—faster than Mexico or Bra- reverse this trend. The situation is not sustainable. Protec- zil and faster than France under Mitterand. We went from tionism will erupt if it's not corrected. Neither is it sustain- being the world's biggest creditor country to being the world's biggest debtor country in three years. That's unbelievable. It's hard to conceive of the world's biggest debtor also being the world's greatest power. There are both tangible and intangible implications of being a huge debtor. A tangible one is that you're vulnerable to activities in the rest of the world; people can

pull the plug on you. I think that's

an uncomfortable position if you're trying to be a world leader politically, economically or any other

way. So I think there is a real national security dimension to the problem, which has been largely

ignored so far—but which is central to why we have to get the situation under control.

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C. Fred Bergsten, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Trea- suryfor International Affairs, is | director of the Washington-based Institute for International Economics.

MAY 1986 19 M Honored

MAIMGMt TIE BtntGEININC DEFENSE INDUSTRY

REBOUNDING FROM THE HORROR STORIES OF OVERPRICED SPARE PARTS, DoD IS SAVING BILLIONS THROUGH IMPROVED MANAGEMENT.

By William H. Taft IV effort was the historical trend of increasing cost growth. For a variety of reasons, the costs of our weapons sys- HEN Secretary Cas- management improvement— have tems had increased more each year. par Weinberger took already begun to pay off. In fact, by 1981, major acquisition office in 1981, he began The significant results of our modern- programs were reporting an annual cost rebuilding America's ization have been widely appreciated— growth of 14 percent. We acted quickly defenses, which had especially by the Soviet Union, which to stabilize our programs, restrict been neglected and found new incentives for joining us at changes and achieve efficient produc- underfunded for more the arms reduction negotiations in tion rates. As a result of these and other than a decade. Geneva. improvements, major systems cost For example, the Unfortunately, the major successes growth was dramatically reduced to less strategic nuclear of our management improvement effort than one percent in 1984 and 1985. forces needed new weapons systems and have been obscured by media reports To achieve greater efficiency in man- improved command and control; the featuring outrageously priced tools. agement, we looked to competition and Army needed a new tank and air defense Almost every one of those "horror sto- the free enterprise marketplace. forces; the Air Force and Navy both ries" resulted from our own efforts to In November 1981, Weinberger needed new fighter aircraft, ammuni- uncover overpricings. directed the military services and tion and missiles; and our fighting forces Also not well known was that we either defense agencies to increase competi- needed improved barracks, hospitals, did not pay those outrageous prices or, tion. Today, over two-thirds of all con- more pay and realistic training. if we did, we received refunds from the tracts have been awarded after There was so much to be done. The contractors. Some major contractors competitive bidding. The progress has secretary directed the department to have agreed to refund payments for any been especially significant in the Navy's examine ways to improve management part or piece of equipment we believe shipbuilding program. In 1981, only 26 that might yield savings and, therefore, may be overpriced. The problems we percent of shipbuilding contracts were more defense for the dollar. have attacked are not specifically over- awarded competitively; today nearly 90 Both courses—modernization and priced parts, but the poor management percent are competitive awards. practices that allowed fraud and waste While it is impossible to say how much William H. Taft TV was appointed Dep- to develop. the DoD has saved from the six million uty Secretary of Defense, January 198b The first target of our improvement competitive-contracting actions since

22 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE MORE FOR THE DOLLAR— DoD man- agers have reduced the spiraling costs of weapons and restored competitive contracting based on the traditional free- enterprise system.

fraudulent practices will continue to be found. This is as much a function of the size of our acquisition effort as anything. We have more than 15 million contracting actions each year—that's 15 million chances for error. Even if we remain 99.99 percent pure, we would still face 15,000 contracting errors each year. Some steps have already been taken to reform the acquisition process and management. Weinberger created the Defense Council on Integrity and Man- agement Improvement, which I chair. This high-level group oversees DoD's improvement effort—and it is significant. One of the most important changes is complete accountability for decisions. For that reason, Weinberger conducts a series of program reviews during which he makes major decisions about continuing defense programs. The much- discussed decision to can- cel the DIVAD air defense gun system is an example of his personal role in the system. Another significant change is our emphasis on quality. In the past, quality meant adherence to specifications. Today, we 1981, the Navy alone has experienced 25 are working to define percent savings on spare parts procure- quality as the best prod- ment, which is indicative of how valu- uct possible— free from able competition has been. waste and at a fair price. Another element of the free market savings from the two years of audits run In order to make quality the real test is that a consumer will achieve the best as high as $10 billion. of our purchasing system, we have to price possible by ordering in quantity. Most of the corrective actions taken find new ways to insert quality into our With congressional approval, we have were changes in management proce- selection of contractors and at every implemented about 30 multiyear pro- dures and other refinements. However, decision point in the system. grams with an estimated savings ofabout our investigations do sometimes uncover While better procedures, new man- $4.5 billion over annual contracting fraud. In fact, since 1982, the investi- agement practices and a variety of other methods. gations have resulted in 226 suspen- improvements are important, they do sions and 368 debarments. Those not solve all of our problems. Only one 1981, we have maintained investigations also netted the Treasury thing can ensure against recurrence or SINCEa massive audit, inspection and Department more than $27 million in a new family of problems—people. We investigation activity. Weinber- fines and restitutions. are investigating a number of actions ger appointed DoD's first inspec- The audit agency also identifies sus- that will enhance our entire acquisition tor general to work with the Defense pected fraud cases and refers them to workforce, from contracting officials to Contract Audit Agency and other other agencies for investigation. Last engineers. Among the actions are oversight organizations in rooting out year, it referred 199 cases for suspected changes in pay structures; the way we every instance of fraud, waste and mis- fraud. manage our acquisition experts, man- management. We are not proud of these figures but agers, and training programs; and The inspector general has already they do provide evidence of how serious methods of rewarding and promoting completed more than 68,000 audits, we are about eliminating improprieties. people with these critical skills. resulting in about 200,000 corrective Further, these figures are not indica- Another way to achieve more effi- actions. Potential savings from this effort tive of widespread mismanagement or cient defense acquisition is to improve is estimated at $8 billion. The audit fraud among defense contractors. industry's manufacturing techniques. agency, which generates 60,000 audit Our management improvement effort The U.S. defense industries, for many reports annually, has also achieved sub- has been successful. Nonetheless, some reasons, have not pushed hard enough stantial savings. Estimates of eventual mismanagement, overpricing and Continued on page 53

MAY 1986 23 INSIDE THE SOVIET MIND

your tendency toward "solipsism"—the By Dr. Gregory Raiport FEAR RULES tendency to disregard the uniqueness of others in favor of the belief that all peo- IN THE USSR. ple are as you are individually. INCE my arrival in the As a psychiatrist, I have a tendency West nine years ago, I have THE SOVIETS to view everything from my profes- never ceased to be amazed sional perspective. I believe that any by how much Russia is FEAR THEM- social organism, like a human organism, talked about, yet how little can be a subject of various sicknesses. is actually understood. SELVES AND Totalitarian society seems to be afflicted Winston Churchill once by a specific kind of psychopathology. said: "Russia is a riddle THE REST OF One of the primary manifestations of this wrapped in a mystery sickness is fear. And the cold sweat of inside an enigma." West- THE WORLD. fear permeates all levels of the Soviet ern perceptions haven't changed much, society from Gorbachev to the peasant and aren't likely to as long as the free working the fields of the Ukraine. people of the world insist on believing "deep down, all people are basically the the world, whether they believe in dom- Soviet government itself func- same." Therefore, concludes the naive ination or coexistence." THEtions in a permanent state of triple optimist, "Russians fear war and want The senator was not alone in his con- fears. peace, just as we do." cern, and his question was certainly a • First, it is afraid of its own people. Nyet, my friends. After 30 years of valid one. The answer, in short, is no. Their loyalty and ability to make polit- living in the USSR as a citizen of some No, they do not share the West's percep- ical decisions is not to be trusted. (Hence, prominence, I am firmly convinced that tions of the, world. No, they do not believe the existence of more than 100,000 the totalitarian mind radically differs in coexistence. And yes, they do believe "zampolits" [political officers], at least from the democratic one. To under- in dominance, for dominance is, and one of which is assigned to every armed stand that difference is a matter of sur- always has been, the Soviet Union's forces unit to continually indoctrinate vival for the West. ultimate goal. the troops with communist ideology.) To understand the Soviet mind, one Before one of my trips to the United • Second, the government is afraid of must first understand Soviet values and States, a KGB officer instructed me: itself. At the top of the power structure goals, foremost among which— as is "Gregory, consider yourself as our everyone weaves a web of intrigue, and clearly written in the program of the watching device, as an experimental is ready to stab his superior in the back Party— is "establishment of commu- body thrown onto an unknown planet. to take his place. Krushchev acquired nism all over the world." With this It is important for us to know every- power in that manner; likewise he so expansionistic mentality, Soviet offi- thing you will see there, your own inter- lost it while he was obliviously sunning cials were truly dumbfounded by the fuss action with the local population, your himself in his Crimean dacha. made by Americans over the "establish- conclusions. You see," he told me, "there • Third is the fear of the outside world. ment of communism" in Afghanistan. is a global mission in front of us. We are Despite the bluffing boldness of the Oleg Bykov, a high-ranking Party conducting a great attack on the West. Soviets when dealing with the West, bureaucrat, argued that "the Kremlin You are just a particle of this global mis- they are profoundly afraid of its tech- in of would have been more tolerant of a U . S. sion, which is destined to happen, sooner nological advantage and stand awe invasion of Mexico than the [U.S. gov- or later." its wealth. As an antidote to this fear, ernment] was over the Soviet thrust into I realized then with chilling clarity that Russians employ a virtual army of spies Afghanistan." Moscow is not merely a capital of state. to fill the vacuum of information about This position raises questions, said Moscow is a capital of history. Russia is the West's plans and capacities. The Sen. Edmund Muskie, about "whether seriously preparing for a forthcoming KGB alone has over 2 million agents, they really share our perception about war: citizens are instructed how to sur- compared to the FBI's 64,000. vive a nuclear attack; nearly one of every All of these fears manifest them- Dr. Gregory Raiport is a recognized six soldiers on earth serves in the Soviet selves in the guise of secrecy, a defen- authority in human performance armed forces; omnipresent propaganda sive mechanism well documented in the enhancement. Before he defected in 1977, depicts the Americans as aggressive annals of psychiatry. Secrecy is merely he worked as a sports psychologist for imperialists who are just waiting for the the other side of fear. In this case, it can the USSR Olympics team. In 1983, he right moment to strike. be accurately called "veritophobia," the worked with U.S. Olympics athletes. Thus, you in the West must abandon fear of truth. In the Soviet Union, even

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ILLUSTRATION BY CHICKINELLI fundamental statistics, such as how many unwilling to cause any major transfor- A SECRET CACHE—Possessing books that television sets are owned, how many auto mations in the existing social structure. favor Western ideology is a crime in the Soviet accidents have occurred, and how many Every time I read optimistic prognoses Union where the intellectual development of its citizens is deliberately stunted people own private homes, are classi- of the American media when a new at the adolescent level. fied state secrets. Soviet leader comes into power, I chuckle Soviet citizens live in a suffocating at their naivete. The Soviet Union is atmosphere of total surveillance; they incapable of change. The reward is that their material needs don't even have privacy in their own are met; the punishment for non- homes. Their children are trained in state totalitarian system is based on conformity is that their material needs schools to report their parents if they THEabsolute boundaries, which makes are not met. The ready-made answers, overhear anti-Soviet conversations. In it both completely inclusive and right or wrong, resolve tormenting inner fact, there is no equivalent word for exclusive. Everything and everybody conflicts, providing a special feeling of "privacy" in the Soviet language. Even that belongs inside must remain inside; acceptance, security and peace of mind. the elite KGB officer is not free from everything and everybody that belongs The poison of authoritarian thinking fear: He knows the object of his spying outside must remain outside. Western gets assimilated so deeply in the minds yet he never knows who is spying on merchandise, Western ideas, Western- of Soviet citizens that, often, they are him—and there is always someone! ers themselves are perceived to be a doomed to live with it even outside of Westerners cannot comprehend—or threat to the well-being of Soviet society. the Soviet Union. While conducting a refuse to believe—that the ruling elite In general, the Soviet government research project at the Rockefeller Uni- in the USSR is as much a slave of Marx- assumes the role of a powerful father versity with recent Russian immi- ist ideology as a factory worker or who sees his duty as protecting his grants, I asked a simple question: "If farmer. Soviet leaders are unable and unreasonable, unthinking children from you had an opportunity, what would you the pernicious influence of their corrupt change in the United States to make it neighbors. Such an official attitude a better place to live?" 'THE makes trips abroad an unattainable The responses were chillingly uni- dream for the average Russian. form: Strengthen the power of the gov- RUSSIANS The comparison of Russian citizens ernment and police by restricting public HAVE VERY FEW with children is more than an analogy: interference; prohibit pornography and Russian citizens are deliberately kept enforce its censorship; and prosecute CONVICTIONS. at the adolescent level of intellect. homosexuals and radicals. The totalitarian society has fixed its "But there is such a country," I told THEY CAN'T citizens on this adolescent level, prom- them. "It is the Soviet Union." And these ising them in exchange the freedomfrom opinions were from people whose non- AFFORD THEM. choice, from making painful decisions. Continued on page 52

MAY 1986 25 about 52 million [nearly one-quarter of current United States population—Ed.]. TESTAMENT TO The Soviets cover up this staggering loss of life by claiming that it resulted from casualties in the World War II fight to defeat Nazi fascism. The figure cited by Alexander Sol- zhenitsyn of the total number who have TORMENT perished in the camps is 66.7 million. This figure, which I accept, was arrived A Gulag survivor bares the deceit and trumped-up at by Professor Kurganov, an economist at the Leningrad and Moscow Eco- criminal charges that help keep Soviet labor camps nomic Institute. Another figure of 80 million was cited to me by a Soviet sci- manned and ordinary citizens in constant fear. entist whose father was a high-level official in the Soviet State Planning Commission. This figure covers the entire period that the Soviet camp sys- By Mikhail Makarenko of certain "crimes," and they receive tem has been in place. The scientist's sentences to the labor camps. It is father had access to secret information ODAY in the Soviet Union, through this public, but legal farce that and data in the Central Statistical Bureau there are 2,000 camps and the Soviets conscript needed labor. of the Council of Ministers. prisons; 150 are for chil- Before the victims are shipped off to the The reason this man arrived at the dren under two years of camps, a plenary session of the Supreme figure of 80 million was that he was age and women. Hundreds Court of the USSR, with the partici- working on a 20-year plan for future of other camps are for chil- pation of the Attorney General, makes economic development for the USSR. dren from 11 to 18 years of the elaborate farce appear legitimate. My 1 1 years in one ofthe Soviet camps, age. I was once told by an official in the although spent under very difficult cir- T Many in these camps die Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs that cumstances, were less severe than what very young; they die of this kind of campaign can yield 250,000 inmates must endure today. Old-timers untreated diseases which are brought to 300,000 conscripted laborers. These claim that it was easier to serve 25 years about by the poor diet that leads to mal- are in addition to the usual flow of pris- during the era of Stalin than it is to serve nutrition. There is a high suicide rate in oners into the labor camps. According just five years now. The hardships are many of these camps. Deaths also result to the Soviets' own statistics, one mil- greater for a very important reason. In from brawls and fights. Many die because lion persons a year are prosecuted for Stalin's time, they could shoot you and of homosexual rapes; that is to say that various crimes. not have to account for it. But today, sexual conditions are such in the camps What most Westerners do not realize they don't shoot you because of the that people are driven to suicide. is that the Gulag system of slave labor chronic labor shortage, caused by the What most persons in the West do not was pioneered by the Soviets after they collectivist system that provides no realize is that a majority of the inmates seized power in 1917. The Nazis copied incentive. Economic considerations dic- in the camps are not political prisoners the concept of slave labor camps from tate conservation of the conscript labor and dissidents; they are individuals who the Soviets. In one period between 1920 pool. have been conscripted by the Soviets to and 1950, 20 times more people perished The 3,600-mile natural gas pipeline make up for a chronic labor shortage. in the Soviet camps than perished in the being constructed from Siberia to Some end up in these camps after con- Nazi camps from the late 1930s to 1945. Western Europe at a cost of $10 billion trived charges are made against them. The most conservative estimate of the is using huge numbers of conscripts from Such charges appearing in the media are number who died in the Soviet camps— the labor camps. The mortality rate on said to be written by simple Soviet cit- since they were first established— is this project will be higher than the nor- izens. In truth, they are fiction thought mal rate in the camps. The reasons will up by Soviet officials. include the bitter freezing Siberian win- The officials hold meetings, and, with ters, but also many of these conscripts the approval ofjudges of various courts, will be working with unfamiliar West- make a great show of how ordinary cit- ern technology that will increase the izens have brought various problems to number of industrial accidents. The lack the attention of the authorities. of adequate medical care also will push A wave of arrests and prosecutions up the death rate. then takes place, people are found guilty The torment endured by so many leads them to find God in the Gulag much more quickly than does Soviet society as a The author spent 11 years in a Soviet whole. But even those who are not in labor camp. In 1977, he migrated to the the camps are turning to religion in order West. He heads the Society for the to find cultural and moral supports that Research ofProblems Under Totalitar- help them to remain human in an inhu- ianism, in Munich, West Germany. The mane system. A religious revival is tak- above article was translated from Rus- ing place in the USSR and, at its core, sian by Natalie Latter. it is made up of the young whose par- Reprinted from The New American ents are Communist Party atheists.

