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January 1984, Volume 116, Number 1 For God and Country 5 Letters ^ The Great Nuclear Freeze Trap Our readers comment ^ By Brian Crazier

The worldwide Soviet propaganda network takes aim at the £ Commander's Message West's defenses by creating a phony issue with broad popular Renewing Our Resolve appeal that threatens to circumvent governments.

\ 0 Big Issues Gangway! For The Redball Express! Should the U.S. Increase Its ^ £ Contribution to the International By Lester David Monetary Fund? Delivering desperately needed fuel to Gen. Patton's Third Army, this legendary transport service charged into history in just 1 1

weeks in 1944. \ 2 Dateline Washington Issues and opinions from the capital <|g As The Twig Is Bent

By Dr. David L. Sudhalter 24 News To Use Differences in upbringing between Soviet and American children Helpful hints for consumers could doom prospects for future peace between the two powers. 26 Veterans' Update Decisions that affect you 20 The Story Of The Dog Tag By Jerome Greer Chandler 27 News For Legionnaires Every veterans' symbol, the humble identification tag enters your organization at work the computer age. To be known as Soldier Data Tag, a plastic-encased microchip will contain a detailed record 38 Books of the serviceman. Interesting new titles 22 Th°se Compelling Genes 64 Parting Shots By Jay Stuller - To leave you laughing Our genes contain a sort of biological computer that may hold the blueprint both for the quality of our lives and their length.

About Our Authors . . Brian Crozier, author of "The Nuclear Columbia, he has spent many years as a magazines. An aviation enthusiast and Freeze Trap," is a London-based con- newspaperman and free-lance writer of a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he sultant on international affairs who has more than 1,000 articles for national served as an Army medic, Chandler is visited more than 60 countries as a for- magazines. contributing editor of the magazine eign correspondent. In this article he First Class, with a readership of draws on his long experience as a spe- Dr. David L. Sudhalter is a graduate 100,000 concerned with commercial cialist in the many aspects of the Soviet of Johns Hopkins and Brandeis Univer- aviation safety. This is his fourth article threat. In his recently published book, sities, with a Ph.D. from Boston Uni- for The American Legion Magazine. "Strategy for Survival," he asserts that versity. Dr. Sudhalter's longtime in- WWIII will be an all-out shooting war if terest in Soviet affairs stems from his How much does heredity influence our it happens — but we can prevent it. doctoral thesis, "Indoctrination of health and behavior? More than scien- Soviet Youth." Now an administrator at tists previously have believed, writes

Before joining the staff of Stars and Massasoit Community College in author Jay Stuller in his article , "Those Stripes in WWII, Lester David was sta- Brockton, Mass., he has been a profes- Compelling Genes." A graduate of tioned with a civil affairs unit a few sor of political science for 20 years. Golden Gate University, San Francisco, kilometers from Paris, just off the Red he is senior editor of Standard Oil of Ball Express route, where he had daily Jerome Greer Chandler, winner of 14 California Magazine, and writer of first-hand looks at the racing convoys. Associated Press journalism awards, numerous articles for national A graduate of New York University and has written for a number of national magazines.

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Essex Station, Boston, Mass. I apply for additional Legion Life Insurance. My present certificate number is . 02112; Phone (617) 426-3660. Millions of TV Viewers Loved Him As Letters " CRAZY GUGGENHEIM 99 Then His Beautiful ( Voice Made Tarawa measure up to my definition of tips. • After 40 years' respite, the emotions That is when I deduct a certain Him A evoked by the article "Indelible amount for each omission of service. Giant Tarawa" (November) made me cringe. Harry H. Mautner Recording Once again I cry out against that ter- Chicago, III. Star! rible massacre of our valiant Marines. We know our Marines are shock Dreams troops. Some call them cannon fodder, • I enjoyed the definition of dreams in and they certainly earned this so- "How Dreams Work For You" (Octo- Frank briquet at Tarawa. In my judgment, ber) and the use of the example of Tarawa was caused by gross miscalcu- Elias Howe's dream. I agree that "our Fontaine lation by the officers in command, inner selves see our lives and problems compounded by their insistent efforts from a broader view than is usual Now You Can to justify their mistakes by claiming it when we are awake." Enjoy His Most was a swift victory, when actually Mike Hamilton Famous Recordings This beloved TV star every minute, every hour, seemed like Titonka, Iowa made all America laugh as Crazy years at the point of those guns. Those Guggenheim on the fa- Marines were ordered to undertake an Highways mous Jackie Gleason show. Then Jackie asked impossible task, and all that saved • In his article "America's Decaying him to sing! And overnight them from an inglorious defeat was Highways" (August), Jay Stuller used Frank Every Song An Fontaine's beautiful failure outdated voice made him a singing the Japanese to counterattack. information when referring All-Time Favorite sensation. His very first al- Sicily is another case in point; so was to Pennsylvania's transportation sys- bum won him a gold record DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL Hamburger Hill in Vietnam. And now tem. The readers are left with the im- award and stayed on the LET ME CALL best seller list for 53 weeks the needless deaths of 233 Marines in pression that the Pennsylvania De- YOU SWEETHEART in a row! Beirut. partment of Transportation has done EASTER PARADE Now here are all the Frank

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held hostage did our festering rage National Commander and frustration, and the fear of re- Keith Kreul emergent American resolve, lead to our fellow citizens' repatriation. The American Legion Magazine It is a dismal legacy of a muscle- Editorial & Advertising Offices bound nation in awe of its own power. 700 North Pennsylvania St. P.O. Box 1055 It is a legacy, however, to which we Indianapolis, IN 46206 317-635-8411 need no longer be heir. Events of the past year, and America's response to Publisher/Editor-in-Chief is them, show that this nation moving James N. Sites fearlessly and forthrightly among the Assistant Publisher/Editor tyrants, petty and conspicuous alike, Daniel S. Wheeler Managing Editor of this world. Philip F. Van Pelt When American Marines and sailors Associate Editor died in a murderous assault on the Kathleen Whitehead Staff Writer compound at the Beirut airport, there Ward A. Beckham were immediate cries for withdrawal, Art Editor James A. 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Should The U.S. Increase Its Contribution To The International Monetary Fund?

f 4L Yes._I_ O • If we do not help to No « Once again the United strengthen the IMF, will be shoot- 1 *» eJtm we States is being asked to come to the ing ourselves in the foot. The real aid of an international agency, the issue here is American jobs. International Monetary Fund. Once If the United States economy is to again, this country is being asked to recover, we must export more goods lend its financial support and tax- and services. Our prospects for doing payers' dollars to shore up the world that depend on the IMF's ability to economy. Rep. Stephen L. help some of our best customers sur- Rep. Michael All of this is being asked on the Neal, vive the recession and the debt crisis Bilirakis, pretext that if the United States re- R-Fla. D-N.C. so that they can buy from us again. fuses to increase its contribution to The world's developing countries, the IMF by $8.45 billion, a world- those most in need of IMF assistance, are among our best wide financial collapse is imminent. customers. They buy nearly 40 percent of our exports. Frankly, I don't believe a general financial collapse is on They need our technology and our farm products. When the horizon. For one thing, the world debt situation is be- they stop buying, we suffer. A third of the drop in U.S. ginning to ease. As the economic recoveries in the United production last year resulted from lost sales overseas. States and other industrialized nations continue to build, Pinched by the worldwide recession, some developing the debt situation will ease further. Interest rates are al- countries are having difficulty repaying the enormous ready coming down. foreign debts they acquired when the future seemed rosy. Instead of looking for more funds from the United Some debts may be blamed on imprudent borrowing and States, the IMF should be using traditional, free-market overly eager lending, but most were legitimate loans for methods for dealing with debtor nations in trouble. Simply development and trade. There is little doubt, moreover, renegotiating loans is one way to ease the burden on de- that countries such as Brazil and Mexico, with rich natural btor nations and ensure the repayment of those loans. resources, can regain economic health if they weather the And, should it ultimately prove necessary for the IMF to current difficulties. obtain more capital, it doesn't have to come from the The IMF helps with short-term loans that keep these United States. The IMF has some $40 billion in gold re- countries producing and trading so they can work their serves that can be pledged as collateral for borrowing in way back to health — without which aid the world economy the open market. could be threatened. For example, a year ago, Mexico was I am sure we all can recognize the IMF's reluctance to on the ropes — it had $80 billion of debt at high interest borrow against its gold reserves. After all, that would be a rates, and its income was cut by sagging oil exports. The loan requiring repayment, instead of a gift. IMF agreed to lend Mexico $3.8 billion. In return, Mexico Further, there may well be loans that cannot be repaid. adopted an IMF-approved plan to devalue the peso, reduce This will not mean the collapse of American lending in- spending and subsidies, and take other belt-tightening stitutions. Those institutions, from time to time, have had measures. Encouraged by this, private banks put up an- to write off unpaid loans. They will survive. In fact, those other $5 billion. Today, Mexico's recovery seems well under lending institutions do not have to absorb their losses in a way. It has even turned down some loans recently. single year — they can spread them over a period of years. What does this mean to us? When Mexico, our third What we are actually looking at in this request for ad- largest customer, reduced purchases from us by some $6 ditional funds is a new method of increasing American billion in 1982, about 145,000 U.S. jobs were lost. Also, foreign aid. If the American people — and their represen- consider what might be the political nightmare of a Mexico tatives in Congress — were inclined to increase foreign aid, bankrupt, destitute and desperate, on our southern border, they, at the very least, would prefer to do so in a manner overshadowing Central America. Without the IMF's work, that would offer some reasonable degree of control as to it could happen. where the money would go and under what conditions it Consider, too, the consequences if developing nations de- would be given. faulted on their debts. They could no longer borrow or In the IMF, it would be difficult at best for the United trade on normal terms. The world recession would deepen. States to have a real voice in the distribution of those ad- American banks sustaining losses might reduce their lend- ditional dollars. The United States has only 20 percent of ing here, as well as abroad, further impeding our recovery. the votes in the IMF. Countries with interests opposed to We have been asked to join the other 146 IMF member the United States have a large say as to the way IMF dol- nations in bolstering IMF resources. We would lend (not lars are dispersed. contribute) $8.4 billion. Our investment would earn inter- All in all, a new influx of funds to the IMF from the est and would be safe; no country has ever defaulted on an United States is not only not in the best interests of the IMF loan. Every U.S. president and Congress for the past United States internationally, it would be putting another half century have given bipartisan support to the IMF. So strain on this nation's economic structure by substantially should we. increasing our national debt.

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Item Veto Proposed For President PEOPLE & QUOTES return Sen. In a move to what Mack Mattingly, R-Ga., sees UNESCO Red Front—". . . U.N. headquarters in New as "fiscal sanity" to the federal budget process, he has in- York seems oftentimes to house a vocal group of anti- troduced legislation granting the president the power to American extremists who alternatively insult our country reduce or veto individual items in appropriation bills. Cur- and interfere with our foreign policy. Why, even UNESCO, rently, the chief executive only has the authority to refuse the seemingly non-political educational and cultural arm an entire budget proposal, which according to the senator of the United Nations, is not all it seems, but is rather a has become so massive in size that it front ." becomes impractical for intensive Soviet propaganda and espionage . . to veto. Rep. Gerald B. H. Solomon,— R-N.Y. When Congress passed the 1974 Budget Act in an effort Service Up Again "There's a return to the view that discipline ." to the budget process, federal spending ac- the military is an honorable profession . . Asst. Secy, of counted for 18 percent of the Gross National Product. Defense Lawrence Korb. — Under the budget resolution adopted for 1984, Sen. Mat- Future Out Of This World ". . . It is becoming in- tingly asserts, federal expenditures will consume over 25 creasingly clear that America's future is out of this world. percent of the GNP. The world's newest and perhaps most important frontier is Forty of the 50 states use the line-item veto as a con- outer space. Space systems have potentially enormous trolling mechanism, says the Georgia senator. They have commercial potential, and critical consequences for our ." been successful in their efforts without infringing on con- national security . . Sen. William L. Armstrong, gressional authority. Sen. Mattingly argues that history R-Colo. also reveals most Presidents have wanted this option. Look East To Euromissiles — "I'm against the 'Euromissiles.' But I notice two terribly simple things ID's For Car Parts Urged in Congress about the current debate: Pacifism is in the West and the Auto thefts and related break-ins cost American consum- 'Euromissiles' are in the East. I consider that an unequal ers a staggering $3.3 billion in theft- related insurance and relationship." French President Francois Mitterand. other expenses annually, says a report by Consumer Fed- Where Does Computer Fit In? —"The computer has eration of America in Washington. While one-half of that become a symbol of being 'with it.' The pressure today is to amount is paid out in premiums, the federation estimates buy hardware. Never mind having thought out whether that the remaining money is spent on theft prevention, de- you need it, or who's going to use it ... I don't mean com- ductibles, and criminal justice system services. puters are not important in our culture, but we need care- The CFA has called on Congress to act on the federal ful discussion on where it fits into formal learning in the theft prevention legislation introduced by Sen. Charles H. pre-collegiate years." Dr. Ernest L. Boyer, president, Percy, R-I1L, Rep. Timothy E. Wirth, D-Colo., and Rep. Bill Carnegie Foundation for the— Advancement of Teaching. Green, R-N.Y. . The bills would require automobile manu- Lo! The Poor Banker "I doubt if there is any occu- facturers to place permanent identification numbers on the pation that is more consistently and unfairly demeaned, most salable parts of a car — front-end assemblies and degraded, denounced, and deplored than banking." Sen. doors. The cost of the additional requirement, says CFA, William Proxmire, D-Wis..— will be less than $10 per vehicle. Slow Time For Swiss "Things take time in Switzer- More than one million motor vehicles are stolen each land. Why else would we have so many clocks?" Robert year. Also, well over $1 million thefts of vehicle accessories Holzach, chairman, Union Bank of—Switzerland. and vehicle contents occur, according to the study. Law Need Competition: Ford Chief "We must ignite the enforcement officials say the recovery rates of stolen cars spark of determination so that our country and its policies dropped from 83 percent in 1974 to an estimated 51.7 per- can be competitive ... Its business and industry are not cent in 1982, underscoring the need to require serial num- going to be competitive unless the U.S.A. itself is competi- ." bers on the most salable parts of automobiles. tive . . Phillip Caldwell, chairman, Ford Motor Co. Are We Heading For The Dump? —"Americans are More Chauffeurs Urged For VIPs being programmed by television to believe that almost Despite statutes that allow only top agency officials to everyone can enjoy a lavish life style without doing much commute in chauffeur-driven government cars, a report real work at all. This misprogramming of human brains is from the General Accounting Office indicates that there is having appalling results. People who expect a high stand- still confusion over which VIPs rate the privilege. ard of living without much effort on their part do not make The GAO examined vehicles used by government agen- good workers or good citizens, and a civilization that de- cies. In 10 agencies, 25 officials obtain daily chauffeur- pends on them is probably headed for the garbage dump of driven transportation. Only five of the bureaucrats were history." Edward Cornish, president, World Future Soci- cabinet heads. Some 42 senior-level officers commuted in ety. — government cars from time to time. Genius Of Our Founders "The great contribution to By law, Congress has declared that, except for the heads democracy made by those who fought the Revolution and of cabinet-level departments and certain other specified by those who immediately followed — and the greatest individuals, transportation between an officer's or an em- proof of their genius — was their insistence on the suprem- ployee's home or work station may not be considered acy of law. Upon this principle a Constitution and Bill of official business. The GAO concluded that the law may be Rights were built." ex-Sen. Harry —F. Byrd Jr. I-Va.. unduly restrictive and suggested that legislation be insti- Thatcher Defines 'Consensus' ". . . What is consen- tuted giving top managers greater flexibility to authorize sus? It is the politics of the lowest common denominator." such transportation. Margaret Thatcher, British prime minister.

12 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 "I PAY ONLY 12$ A BOTTLE FOR GREAT EUROPEAN BEER - WHY NOT YOU?"

Hello. My name is Bud Weckesser, President of ENGLISH PALE ALE Bierhaus International, Inc. in Erie, Pennsylvania. Not to be indulged in lightly, this exquisite pub As you know, the Europeans make great beer. favorite was orginally brewed in Newcastle, England. Light lagers, amber pilsners, and superb dark beer. It has a distinctive crystal clear copper color and a The only trouble is that they cost an arm and a potency variable from 7%-10% alcohol by volume. leg. Develop a taste for a good German beer, for ex- You should age it 6-7 weeks before drinking. ample, and you'll end up paying $15.00 to $20.00 a case. Maybe more. DANISH LIGHT Now there is a way that you can enjoy great Euro- One of the most popular choices for brewing pean or American style beer for less . . . much less. because of its similarity to some of the premium In fact, for as little as $2.50 per case. Canadian lagers. The alcoholic content is similar to Let me explain . . . U.S. beer but, like all of our products, contains ab- solutely no artificial ingredients or additives. Light- FISHING IN IRELAND ly hopped with a very clean smooth taste. Serve about 40°-44° fahrenheit. While I was on a fishing trip in Ireland in 1978 one of my Irish friends offered me a glass of light lager. It was fantastic beer . . . crystal clear with a ENGLISH/IRISH STOUT thick creamy head rising half an inch above the rim If you've ever enjoyed a real Stout in a pub, you of the glass. owe it to yourself to brew several cases for special varieties of his pilsner and ale, After trying several occasions. We include true dark malt — not the ar- I was absolutely flabbergasted. I'd never tasted beer • No more late night trips to the carry out. tifically colored kind. These original ingredients let this It was far superior to any commercial • good. No more lugging back empty beer cases in the you brew an actual British Stout which you'll be ever tried. American beer I'd trunk of your car. proud to serve your most discerning guest. • No more chemistry set taste. "What kind of beer is this?" I asked. • No more standing in line to pay $ 1 0.00-$ 1 5 .00 "It's my own," he replied. for a case of beer. DUTCH PILSNER

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FREEZE By Brian Crozier The current freeze campaign in America is one of three parallel "peace" campaigns, all of which are widely believed to have been launched or sponsored by Soviet or Soviet-controlled organizations. The differences between the three campaigns are as interesting as the similarities. Thus two of the campaigns — against the so-called "neut- TRAP ron bomb" and against the new generation of intermediate Today's nuclear freeze movement, range nuclear weapons — are reserved strictly for West European audiences; whereas the "freeze campaign," though conducted by people which concerns strategic or intercontinental weapons, is acting from the highest motives, designed for an American audience. "neutron is a creation of the Soviet The bomb" There is of course no such weapon as the "neutron bomb." Union's propaganda apparatus. The term is an invention of hostile propaganda, the real name being "enhanced radiation, diminished blast warhead." A purely defensive weapon, its purpose is liter-

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14 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 ally to stop an enemy tank offensive in its tracks. destroying all of NATO's installations in one attack, and of The only theater of potential war involving NATO in which at least 360 are now already deployed, mostly which a tank offensive is to be feared is, of course, Central targeted on Western Europe. Europe, and the only power likely to launch such an attack The Soviet campaign against the INF was an interesting is the Soviet Union. If NATO's land forces were equipped case of intelligent anticipation. It was launched before the with the neutron warhead, their security would be enor- December 12, 1979, meeting. The places were carefully mously increased, since they would, in that event, know chosen and the timing was designed for maximum impact. that they could destroy Soviet or Warsaw Pact tank crews The countries selected were Belgium and Holland, in both without killing or maiming the civilian population and of which a leftward political trend could be detected, which without damage to the towns, cities and countryside. From seemed likely, if properly exploited, to serve Soviet inter- the Soviet point of view, therefore, it was imperative, first, est. So: to launch a campaign to prevent the production of the 1. At Ostend, Belgium, from October 26 to 28, 1979, a neutron warhead; and second, to prevent its deployment in "European Forum on Disarmament and Security" was Europe, should it become available. held. The sponsoring group, calling itself the "Interna- Thus there have been two separate anti-neutron warhead campaigns, and this fact in itself is significant. The first campaign was launched by the World Peace ". . . if the United States . . . did renounce any Council, a Soviet-controlled body, in September 1977, with the publication of a pamphlet entitled "Neutron Bombs first use of nuclear weapons, this would spell the No!" The WPC later organized a series of meetings on this theme, held in various countries including the United end of deterrence as we know it." States (Washington, D.C., January 25-28, 1978). On April 7, 1978, President Jimmy Carter announced that production of the neutron warhead would be tional Committee for European Security and Cooperation," postponed indefinitely. The campaign was thereupon sus- was an offshoot of the World Peace Council. In this in- pended. stance, the Soviets didn't trouble to hide their interest in The ban on this weapon has been lifted by the present the proceedings, for there were two prominent Soviet par- administration. It was therefore necessary for the Soviets ticipants: Vadim Zagladin, deputy head of the Communist to launch a fresh campaign to prevent acceptance of it by Party's International Department; and Valentin Falin, the West European members of NATO. This second (and deputy head of the then recently created International In- current) campaign was launched on February 5, 1981, with formation Department, responsible to the CPSU's Central the following simultaneous actions. Committee. 1. Romesh Chandra, an Indian Communist, who is pres- 2. About three weeks later, on November 15, a Dutch ident of the World Peace Council, declared that February pressure group linked to the WPC held a torchlight de- would be "a month of action against the neutron bomb." monstration in Amsterdam. It was led by Nico Schouten, 2. An article in Pravda, organ of the ruling Soviet who had just returned from a trip to Moscow. Schouten Communist Party (CPSU), warned West Europeans of the declared that "the overwhelming majority of the Dutch dangers the "bomb" presented to them. people oppose NATO's plan to modernize its missiles." The 3. All over the world, Communist newspapers picked up slogan chosen for the demonstration hits at two targets: the refrain. In London, for instance, the Morning Star, "Stop the Neutron Bomb: Stop the Nuclear Arms Race." organ of the British Communist Party (CPGB), called for a (Continued on page 45) "new and second campaign against this most horrible of weapons." This second campaign was at its most intense during 1981. Over the past two years, however, it has been relatively muted, because of urgency, from the Soviet standpoint, of preventing the deployment of the INF (Pershing II and Cruise) in Western Europe.

The Anti-Intermediate (Range) Nuclear Force (INF) Campaign From the Soviet viewpoint, the anti-INF campaign has been the most urgent of the three current efforts, because it was tied to a deadline, namely the end of 1983. In one of its most crucial meetings ever, the NATO ministerial council, meeting in Brussels on December 12, 1979, made its famous "two-track" decision: that the new weapons would be deployed from the end of 1983, unless by that time there had been substantial progress in arms con- trol negotiations between the two superpowers. The new weapons were seen as a belated Western response to the highly accurate MIRVed Soviet SS-20 missiles, capable of

Most demonstrators (left, German; right, British) act in sincere conviction, yet unwittingly serve Soviet aims. THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984

For The RED BALL Devised to deliver supplies f to rapidly pedal. The trucks and the tankers they 1945: "The spectacular nature of the advancing were pulling plowed through the advance was due in as great measure sheets of fire and, a short while later, to the men who drove the Red Ball Allied forces delivered the gasoline to Patton. trucks as to those who drove the This was just one of many dramatic tanks." Col. John S. D. Eisenhower, exploits of the Red Ball Express, the USA, Ret., the general's son who in northern legendary transport service that rode served in the European Theatre, said its way into history during the sum- flatly a generation later: "Without it, France, the mer and fall of 1944. the advance across France could not This vital supply line, operating for have been made." famed Red Ball only 11 weeks, was responsible in Our British allies, too, were bug- large measure for the success of the eyed in admiration. Wrote Maj. Gen. Express barrelled Allied thrust through France in World H. Essame, who commanded an infan- War II. Regarded as the longest truck- try brigade in the area: "Few who saw into history in ing operation in military history, the them will ever forget the enthusiasm Red Ball Express, a considerable por- of the Negro drivers, hell-bent what- tion of whose drivers were black ever the risk, to get Gen. Patton his only 81 days. soldiers, is enshrined in a special supplies." niche. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Red Ball, which fed, fueled and Supreme Allied Commander, told helped maintain the Third and First President Franklin D. Roosevelt in (Continued on page 52) By Lester David In late August 1944, a convoy of 13 Army gasoline tanker-trucks barreled across Normandy, France, hitting an even 60 mph over the pockmarked road. Destination: Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army, which was bat- tering its way from Avranches toward Argenton into the Falaise Gap. Patton's armor, moving at break- neck speed after their breakout from the beachhead, needed fuel desperate- ly. To reach the tanks, the convoy had to get through the rubble-strewn town of Coutance, about 30 miles south of the beaches. The road through the village was barely passable, but that wasn't the worst of it. The whole place was burn- ing. Flames engulfed the town's cen- tral station, which lay astride the highway. Huge red tongues of fire lit- erally shot out into the road from the bomb-blasted buildings. A single stray spark coming into contact with gasoline fumes could have blown the entire convoy to bits. The men in the cabs saw what lay Three Red Ball Express drivers take a rare break from hauling badly needed ahead, but not one foot hit a brake gasoline to cook a small breakfast near Alencon, France, in 1944. THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 17 As The Twig Is

Bent. . Nowhere is the adage, "Give me your children and I'll give you a nation," more respected than in the Soviet Union. But will it work?

A third-year Soviet student is already learning a foreign language, along with such obscure historical facts as how the Soviet Union By David L. Sudhalter won WWII singlehandedly.

"Marching, marching, brothers, marching . . . lieve whatever they are told. While Western authorities We'll cross all of Europe from end to end in two smoking were incredulous over the deliberate stonewalling by the breaks. Soviets, most Russians, ostensibly, accepted the flimsy

." And if we have to, then on to Chicago . . story of a "spy plane" invading Soviet airspace, but no one actually knows how successful such internal Soviet indoc- — Song sung in Soviet army camps trination is. They have been taught from early childhood to expect all sorts of plots to invade Mother Russia or to When President Yuri Andropov of the Soviet Union re- cause trouble and dissension within their borders. Indeed, cently invited Samantha Smith of Maine to come to his few Westerners really appreciate the kind of paranoia that country to see how much the Russian people want peace, haunts the Kremlin's masters and has been passed on to he must have known that only a well-trained observer their people almost like an inherited disease. would notice the many subtle differences between Soviet Since the Bolshevik Revolution, no effort or expense has and American children. While it's true that there are been spared to make certain that the Russian people will many similarities among children everywhere, there are remain as docile and pliant as putty in the hands of their serious differences in the upbringing of Soviet and Ameri- Soviet masters. Yet, even the Soviet leaders seem to be can youngsters that could well doom prospects for a peace- worried about the success of the educational process, be- ful future between our peoples. cause not even they know what goes on in the minds of Soviet children are constantly subjected to a system of their "docile" subjects. Nevertheless, it all begins with the universal political and ideological indoctrination that country's children. "Give me your children and I'll give you American children like Samantha would find unbearable. a nation," goes an old proverb. Nowhere is this more true The totalitarian dictators of the Soviet Union long ago dis- than in the Soviet Union, where extraordinary attempts covered that they must harness the wills and minds of are being made to create a nation of true believers who their people if they are to remain in power. will swallow their leaders propaganda without question As the recent downing of a Korean jetliner demonstrat- and obey the commands of the Kremlin blindly. es, the Communist leaders want the Russian people to be- The process begins in the cradle with the indoctrination 18 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 of children as young as two years old. The process is known may seem normal enough, but one must remember the as "collectivization" or "socialization." Since most Soviet political direction that Young Octrobrists also take. The women work at full-time jobs, day-care centers are main purpose of the Young Octobrists and, of course, all situated in every city and hamlet in the Soviet Union. Communist youth organizations, is to make certain future With the care of the very young left in the hands of the Soviet citizens understand well what the state demands of nursery staff, an excellent opportunity for molding infants them: unswerving loyalty and obedience. into the kind of citizens that the Kremlin wants presents Young Octobrists, with the impressionable minds that itself. Thus, indoctrination begins even before a child can all children possess, are treated to ceremonial rituals, sing walk. patriotic songs and listen to war stories from old veterans. Children in nurseries, in addition to the usual care re- They also tend monuments to war dead and march in ceived, also learn early that they have to cooperate with parades. Soviet leaders want to inculcate patriotic virtues others in order to achieve success. For ______in the Young Octobrists at an early example, most toys and games are de- age, and teach them how much value signed so they require two or more is placed on such sacrifices as giving . . you can see children to play with them. Toddlers one's life in defense of the motherland. are taught to look after each other and children 12 years old These children in the Young Octobrist they are usually placed in groups in wearing uniforms and ranks have no other choices of mem- playpens so that they have to associate bership. They cannot join such organ- with their peers, whether they like it carrying guns." izations as Boy or Girl Scouts or 4-H or not. In this way, the young child is groups because the Soviet leadership taught a subtle lesson his future lead- forbids such organizations. If you are ers will want him to understand: only by cooperating with of age, the only organization you can join is the one others can he succeed in accomplishing anything. The re- officially sanctioned by the state and Communist Party. verse of this lesson is also important, namely, that to want This is a well-known and widely used technique common to do anything by yourself is perverse and selfish and can to all totalitarian dictatorships. only end in frustration. The lesson becomes clearer with At the ages of 10 to 14, the Young Octobrists graduate to each passing year: it's unhealthy to act as an individual. membership in the Young Pioneers. Approximately 20 The first organization that a Soviet child enters is the million children all over the USSR are members of the Young Octobrists. Named for the month in which the Bol- Young Pioneers. As a member, a Young Pioneer can spend shevik Revolution began, the Young Octobrists total 15 million his or her leisure time in one of more than 3,000 Pioneer children, 7 to 9 years old. The Young Octobrists are supervised Palaces, attend a summer camp, join a sports team or a by teachers and by older members of the Communist Youth hobby club, and generally enjoy the comradeship of a Organization (Komsomol). Young Pioneer's detachment. But there is also a more seri- After the school day is over, they may go to the local ous side. The Young Pioneers take the following oath when Pioneer Palaces, join clubs or engage in sports. All this (Continued on page 48)

Military indoctrination and training begin early in the Soviet Union. These young seamen in Dniepropetrovsk meet twice a week after class for three years to learn the fundamentals of seamanship. THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 19 From Memories To Microchips: The Story Of The

Jewelers and merchants sold round, Over 40 years after the smoke had medallion-like identification tags to cleared from places with names like Americans marching off to a war of Shiloh, Gettysburg and Chickamauga, fratricide. The tags were molded of the War Department issued General brass or lead and were about the size Order No. 204. The Dec. 20, 1906, DOG of a half dollar, according to military directive said that from then on, all historian Paul F. Braddock. On the officers and enlisted men in the Army back of some Union tags, initially were to wear an aluminum disc anyway, was a picture of Gen. George around their necks "whenever the field McClellan. The medallions were more kit is worn." On the tag were engraved than ornamental keepsakes. They the man's rank, company, regiment or TAG were designed then, as they are now, corps. The "official" dog tag was born. Born more than to identify the dead and wounded. In 1916, with America's entry into Many soldiers during the Civil War World War I looming on a darkening 100 years ago, improvised their own ID's, pinning horizon, the General Order was slips of paper with name and home ad- amended. A second tag was suspended the homely dog tag dress to the backs of their heavy wool from the first by a string or piece of coats, stenciling information on their tape. In case of death, says historian is finally getting knapsacks or scratching it in the soft Braddock, "one of the tags could be a high-tech facelift lead backing of their belt buckles. buried with the body and the other In May 1862, New Yorker John kept with the record of the place of Kennedy wrote the Army offering to burial, and the cause and date of furnish ID discs for all officers and death." men of the Federal Army. The gov- Serial numbers were next. The in- By Jerry Chandler ernment's reaction: a summary rejec- duction of hundreds of thousands of tion with no explanation. Since iden- men into the Army mandated the The realization didn't really hit until I tification tags weren't required during move. On March 16, 1918, name and slipped on the beaded chain with the the Civil War, battle reports and unit serial number were ordered stamped two stamped pieces of metal dangling histories of those tumultuous times on the aluminum tags. Arthur B. from it. The feeling of the cold metal list thousands of dead as "unknown," Crean of Chicago, would, during the tags against my chest was electric. / "never heard from" or simply "missing course of his service, never hesitate to really had joined the Army. If I had at the battle of ." The up- sound-off immediately with his any lingering doubts about that while shot of this was double tragedy for number. It was 1. tossing in my bunk those first few countless families. As military histo- More bureaucratic refinements of nights of basic, all I need do was look rians recount, "For decades after the the new system came as America's in- at the inscription on the tags. For two war, many applications for widow's volvement "over there" intensified. In years and 10 months, my world would pensions were extremely difficult to February 1918, the War Department be denned by five embossed lines. process." recommended that the tags be worn Since the days of the Civil War, "dog outside the undershirt because of re- tags" have been worn by Americans in ports of defacement of the inscription uniform. When their hitches were up, when tags were buried in direct con- most veterans laid the scratched, pit- tact with bodies. In July, General ted pieces of metal away in dresser Headquarters of the American Expe- drawers, to be rediscovered every now ditionary Force ordered that the let- and then among other memorabilia. ters C, H or P be stamped on the discs, When the tags were gently lifted from at the request of the wearer. Catholics, their resting place and fingers run Hebrews and Protestants would be as- lightly across the raised letters, sured a proper burial. memories jumped like sparks to the Tags worn by American seamen be- fingertips. tween 1920 and 1940 were, in some If vets have one common experience, ways, more sophisticated than those of one touchstone, it's the official mili- their khaki-clad counterparts in the tary identification tag. No other object Army. An oval monel (an alloy of better symbolizes the love/hate rela- nickel, copper, iron and manganese) tionship of the individual and the mili- Although the same shape and size, the tag was used. Inscribed on one side in tary experience. prototype "dog tag" isn't a list of facts. printer's ink were the enlisted person's It all began, unofficially, in 1861. It's practically a book. name, first enlistment date, date of 20 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 Tag of the future, worn with standard metal model by Army MISgt. John G. Taylor of the Soldier Data Tag Task Force, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. (left), is made of plastic. Its embedded microchip can hold up to 12,000 characters, enough to record an

individual's personnel file, some vital medical data and a limited pay record. Tag is read by inserting it into a microcomputer, as in view above.

birth and either the designation served for male enlisted personnel. came generally standardized for all U.S.N, or U.S.N.R. On the other side Numbers for others were prefixed: "O" services: name, serial number was a fingerprint. Officers recorded for male commissioned officers; "W" (changed in 1949 to "Service Num- their rank and date of commission, for male Warrant Officers; "T" for ber"), blood type, religion and tetanus while leaving off the birth date. A flight officers of the Army Air Corps; shot date. Navy numbers were unique chemical and heat-treating "L" for commissioned officers of the prefixed by U.S.N., Marine Corps process produced hardened, raised Woman's Army Corps; "V" for WAC numbers by U.S.M.C., and the fledgl- fingerprints and inscriptions. Warrant Officers; "A" for WAC ing Air Force's by A.F. The numbers of When World War II broke out, the enlisted personnel; "R" for hospital Army enlisted personnel were prefixed Navy eliminated the fingerprint and dietitians and "M" for physical with either U.S. (draftee), R.A. had the tag mechanically stamped. therapy aides. (enlistee) or W.A. (WAC). Regular Blood type and religion joined the Identification rose to an art form Army officer's numbers continued to other basic information as, once again, during World War II. Somewhere in be preceded by an O until 1964 when war dictated design. Prior to World the caverns of the War Department, it the block of five digits was finally used War II, the Marine Corps used both was decided that the loss or inten- up. Thus a new prefix: OF. stamped aluminum and etched monel. tional destruction of dentures was be- Service numbers are now a thing of After 1941, the Corps adopted the coming quite a problem. In May 1944 the past, etched forever in the minds of Navy method exclusively. the dilemma was solved. Henceforth, those of us who remember ourselves as The sudden rush of American men noted an entirely serious directive, nervous young recruits ready to blurt and women into uniform produced bu- all dentures would be engraved with out the sequence with tongue-tangling reaucratic chaos and the need for a the name and serial number of its speed and prayerful precision. All more sophisticated identification sys- owner. It was one of the bureaucracy's services have now adopted the ubiqui- tem. The Army created two broad few mandates that was no bark and all tous Social Security number. categories of serial numbers. Simple bite. Despite refinements, the concept seven- or eight-digit numbers usually After the war, tag information be- (Continued on page 62)

THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 21 THOSE g * By Jay Stuller

Are your genes little time bombs tick- ing away in your body? Can you lead a COMPELLING "clean" life, eschewing tobacco, alco- hol, late hours and other vices, jog five miles each morning and still fall prey to cancer, diabetes, heart and myriad other diseases? Does some tiny gene, which contains a kind of biological GENES computer program for life, hold an unalterable blueprint for your un- timely demise? These are not comfort- Genetic research ing thoughts. Genes are, of course, the building is learning more blocks of life. In every human body are some 200 trillion cells, each of which every day about contains roughly 100,000 genes spread along tightly coiled strands of DNA, how our genes the chromosome chains known as the famed "double helix." The DNA control health (deoxyribonucleic acid), carries the body's hereditary instructions, for bet- and behavior ter or worse. But just how much these hereditary traits influence human health and behavior are only now, in

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the last five to 10 years, beginning to of identical twins who were separated Well, the interplay between genetics be understood. at birth, an eerie and downright fas- and environment, especially in hu- Molecular biology is perhaps the cinating bit of research. Despite very mans, is somewhat more complicated hottest field in science today, with ge- different upbringings, these twins than that. netic engineers working marvels in show remarkably similar behavior and Dr. John Norman removes his glass- separating, cutting, moving, decipher- health patterns. es, rubs his weary eyes, leans back in ing and recombining bits of DNA— the All such work is flooding light on a his chair and sighs. The director of re- so-called "gene splicing" of recombin- search at the Texas Heart Institute in ant DNA research. Gene studies, how- Houston — Norman is now with the ever, have lapped over into other Washington Cardiovascular Institute "To stress the genetic biological and social science disci- in the nation's capital — has just come plines. Indeed, increasing evidence of basis of behavior is bound back to his office from several hours of just how much these genes control open-heart surgery, where he has as- health and behavior has reverberated to lead to mischief— to sisted Dr. Denton Cooley on a pair of throughout the worlds of medicine, political use and abuse coronary arterial bypasses and a sociology, psychology, anthropology couple of valve replacements. He pon- and literally dozens of other "ologies." as it always has." ders the question as to why certain And the results of such work, in dis- individuals end up on the Institute's covering the causes of disease and surgical table and others do not. developing new treatments, along with puzzle that has intrigued philosophers, "You know, we do several thousand finding out why man behaves the way physicians, diplomats, and scientists operations here each year," explains he does — perhaps the primal mystery since the beginnings of civilization: Is Norman. "And of course it's true there of life — will have a truly profound im- man shaped more by heredity or are risk factors for heart disease; those pact on the way we live and even die. environment? — the classic question of who smoke or otherwise abuse their For example: nature versus nurture. In matters of bodies are more likely to develop car- • Scientists in several U.S. labora- health, doctors have long made clinical diovascular problems. But the fact is tories have identified what are called observations, noting that heart dis- we see fat patients, thin patients and "oncogenes," or specific genes that play a part in cancer, a discovery that could well speed the finding of cancer's un- derlying cause, as well as better ways to detect and treat the disease. • Geneticists are aiming toward developing a genetic "linkage map," which can be used to trace and, perhaps, predict the inheritance of ge- netic diseases through families. The key is finding as many as 150 reliable markers in the human chromosome set, which can be used to explain why certain genes switch on or off in alter- nating generations. • . Related to this is what's known as "gene therapy," a technique of using genes manipulated through recombin- ant DNA procedures to switch off the mechanisms of undesirable genes, or to turn on a latent gene that could help prevent or fight a disease. • Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical School and the University of Toronto may have dis- covered a gene that confers suscepti- Technician in a French genetic engineering laboratory processes microscopic bility to depression. In fact, genetic re- fragments of DNA, the basic "building block" of life. search could bear out that afflictions like alcoholism, schizophrenia and ease, diabetes and such often tend to perfectly medium individuals. Alco- other such illnesses could have roots run in families. The Austrian monk holics and teetotalers. Chain smokers not in a person's upbringing or en- Gregor Mendel solved some of the se- and those who have never touched to- vironment, as was once believed, but crets of genetic diversity with his pea bacco. Sedentary types and exercise in those strands of DNA. patch more than a century ago. Red- buffs alike. So risk factors alone aren't • Further evidence of what role haired people often have red-haired always at fault; it's obvious there's a genes play in health and behavior — as children, just as prized thoroughbreds tie to genetics." powerful as many environmental are more likely to produce stakes win- Discerning this tie is not so simple, influences — is coming from the study ners than beer-wagon pullers, right? (Continued on page 58)

THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 23 Retirees & Second Home Seekers News to Use OWN YOUR 1984: A 'Pretty Good' Year FLORIDA Although the uneasy international situation and a presidential election will hover over 1984, economists are convinced that 1984 is going to be a pretty good year for starters, at least. Here's how they see it. j — HOME* Inflation: Not Serious: Last year living costs rose a moderate 4 percent, and this year they are not expected to go much over 5 percent. You will notice an (not a mobile home) upturn in grocery prices (especially meat), the cost of new cars and services. However, even in these areas the increases, while burdensome, won't be | only backbreaking. for Wages: Up A Little: Raises likely will be about the same as last year, or a shade higher. Overall, the hikes will be in a 6- to 8-percent range, just enough to 70 stay ahead of living costs. $ month, Jobs: Election Issue: The number of those employed will continue to grow P&I steadily. However, there's another side to this coin: unemployment. While com- ing down slightly, unemployment will continue to remain relatively high and is Yes, you can own a one bed- sure to be an issue in the coming political campaigns. room condominium home in Interest: Up To Stay: Throughout the year, you can expect minor variations the Allen Condominiums in either way, but overall, the cost of borrowing will remain rather high. Cocoa, Florida for a fraction of Suggestion: Good buys in 1984 will be durable household goods and electronic what you thought. Own a two gear of all types. bedroom home for slightly higher prices. Same excellent terms. New Medicare Rules In an effort to curb medical costs, the government now is phasing in a program that, in effect, sets the prices hospitals may charge Medicare patients (aged 65 pay only and older). Technically called "prospective payment plan," the new rules work this way: $1,000 down Hospital treatments are divided into 467 categories, each of which is assigned a fixed fee (it varies somewhat by region and by whether the hospital is in a Full price - $19,000. Fixed rural or urban area). The hospital can't charge Medicare patients more than the rate assumable 20 year ceiling price, but it can keep the difference if its costs are lower. The idea is to mortgage at 10.25% interest/ give hospitals an incentive to be efficient. As for Medicare patients, the new procedure will make only a minimal differ- ence at first. Medicare recipients still will have to pay a deductible of $304 for a • Landscaped grounds hospital stay up to two months and $76 per day for the next 60 days. In the long • Swimming pools run, the new plan should keep the deductible from becoming markedly stiffer. Meantime, Blue Cross-Blue Shield is experimenting in New York with a cost- • Laundry facilities cutting plan of its own to cover patients of all ages. It is lining up physicians and • Low maintenance fee promising to pay them at rates linked to the cost-of-living index. If the plan works in New York, it likely will spread to other areas. • Other quality condominiums in One reason you're seeing more and more attempts at cost-restraining plans is Titusville, Cocoa and Melbourne because competition in the medical field is growing, and resistance to innovation from $19,000 to $61,000! is becoming less intense. PLATINUM COAST MANAGEMENT AND REALTY, INC. Tips From All Over Licensed Real Estate Broker 1711 Dixon Blvd. • Cocoa, