The American Legion [Volume 112, No. 5 (May 1982)]
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Coffee, USN Our readers comment That so many of us came close to dyins is at the heart of our commonality as veterans of war. But what, really, is the 10 Big Issues fine line that separates the survivors from those we honor on Memorial Day? "Should the New Department of Education Be Abolished?" 14 New Hope for Stroke 24 News to Use Prevention By Dr. Arthur S. Freese Helpful hints for consumers Each year, some half million Americans suffer a stroke. But, thanks to medical discoveries and education, many more 25 Books are either dodsins that stroke or bouncins back to complete health after being stricken. • Interesting new titles World's Fairs: Past, Present 26 The Message Center 16 and Future By Roberta Roesch Of importance to veterans There's more to World's Fairs than cotton candy. There are 28 Dateline Washington colored bathtubs, patent corn broom handles, laser beam saws and much, much more. Issues and opinions from the capital Pipeline To Defeat By Samuel Stanley 30 News for Legionnaires 18 Sometimes battles are not won by men, equipment or Your organization at work firepower. Fate—or luck—defeated Rommel at El Alamein 52 Parting Shots during WWII. To leave you laughing 20 Puzzling Visions of the Near-Dead By Phyllis Zauner Even some skeptics have become convinced that many of their almost-dead patients have been given a peek through the door that leads to the hereafter. magazine articles, Dr. Arthur S. pleasant contact with Rommel in About our authors . Freese here turns his medical exper- WWII and have been curious about Navy Captain Gerald L. Coffee, au- tise to those who seek, "New Hope him ever since." That curiosity has thor of "From Faith To Commitment: For Stroke Prevention." translated, in part, to his article in A Veteran's Perspective," addressed this issue, "Pipeline To Defeat." The American Legion National Con- What happens when we die? Scien- vention in Hawaii last August. His tists and doctors are finding convinc- Roberta Roesch, author of "World's theme then, drawn from more than ing evidence that life may not end Fairs: Past, Present & Future," says seven years' experience as a POW in when the heart stops, reports Phyllis her fascination with the subject must North Vietnam, was "Faith: The Key Zauner in her article, "Puzzling Vi- be in her genes since her grandpar- To Survival." Here he expands on sions Of The Near-Dead"—a subject ents honeymooned at the 1876 Cen- that topic and focuses upon the re- far different from cashing in on mem- tennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. sponsibilities of all veterans born orabilia, and old-time railroads, the She has lectured about World's Fairs of the unbounded faith derived from subjects of two recent articles she and appeared on radio and TV to their own survival. wrote for the Magazine. discuss them. 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