26 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE IN MY OPINION Our Biased Textbooks Much of the heritage, few Republicans were women. Not one By Prof. Paul C. Vitz contemporary role model was conserv- history, religion ative and male; no person representing business since World War II was public school and basic values of IRE many selected. textbooks biased? My America are excluded Some high school books covering answer is yes. And the from our school books. American history also were studied, and nature of the bias is clear: none of them came close to presenting Religion, traditional fam- What can be done to adequately the major religious events ily values and conserva- of the past 100 years. For example, not tive political and economic achieve more balance? one book dealt in any way with the his- positions have been torical background of today's religious excluded from many of our right. There was not even one reference

I children's textbooks. These to a prominent preacher. Most disturb- exclusions constitute a serious form of ing was the omission in these texts that censorship, which is particularly dis- religion has always played a large role turbing because it is found in a system in American life. Yet, this fact has been paid for by taxes, a system that claims discussed as a fundamental feature of to be committed to impartial knowledge American society by foreign observers and accuracy. since de Tocqueville. These texts also These findings came from a recent had a pronounced liberal and political study funded by the U.S. National bias in the treatment of U.S. history Institute of Education, which examined since World War II. 60 representative social-studies text- All told, 670 stories and articles from books, together with a number of high readers for grades three and six were school history books and 670 stories and analyzed. Not one story or article had a articles from elementary school read- religious or spiritual theme, although a ers. The results were revealing. small number of stories had religion as For example, social-studies text- a secondary theme. Again, there was books in grades one to four introduced not one reference to the world of Prot- children to American society—family life, estant religious life. community activities, ordinary eco- All together, these results make it nomic transactions and some American clear that many public school textbooks history. Yet, none of these books commonly exclude the history, heri- referred to any religious activity in con- HIS Gen. Washington tage, beliefs and values of millions of temporary American life. Not one word ON KNEES— George prayed for help in shaping a new nation. Americans. Those who believe in free mentioned any child or adult who prayed, enterprise are not represented; those participated in worship, or practiced any Southwest missions; however, the who believe in the traditional family are religious activity. A few pictures|with- treatment of the past 100 years of his- not represented; and those who are out captions, did depict Jewish or Cath- tory was so devoid of reference to reli- committed to their religious tradi- olic religious scenes, but not one word gion as to give the impression that tions—at the very least as existing as or image in these books showed any form religion has ceased to exist in America. part of the historical record—are not of contemporary Protestantism. The sixth-grade books dealt with world represented. Since most of these citi- The family was often mentioned in history or world culture and often zens are taxed each year to support these books, but the idea that marriage neglected—often to the point of serious public schools, the situation is one of is the origin and foundation of the family distortion—Jewish and Christian his- serious injustice. There is also a deeper was never presented. The words "mar- torical contributions. injustice: The minds of many children riage, wedding, husband, wife, home- Some social-studies books frequently are being shaped against the will of their maker, housewife," did not occur once. selected persons to serve as role models, parents since only the liberal part of the Nowhere was it suggested that being a that is, to represent important, admi- spectrum of history and values is being mother or homemaker was a worthy and rable Americans. Such figures were taught. important role for a woman. given a photo and special coverage of What should be done? Obviously, The fifth-grade books covered U.S. their lives. For grades one to six, role school textbooks must be changed. While history and gave modest insight into models who had political or ideological a thorough history of the country's myr- religion in colonial America and the early significance for American society since iad ethnic, racial, political and religious World War II were tabulated. Of23 role traditions may not be possible in each Paul C. Vitz, a New York University models, 21 were generally considered to book, our school texts must be changed psychology professor, specializes in be liberal, one was a moderate, and only to include at least a more truthful, bal- teaching and researching the psychol- one was a conservative. In fact, most of anced picture of America's proud ogy of art and religion. the role models were Democrats and the heritage.

MAY 1986 27 A STATELY WELCOME— Tulips form a brilliant gateway to Wisconsin's capitol. HIGH COUNTRY SPLENDOR-Rhododendrons

In Lisbon, N.H., it's lilacs. In Winches- America ter, Va., apple blossoms. And in a hundred other places, people stream through the streets to savor the subtle elegance of a million dogwoods. In Tennessee, they make pilgrimages to the summit of Roan Mountain, where 600 acres of rhododendrons shout their iNfiloom brilliance to the sky. At rose shows all across the country, people admire man's ability to improve what nature has created. A floral festival means color—boister- By Gary Turbak ous orange, whispering pink, spectac- ular red. And fragrance—one gentle scent after another held close under the nose. A floral festival can mean bluegrass QUT of the moist, rich, music, home-cooked chili, an antique American soil pokes the auction, or an ice cream social. It can fragile head of a flower. mean a quiet evening's walk down a fra- Then another. And grant lane. Or a picnic in the sun, sur- another. Soon the kalei- rounded by more color than you ever doscopic rush is on, and the thought possible. land is once again bathed in But mostly it's a renewal, a thanks- beauty. From garden to giving. Each year, seemingly out of mountaintop, this rebirth nothing, the rush of beauty comes again sings of permanence, tran- to grace the land. Americans appreciate quility and peace. Few things in Amer- BEAUTIES—Spring pastime for many the hidden struggle that must be won ica are so fragile, yet predictable. Americans is greeting the flowers' return. before a hillside, orchard or garden can In many places, the flowering grace glow with living color. We see in each and delicacy have spawned festivals- renew and to dazzle. From the huge Rose tender blossom a victory, a triumph, and

celebrations of the earth's ability to Parade in Pasadena, Calif. , to the Tulip perhaps a new opportunity even for Festival in Chugwater, Wyo. people pay ourselves. At a floral festival, we can , Gary Turbak, a free-lance journalist tribute to America in bloom. step back from our busy lives, gaze on from Missoula, Mont., specializes in In Texas, they take to the trails—in the brilliant hues, and speculate about travel articles for this and other gen- cars or on foot—to see the lakes of blue- what might have been—or what might eral-interest magazines. bonnets that flood the hillsides in spring. yet be.

28 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ire thousands to Roan Mountain, Tenn. LOVE'S FLOWER—Roses are featured at festivals throughout the nation.

GARDEN OF FRAGRANCE—The joys of living seldom are more present than during a BLUE TRAILS— The Bluebonnet Trail in warm day filled with the fresh, sweet smells of blossoms. Highland Lakes, Texas, is aptly named.

MAY 1986 29 SOARING MEDICAL BILLS—Doctors, nurses and anesthetists must charge more to meet the high cost of malpractice insurance. CAN AMERICANS AFFORD TO STAY HEALTHY?

Consider what has been happening to increase to $680 billion annually. By Vernon Pizer the cost of health care. In 1940, Amer- Don't assume that because you are in ica's medical bill was equal to 4 percent good condition, you are escaping the of the country's gross national product, doctor's bill. You are paying it—in taxes OMICS used to claim that the cumulative value of all goods and to support government-subsidized health nothing was likelier to cause services produced in the United States. programs and in the cost of everything a relapse than to receive the Currently, the cost of maintaining or you buy, thus enabling industry to doctor's bill. They have restoring the nation's health takes nearly recoup its vast expenditure for medical abandoned that running 11 percent from the GNP. What this benefits for its employees. Everyone gag because it is no longer means in actual dollar terms is that foots the soaring health bill; the well no a humorous flippancy as America's health-care costs now con- less than the unwell. much as it is a realistic rec- sume more than $350 billion a year. Dr. Why have costs gone through the roof? ognition that only the well- Thomas F. Frist Jr., chairman, Hospi- Why has the nation's medical bill been heeled or the well-insured tal Corporation of America, projected mounting recently at a pace 50 percent can afford a serious illness. For the rest that by 1990 the costs may very well greater than the rate of inflation? of us, a major illness is traumatic fis- escalate to $680 billion annually. Reduced There are several reasons, but the cally and physically. to a more understandable dollar amount, overriding cause is that we are the vic- health costs currently take about $1,500 tims of success. At the end of World Author of 15 books, Vernon Pizer has a year out of the pocketbook of every War II, the nation undertook a con- written some 500 articles for leading man, woman and child in the country. certed effort to attain two goals: elevate magazines throughout the world. That figure would nearly double if costs the quality of medical care and make it

30 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE WE MAY BE KILLING THE PATIENT FINANCIALLY TO CURE HIM MEDICALLY.

more widely available to all segments of practice and sound financial practice are upon how economically the hospital the population. not necessarily mutually exclusive functions. Thus, hospitals now have a Accessibility of care was expanded conditions. bottom-line incentive to eliminate waste enormously by adopting public pro- Abandoning cost-plus reimburse- and sloth. grams such as Medicare, Medicaid and ment, the Social Security Administra- The DRG approach already has private programs of corporate America tion in late 1983 replaced it with fixed resulted in an increase in institutional for its labor force; by training greater fees payable for 468 different DRGs, efficiency and a decline in patient-days. numbers of health professionals; and by "diagnostic related groups" of ailments. Nationally the average length of hos- building new medical infrastructures. The hospital now knows in advance how pitalization for Medicare patients Quality of care was enhanced by mar- much Medicare will pay for a specific dropped from 10.2 days in 1983 to 8.8 shaling the country's intellectual and procedure and a hospital administrator days in 1984. But the system requires financial resources in assaults on the knows that profit—or its loss—depends Continued on page 56 frontiers of bio-medical knowledge. The breakthroughs came, and continue to come, at arapid pace. Flowing from this new knowledge is an array ofexquisitely GOOD NEWS ABOUT HEALTH COSTS sophisticated, ever more expensive, By Bernard R. Tresnowski diagnostic and treatment technologies. All of this has set the stage for the /T HASN'T set any speed rec- have steadily increased over the past paradox we now face: We attained the ords getting here, but the health- 25 years are beginning to level off. twin goals of enhancing availability and care revolution has finally For example, after years of 20 per- quality of our health-care resources, but arrived and it's doing what most rev- cent cost hikes, increases in total at such heavy cost that our capacity to olutions do: taking power away from hospital expenditures dropped to less sustain them is threatened. those who have it and giving it to than 18 percent in 1981, 16 percent in Traditional hospital procedures tended those who do not. 1982, 11 percent in 1983 and 6 percent to worsen the problem, in the opinion of The power in this case is the power in 1984—only slightly more than the some health care experts. Howard Miles, to make health-care decisions—deci- national rate of inflation. (1985 fig- a member of the Oklahoma State Health sions that in the past have been made ures are not yet available.) Planning Commission, said he believes mostly by health care-providers, the Other indicators show generally hospitals customarily retained patients doctors and hospitals. The revolu- similar trends. Hospital occupancy is longer, perhaps, than necessary, sub- tion, however, is transferring much down from 75 percent to 69 percent jecting them to batteries of tests and of that power to those who pay most and admissions were down in 1985, protocols that sometimes proved dupli- of the bills, the government and its compared to 1984. The only indicator cative or in excess of actual need. "The Medicare and Medicaid programs, showing a reverse trend is the cost- Medicare system," Miles said, "tended and business with its employer con- per-hospital case: with few people to reinforce this practice because it used tributions to employee and family going to hospitals, those who do are a cost-plus method of reimbursing the health insurance. sicker, requiring expensive care. medical community, so there was little While government and business are Although government, business pressure to contain costs." not making any medical decisions— and responsible medical and hospital these are made, and should be made, groups have come a long way in FURTHERMORE, as more sophis- by doctors—they are having their say developing and applying effective ticated and costly technologies came on what Americans should pay for cost-saving methods, the American into use, hospitals installed the lat- health care. public also can help keep health-care est, most advanced devices to provide The health-care revolution began costs at a reasonable and acceptable state-of-the-art medical care for ailing when the government changed the level. How? By asking doctors ques- patients and to lessen the risk of mal- method of paying for Medicare, forc- tions such as how much will it cost? practice suits. As a result, there was ing doctors and hospitals to take Will I have to go to the hospital? How enormous expenditure for technologies harder looks at who should be admit- long? Why? Is there a less expensive that often seemed inappropriate or ted to hospitals, for what treat- way? illogical for several institutions, and ments, and for how long. Encouraged And people shouldn't let "it's cov- certainly didn't contribute to containing by the government's example, many ered by the insurance" mislead them. medical costs. As hospital treatment employers began turning to health First, it isn't always covered by becomes more sophisticated, and the insurance and health plans that insurance; and second, the employee, necessary equipment more expensive to offered less expensive forms of the employer or the government is

purchase and maintain, health care costs treatments. paying for it. Next to taking good continue to spiral. As a result, health-care costs that care of themselves, asking the doc- Can nothing be done to prevent us tor questions is probably the most from becoming a nation courting bank- Bernard R. Tresnowski is president effective action people can take to ruptcy in our efforts to provide quality of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield keep their medical costs under health care for all? Several recent ini- Association located in Chicago. control. tiatives suggested that sound medical

MAY 1986 31 "their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor" in support of that Declaration. HOLIDAYS The following passage is the conclud- EMPTY ing summary of a book titled Greatness To Spare by T. R. Fehrenbach: "Five signers (of the Declaration of Indepen- dence) were captured or imprisoned, in FORGOTTEN MEANINGS some cases with brutal treatment. The wives, sons and daughters of others were killed, jailed, mistreated, persecuted or left penniless. One was driven from his For many Americans, patriotic holidays have become wife's deathbed, and lost all his children. The houses of little more than days off work looking for special twelve signers were burned to the ground. Seventeen lost buys at local shopping malls. But those holiday sales everything they owned. "Their fortunes were forfeit, their may be costing us more than we bargained for. but honor was not. No signer defected or changed his stand throughout the darkest hour." For Roe, fighting to keep this land 00 many Americans are words into their hearts," said Joseph D. free meant four years of separation from letting red-tag sales and Roe, a retired Air Force major from his family during World War II, and the hype of bargains "too- Aurora, Colo. "They don't know what returning to his 5-year-old son who did good-to-miss" divert their the words mean or they wouldn't be not know him. One of his rewards, attention from observing rushing off to the sales." though, was seeing that son grow up, patriotic holidays. More and more, as holidays become graduate from the Air Force Academy "People today look for- excuses to seek red-tag sales, the and eventually become Brig. Gen. David ward more to Washington awareness of the price paid for our free- H. Roe, the Joint Chiefs of Staff liaison T Birthday sales than to doms diminishes, and pride in nation and with NATO. remembering the great patriotism are lost by people preoccu- The elder Roe, 74, who has traveled man who so well completed many of the pied with getting to the mall on time. to 27 countries, said that every time he most trying tasks in history," said Dan- "If people understand the symbolism comes home and sees the Statue of Lib- iel H. Burkhardt, past department of the flag and take to heart the words erty and Old Glory flying, "my chest puffs adjutant of Maryland, and one of the of the Pledge of Allegiance, they won't out and I'm proud to be an American. many Legionnaires who expressed their be fooling around with holidays that This is the greatest country in the world. dislikes over America's collective pro- honor men who fought to make this land I know that the flame of freedom burns pensity to forego observance of its free," said Roe. "From the time of, the in everybody's heart, but some seem to " patriotic holidays in favor of special sales 13 colonies, when our founding fathers forget at the local shopping mall. pledged their all, our veterans have been Some sociologists contend that the For example, if you were to follow there to keep the land free." mad rush to shopping malls on holidays Average American Family on its holi- Let us remind ourselves of what free- is not a sign of forgetfulness or disres- day observances during the remainder dom meant to some of those who earned pect for the occasion. They say that of this year, you might see exactly what it for us. The 56 men who signed the shopping malls have replaced city parks Burkhardt is talking about: Declaration of Independence pledged as social gathering places, and fast-food • Instead of joining fellow country- restaurants have supplanted the holi- men in solemn tribute during Memorial day picnic and family reunions. "If this Day observances, Average Family will is so," Burkhardt said, "then maybe we be jostling elbow-to-elbow at its local should march our parades through the shopping mall during "everything-goes- shopping malls or conduct memorial for-$5" sales. services there." • To commemorate our country's Whether it's called Armistice Day or independence, Average Family will Veterans Day, a patriotic holiday is spend the day mall-hopping to gobble intended to remind Americans of those up its share of July 4th "firecracker who sacrificed, labored and died to give specials." life to this nation. Somehow getting $2 • In November, Average Family may off on a pair of shoes doesn't stir one's be forced into noting the holiday when memory to those glorious moments. it gets stuck behind a slow-moving Burkhardt offered a strong argument parade of "old veterans" that keeps it for returning to traditional observances from getting to stores where brightly by quoting Somerset Maugham: "If a colored banners advertise "Veterans nation values anything more than free- Day" sales on tires and winter clothing. dom, it will lose its freedom, and the One Legionnaire thinks he knows why irony of it is that if it is comfort or money sales are more popular than parades. "I it values more, it will lose that, too." think people just say the Pledge of Alle- Perhaps the cost of holiday sales is giance with their lips and don't take the higher than we think.

32 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE VETERAN5 UPDATE

The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, which Currently, a military retiree receives 50 percent of his base expired last December, has several supporters in Con- pay at 20 years of service, based on his three highest wage- gress who have pledged to revive the program during the earning years, readjusted upward for each year the service- current session. House-passed legislation to reform the nation's man remains on active duty beyond 20 years. As with H.R. tax code, H.R. 3838, contains a provision to continue TJTC 4420, the maximum amount of compensation is limited to 75 and makes changes in the amount of tax credit an employer percent of base pay at 30 years' service. It is estimated that may claim for hiring a veteran. It also limits to one year the the changes proposed by the bill could save $3 billion annually length of time the employer may claim the credit. in military retirement payments. An interim extension, however, is needed to keep the program operating until Congress finally agrees on a reform bill that can be enacted by the President. The Legion has encour- The Office of Juvenile Justice and aged tax-writing committees of both Houses to move expe- Delinquency Prevention has been withholding funds for ditiously on an interim extension. Anticipating speedy programs under its jurisdiction since Dec. 13, 1985. Despite congressional action, the Department of Labor has left intact opposition by The American Legion and other groups sup- the apparatus for determining eligibility so that the program porting youth, the administration has chosen to adopt an could begin functioning immediately following reauthorization. informal freeze, coupled with a formal request to Congress The program, which is targeted to economically disadvan- to withhold spending the funds. taged Vietnam-era and disabled veterans, has placed 53,000 Nat'l. Cmdr. Dale L. Renaud, in a letter sent to the Pres- veterans in jobs in the past two years. It is estimated that ident in late January, urged the administration to support workers employed under the program have saved the nation the vital youth programs under OJJDP and release the and its taxpayers $500 million in possible welfare payments. appropriated monies made available by enactment of H.R. 2965, the bill providing funds for the Departments of Com- merce, Justice and State. Veterans who are paying more than 9.5 If Congress does not take any action on the administra- percent interest on their VA-backed mortgages could tion's request, the funds would not be withheld. The net effect save thousands of dollars by refinancing their loans. For of the administration's action is a six-month withholding of example, a veteran who financed a $67,500 (the national aver- vital funds, placing some youth services in jeopardy, with no age for a VA home loan) mortgage at 14 percent is currently prior warning that funds would suddenly be halted. paying $799.99 a month principal and interest. By refinancing Grants distributed by OJJDP and allocated to states and at the current rate (9.5 percent as of March), the veteran organizations fund crucial services such as rehabilitation, child would pay only $567.58, resulting in a savings of $232.21 per abuse, missing children, runaway shelters and other impor- month. tant programs affecting the nation's youth. The cost of refinancing a VA loan—generally about 3 percent to 5 percent of the loan amount—is borne by the veteran, but this out-of-pocket expense can be avoided by including Veterans Readjustment Appoint- the refinance charges in the new loan amount. The ment program, which assists certain veterans in job The veteran must live in the home he is refinancing; the placement federal government, is to expire new loan must be a lower interest rate; and no cash proceeds within the due can be received by the veteran from refinancing. Sept. 30, 1986. A hearing was held March 20 by the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment to examine the program's record. Current leg- Congressional efforts to reform the islation, H.R. 4384, would extend VRA through 1991, and military retirement system cleared another hurdle make some technical changes in the program to enhance vet- recently when the House Committee on Armed Services eran and agency participation in the program. approved H.R. 4420. The bill would make no changes in the The VRA program places eligible Vietnam-era and dis- current 30-year retirement system; however persons retiring abled veterans in positions, mainly in the Defense Depart- with 20 to 29 years of active military service would draw an ment and the VA, on a non-competitive basis to a maximum annuity significantly lower than today's retiree, if the legis- grade level of GS-9. H.R. 4384 would raise the maximum lation becomes law. grade level possible to GS-11. In addition, the measure would The new plan would provide retirees with 40 percent of eliminate a current restriction which limits participation in their base pay upon retirement at 20 years of service, based VRA to veterans with 14 years of education or less. The on the retiree's five highest years of earnings. The percent reason for proposing to eliminate the 14-year restriction is of base pay and years of service would be recalculated each that many positions in grade level GS-5 and above require at six months so that a serviceman retiring with 25 years of least a bachelor's degree. Therefore, raising the maximum service would receive 50 percent of his base pay based on his grade level to GS-11 would be useless without eliminating the four highest wage-earning years. education restriction.

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One of the major attractions of the home-loan program is that many vet- VA HOME-LOAN PROGRAM erans can avoid costly down-payment fees. The program, which began in 1944 for GIs returning from World War II, has helped more than 12 million veter- S0RVIVE8 GRH RODGET AX ans and their families buy homes. The VA has supported a proposal that would increase the loan-funding fee to 2 percent in FY '87. Alvarez recently Congress' swift action to extend funds for home said such an increase would allow his agency to meet future deficit reduction loans earns praise from Nat'l. Cmdr. Renaud. goals. But COLAs for military retirees remain frozen. Extension of the home loan's authority was praised by American Legion officials, who have stood firm against fiscal plans they said undermine the nation's obligation to its veterans and I MIDYEAR shutdown of the integrity the Veterans Administra- of the VA system. "We're pleased that swift action tion home-loan program was taken to avoid the shutdown of this pro- was averted by passage of gram that has been vital to millions of a bill to extend its mort- veterans," gage-backing authority. said Nat'l Cmdr. Dale L. Renaud. The bill rescued the loan program from a virtual shutdown, caused by MILITARY RETIREES REACT Upending cuts mandated under the new balanced-budget law and Before GRH took hold in March, mil- an increase in applications for home loans itary retirees had already felt the fiscal and loan refinancing. guillotine drop after their cost-of-living The ink had scarcely dried on the adjustments were frozen for FY '86. Gramm-Rudman-Hollings balanced- Military retirees, who comprise about budget law before Deputy VA Admin- 23 percent of the Legion's membership, istrator Everett Alvarez Jr. announced were excluded from COLAs while other that the home-loan program would run groups received a 3.7 percent COLA out of mortgage guarantee authority on refinancings now," he said. increase. Some retiree organizations, April 1. Before the extension was granted, VA such as The Retired Officers Associa- A bill was ushered through Congress had planned to curb refinancing loans, tion, have not given up the fight. to extend the program's authority to disallow reinstated loans and place a "Absolutely not," said retired Air $18.2 billion, which was reduced to $17.4 $90,000 cap on first-time mortgages. Force Col. Paul Arcari, deputy director billion after the mandatory 4.3 percent Under the extension, no ceiling has of legislative affairs for TROA. Arcari GRH cut was applied. been placed on VA-backed mortgages, said his organization, which represents "We're hoping the extension will carry but some experts have said that veter- 345,000 retired officers from all serv- us through the fiscal year, but we can't ans residing in high-cost areas such as ices, has successfully lobbied to have four predict that," said Ozzie Garza, a VA Hawaii and California might encounter bills introduced in the House of Rep- spokesman in Washington. more difficulty in getting loan financ- resentatives that would reinstate the VA earlier had projected it would ing. Garza, however, said he did not COLA for FY '86, and in the four suc- process $11.5 billion in loans for 182,000 think that would be the case. ceeding years GRH is in effect. veterans in FY '86. But plummeting "Veterans will still have to prove they "The idea of excluding retired mili- interest rates resulted in a flurry of ini- are good credit risks," he said. Accord- tary personnel from COLA increases tial home loans and refinancings— ing to VA, an estimated 4 percent of while veterans receiving compensation number that is expected to reach 200,000 those having VA-backed loans default, and pensions were given COLAs is like by the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. a percentage that is significantly lower saying we're not veterans, too," Arcari Veterans are scrambling to take than the default rate for borrowers from said. "That just doesn't make sense." advantage of the lower mortgage inter- commercial institutions. Arcari said his group is also con- est rates, which dipped to 9.5 percent Many critics have said that manda- cerned with an apparent trend in in March. tory reductions imposed under GRH on decreased medical care for retirees and "We had estimated about 182,000 such programs as the VA home-loan their dependents seeking treatment at would finance their homes through VA guaranty would be self-defeating and military installations. He said some base this fiscal year. We had no way of know- would in reality increase budget spend- hospitals have a one-year waiting list in ing we'd have this much activity and see ing, rather than reduce it. For example, non-emergency cases. the rates fall as they did," Garza said. veterans pay a 1 percent loan-funding Arcari said his group has initiated Garza also said the agency does not fee when their loans are backed by the mailgram campaigns to the President foresee any problems for the home-loan VA. If fewer loans are granted because and Congress, protesting the exclusion program for the remainder of FY '86. of decreased mortgage-backing author- of military COLAs. The Legion sup- "We don't plan to put any restrictions ity, fewer dollars will be returned to VA ports the mail campaign and urges its or conditions on loan agreements or coffers. members to participate.

34 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE V

LIMITED EDITION STATUE of LIBERTY Commemorative Knife Layered In Pure Unbelievable but true! 24 K GOLD To Celebrate the 100th -P^i* s^i^Kr birthday of our most ^Ks lOl Olll famous lady, the giant New ^^^St? \ %7 York publicity firm of The Direct Connection will distribute a limited edition of the famous Statue of Liberty Commemorative Knife for the astonishing "Celebration Price" of only $5 each only to those who write to the company address (below) before Midnight, June 30, 1986. This original Publicity Ad must accompany your request. Copies or photostats are not acceptable. Layered in pure 24 K Gold! These knives are not copies. These are genuine Limited Edition STATUE OF LIBERTY COMMEMORA- TIVE KNIVES layered in pure 24 K GOLD!— the same famous commemorative knives advertised in leading media throughout America and selling for many times the price. A True Collector's Edition As befits a tribute of this magnitude, this knife will be available only until the end of this publicity campaign... at that time, the dies will be destroyed and the edition closed forever. Each knife you receive will be engraved with its own individual serial number, assuring you it is part of this special celebration. ATTENTION COLLECTORS! for the coveted low serial numbers, order quickly. First come, first served. There is a limit of two (2) knives per address at this price, but requests which are mailed early enough (before June 17) may request up to five. These famous Commemorative Statue of Liberty Knives will not be sold at this price by the company in any store. To obtain one at this special Celebration Price, mail this original printed ad to the company before Midnight, June 30, 1986. 50-Year Repurchase Guarantee! Collectors should know that each commemorative knife is covered by a full 50-Year Repurchase Guarantee. Should you ever wish to sell or redeem your Statue of Liberty Commemorative Knife the company pledges to repurchase it from your anytime you wish within the next 50 years for the full cash price you paid To obtain your Statue of Liberty Commemorative Knife, mail this original Publicity Ad together with your name and address and $5 for each Knife. Add only $2 shipping and handling no matter how many Knives you are requesting. Allow up to 60 days for shipment. The Direct Connection, Dept. 5341, 37 West 26 Street, New York, NY 10010. 'LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPUN THEM'

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' ' THISful remembrance of all .J iS . men and women of our armed forces who, in a day of decision, gave up their lives for the liberty we enjoy," said Romaine Roethel, ! YiV7 i! Past National President of the American Legion Auxiliary. Roethel dedicated the stained-glass window before . r .1* j "ir 2,000 Sunday worshippers at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Feb. 23.

-.-. The Job Nave Clerestory I : y-i Window is the result of a fund- ism raising project begun in 1981 when Roethel was in office. She \i<*i i : A, : said the $50,000 raised by the i.Uv'/i V Auxiliary was matched by an t m IWW ! I* I „,«, anonymous donor. I I.' ~l! I I National President Josie ' " ;:, -:- i tfK b Melgard and National Com- I ^ 'I, "IBi*! mander Dale L. Renaud par- ia«IK' ,

ticipated in the ceremony by , ti v, i a CrV "!i placing a wreath below the ir-: tj; y • - window, which is nearly 25 feet r /, /ii high and 15 feet wide, in honor of veterans living and dead. Titled "Suffering and Puri- W ' -VI fication," the window depicts , x the figure of Job from the Old » I Testament, and the suffering I'/.'-. ifW fffil 18 ST k 0 I

of families who lost loved ones » • IV "if i in war. One inscription reads: "The ii v if American Legion Auxiliary l. 9 Honors The Memory Of Vet- > erans Of All Wars. Anno Dom- Ifj j ""M V I I! i ini 1985." •lit- -'-I Emblems of the Auxiliary 1 - i.

and The American Legion i .iTt.i bracket the inscriptions. il i "The National Cathedral is part of our heritage," Roethel said. "Each year, a half-million persons from throughout the world visit there, which makes it a most apt memorial for those who have suffered and died for our country."

36 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE n My name is JUL I am all ages and every wife of every Legionnaire.

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of Beneficiary. , Relationship tion Bureau (M.I.B.) a non-profit Name Example: Print "Helen Louise Jones." Not "Mrs. H. L. Jones" membership organization of life insurance companies which Membership Card No.. .Year. .Post No.. .State. operates an information ex- its change on behalf of I apply for the number of units indicated: r~j members. Upon request by form a basis for the Insurance Company's approval or rejection of this another member insurance The following representations shall enrollment: Answer all questions. company to which you have ap- actively working? . you now plied for life or health insurance, Present occupation? , ——Are or to which a claim is submit- Yes No If no, give reason , ted, the M.I.B. will supply such Have you been confined in a hospital within the last year? No Yes If yes, give date, company with the information it length of stay and cause- may have in its files. During the last five years, have you had heart disease, circulatory disease, kidney disease, liver disease, The Company may also release lung disease, diabetes, or cancer, or have you had or received treatment or medication for high blood information in its file to its rein- pressure or alcoholism? No Yes If yes, give details .—, surers and to other life insurance companies to which recorded on this enrollment card are true I of my knowledge, all statements and answers you may apply for life or health represent that to the best part of any insurance granted upon it under the policy. and complete. I agree that this enrollment card shall be a insurance, or to which a claim or examined me. or who may attend or examine me, to I authorize any physician or other person who has attended is submitted. disclose or to testify to any knowledge thus acquired. Upon receipt of a request from Signature of

Dated . 19 Applicant you, the M.I.B. will arrange dis- The American Legion offers this Insurance through Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, closure of any information it Home Office: Los Angeles, California may have in your file. Medical GMA300 19 12 79 (Univ.) 5586 information will only be dis- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION closed to your attending physi- the Notice of Disclosure of Information at left. Further, I authorize any cian. If you question the ac- I have received and read medically related facility, in- curacy of information in the physician, medical practitioner, hospital, clinic, or other medical or institution or person Bureau's file you may seek cor- surance company, the Medical Information Bureau or other organization, Life In- rection in accordance with the having any records or knowledge of me or of my health to give Transamerica Occidental procedures set forth in the Fed- surance Company any such information. eral Fair Credit Reporting Act. A photographic copy of this authorization shall be as valid as the original. The address of the Bureau's in- 19 Signature of Applicant . formation office is P.O. Box 105, Dated ,

Life Insurance. My present certificate number is . Essex Station, Boston, Mass. I apply for additional Legion ^m ^m 02112; Phone (617) 426-3660. NCINNATI '86 onvention Plans Take Shape

A FAMILY OUTING AND MEMBERSHIP RALLY ARE AMONG LAROR DAY PLANS.

EATMAN'S Cove Park, a site along the meander- | ing Ohio River in Cincin- nati, will be the setting for a membership rally and family outing during the 68th National Conven- tion, Aug. 29 to Sept. 4. Y As the magazine went to press in late March, plans for the Sept. 1 afternoon rally and Center ballroom. The ballroom also will outing included activities geared to the host the Auxiliary States Dinner family, including games, music and other Wednesday night. surprises, as well as appearances by Nat'l Besides convention activities, Cmdr. Dale L. Renaud, and National Legionnaires and their families may tour Commander candidates James P. the myriad cultural and historical sites, "Jimmy" Dean of Mississippi, and John and visit such favorite attractions as P. "Jake" Comer of Massachusetts, who Kings Island theme park, the College will stump for increased Legion mem- Football Hall of Fame and the world- bership in the coming year. famous Cincinnati Zoo. Pre-convention activities will begin Many Legionnaires attending the Sunday morning, Aug. 31, with the non- convention will not have far to travel to denominational memorial service at the enjoy what Ohio's "Queen City" has to Convention Center ballroom, which will offer. Three major roadways (Inter- feature the traditional wreath-laying states 71, 74 and 75) converge at ceremony by the Legion, Auxiliary, Sons Cincinnati. Cincinnati's Conven- of The American Legion and the Eight A TALL WELCOME— "The short distance, combined with tion Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel are and Forty. this city's many attractions, should among prominent landmarks that will greet Later in the day, Legionnaires will appeal to almost everyone's interests and Legionnaires Aug. 29. march in a downtown parade where pocketbooks," said National Conven- Legion senior color guard units, posts tion Director Robert Radke. He also said and local high school marching bands will Two American Legion baseball teams that Legionnaires who seek hotel res- perform along a one-mile route. will play an exhibition game before the ervations or more information should Following the Labor Day member- Reds-Pirates contest. contact their department adjutants. ship rally and outing, the Cincinnati Reds Conventioneers also may partake in More details on the 68th National will square off against the Pittsburgh some of the city's fine culinary offerings Convention will be published in the July Pirates during "American Legion at the National Commander's Banquet, issue of The American Legion Night," at nearby Riverfront Stadium. Tuesday, Sept. 2, in the Convention Magazine.

MAY 1986 39 " LEGION NEWS

TFA Provides Emergency Help To Vet Families

/T'S one of the Legion's oldest but least known children and youth programs. But Temporary Financial Assistance has made the difference to many veterans and families over the years with the goal of keeping children in a stable home environment. What kind of assistance can TFA pro- REMEMBER THE VETS—A billboard designed to promote membership in The American vide? Here are some examples: Legion is available from national headquarters for $20, including shipping and handling • A family in Oklahoma received $997 charges. A panel of the billboard can be localized to include a message and phone to help pay for hospital care and surgery number at a cost of $20 for the first panel and $2 for each additional one. Write to for a child of one of its local veterans. Billboard, Public Relations Division, The American Legion, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, • A family in Texas received a $330 grant IN 46206. to help keep a veteran and his family in their home after they received an evic- tion notice. • A family in Oregon received a grant REYE'S FILM Legion Supports to help keep the utilities of a veteran's family from being turned off. NOW ON LOAN Project Literacy The list continues. Wherever they exist, needy children of eligible veter- PORTRAIT of a Killer," a ans may receive emergency help through film exploring the dangers 'HE American Legion is among the TFA program. of the children's disease, volunteer groups that have So far this year, TFA has granted Reye's Syndrome, is avail- joined television networks $17,000 in assistance. Since it was able on a free-loan basis to members rABC and PBS in support of established in 1925, more than $3 mil- of The American Legion and the Project Literacy U.S. (PLUS). lion in grants have been awarded. American Legion Auxiliary. The Legion is the only veterans orga- "As we travel the country, we are The film was produced through a nization participating in PLUS, a pro- amazed at how many posts are unaware grant from the American Legion gram to combat adult illiteracy. The of this fund," said Eugene V. Lindquist, Child Welfare Foundation to the program is being introduced to the pub- chairman of the Children and Youth Reye's Syndrome Foundation. lic in two phases. Commission. "It seems like the word isn't Reye's Syndrome often strikes Phase one is outreach development in being passed on during the exchange of when the child seems to be recover- which representatives of each volun- leadership at many posts. ing from the flu or chicken pox. teer group form local task forces to work Lindquist said one of the strong points Symptoms include violent headache, with ABC and PBS to develop resources of TFA is its speed in handling requests. persistent vomiting, lethargy and for reducing adult illiteracy. While public assistance usually takes sleepiness, belligerence, disorienta- Phase two involves awareness rais- time and can create undue hardships for tion and delirium. ing and the on-air efforts of the two net- the families, TFA cash can be on the The U.S. Surgeon General has works to focus America's attention on way to a needy family in days. suggested a possible link exists adult illiteracy. Membership in The American Legion between the development of Reye's Dr. W. Firman Haynie, chairman of is not required for TFA eligibility, how- Syndrome and the use of aspirin in the Legion's Committee on Education, ever, the veteran parent must have treating flu or chicken pox. who attended the kickoff of the PLUS served honorably on active duty some Producers of aspirin are placing campaign in Washington, D.C., earlier time during those periods established warnings on labels advising that a this year, encourages posts to contact for Legion membership eligibility. The physician should be consulted before their local ABC and PBS affiliates to veteran's child must be unmarried and giving aspirin to children or teen- volunteer for their communities' task under the age of 18. agers with flu or chicken pox. force. Additional information about TFA To obtain "Portrait of a Killer," Brochures on adult literacy are avail- may be obtained from your department contact the Public Relations Divi- able through the departments, or from headquarters or from the National sion, The American Legion, P.O. Box the Americanism Commission, The Commission on Children and Youth, P.O. 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. American Legion, P.O. Box 1055, Indi- Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. anapolis, IN 46206.

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J © H.H.I., Inc. 1986 WASHINGTON CONFERENCE RENAUD BLASTS CONGRESS FOR iddling With Veterans Benefits'

LEGISLATIVE IGNITES happened (to their benefits) after they RALLY saw this year's budget," said Rep. Neal VISITS BY LEGIONNAIRES Smith of Iowa, who received the National Commander's Distinguished Public TO CAPITOL HILL TO APPEAL Service Award for "outstanding leadership and as an advocate of responsible TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVES public policy." Smith, a member of the House ON BEHALF OF VETERANS. Appropriations Committee, said that more than ever before, the Legion must continue to direct its attention to vet- E'RE going to let ber of speakers at the rally and Legion eran-related budget issues that come America, her legisla- business sessions during the confer- before Congress. tors and her veterans ence, Feb. 24-26. Said Labor Secretary Perhaps the rallying cry of the day know that enough is William E. Brock, "I am troubled by was best presented by the man who for- enough. The time has what I see. Gramm-Rudman was nec- merly headed the VA. "They (Con- come to quit this non- essary, but it is a terrible commentary gress) see the light best when they feel sense of fiddling with on the political system of this country." the heat most," Harry N. Walters said, veterans' benefits," In a more optimistic vein, Brock said as he urged Legionnaires to keep the Nat'l Cmdr. Dale L. the administration had gained ground in pressure on Congress. Renaud told Legion- reducing unemployment among veter- naires at the legislative rally during the ans, particularly those of the Vietnam tone of the legislative rally then 26th Washington Conference. War era. "America wants every vet- Theshifted to problems faced by Amer- "I have had it," Renaud said. "I will eran to have a job," Brock said, receiv- ica at the hands of terrorists. Rob- not stand by and see the most needy of ing a thunderous response from the 900 ert Oakley, U.S. ambassador-at-large America's veterans be denied their Legionnaires and Auxiliary members. for counter-terrorism, said attacks earned benefits. I certainly don't believe But a less-than-rosy picture for the against Americans and others will con- my 28 million fellow veterans across this future of veterans employment was tinue to be a foreboding fixture on the land will sit still for it, either." painted by Michael Durishin, a legisla- international scene because of political Renaud's remarks addressed the tive aide to Rep. Thomas A. Daschle of unrest and disputes between nations. budget cutbacks imposed March 1 under South Dakota. Appearing before the The ambassador said terrorist acts, Congress' controversial Gramm- Legion's Economic Commission, Dur- such as the murders at the Rome and Rudman-Hollings balanced-budget law, ishin said the nation's budget crunch is Vienna airports and the skyjacking of which affected virtually all VA pro- hurting veterans job training and related the TWA jetliner last year, were grams and services, particularly in health programs under the Veterans Training designed to "strengthen the position" of care and education. Act. He said there are only enough funds countries such as Libya that export "The sad truth is that the farther this in the program to train 6,000 veterans global terror. Oakley said the United country moves away from wars veter- for the remainder of 1986. States has taken several steps to thwart ans have fought, the dimmer the rec- "That's woefully inadequate," Dur- future attacks against its citizens abroad. ollection of their sacrifices," Renaud said. ishin said. "More than 300,000 veterans But there's a different and growing Legionnaires visiting their legisla- are eligible for this program, but they form of terrorism in America today and tors on Capitol Hill later in the day were will not be able to participate without it is targeting our children. So many armed with a clear message from additional funding." children are missing, abused or mur- Renaud: The American Legion will make At least one congressman thought it dered in this country that the problem a firm stand against further cutbacks fitting that the Legion was in the nation's has reached near-epidemic proportions, and will not be ignored. capital on the eve of the implementation said John Walsh, who is waging a war GRH was a focal point among a num- of GRH. "Veterans found out what has against apathy to missing and abused

42 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE children in America. Walsh, whose son, Adam, was kidnapped and murdered, received the National Commander's Public Relations Award at a banquet concluding the three-day conference. Walsh and his wife lost their six-year- old son in 1980 to a cold-blooded killer whom police have yet to apprehend. The Walsh's tragic story moved into the national spotlight with the airing of the television docu-drama, "Adam." Legionnaires were visibly moved when they viewed a clip from the movie. "People do not want to hear about the women and children who are murdered each year in this country," Walsh said, adding that violence against women and children has skyrocketed over the past few years. Walsh, president of the Adam THE LEGION'S CHOICE—Rep. Neal Smith of Iowa received the Nat l Cmdr.'s Distin- Walsh Child Resource Center in Flor- guished Public Service Award for his outstanding leadership and as an advocate of ida, helped get federal and state laws to responsible public policy. protect children from pedophiles and pornographers. But the battle against of our government's national security." ment toward South Africa is based on those forces still has far to go, Walsh While the faces and names might the complexity of problems there, espe- said. change at the Kremlin, Soviet policies cially the unrest resulting from apart- "Most children's legislation does not nevertheless remain the same, a state heid. "There must be some real power get opposed— it just never makes it department official reminded confer- sharing in South Africa," Crocker said. through the state legislature because the ees. "Not a single element has been "There have been some moves away from support hasn't been there," Walsh said, changed. Gorbachev is just bringing in that system in recent years, but many pointing to a number of states where no his own people," said Mark Palmer, promises the South African govern- or few laws have been passed protect- deputy assistant secretary of state for ment made have not been put in place." ing children. He said one reason why European and Canadian affairs. attacks against children persist is the He said despite what many think, the existence of groups "better organized Soviet Union's economy has not been VA&R than we are," whose objective is to crippled by its increased defense spend- A familiar chord played over the past molest children. ing and aid to communist revolutionary several months was sounded again by NATIONAL SECURITY/ groups around the world. Palmer, a Acting VA Administrator Everett Sovietologist, said the United States Alvarez Jr., who said, "We have to get FOREIGN RELATIONS must meet the USSR head-on when its the most out of every dollar." He said Additional conference highlights actions threaten world stability. the belt-tightening will continue as the included a heavily applauded presen- That threat to stability is especially GRH balanced-budget law takes hold tation by Gen. Paul X. Kelley, the Marine evident in the tiny African country of over the next five fiscal years. Corps Commandant, who told members Angola, where Cubans and Soviets spent "The Legion's role of providing vol- of the National Security/Foreign Rela- $2 billion in arms to supply communist unteer services to the VA is more cru- tions committees that if America is forced military forces last year, said Chester cial now than ever before," Alvarez said. to go to war today, its military forces Crocker, assistant secretary of state for Dr. John W. Ditzler, the VA's chief are ready. Kelley, a member of the Joint African Affairs. Rebel forces opposing medical director, echoed Alvarez's sen- Chiefs of Staff, said the quality of the communist regime are led by Dr. timents about the need to continue to America's military men and women is Jonas Savimbi. deliver quality health care despite cost second to none and has never been "The United States is sympathetic cuts mandated by GRH. better. toward Savimbi," said Crocker. "We Kelley also warned against recom- don't intend to see him overrun; we mendations to reorganize the JCS. "I intend to help." ECONOMICS can assure you that none of us is looking Crocker also focused on civil war-torn The good news: A lion's share of Small out solely for the interests of our indi- South Africa. He said the U.S. govern- Business Loans made in 1985 went to vidual services. Our interests are that ment's policy of constructive engage- veterans. The bad news: Proposals have been made to dismantle the SBA. Marshall Parker, the SBA's administrator for external affairs, outlined the FARTHER this country role his agency has played in helping THE veterans start their own businesses. A South Carolina businessman and cattle moves away from wars veterans rancher before going into public office, have the dimmer the rec- Parker said if the SBA is dismantled, fought many of its functions would be turned ollection their sacrifices. I over to the Treasury and Commerce of departments.

MAY 1986 43 .

At Just 20 lbs., What It Will Do Will Amaze You! VETERANS ADVISER

Do you have questions concerning your j. You may qualify for Home veterans benefits? The American Aa Improvement and Structural LegionMagazine will answer as many Alterations (HISA), a program admin- as possible in this column. Write to The istered by VA medical centers. American Legion Magazine, Veterans Adviser Editor, P.O. Box 1055, Indi- Qa May I use my VA home loan anapolis, IN 46206. We regret that we guaranty to purchase a duplex? are unable to provide a personal _ Yes. A veteran's entitlement may response to each query. A a be used to purchase up to a maximum of four family units, one of which Qa I have been rated permanently is to be occupied by the veteran. Two and totally disabled by the VA. I have eligible veterans may combine their National Service Life Insurance and entitlements to purchase up to a maxi- I still paying my premiums. I am mum of six units. thought my premiums would be If your garden is less than an acre, you need a big, expensive tiller likeyou waived. Qa Is income from an annuity or need rabbits. What you need is one _ Waiver of premiums is not auto- endowment insurance considered small, precision machinethat can do a Aa matic. Disability criteria for VA income for pension purposes? variety of jobs in the garden and compensation and pension benefits dif- VA Yes. Gross amounts of an annuity around the yard . . . quickly, easily, fer from those used for waiver of insur- _ neatly and economically. or endowment will be considered ance premiums. Your nearest VA office Aa income as received. The exciting Mantis Tiller/Cultivator can assist you in filing a claim for a is changing the way Americans waiver. garden. It weighs just 20 pounds, so Q a I am receiving benefits under the anyone can use it. It starts with a Qa How does a veteran initiate a old GI Bill; however, my delimiting flick of the wrist . . . cuts through date is approaching. I was unable to tough soils... turns on a dime... claim for VA compensation or pen- start school when I originally planned weeds in and around plants, between sion benefits? because of an industrial accident. May narrow rows and along fence lines . . _ The veteran may contact the near- delimiting date be extended and runs all day on a gallon of gas! A* est VA regional office, a Legion my What's more, with its inexpensive post service officer, or a state or county because of my disability? attachments, it quickly a becomes veterans office to obtain the forms nec- _ Provisions do exist for delimiting furrower, lawn aerator or de-thatcher, essary to initiate the claim. Any of these Aa date extensions for veterans who a power edger, or a hedge trimmer! sources can provide information about are unable to pursue training because of physical or mental disabilities. Length 3-Week I n-Your-G arden Trial benefit programs and assist in complet- Best of all, you can try the Mantis ing application forms. of extension is based on the individual — risk free! If you don't love it, simply case, but may not extend beyond Dec. return it for a full refund! 31, 1989. You should contact your near- ($• May I receive both a VA pension Mantis' tines are warranted for life est VA office for details. and Social Security at the same time? against ever breaking and its engine Yes, provided your Social Secur- has a //fef/'me Replacement Agreement! Why spend another season without A ity payments do not put you over Qa I am a service-connected dis- the little tiller thafs changing the way the applicable income limit. abled veteran rated 20 percent by the

Americans garden? ®i 986 mmc VA. May I receive additional money Q • I have paid off my VA home loan. for my dependents? Mantis Manufacturing Co. Does this mean my eligibility has been _ No. A veteran must be rated 30 nus 1458 County Line Rd., Dept. 915 restored.? percent or higher to receive addi- Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 Aa I No. In order to have your eligibil- tional money for dependents. Please send me information on the j. revolutionary Mantis Tiller/Cultivator, Aa ity restored you must dispose of i and the 3-WEEK TRIAL! the property. Qa Are rent supplements that are paid to certain low-income families Name i Qa As a disabled veteran, I used the considered income for VA pension Address Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) purposes? 1 City grant in the past. Is there any other _ Amounts received under this pro- for to to gram will be excluded in consid- State _ .Zip. grant available me adapt Aa 1 another home? ering income for VA pension benefits.

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Orono, Maine, Post 84 They Help Rescue Dreams

T'S like having a super hero on hand teachers had raised $3,500 of the needed The key to their success, Sailor said, I to help rescue dreams, assist the $5,000 and when Post 84 heard about is active involvement in a lot of good needy and make the town a better the crisis, it donated the remainder. projects in the community. Others hear place to live. That's how many peo- There are less visible, but just as about the Legion and want to be a mem- ple in Orono, Maine, regard their worthy, projects continually conducted ber of the post. Sailor said at least a I neighbor, Osier-Hamlin-Morris- by the post. For example, it paid the dozen new members approached post Hurd Post 84. funeral expenses for a member of a needy officers and asked to become members. Among the 20,000 residents of this family; bought a hearing aid for an Orono "People are very proud to belong to southeastern Maine town, it is nearly resident; paid for a hospital bed for a this post and are out saying good things impossible to find one who has not had post member who could not afford it; about it," Sailor said. his life or that of someone close to him made the largest contribution by an One ofthe people who always said good helped by the post and its projects, said individual post in the Department of things about the post was the late Dan- Post Cmdr. Ron Sailor. Maine-$2,600-to the Maine Special iel E. Lambert, adjutant of Maine, who Part of that help came from the post's Olympics Fund; and, at Christmas, col- nominated it for Post of the Month. successful fund-raising activities during lected food and gifts and specially pack- Lambert said the post's record is espe- 1985 that generated nearly $21,000 for aged them on sleds and toboggans for cially significant because the post home the community and its needy families. needy families. does not have a bar. Among the donations was $1,600 to The post also takes care of its own. "Operating without one means people send a family with a terminally ill child At the entrance to the post, members in the community know what the Legion on a "dream" vacation to Disneyworld constructed a ramp for disabled veter- stands for, what its programs are, and in Florida. ans, and handicapped Legionnaires are that the post is not just a place for Another $3,500 went to the public transported to post meetings and other socializing," Sailor said. schools for scholarships, an alcohol-free activities by a post "taxi-squad." The post ensures its success by high school graduation party and a foot- Such humanitarian undertakings, choosing strong committees to work on ball banquet. Sailor said, coupled with the deep sound community projects, then gen- A $1,500 donation to the Asa Adams involvement in community projects, erating high public awareness of the Elementary School averted a major let- have brought a steady stream of posi- post's contributions. down and especially endeared Legion- tive public relations to the post. Con- The post also takes a keen interest in naires to the town's children when school sequently, membership and a promoting good citizenship and civic officials were planning to build a $10,000 proportional number of active members responsibility among Orono's young greenhouse for nearly 300 science stu- are growing rapidly. people. dents and members of the after-school For the second year in a row, post For example, last year post members science club. Plans went well until the membership increased by more than 100 got local merchants and civic organiza- Orono Town Council was forced to cut members. During the 1985 National tions to sponsor five delegates to Boys its budget, which eliminated half the Convention, the post had 307 members, State and three delegates to Girls State; funds needed to qualify for state money up from 168 in 1984 and, by mid-March they joined forces with Old Town Post to build the greenhouse. Students and this year, it had 409. 75 to cosponsor American Legion baseball; they provided funds to local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to buy camping gear; and they helped the local YMCA retire its mortgage. Sailor said that at the rate membership is growing, the post soon will have to expand. Although some members have said they already feel cramped, they do not complain and rarely miss an opportunity to recruit members. To prove the point, Sailor recalled when a representative from the Bureau of Veteran's Services attended a regular post meeting recently to update the members on their rights and benefits. "Before the meeting was completed," Sailor said, "he became our newest member." SOLEMN MOMENT—Members of OHMH Post 84 gather for ceremonies on Veterans Day Another member of the "super hero" in front of the post's home, which soon will be renovated to accommodate the rapidly post that helps make the town a better growing membership. place to live.

46 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION

Perpetual scholarship benefits veterans' children and descendants... protesting LEGIONNAIRE a town's decision to drop Veterans Day OF THE MONTH as a holiday... helping military families of crash victims... and a gift to Albany.

.1 he "paper chase" for many stu- Post members, joined by members of dents at St. John's University in New the American Legion Auxiliary, com- York will be eased in the future because bined forces and attended the next town of a $25,000 perpetual scholarship council meeting to voice their outrage over the plans. Officials apparently got the message and reinstated the holiday.

jfhe crash of the military transport plane in Newfoundland that killed 248 Anna E. Berger soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division last December, created both an emo- organizations tional and financial upheaval for their VOLUNTEERhave two types of members: families, and members of Colonial the joiners, and the workers. Heights Post 284, Colonial Heights, Va., Throughout Pennsylvania's have rallied to their side. The post donated to the university by Queen Eighth District, Anna E. Ber- recently donated $3,000 to the Chap- County American Legion posts, ger exemplifies the worker lains' Fund at Ft. Campbell, Ky., to Department of New York. Beginning who gets involved for the good assist dependents of the crash victims. of the post and the Legion. with the 1986 fall term, students who "Money left from this assistance will are children or descendants of honor- "I've never heard her turn down any- be placed in a scholarship fund for the ably discharged American veterans, and one who asked her to help with Legion education of the soldiers' children in residents of Queens County, may apply work, "said Raymond J. Sieben, district future years," said Past Post Cmdr. for partial scholarships under the fund. commander. "She's a busy person and a Gerald King. "This small token of permanent schol- hard worker in the post. She continu- arship will memorialize all of the efforts ously talks up the Legion, which keeps of those who have defended and worked her in the forefront in getting members. JLdi egionnaires of Mohawk Post 1450, If you meet her on the street, she'll ask at maintaining peace and stability for Halfmoon, N.Y., know how to give said if you've paid your dues. If you appear Americans," County Cmdr. from the heart for the heart. The VA Nardi. scholarships, which to be a likely prospect to join the Legion, Anthony The Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit in Albany, are also available to children of veterans you're going to get asked." who died while on active duty, will be A former Army medic, Berger trans- selected by financial aid officers of St. ferred to Manoa Memorial Post 667 in John's. 1969 and served in several offices, including adjutant and commander. She was responsible for raising thousands of 'arning: Don't go to Angleton, dollars through flea markets, fund drives Texas, if you have plans to do away and special projects. When she moved with the observance of Veterans Day. to Nunan-Sloak Post 338, she continued Legionnaires of Angleton Post 241 sim- her service to the Legion and veterans. ply won't sit still for it. Officials in this At the district level, Berger served small community south of Houston as deputy commander and vice com- recently found that out. mander and, during 1985, as Delaware Legionnaires read in the local news- County commander. This year, she is paper that town officials planned to drop N.Y., received a Schwinn Air Dyne the department's assistant sergeant-at- Veterans Day from its calendar of hol- Exercise Cycle Ergometer, equipment arms. idays for 1986 to make room for a new that will be used to rehabilitate victims From blood drives and visits to VA federal holiday. "The government is of heart attacks and coronary bypass hospitals to selling tickets and presiding doing all it can to take rights and ben- surgery. Dr. Maria P. Alfonso, who at meetings, Berger is a valuable mem- efits away from veterans," said Post heads the cardiac rehabilitation service ber of the team, making sure the work Cmdr. Van Jones. "By doing away with at the Albany medical facility, said the gets done and that it does the Legion Veterans Day, the city is trying to deny Post's donation will become an integral proud. that veterans exist." part of the program.

MAY 1986 47 VETERANS ALERT

• 389th Port Bn. Trans. Corps (Sept-Callicoon, NY) Russell 56th NCB (Aug-Lubbock, TX) Leonard Kahlich, Rt. 1, Box Carl, 710 Chimes Rd.. Paramus, NJ 07652 (201) 445-9771 92A, Slaton, TX 79364 (806) 828-3094 OUTFIT REUNIONS 411st AAA Gun Bn. WWII (July-Lexington, KY) Edgar Gus- 62nd Seabees (Aug-Fargo, ND) C. O. Sveum, Box 31, ler, 530 Gardner Ct., Marion, IN 46952 (317) 664-2227 Enderlin, ND 58027 (701) 437-2818 Guidelines— Outfit Reunion notices are published for 440th AAA AW Bn. (May-Springfield, MO) Russell Hage, 71st Seabees (July-San Francisco) William Byrd, 440 Mad- Legionnaires only and must be submitted on official 17660 Woodbridge Rd., Spring Lake, Ml 49456 (616) 846- ison Ave., Redwood City, CA 94061 (415) 366-0977 forms. To obtain forms, send a self-addressed, stamped 7876 113th NCB (Sept-San Antonio, TX) Gilbert Irps, 3156 Wald- envelope to: O.R. Form, The American Legion Magazine 457th Amph. Trk. Co. (Sept-Indianapolis) John Reed, 1825 ron Rd., Kankakee, IL 60901 (815) 937-9698 P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. Notices must be Oldfield Pt. Rd., Elkton. MD 21921 (301) 398-2764 CBMU 539 (Sept-St. Louis) James Smith, Box 4209, St. received at least seven months before reunions are 462nd AW AAA Bn. WWII (May-New York City) Robert Louis, MO 63163 (314) 534-8931 scheduled and will be published only on a first-come, Bennett, 530 E. 20th St., New York, NY 10009 CUB 10, Co. 3115 (June-Louisville. KY) Hiram Taylor, 7111 first-served basis. 549th Engr. Survey Co. (Aug-Salina, KS) Roger Yager, 426 Peppermill Ln.. Louisville, KY 40228 (502) 239-7844 E. 4th, Minneapolis, KS 67467 (913) 392-2555 Desron 48 (USS Kidd DD661, Bullard DD660, Chauncey 556th AAA AW Bn. (Sept-West Lake, OH) Herbert Lash- DD667, Black DD666, Hale DD642, Erben DD631, Abbot horn Sr., 3516 Williams Dr., Weirton, WV 26062 (304) 748- DD629, Stembel DD644, Walker DD517 (Aug-Windsor Army 7778 Locks, CT) George Barbero, 41 Vierling, Ferguson, MO 583rd Mtr. Ambulance Co. WWII (June-Knoxville, TN) 63135 (314) 524-5216 Frederick Burpee, 126 Bennoch Rd., Orono, ME 04473 Morehead City Section Base (Oct-Morehead City, NC) Alfred

4th Cav. (Aug-Denver) Mike Loberg, Box 416, Annandale, (207) 866-4746 Jones, Rt. 1, Box 118, Bayboro, NC 28515 (919) 745-3783 MN 55302 (612) 274-5422 672nd Amph. Tractor Bn. (Aug-Buffalo, NY) William Mil- South China Patrol Assn. (May-Omaha, NE) Eugene Mayer, 6th Arm'd Div. Assn. (Sept-San Antonio, TX) Edward Reed, brand, 4307 Roxbury Dr., Williamsville, NY 14221 (716) 29 Washington Sq. N., Box 3064, Salem, MA 01970 Box 5011, Louisville, KY 40205 (502) 451-9822 634-3729 USN Base Hospital (Guam) (Aug-Cranford, NJ) George (July-Cleveland) Brown, Box Tank Bn. WWII (Sept-Niagara Falls, NY) Paul Clas- 7th Base P.O. (Japan) Leo 709th Braendly, 1 06 Decker Ave. , Staten Island, NY 1 0302 (71 8) 67, Mediapolis, IA 52637 (319) 394-3520 ter, 19 Towne Terr. Apts., Middletown, NY 10940 (914) 727-9576 12th F.O.B. (July-W. Liberty, IA) Ernest Boat, 807 E. 3rd St., 343-4879 USN Cryptologic Vets Assn. (Sept-San Antonio, TX) Jim Pella, IA 50219(515) 628-3163 713th MP Bn. WWII (Sept-Saddle Brook, NJ) William Feg- Lusk, 1401 Lime Rock Dr.. Round Rock, TX 78864 (512) 23rd Inf. Reg. (Korea) (July-Battle Creek, Ml) Guy W. ley, 104 Undercliff Ct., Ridgewood. NJ 07450 (201) 444- 244-7288 Robinson, 10964 E Dr. S, Ceresco, Ml 49033 (616) 979- 2724 VP-11 (F), VP-54,51, VB/VPB-101, Patsu 1-2 Sqdns., (Sept- 2767 722nd Railway Oper. Bn. (MRSV) WWII (Sept-St. Louis) Minneapolis) D. E. Hatcher, 8018 N. 47th Ave., New Hope, 34th Div. (Tri-State Chapter) (July-Lancaster, PA) John Robert Seeley. 527 Gaines St., Elmira. NY 14904 (607) MN 55428 (612) 533-8323 Mahl, 37252 Sugar Ridge Rd., No. Ridgeville. OH 44039 734-7782 USS Amsterdam CL-101 (June-Amsterdam, NY) Bob Tripp, (216) 327-8150 742nd MP Bn. (Aug-Little Amana. IA) Don Martindale, 1320 26 William St., Hornell, NY 14843 (607) 324-4787 35th Inf. Div. (Sept-Topeka, KS) Jack Sabata, 4311 Wom- 1st St. S.E., Oelwein, IA 50662 (319) 283-4027 USS Birmingham (Sept-Hyannis, MA) Buck Glans, 1849 ack Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80915 (303) 596-3369 749th Tank Bn. Assn. (July-Fort Worth, TX) Harold Schiff, Indianapolis Blvd., Whiting. IN 46394 (219) 659-2942 44th Cav. Ren. Tr. (Oct-Atlanta) Raymond Vogt, 204 Jack- 2916 College Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76110 (817) 924-9731 USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 (Sept-Tupelo, MS) Ralph son St., Apt. 9B, Newman, GA 30263 (516) 922-5137 753rd Railway Shop Bn. (June-Bucyrus, OH) Ray Tittle, Pound, Box 1531. Tupelo, MS 38802 (601) 842-0572 56th F.A. Bn., 8th Inf. Div. (Oct-Myrtle Beach. SC) Ben 2512 Old Lake Rd. W., Huron, OH 44839 (419) 433-4336 USS Colorado (Sept-St. Paul, MN) Donald Ross, Rt. 2, Box Miserendino, 4734 197th St., Flushing, NY 11358 (718) 763rd Tk. Bn. (July-Xenia, OH) Don Page. 523 N. West St.. 308. Richmond. MN 56368 (612) 597-2320 229-1824 Xenia, OH 45385 (513) 372-3414 USS Damato DDE-871 (June-St. Petersburg Beach, FL) John 62nd Arm'd F.A. Bn. (July-Orlando, FL) Jerry Eades, 2312 772nd Tank Destroyer Bn. (Sept-Dayton, OH) Harold Wil- Lovelace. 1533 83rd Ave. No., St. Petersburg, FL 33702 Skylark St., Arlington, TX 76010 (817) 275-1556 gus, 433 Tom Van Arden Dr., Shelbyville, IN 46176 (317) (813) 576-5454 79th, 697th, 698th F.A. Bns. (Aug-Huntsville, AL) Winford 398-4746 USS Dyson (Sept-Gatlinburg, TN) Edwin Fulkerson, Rt. 14, Stepp, 454 Skyline Dr., Lewisburg, TN 37091 (615) 359- 773rd AAA Gun Bn. (Korea) (May-New York City) Edward Box 182, Johnson City, TN 37615 (615) 282-1236 4327 Murray, 49-30 166th St., Flushing, NY 11365 USS Eberle (July-New Bedford, MA) Robert McKenzie, 309 83rd Chem. Mortar Bn. (June-Nashville, TN) James Helsel, 806th Tank Destroyer Bn. (May-Louisville. KY) Richard Allen, Catawba Ave., Newfield, NJ 08344 (609) 697-1587 1823 Tammany Dr., Nashville, TN 37216 (615) 228-4587 208 W. Hillside Ave., Barrington, IL 60010 (312) 381-2989 USS Albert W. Grant DD-649 (Aug-Buffalo, NY) William 83rd Inf. Div. WWII (Aug-Knoxville, TN) Robert Derickson, 836th Engr. AVN Bn. (Aug-Albany, NY) Raymond Cox, 10 Nagle, 181 Wellsville St., Bolivar, NY 14715 (716) 928-1677 863-21 Fletcher Rd.. Albany, 12203 456-3433 3749 Stahlheber Rd. , Hamilton, OH 4501 3 (51 3) 99 NY (518) USS Gurnard SS-254 (Aug-Baltimore) A. W. Braun, Rt. 2, 93rd AAA Bn (Sept-Denver) H. A. Wischkaemper, Box 79, 866th Engr. Bn. (July-Kansas City, MO) Mrs. F. Young, 990 Joseph, MN 56374 (612) 363-7673 Rt. 2, Victoria, TX 77901 (512) 573-3041 E. 35th Terr., Independence, MO 64052 (816) 356-2776 USS Hayter DE-212/APD-80 (June-Charleston, SC) Joe 94th Signal Bn. (Aug-Ashland, OH) Howard Donbar, 795 974th, 975th F.A. Bns. (Aug-McCook, NE) O. D. McNutt, Bergen. 34 Kate Terr., Piscataway. NJ 08854 (201) Winterberry PI., Mansfield, OH 44905 (419) 589-6863 Rt. 3, Box 181, McCook. NE 69001 (308) 345-1819 985-1348 97th Inf., 387th Reg., "F" Co. WWII (July-Lansing, Ml) Leo 987th Arm'd F.A. Bn. Korea (Aug-Alliance, OH) Robert W USS Henrico APA-45 (Aug-Akron, OH) Harry Miller, 386 Poskey 6075 Billwood Hwy., Potterville, Ml 48876 Steffy. 7230 Swamp St.. NE, Hartville, OH 44632 (216) Tompkins, Akron. OH 44305 (216) 733-4354 104th Ord. (MM) Co. (July-Red Wing, MN) Joseph Tisanich, 935-2737 USS Keokuk WWII (Sept-Orlando, FL) Victor DiPietro, 30169 6728 Marsden St., Philadelphia, PA 19135 (215) 333-5970 1896th Engr. AVN Bn. (Elko Engrs) (June-Dayton, OH) Balsom Blvd., Punta Gorda, FL 33950 (813) 637-4983 Lechowicz, Taylor Ave. Avalon, PA 1 (41 109th Evac. Hosp. (S/M) WWII (Oct-Milwaukee) Blanche Victor 719 , 5202 2) USS Lexington CV-16 WWII (Sept-Chicago) John Schmidt, Scherbarth, 3162 N. 44th St., Milwaukee. Wl 53216 (414) 761-7592 6651 N. Octavia, Chicago, IL 60631 (312) 763-8685 444-2646 3167th Ord. Co., 617th Bn. (Aug-Phoenix, AZ) Everett Arm- USS LSM 232 (Sept-Salt Lake City) Ross Rush, 613 Gra- 122nd Slg. Radio Int. Co. (Sept-Reno, NV) J. W. Wickliff, strong, 5352 Ridge Rd. W., Spencerport, NY 14559 ham Dr., Bloomington, IN 47401 (812) 332-4059 Rt. 4, Box 206, Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 861-4881 "A" Co., 86th Engrs. WWII (Sept-Indianapolis) Lloyd USS LSM 272 (Sept.) Verne Reynoldson, 818 E. Hynes St., 149th Engr. Combat (Aug-Des Moines, IA) Alvin Andersen, Strough, 835 Broadway, Fortville. IN 46040 (317) 485- Oneill, NE 68763 (402) 336-1293 4329 Beaver Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310 (515) 278-1001 4886 USS LST 277 (June-Charlotte, NC) W. S. Irwin, 5509 Pan- 165th Engr. Combat Bn. (Aug-Charleston, SC) Harvey "A,C,D,HQ,L" Cos., 129th Inf., 37th Div. (Aug-Monroe City, orama Dr., Huntsville, AL 35801 (205) 539-8560 Mitchell, Box 1702, Burlington, NC 27215 (919) 226-5048 MO) Russell Smith, Rt. 1, Monroe City, MO 63456 (314) USS LST 498 (July-Harrisburg, PA) Allen Baer, 558 Light

168th Inf., 34th Div., Anti-Tank Co. (May-Bryan. OH) Robert 735-2367 St.. Millersburg, PA 17061 (717) 692-3401 Ernsberger, Rt. 5, Box 95, Bryan, OH 43506 (419) "C" Btry., 135th F.A. Bn. 37th Div. WWII (June-Alliance, USS LST 582 (Aug-Norfolk, VA) Ed Novak, 2904 Hiss Ave., 636-3560 OH) Robert W. Steffy, 7230 Swamp St., NE, Hartville, OH Baltimore, MD 21234 (301) 665-5953 209th F.A. Bn., 2nd Bn. 161st F.A. Regt., WWII (June- 44632 (216) 935-2737 USS LST 683 (June-Lexington, KY) Jesse Johnson, Box Arkansas City, KS) Herbert Harding, 814 South "A" St., "C,D" Btrys., 604th AAA, "C" Btry., 942nd F.A. Bn. (Sept- 456, Campton, KY 41301 (606) 668-3459 Arkansas City, KS 67005 (316) 442-6053 South Bend, IN) Francis Denny, 7931 W. Lovetts Ln., Hoff- USS Marblehead CL-12 (June-Valley Forge. PA) Buzz 212th C.A. AAA (NYNG) (May-New York City) Nicholas man Lake, Warsaw, IN 46580 (219) 858-9646 Lauridsen, 6243 Rancho Hills Dr., San Diego, CA 92139 VanEck, 14 Cedar Rd., Danbury, CT 06810 "D" Co., 32nd Arm'd Regt., 3rd Arm'd Div. (Aug-Waltham, (619) 479-1340 240th Engr. (C) Bn. WWII (Sept-Gettysburg, PA) Don Mus- MA) Louis Decola, 29 Farnum Rd., Waltham, MA 02154 USS Orestes AGP-10 (Sept-Portland. OR) Edward Paris, ser, 1658 8th N.W., Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 (319) (617) 893-1539 910 Paramount Dr., Columbia, SC 29209 (803) 783-3020 362-1091 "H" Co., 165th Inf. (Aug-Lafayette, IN) Gilbert Record. Rt. USS Pennsylvania BB-38, 6, 6A, 6B, Divs. (May-Indepen- 258th F.A. Bn. (Aug-Sioux Falls, SD) Maynard Justice, 410 4, Box 50, Frankfort, IN 46041 (317) 654-6295 dence, MO) Claude Griffith. Rt. 14, Box 325, Gray, TN E. Stearns, Chamberlain, SD 57325 (605) 734-5444 Christmas Island Task Force (Sept-Tucson, AZ) Darrell 37615 (615) 753-2764 262nd QM Bakery Co. (July-Springfield, IL) J. C. Steiger. McCleary, 5431 N. Camino De La Brisas, Tucson. AZ 85715 USS Peto SS-265 (Aug-Baltimore) Robert McCoy. Box 304, 1614 Gray St. So., Gulfport, FL 33707 (813) 347-1567 (602) 299-9691 Pearblossom, CA 93553 (805) 944-4467 274th AFA Bn. (July-Cincinnati) Russel Brown, 4097 Mar- Yank Down Under/Far East (Sept-St. Paul, MN) Charles USS Quillback SS-424 (Sept-Charleston, SC) Walter Brown. don PI., Cincinnati, OH 45205 (513) 251-0535 Rathe, 887 Lakeview Ave., St. Paul, MN 55117 (612) 488- 10 Summit Ave., Goose Creek, SC 29445 (803) 553-7544 282nd F.A. Bn. (Aug-Chicago) Ted Schrage, 1318 S. 56th 9598 USS San Saba APA-232 (Sept-Sturgeon Bay, Wl) John Ct, Cicero, IL 60650 (312) 652-9768 Moore, 934 Quincy St., Sturgeon Bay, Wl 54235 (414) 304th Inf. Regt., 76th Div. (June-Valley Forge, PA) Haig 743-3582 Bogosian, 109 Statsir PI., Red Bank, NJ 07701 (201) 741- USS Santa Fe CL-60 (Aug-Arlington, VA) Dr. G. C. Trimm, 5958 133 W. 18th St., Lake Charles, LA 70601 (318) 477-0755 337th Inf., 85th Div. (July-Huntsville, AL) Harry Campbell, Navy USS Smith DD-378 (July-Boulder, CO) Robert Rhodes, 755 Drawer B, Section, AL 35771 (205) 228-4297 Hawthorn. Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 443-3930 351st Searchlight Bn. (June-Winona, MN) Bob Johnson, USS Talamanca AF-15 (Oct-Nashville, TN) Jerry Case, 325 514 Brown St., Jackson, MN 56143 (507) 847-2907 1st NCB (May-Philadelphia) Charles Mischler, 29 Sanford Townsite Cir., So. Pittsburg, TN 37380 (615) 837-7542 356th AAA SLT Bn. WWII (Sept-Denver) Elmer Peters, Box Ave., Emerson, NJ 07630 (201) 262-6615 USS Whipple DD-217 (May-Las Vegas, NV) E. J. Kult, Rt. 144, Glidden, IA 51443 (712) 659-3684 23rd NCB (Oct-Las Vegas, NV) Neil McLean, 350 E 3, Box 98, Coon Rapids, IA 50058 (712) 684-5473 360th Eng. Reg. G.S. (June-lrwin, PA) Edward E. Ziats, Box Orangethorpe Ave., #20, Placentia, CA 92670 (714) USS YMS 380 (Sept-Baltimore) John Hecker, 318 White- 257, Marianna, PA 15345 (412) 267-3793 996-2991 field, Baltimore. MD 21228 (301) 744-5810

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USS Ashland LSD-1 W. R. Talley, 603 W. Park St, Te- cumseh, OK 74873 Army Air Forces LET'S GET TOGETHER USS Betelegeuse AKA-11 Marvin Smith, 342 E. 15th St., Washington, NC 27889 Notices of proposed reunions will be published on a USS Boston CAG-1 (All hulls) George Payzant, 9 Christina 34th Air Depot Grp. (Sept-Orlando, FL) James Maynard, first-come, first-served basis. Requests for inclusion Ave., Pinehurst, MA 01866 (617) 667-9668 6021 Dahlia Dr., Orlando, FL 32807 (305) 277-4619 must list the unit name, branch of service, contact USS Brinkley Bass DD-887 J. W. Hearn, 4480 S. Meridian, 45th Air Depot Grp. (Sept-Columbus, OH) Charles Gue- name, address, including zip code and American #52, Wichita, KS 67217 (316) 522-6087 melata, 119 Aigler Blvd., Bellevue, OH 44811 (419) 483- Legion membership card number. Submit your request Cape Esperance CVE-88 N. L. Kerr, 4063 Northwest 4371 USS to "Let's Get Together," The American Legion Maga- Ave., Bellingham, WA 98226 46th Serv. Grp. 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Chicago, St Columbia City, (Oct-Marshall, 51) Air Commandos, 2nd, 3rd Grps. WWII TX) Allen, 12 Whittier St., Dover, NH 03820 (603) 742-4424 672- IN 46725 W. R. Eason, Rt. 1 , Box 28, Orange, VA 22935 (703) 338th Engr. GS Regt. (Africa-Italy) Chester Kalota, 3902 USS LCSL 7 Jim Sherman, 3143 South Blvd., New Port 4074 Corona St., Tampa, FL 33629 Richey, FL 33552 Reichardt, Wil- RADC Flight Test (Oct-Rome, NY) Les 41 28 596th Trans. Co. (Munich, Germany- 1 955-57) Charles USS Lesuth AK-125 (1943-46) T. W. Stone, 6601 S.W. Fair- lowbrook Dr., Liverpool, NY 13090 (315) 652-3182 Weaver, 2754 Lullington Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 dale, Topeka, KS 66619 (913) 862-0938 (919) 765-9635 USS LSM 311 (1944-45) Pete DeButtes, 30 Mechanic St., 759th Ord. (Italy, Africa-WWII) Jerry Jansen, 3127 E. 50th Seneca Falls, NY 13148 St., Minneapolis, MN 55417 Air Force USS LST 284 WWII Earl Blair, Box 53, Rouzerville, PA 17250 894th Tank Destroyer, Recon Co. 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(Philippines-1 945-46) Lester COMRADES IN DISTRESS 351-0318 Jandreau, Rt. 3, Box 919, St. Francis, ME 04774 (207) Readers who can help these veterans are urged to do 36th Ftr. Grp. (Oct-Nashville, TN) Bill Nail, 305 Stone Blvd., 398-3431 so. Usually an eyewitness statement is needed in support Tullahoma, TN 37388 (615) 455-5267 "A" Co., 82nd Recon Bn., 2nd Arm'd Div. WWII Howard of a VA claim. 56th Air Depot Grp. (Guam) (July-Crawford, NE) Melvin Swonger, Box 333, Dade City, FL 33525 Notices are run only at the request of American Legion Thiemann, Rt. 2, Box A25, Pawnee City, NE 68420 (402) "C" Co., 1st Bn., 19th Regt., 24th Div. (1950-52) Tom Krill, Service Officers representing claimants, using Search for 852-2274 609 N. Metis Ave.. Ossian, IN 46777 Witness Forms available only from State Legion Service 75th Bomb Sq. (M), (Guadalcanal) (Sept-Las Vegas, NV) "C" Co., 8th Arm'd Inf. Bn., 20th Arm'd Div. Warren Hub- Officers. Please contact CID (number), The American Paul Smith, 5409 Del Rey Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89102 bard, 2631 ROSS Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303 (415) 856-1074 Legion Magazine, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (702) 878-5043 "C" Co., 26th Inf., 1st Div. WWII Bennie Zuskin, 141 Saun- 330th Bomb Sq., 93rd Bomb Wing (June-Castle AFB, CA) ders Rd., Hampton, VA 23666 (804) 826-6096 "D" Co., 7th Inf. Div. Espinoza Mike Valenzuela needs J. J. Hurley, 1195 Spruce Ave., Atwater, CA 95301 (209) "C" Co., 771st FA Bn. WWII Dennis Rogers, Rt. 11, Box witnesses to verify a claim that while stationed at Pork 358-6296 247, Crossville, TN 38555 (615) 788-2020 Chop Hill, Korea in 1952-53, he was involved in a jeep "D" Btry., 910th AAA AW (Puerto Rico) Ken Jones, 1441 accident. Contact CID 1043 Brenner Ave., Roseville, MN 55113 2nd Bn., 9th Marines. Gene F. Danforth is seeking wit- "P' Co., 544th E.B. & S.R. Warren Cooke, Box 75, Hamp- Marines nesses to verify a claim that while stationed at Cua Village, stead, NH 03841 Vietnam in April 1968, he suffered a heat stroke and was "H" Co., 314th Inf. 79th Div. Casper Brasfield, 701 2nd Ave. evacuated by a corpsman. Contact CID 1044 VMF 324 WWII (July-Seattle) M. Budd, Box 4047, So. Colby. No., Amory, MS 38821 1265th AAF Basevivtt NAFD-ATC. Nicholas Maslak needs WA 98384 (206) 871-1786 "L" Co., 179th Inf., 45th Inf. Div. (1950-53) George Sykes, witnesses to verify a claim that while stationed at Teheran, "A" Co., 1st Bn., 25th Regt., 4th Mar. Div. WWII (June- 811 S.W. 26th PI., El Reno, OK 73036 (405) 262-6047 Iran in March 1945, he injured his back while lifting a 55 Milwaukee) Bruce Benway, 707 S. Washington, Freder- A.A.B. Lang ley Field, Station Hosp. (1942-43) Bruce Clay, gal. drum of heating oil. Contact CID 1045 icksburg, TX 78624 (512) 997-4992 3327 Kutztown Rd.. 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Helgesen, Rt. 1 , Box 349, Evansville, Wl 53536 (608) 882- 78N, Stockton, IL 61085 TAPS 5217 US Army Mortuary (Saigon) Luther Beason, Rt. 1 , Box 21 Banana Fleet Marines (20s-30s) (Oct-Savannah, GA) Hank Johnston, SC 29832 (803) 275-2472 Taps Notices mention, whenever possible, those Thalgott, Box 95, Oxford, FL 32684 (904) 748-2587 Legionnaires who have held high national or department office in the Legion or the U.S. government, or who have Coast Guard Navy attained other forms of national prominence. Harold W. Johnson, VT Department Commander (1977- 78), Department Vice Commander (1974-76). USS Gen. Hugh L. Scott AP-136 (June-Las Vegas, NV) 5th Seabees WWII Laurence Terry, 5307 Maryman Rd., Edward H. Pierson Sr., GA Department Commander (1 982- Byron Vetterli, 138 Conejo Cir., Palm Desert, CA 92260 Louisville, KY 40258 (502) 937-8921 83), Department Vice Commander (1977-78, 1980-82). (619) 340-3584 47th Seabees WWII John Schroeder Jr., 7268 Endston Ct, Eugene J. Kayne, NY Department Vice Commander (1961- Coast Guard S.E. Asia Vets (July-Reno, NV) Bill Hoover, New Orleans, LA 701 28 (504) 242-41 1 62). 178 Oakmanor Pky., So. Plainfield, NJ 07080 (201) 753- Boat Unit #1, Beach Group #1 (1950-53) Ernest Zimany, Weldon B. Archer, GA Department Commander (1972-73), 8684 76 Chestnut Ln., Hollister, CA 95023 (408) 637-3019 Department Vice Commander (1970-72). USCG Cutter Cobb (Oct-St. Louis) Wayne Evans, 23 Con- Composite Sq. VC-33 Ralph Jackson, 39 Clinton St, Port- Frank R. Schneider, Wl National Executive Committeeman way Dr., Middletown, PA 17057 (717) 939-6009 land, ME 04103 (207) 773-5254 (1966-68), Department Commander (1965-66), Depart- NAAS Cabanlss Field, Texas (Disbursing Off.) Bob ment Vice Commander (1960-61). Sweftzer, 23 McCann Rd., Olean, NY 14760 Donald Roach, GA Department Junior Vice Commander Miscellaneous Navy Military Gov't (Okinawa-1945) Theron Lewis, 18232 (1985-). 24th N.E., Seattle, WA 98155 Joe Frank Hudgens, TN Department Adjutant (1958-61), VM Unit VRF-31, (Chevalier Field, FL) Dexter Evans. Box National Executive Committeeman, 1976-78). American Ex-Prisoners of War (July-Jackson, MS) C. E. 5712, Bisbee, AZ 85603 (602) 432-7003 Leroy H. McCauley, MD, Aide to National Commander (1984- Derrington Jr., 1622 Wilhurst St., Jackson, MS 39211 (601) VPB-116 Philip Smith, FMC, Ste. 11504, 1100 "L" St. N.W., 85). 362-7187 Washington, DC 20573 George J. Zanos Sr., WV Department Commander (1979- Ex-POWs Assn. (Korea) (July-Portland, OR) William Nor- USS Appalachian GCI B. C. Blodgett, Rt. 1, Box 216, Mt. 80) Magazine Commission member (1977-83), National wood, 909 Whisperwood Tr., Cleveland, TN 37311 Vernon, OR 97865 (503) 932-4915 Security Council Vice Chairman (1970-77).

MAY 1986 49 cronies joined "Cory's" crusade, along with opposition opportunists anxious to PHILIPPINES find a place on the Aquino bandwagon. Work part time, full lime — Continuedfrom page 13 right at home — we help Enthused Bernardo Villegas, a you every step of the way. respected economist, "Don't mistake her. No doubt about it . . . as a small engine~ pro, you can cash in on the huge de- Aquino is a Maggie Thatcher, an 'Iron mand for qualified men in of one Amer- Lady.' ica's fastest growing industries. You'l Anybody who can put together be able to command top hourly rates of from" pensing revolutionary justice at the point all those prima donnas of the opposition $25.00 to $30.00 per hour — and that's just for labor. of their captured M-16s. The NPA must be a miracle worker." Plenty of business waiting (or qualified men. already claims control of 10,000 of the But the new leader would need more 65,000,000 Small Engines Are In Use Today! Philippines' 41,000 villages and boasts than zeal and a broom to clean up the That's the official count from the Engine Service Assn . , and one-million new engines are being built each month. With of maintaining underground cells in most mess left by Marcos' 20-year reign. Foley-Belsaw training, you can soon have the skill and cities. Qualified U.S. observers have said count on the support knowledge to make top money servicing these engines. Although she can that unless checked, the rebels could of millions of Filipinos still euphoric over have the upper hand within three to their renewed freedoms and can rely on five years. the solid backing of the Roman Catholic Enrile, who served as Marcos' mar- church to which 85 percent of the people tial-law administrator from 1972 to 1981, belong, Aquino needs much more time

predicted it will take 10 years of skillful and money (i.e. , an increase in this year's fighting to root out and subdue the reb- $241 million U.S. aid package, including els. And Ramos, whose principal task it $55 million in military assistance). Protiiilonil Tools ind Equipment PLUS 4 hp Engine is ill-performing, Of immediate concern to Aquino are All V0URS TO KEEP. ... All el No Extra Coil. to overhaul the 230,000- NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! man armed forces from the tarnished the critics who complain she's going too You don't need to be a 'born mechanic' or have any prior top brass on down, has warned that the far, too fast in trying to wrest control experience. Lessons are fully illustrated . so clear you can't go wrong, and with our famous learn-by-doing' NPA is only part of the problem. "Six- from the bureaucratic establishment. method you get practical 'hands-on' experience. sevenths of the iceberg," said the West There have been protest demonstra- rpoley-BelBaw Institute • 50926 Field Bldg Point-trained officer, "lies beneath the tions against Aquino's peremptory fir- Kansas City, Mo. 64111 FREE ing replacement of than C y ES. please send me trie FREE booklet that gives lull de surface and that's what sinks ships." He and more 1,000 tails about starting my own business in Small Engine Ftepan \ us**

today l ing civilian support, spearheaded by the judges. She has rescinded some of these NAME National Democratic Front, the com- actions, but her postponement of local ADDRESS munists' 1 million-member political arm, elections from May until November has CITY and a radical-left coalition called Bayan. dismayed pluralists who had looked to |_STATE_ Although they boycotted February's early emergence of a healthy, two-party election, their supporters demon- system. At the same time, Aquino's strated en masse during the tense post- advisers have urged her to declare a election showdown in Manila between revolutionary government, allowing her Ride up Marcos and Aquino, brandishing red to bypass the National Assembly with flags and banners proclaiming such slo- its two-thirds' (Marcos) majority, and and down gans as "Yesterday Nicaragua, Tomor- to legitimize the presidency she now stairs row the Philippines," and "Uncle Sam holds by virtue of public acclaim. safely. is the Enemy." Undaunted by such warning signs, AQUINO insists that radical mea- Corazon Aquino has kept faith in the sures are needed temporarily in

Cheney has the lift you need. The destiny of her "people's power" and in order to overcome the vestiges of deluxe Wecolator for straight, curved the majority's yearning for peaceful the Marcos regime that hamper a return and spiral staircases or the economi- solutions. The petite, 53-year-old mother to full democracy. Be that as it may, the cal Liberty™ Lifts for straight stair- of five and widow of slain opposition progress on ways. You'll ride safely from floor to president must make two

floor in the home you love. leader Benigno Aquino Jr. , has vowed other major fronts: • Wide comfortable seats and to sweep cronyism and corruption from • Military reform. After getting the footrests the Philippine government "with the zeal boot, some of Marcos' generals took to • Folds out of the way for normal of a crusading housewife let loose in a the hills, vowing to organize an armed stair use • Individualized options, decorator den of world-class thieves." True to her comeback. Such threats are dismissed colors vow, she has sent Marcos-appointed as of little consequence by Gen. Ramos. • Unmatched limited warranties generals packing, dislodged entrenched The armed forces chief is preoccupied Contact your local Cheney represen- bureaucrats and started the long and with de-politicizing the military's tative or call Darlene Lewis 1-800-782-1222. arduous task of reform. tarnished top brass. Even before helping people help themselves To maintain the momentum of her the shakeup began, nearly half of the The CHENEYCompany "people's power," Aquino quickly 15,000-man officers' corps, led by recent restored the right of habeas corpus, graduates of the Philippine Military Dept LE, P.O. Box 188, New Berlin Wl 53151 414-782-1100 abolished Marcos' semi-censorship of the Academy, had joined or given tacit sup- press and proposed the drafting of a new port to an internal reform movement and more democratic constitution for called "We Belong." Equally important OLD COIN SALE approval in a referendum expected in are plans to retrain and restore disci- LINCOLN CENTS 11 for S2 November. She also called for creation pline and morale in the ranks. The aver- 1910P 19P 20P 25P 26P 27P 28P 1929P 3SD 36P 36D of politically active citizens' groups to age Filipino GI, who makes about $55 a 1937P 370 39S 40P 400 40S 1941P 42P after 19440 44S 45P 45D 45S 46D 46S 470 monitor the performance of local offi- month, has little incentive to go 194 7S 480 48S 49D 49S 50D SOS 510 1951S 52D 52S 53D 53S S4P 540 54S cials and report back to Manila. the elusive guerrillas. And verified 55D 68S 69S 70S os wanted 1 1 f 0 ' S2 Saint. The majority of Filipinos reacted reports of villages plundered or terror- TIPSICO COIN CO po Bo. ii284 enthusiastically. Even many of Marcos' ized by demoralized government troops

50 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE have played directly into the hands of giveaway projects. sightseers, and Alfredo Ramos moved communist recruiters. Jaime Ongpin, Aquino's highly his portable business into the palace • Economic rescue. No lasting solu- respected, Harvard-educated finance gardens, hawking cigarettes, nuts and tion to the communist insurgency can minister, has started to repair the worst pigeon eggs. be realized without an improvement in damage. Priority is going to increasing Yanos and Ramos are typical of the the living conditions of millions of domestic food output. "I worry more energetic and enterprising Filipino impoverished Filipinos. Seven of 10 about feeding our people than about workers. All they've ever needed is the families live below the official poverty paying our (foreign) debt," he told a chance to work. Whether they get that line; per capita income has fallen under reporter. Ongpin also said he's "philo- chance will depend in large measure on $800 a year, about what it was in 1972; sophically committed" to private enter- the cool and determined lady in the yel- and six in 10 workers are unemployed prise with "a minimum amount of low dress, Corazon Aquino. Although or underemployed. The GNP as a whole government interference." This is good she was raised in wealth and privilege has declined by nearly 10 percent in the news for American business firms who and educated in exclusive private schools past two years and interest payments have invested $2.5 billion in the Phil- in New York, Philadelphia and Manila, on the foreign debt of $26 billion absorbs ippines. It's also a welcome relief from Aquino has cast her lot with the com- a third of the nation's dwindling export the Marcos era which saw more than mon people. It is her weapon against earnings. The treasury is running on 400 enterprises gobbled up in govern- any attempt by the communist and die- empty and a three-year flight of capital ment monopolies. hard Marcos supporters to hijack her estimated at some $10 billion has left the revolution. Philippines dependent on foreign cred- DISMANTLING Marcos' monopo- The United States can only wish itors to keep from going under. Ferdi- lies and restoring solvency will take Aquino well, and hope that she pre- nand and Imelda Marcos are alleged to time and patience. But the Philip- serves the bonds of friendship that have have siphoned off as much as $3 billion, pines clearly possesses the potential to linked our two peoples since the early some $350 million of it invested in New become what its founders once dreamed 1900s when the Philippines was an York City real estate and much more in of: a prospering showcase of democracy American colony. The U.S. military Swiss bank accounts. Recovery of any in the Pacific. One of its greatest cemetery near Manila, with its 18,000 ill-gotten wealth could take months, if resources is its people. The morning after white crosses, bears witness to Amer- not years, of litigation. In one final fling, Marcos vacated the presidential palace, ica's sacrifices for freedom at Corregi- Marcos reportedly spent at least $500 Lillian Yanos, a street vendor, set up dor, in the Bataan death march, and in million on his ill-fated February elec- her fruit-juice stand in the palace drive- the battles throughout the Philippines tion, seeking to buy votes with gigantic way. Aquino soon opened the palace to and Pacific in World War II.

WHAT NOW FOR SUBIC BAY AND CLARK?

AMERICAN defense officials are and no foreign military bases here- example, can repair anything that watching developments in the Pacific after permitted." Since assuming the floats or flies, including all of the 7th with growing concern. presidency, however, Aquino has said Fleet's 80 vessels and 550 aircraft. They're especially keeping watch on she will honor the bases agreement Clark, headquarters of the 13th U.S. the Soviet Union's continuing military until 1991, but that afterward she would Air Force, has a 10,500-foot runway buildup at Cam Ranh Bay and Da keep her options open. One such option capable of handling the largest planes Nang, America's former Vietnam is a national referendum by which built. It also has storage capacity for bases; in the Soviet-occupied Kuriles, Philippine voters would decide whether 200,000 square feet of ammunition and which Japan claims; and in the Central to renew the American leases. a million square feet of supplies. Pacific where Kiribati, formerly Brit- In the meantime, the base issue is Maintaining Subic and Clark clearly ain's Gilbert Islands, recently sold certain to keep U.S. -Philippine rela- is advantageous to both the United "fishing rights" for 3 million square tions sharply on edge. In Washington, States and the Philippines. The bases miles of its ocean territory to the Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole provide jobs for more than 53,000 Fili- Soviets. has proposed tying further U.S. aid to pinos at wages only a fraction of what Such developments vastly increase Manila's promise to continue the base comparable American labor would cost. the strategic importance of the Phil- agreement beyond 1991. While the All told, the bases inject some $350 ippines, America's oldest Pacific ally. Pentagon has announced it will spend million a year into the Philippine econ- Of immediate concern is what Presi- $1.3 billion to upgrade the facilities, it omy, not counting $200 million a year dent Aquino decides to do about the also has looked into contingency plans in rent disguised as U.S. aid. The two major U.S. military installations, to relocate the bases on Palau, a U.S. American bases not only are the Phil- Subic Bay Naval Base and Clark Air trust territory 500 miles east of the ippines' largest employer, but also its Base, and nine smaller American facil- Philippines, or on Guam, Tinian or major source ofhard-currency revenue. ities in the Philippines. The leases on Saipan, which lie 1,500 miles away. In the final analysis, the future of Subic and Clark expire in 1991 and Realistically, however, any retreat America's presence in the Philippines Aquino's past position on the bases has from the Philippines would be a logis- will depend on the Filipino people. In been ambiguous. tics nightmare. As America's largest a recent public opinion survey, more In December 1984, Aquino and sev- overseas bases, Subic and Clark with than 60 percent said the Americans eral other Philippine opposition lead- their 18,000 U.S. military personnel, should stay. Much also depends on what ers signed a "Declaration of Unity" that provide service, supply, communica- the communist guerrillas do—and on stated: "Foreign military bases on tions and training facilities found what the Soviet Union does in the Philippine territory must be removed nowhere else in the world. Subic, for Pacific.

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52 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE DEFENSE FAMOUS NATIONALLY ADVERTISED INDUSTRY Continued from page 23 35mm CAMERA to gain the efficiencies now possible with improved manufacturing processes. As With a result, our systems sometimes cost Accessories* more than they would if our contractors had used state-of-the-art manufactur- Only ing processes. There are many other avenues for improvement open to us, but these $ examples are among the most promis- ing. In each case, while productivity and io? efficiency measures are important, the real yardstick of success in defense acquisition is national security—the continued freedom of the American people and the safety of our allies. It would be terribly wrong to con- clude that the process has not met the challenge of national defense. American industry has provided the technical genius and productivity required to equip our forces with the world's best and most Sorry. . . Due to manufacturer's capable weapon systems—systems that request we are unable to I, made deterrence work in the past three reveal the brand name of this decades. While the process has worked Famous 35mm Camera during well, it can and will work even better in this market research study. the fastest selling 35mm camera ever the future. As part of a nationwide advertising sold by this giant New York firm. campaign, the New York importing Precision crafting of the newest space firm of the Direct Connection will give age materials makes this camera HAVE YOU away one million (1,000,000) of its rugged, yet light enough to always most expensive 35mm cameras with take along. * Complete accessories accessories for the astonishing low include a leatherette carrying case, SEEN price of only $10 each to the first one protective lens cover, and clip-on million persons who write to the com- shoulder strap. pany address (below) within 30 days THIS CHILD? These famous 35mm cameras will of publication date. not be sold at this price by the These cameras are not copies. These company in any store. To obtain one are genuine famous brand 35mm at this special promotional price, mail cameras... compatible with virtually this original printed ad to the company every camera attachment made by within 30 days of publication date. the highest quality manufacturers. Each camera is covered by a full one- The new color optical lens 50mm year money- back guarantee and will with 1.6 lens speed lets take a you be replaced by the company, free of better pictures even in insufficient charge, if it ever fails to function. sunlight. There's even a built-in There is a limit of two (2) cameras exposure meter with four inten- (4) per address at this price, but requests sity to ensure clear, sharp modes a which are mailed early enough (within picture no matter what the light 15 days of publication date) may conditions are. request up to five. The new super sharp, see- through To obtain your Famous Brand 35mm viewfinder with parallex correction and camera with accessories, mail this the preselected focus control makes it original ad together with your name incredibly easy to take sharp, focused MISSING— Elizabeth Burkhammer, 15. and address and $10 for each camera. pictures without wasting a lot of time. Last seen Sept. 15, 1984, in Marietta, Add only $2 shipping and handling no Ohio. Hair: blonde. Eyes: blue. Height: Flash attachment is simplified with matter how many cameras you are 5'4". Weight: 90 lbs. Contact: Dee Sco- the "hot shoe" flash holder (A feature requesting. Mail to: The Direct Con- field Awareness Program, Tampa, Fla., found only on better cameras). West 26th telephone (813) 839-5025 between 8 a.m. nection, Dept. 4341, 37 and 8 p.m. EST. Not only the most expensive, but also Street, New York, NY 10010.

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MAKE UP TO Q* Before Gramm-Rudman, Wash- ington seemed to show a political "26°° an HOUR INTERVIEW Continued from page 19 inability to come to grips with federal budget deficits. How can we get that essential action? Hundreds of FOLEY -BELSflW trained men The initial step is recognition in have succeeded hi this fascinating A and highly profitable field... • both the administration and the Vou Can Do It Too! ... BE A Q« Is the U.S. market becoming a Congress that there is a crisis out there. dumping ground for industries from The political problem to date has been all over the world—and doesn't that the lack of recognition of the immediacy really harm our own essential of the need to bring the budget deficit mmmNever before have money-making opportunities been so industries? down. In the short run the economy, great tor qualified Locksmiths. Now lucrative regular lock and key business has multiplied a thousandfold as _ "Dumping ground" implies some- though it's not growing very fast now, millions seek more protection against zooming crime Yet there's only one Locksmith tor every 17,000 peo- A« thing unfair or insidious about the is perking along reasonably well. Infla- ple! Train FAST at Home — Collect CASH PROFITS Right Away You're in business ready to earn up to way foreigners are taking advantage of tion remains low. Interest rates have $26 00 an hour a few days after you begin Foley- Belsaw's shortcut training. Take advantage of today's our market. More than a dumping come off. The stock market has hit highs. unprecedented opportunities in Locksmithmg for year- round EXTRA INCOME in spare time — or full time in a ground, the United States has become So, many ask, what's the problem? The high-profit business of your own. Hundreds we've

trained have done it So can YOU! All tools plus profes- the most attractive market in the world leadership has failed to recognize the sional Key Machine given you with course. These plus practice materials and equipment, plus simple, illus- for producers everywhere. Certainly trated lessons, plus expert supervision, plus business- building guidance will enable you to KEEP THE MONEY there is some dumping and some unfair COMING IN! Ideal for retirement — good jobs, too trade practices, and we are applying anti- SEND FOR EXCITING FACTS — NO OBLIGATION! ALL SPECIAL dumping duties and countervailing duties PRO KEY MACHINE YOURS TO KEEP f rEE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT * This machine can add up INCLUDED all the time to protect ourselves. But T $200 a to your jEh THERE- month HEY

. it come. . won't cost you the main reason why our imports have a penny extra with your \lH1l:|llf/ training. grown so dramatically is the exchange FORE INST1TITE WONDER FOLEV-BEISAW FIND OUT ABOUT IT 10930 FIELD BLDG. rate. Foreigners now have a huge price RUSH COUPON TODAY KANSAS CITY, MO. 64111 advantage here because, essentially, WHY THE There is NO OBLIGATION* NO SALESMAN Will Call -ever! we FREE FOLEY- BELSAW INSTITUTE have been subsidizing all imports to the 10930 FIELD BLDG., KANSAS CITY, MO 64111 tune of 30 percent or more via the over- GOVERNMENT PLEASE RUSH FREE BOOK "Keys 7b Your Future' valued dollar. I think that's the issue- DOESN'T BALANCE NAME more than unfair practices, subsidies or ADDRESS a lack of fair play—concerning this mas- ITS BOOKS. » sive rise in imports. CITY-STATE-ZIP

disaster that is building underneath the Q* How can we protect our industry veneer of success, and thereby has failed base, though, if not through quotas to take the pre-emptive action needed and tariffs or other import controls? to head off one or another of the crises, _ Again, the critical step in protect- which is almost inevitable unless such A # ing our workers and our industrial Start your power action is taken. fabric is to eliminate this huge price dis- equipment with SPIN START... advantage, which is hobbling our ability Q« What about the timetable for End the strain and to compete. We need to get a correction crisis? How long can we drift along frustration of starter of the dollar by about 30 percent in cord pulling forever! average terms, and more than that this present course? _ Again, it depends upon the nature 2 NEW MODELS against some currencies, which would FOR 1986 of the action setting off the crisis. eliminate the price albatross now encir- A* I fear a very serious disruption on the cling the neck of American industry. trade policy side through import sur- [START charges, new quota bills, various con- Q* What's the formula for doing trol devices between now and the 1986 The SPIN START system enables engines to be started electrically with a 3/8" drill, while still main- that? election. So the timetable is immediate taining the use of the manual starting cord. j. The most constructive and lasting Let your drill do the work. Most 3/8" drills will spin a in the sense of an outbreak of — typical engine over 20 revolutions in just 2 seconds! A* way to reduce the trade deficit is protectionism. Stubborn engines start easily. to reduce the federal budget deficit. The Use SPIN START to get all the advantages of a battery- I think any strike by foreign inves- start system at a fraction of the cost . . budget deficit simply means we're con- • Cold or flooded engines start quickly and effortlessly tors against the dollar is probably a bit suming more than we produce and we're • Easily start equipment that is hard starting due to in- farther down the road, but, again, one frequent use such as tillers, snowthrowers, etc. investing more than we save—and those • Use as a back-up for battery-start engines can never tell. Confidence is fragile. If • Perfect for people with health limitations activities, in turn, require a big inflow the President's health were to deterio- Each SPIN START kit comes with fully illustrated, of foreign goods and foreign money. Our step-by-step instructions for easy installation. rate, or Paul Volcker were to resign from

all Briggs Stratton, Lawn- Model SS-1 ($21.00)-Fits & budget deficits have to be reduced. If the chairmanship of the fed, or the infla- Boy, and Tecumseh (Sears) vertical shaft engines equipped with a vertical-pull starting cord. Can also be we could get on a path toward serious tion numbers suddenly bobbed up again used on battery-start engines of the same makes. reduction of the budget deficit over a Model SS-2 ($22.50)-Fits Briggs & Stratton engines . . . you could get a precipitate decline only, both horizontal and vertical shaft, 2 thru 8 hp, three- to four-year period, interest rates equipped with a side-pull starting cord. in the dollar. Model SS-3 ($29.50)-Fits Tecumseh (Sears) en- would come down; there would not be gines only, both horizontal and vertical shaft, 2 thru 7 hp, equipped with a side-pull starting cord. such a vacuum effect sucking in capital Q* Do you have any particular for- FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE from around the world. The dollar would mula for eliminating the federal To order add $2.50 S&H and send check or m.o. to: then be able to glide back toward a more budget deficit? SPIN START, 10802 E. 24 Hwy., Dept LA, balanced level, and we could again com- _ I do think it has to be a combina- P.O. Box 8688, Sugar Creek, Missouri 64054 is tion of big elements. First Mo. res. add sales tax: SS-1 $1.20. SS-2 $1 .29, SS-3 $1.69 pete in the world market. That the A* three critical policy approach needed. should come further substantial cuts in

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the non-defense side of spending—particularly the entitlement programs where a large share of benefits goes to Introducing. . Light weight Portable middle and high-income people who really don't need them, at least in full. Second, I think some slowdown is ELECTRIC MOBILITY! called for in the pace of defense spending; you need to have increases but I The New Front Runner think the pace can be stretched out—do We're proud to announce the de- it in six years rather than five for some velopment of the Rascal Front Runner. A of the big weapons programs. front wheel drive vehicle so lightweight

Third and inevitably, some increase and portable, you'll be able to take it

in taxes is needed. The tax base was everywhere you go. Use it for shopping, eroded much too far in the '81 tax cuts, visiting friends and for day-to-day prac- and some of that needs to be recouped. tical living. The Rascal Front Runner's

Each of these components is probably small width makes it ideal for steering in necessary to get enough money and to tight places, turning sharp corners and put together a politically salable pack- going through narrow passages.

age and have everybody share in the Recommended for indoors and out-

necessary revival of a sound fiscal policy doors on flat surface areas, the Rascal fiscal for and base the country. Front Runner is very portable. It assemb- les and disassembles by hand in

Q* Do you see that forthcoming? seconds. Disassembled... it easily fits in _ I'm afraid I don't see it until there the back seat or trunk of your car. The Deluxe Front Runner A* is a much greater awareness of heaviest piece weighs just 23 lbs. urgency and crisis, which may well say that things have got to get worse before they get better to scare people into doing The Rascal Front Runner runs on 1 volt battery. the right things. It's a shame our sys- one 2 To charge, simply plug the built-in battery into tem works that way, but I'm afraid that's charger your household current overnight. One the case. My main fear, however, is that hand controls make operation as easy if we do hit a crisis—say, a sharp decline as turning a key and squeezing a lever. in the dollar—at the wrong time when Other features include padded swivel the economy is already slow or in reces- seat and armrests, Dial-A-Speed con- sion, we will get the wrong kind of pol- trol mechanism, rust-resistant frames icy response to the crisis and therefore and more! make the long-run situation even worse. Then we could come out of the next cycle The Rascal Front Runner is one of with budget deficits not of $200 billion the most affordable front wheel drive a year but $300 to $400 billion and have electric 3-wheelers available today. an even more monumental problem fac- Medicare and private insurance coming us. I'm afraid that is an all too real- panies approve it for reimbursement. istic scenario. We back it with a 30 day money back guarantee.

Q« What role can the public play in trying to get positive remedial action? Medicare Approved A People can play a decisive role by • writing and speaking to their con- For over now, Electric Mobility has helped over people re- gressmen and telling them that they a decade 25,000 main active and independent with products like the Rascal Front Runner. want to see America restored to a strong Nobody makes independence like Electric Mobility. For a FREE Front Runner fiscal position. Most Americans, when information package and introductory discount rates, call 1-800-662-4548. Or they think about it, realize that they have mail in the coupon. to balance their books as individuals. They therefore wonder why the gov- Sffiff$»>»»> Mobility Corp., Dept. ernment doesn't balance its books. And Electric 1558 basically they're right—over time the #1 Mobility Plaza, Sewell, NJ 08080 government should balance its books. CD YBS! I want to know more about the amaz- And its failure to do so now for dec- ing Front Runner. Send me your FREE color ades—particularly in the 1980s when the catalog, including prices. Medicare reimburse- total debt has doubled in five years and ment and introductory discount rates. will double again in the next three or I'd also like to know about your NO OBLIGA- TION HOME DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM four at the pace we're going—has created such a massive structure of debt, Name both domestic and foreign, that we risk

Address . the onset of an enormous crisis and deterioration in our whole global posi- City tion. Again, can the world's biggest Heaviest piece just 23 lbs. State Zip debtor be the world's biggest power? It has never happened and I'd hate to try Send coupon for FREE Color Catalog Phone to manage that one. ^ CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-662-4548

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(imported^1 Haband's polyester/cotton Military Twill AMERICAN 6-Pocket SHORTS HEALTH Continued from page 31 97'/2 per pair Minimum monitoring to ensure that hospitals, in Order: 2 Pairs their zeal to protect the bottom line, do They're beefy, gutsy, and built not discharge patients too soon—a sit- 6 to last, with -count 'em SIX uation that Miles reported has surfaced giant pockets to handle ^ in a few instances. anything a guy can carry! The most visible development in the quest for cost containment is the mush- rooming of treatment facilities in shopping centers, office complexes and residential neighborhoods. Variously called primary-care centers, surgicen- ters or emergency treatment centers, these facilities are equipped and staffed to make routine diagnoses, to treat less- than-acute illnesses and to perform minor surgery on an outpatient basis. For instance, cataract surgery formerly required the patient to spend at least a week in the hospital, running up a big bill in the process. Today that patient reports to the surgicenter in the $3 LESS THAN LAST YEAR morning, has his cataract operation, and SAME HIGH QUALITY!! is back home that afternoon, sidestep- Watch your friends and neighbors: ping the institutionalized annoyances and HABAND COMPANY SIZES: 30 32 34 36 38 40 1 986 is the Year of the Short high cost of hospital 265 N. 9th Street 42 44: add $1.50 each for a stay. The surgi- and you must not be caught without the I Paterson. NJ 07530 46 48 50 52 54 is Comfort or High Performance or special I center, even though its fee relatively Yes! Please send me pairs of Manly Good Looks! At last you can wear HOW WHAT modest, delivers its services faster and T shorts for which I enclose $ 04 COLOR MANY? SIZE? Army-cut shorts that have plenty of room, plus $2.00 postage and handling. more economically than a full-fledged plenty of pockets, and plenty of I 8 Navy Outdoor style. OR CHARGE: Visa MC hospital—with its massive overhead— I Acct* E Grey HEAVY COMMANDO TWILL it | Exp date: _/.. so ends up with a profit. It is a devel- SIX POCKETS F Natural GUARANTEE. If I do rot choose to wear the opment that brings a fresh air of ration- WIDE TUNNEL BELT LOOPS I shorts. I may return them within 30 days for A Tan

100% MACHINE WASH & WEAR a full refund of every penny I paid you ality to the medical scene. | 7B4-04T NO IRONING • LONG LONG WEAR A parallel to the proliferating "in-and- | Name HURRY! You can't find a belter looking I out" centers is the movement of doctors pair of shorts! And youll never find a g Street better price: 2 pairs for only $21.95! 8 from individual to group practice. The City sharing of expertise makes for better 265 N. 9th St., Paterson, NJ 07530 I medicine and the sharing of overhead HABAND State _ _ Zip expenses makes for cost restraint. Far-reaching in its significance is the current emergence of a fundamental change in attitudes toward those who provide health services. On an individ- VIDEO STORE LICENSEE PROGRAM ual basis there is a surge toward the No Franchise or Advertising Royalties "wellness" concept of preventing the onset of illness. It is exemplified by the » Site Location Counseling • Training & Set-up Assistance

1 Volume Purchasing Power • Protected Territory public's embrace of activities such as jogging, aerobics and exercise classes, 'Grand Opening Packages Starting At $32,900.00 stress-management and substance-abuse Corporate Office: counseling, weight-loss and nutrition 8320 S. Tamiami Trail • Sarasota, FL 33583 guidance programs, and health main- Florida Residents Call Toll-Free: 800-282-8235 tenance organizations (HMO). In return All Others Call Toil-Free: 800-237-4589 for a fixed monthly fee, the HMO provides its members a health-care package emphasizing the "wellness" approach and attempts to capitalize on the mass WW II U.S. NAVY purchasing power of its membership in an effort minimize costs. MARTINS FLAGS Battle Action and Ship Board to glossy photographs. 1000s of level, has DISPLAYS FOR On the corporate business photos available. Catalog $2.00 ORGANIZATIONS- or send in name of your ship for initiated cost-containment measures in TOWNS SCHOOLS FAIRS list of photos available. furnishing health care for its employ- Prompt shipment. Ask for our REAL colorful WHOLESALE Catalog for 1986 WAR PHOTOS ees. One measure adopted is a require- P.O. Box 728 • Hammond, Ind. 46320 MARTIN'S FLAG CO., FORT DODGE. IOWA 50501 ment that employees use the services of

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"preferred providers"—hospitals and physicians that have agreed to accept Rid Your Property discounted fees. Another is to require hospitals to certify that inpatient treatment is necessary. ^of UnsightlyBrush Piles! On the state level, a dozen legisla- tures have passed laws establishing ...with the Amazing New agencies charged with applying brakes SUPER TOMAHAWK Chipper/ to health costs. Representative of the Shredder...exclusively from way they go about it is the Florida Hos- Garden Way! pital Cost Containment Board, which 'It's a powerful Chipper., .handles big operates on a concept combining com- branches up to 3" in diameter with ease! 'It's an efficient Shredder... turns almost petition and regulation. Its competitive any organic matter into perfect mulch and strategy is to distribute to the public compost instantly! pricing data comparing charges by hos- * Revolutionary Hew Compact Design... 7 ways better than bulky "old-style" chipper/ pitals, physicians and health insurers shredders! throughout the state. into beautiful FREE mulch -Professional Quality...designed, sized and By introducing comparison-shopping in less than one hour! priced for the homeowner! field, the Florida board to the medical Send for FREE has turned consumers into price-wise details today! FROM THE MAKERS OF buyers and exerted marketplace pres- TROY-BILT sure on the provider. Rite Tillers The inescapable conclusion is that the high cost ofhealth care is a problem that Garden Way Mfg. Co., Dept. A267 will challenge us in the foreseeable 102nd St. & 9th Ave., Troy, N.Y. 12180 3 13 future. But equally clear is the corollary YES! I want to know more about the amazing SUPER TOMAHAWK Chipper/Shredder! Please conclusion that cost containment mea- send me complete details including prices, models, sures now in place appear to be slowing and SPECIAL SAVINGS OFFER right away the spiral. Provided that there is no Name slackening of vigilance, innovation and persistence in dealing with the prob- Address. lem, we may yet avoid killing the patient City financially in order to cure him State. Zip. medically.

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Outhits 11 Top Pro-Line Balls making a golfer's skill the determining factor on distance. by up to 28 Yards The "S" ball disregards these self-imposed restrictions on distance. As one pro observed after playing 18 holes AKRON, O — It stands to reason that only one golf ball with it, "The thing is so hot it could drop scores into the can be the longest. But a half dozen of the top makers, 50's. It not only takes off like the Concorde, it gives you a including TopFlite, Titleist and Pinnacle, have publicly steadier roll on long putts and grabs a green on an claimed the distance title. One company — MaxFli — approach shot like a dropped cat. Frankly, it's a hustler's actually calls its DDH "the longest ball in history." dream. A player could cut 10 strokes and his opponent Recently an independent testing organization pulled wouldn't have a clue why." the rug from under those advertising claims. The company refers to the ball publicly only by its Using a mechanical hitting device (to be sure each ball code name, "S". Only a buyer knows the name actually on got the same swing force), the Rubber Development the ball. Laboratories of Akron, Ohio compared eleven of "the To encourage golfers to try the ball (for fun or profit) the world's longest balls," plus a newcomer submitted by a company guarantees it will outhit any ball by at least 30 small golf company in Connecticut. The new ball outhit yards. If it doesn't, buyers can keep three "S" balls free, them all — Titleist, TopFlite, Pinnacle, Wilson, Hogan, and return the rest of their order for a full refund (less Dunlop and five others — by up to 28 yards. postage). Elated by their success, the winning company is now If you want to shoot a score that will terrify your seeking professional endorsements for their ball, and is competition, you can order the "S" ball direct. One dozen taking steps to expand their production. In the mean- cost $21.95 (plus $1.75 shipping) ... two dozen cost $39 time, news of the new ball's distance title has people (Save $8) . . . six dozen cost $99 (Save $42). Shipping is flocking into their executive offices. "We're thinking of free on orders of two or more dozen. Send a check (or cc getting a cash register for our receptionist," quipped the number and expiration date) to National Golf Center, company's president. (Dept. H-240) , 500 S. Broad St., Meriden, CT 06450. Twenty-eight extra yards from a golf ball is extra- Specify white or Hi-Vision™ yellow. CT and NY add sales ordinary because major manufacturers (Titleist, Top- tax. No P.O. boxes please. All orders are handled on a first Flite, etc.) purposely restrict how far their balls can go, come, first-served basis. Or call (203) 238-2712. @ Bost Enterprises. Inc. 1986

MAY 1986 57 BRAVE MEN End Your Lawn Mowing Continued from page 17 Frustrations Forever!

Garden Way's New TUFF-CUT is the perfect alternative to ordinary small-wheeled mowers and expensive "riders"! make a dash for him. But usually he just had to treat himself and wait till dark. • Easy to Handle — Big, easy-rolling, powered wheels handle For more than a week those boys lay slopes, obstacles and rough ground with ease. in water in their foxholes, able to move • Extra Power — No more annoying hesi- or stretch themselves only at night. In tation or stalling in heavy grass. addition to water seeping up from below, • Faster — The wider it rained from above all the time. It was mowing path and cold too, and in the mornings new snow easy maneuvering glistened on the hills ahead. help get your lawn Dry socks were sent up about every done in record time. other day, but that didn't mean much. From the makers of Dry socks were wet five minutes after TROY-BILT Roto Tillers they were put on. Wet feet and cold feet together eventually resulted in that hideous wartime occupational disease Never again struggle Garden Way Mfg. Co., Dept. A284 with cheaply built, 102nd St. & Ninth Ave., Troy, N.Y. 12180 known as trench foot. Both sides had it there, as well as in the mountains around small-wheeled YES! Please send all the exciting facts mowers that just about the TUFF-CUT Mower, including Casino. The boys learned to change their details on your 5 models and Special socks very quicky, and get their shoes can't handle Savings Offer now in effect. on, tough jobs. back because once feet were freed Name of shoes they swelled so much in five Address minutes a man couldn't get his shoes on. for Details Extreme cases were evacuated at Send FREE Today City night. But only the worst ones. When State Zip • 1986 Garden Way Inc the company came out of the lines some of the men could barely walk, but they had stayed it out. Living like that, it was almost impos- Millions of eyes have glistened sible to sleep. They finally got to the DO-IT- with pride when they first point where they couldn't stay awake, YOURSELF KITS saw this lady of liberty. But now, she needs our help. and yet they couldn't sleep lying in cold Build Your Own Grandfather Clock With every purchase of this water. It was the irresistible force beautifully crafted solid 14 Prices meeting the immovable object. karat tri-color gold pin or Starting I heard of one tried to sleep pendant, a payment will be made to the Statue boy who Under ?280 of restoration Michael Anthony sitting in his foxhole, but kept falling Liberty by up (including movement and dial) Jewelers, Inc. and The Other Source, Inc., over into the water and waking up. He • Do-it-yourself case authorized agents of The Statue of Liberty - kit, parts pre-cut finally solved his dilemma. Alongside his Ellis Island Foundation. • Finished clocks foxhole there was a fallen tree. He tied • Solid 3/4" hard- woods: black Carry the torch for liberty some rope around his chest and tied the walnut, cherry, oak other end to the tree trunk, so that it • Heirloom quality Perfect as a gift! • Factory direct prices held him up while he slept. • Solid brass West German chiming Actual Size Vh" x Vi movements • Money back fT'vERYBODY joked about the guarantee • Prompt shipment Solid perilous life in the Anzio-Nettuno • No woodworking 14 Karat * * area. I was with it long enough experience Yellow necessary myself to appreciate the humor of ner- Gold vousness. Some people had to leave WRITE FOR FREE COLOR CATALOG Help her look beautiful again in 1986. because of nerves, and those who stayed 30 day money back guarantee! (Less shipping & handling) liked to make fun of their own shakes. EMPEROR Detach and mail check or money order payable to: The jitters were known as "Anzio CLOCK COMRVNY The Other Source Jewelry, Inc. P.O. Box 931 So. Plainfield, NJ07080. anxiety" and "Nettuno neurosis." A Please no cash, stamps or CO D. al-5186 WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER person would hold out his hand and pur- OF GRANDFATHER CLOCKS Master Card Visa Expiration date; Dept. 1912, Emperor Industrial Park Acct # posely make it tremble, and say, "See, Fairhope. Alabama 36532 • Phone 1-205-928-2316 Your signature I'm not nervous." Then there was "Anzio I am interested in Do-It- Yourself Kits Please check Pin or Pendant $29.95 each Finished Clocks foot," where a man's feet were pointing Quantity x Price=_ Handling & shipping in one direction and his face in another— Name. J. add X> Tax_ charges included. TotaL the position sometimes momentarily

Street _ Name assumed when he was going somewhere City_ and the scream of a shell suddenly turned Street State. .Zip_ him on another course. Also, we had the (please print) -Zip City . State. "Anzio walk," a new dance in which the

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performer jumped, jerked, cowered, FULL COLOR - CONTINUOUS ACTION cringed, and twitched his head this way and that, something halfway between the process of dodging shells and just DONKEY WEATHERVANE going plain nuts. You wouldn't think that men could AS THE WIND BLOWS . . joke about the proximity of death; but LITTLE DONKEY "KICKS" THE they sometimes had to joke about it— or else. FARMER IN THE "PANTS"

REAL ACTION! As the wind blows, the little donkey LL HIS experiences seemed to rears up and kicks the farmer in the pants. Color- ^ ful, non-stop action even with the slightest breeze. JLm have had no effect on this mild sol- These folksy "whirl-a-gigs" have been crafted from A M dier from Indiana, except perhaps For: • Garden weatherproof materials and they will delight you and the neighbors for years and years. Measures to make him even quieter than before. • • Porch Home IIV2" long. The worst experience of all is just the • Yard • Fence No. 8123—Donkey Weathervane $6.96 accumulated blur, and the hurting vagueness of being too long in the lines, You Won't * YOUR VERY OWN the everlasting alertness, the noise and Believe It's You! fear, the cell-by-cell exhaustion, the ARMED SERVICES RING thinning of the surrounding ranks as day INSTA- ARMY LAYERED IN follows nameless day. And the constant 18KT GOLD march into eternity of one's own small TRIM quota of chances for survival. These are The Shirt That the things that hurt and destroy. And soldiers like Tommy Clayton went back INSTANTLY Lets You to them, because they were good sol- Look SLIMY TRIM diers and they had a duty they could not define.

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A unique Haband import in cool, crisp lightweight wash and wear Polyester/Cotton.

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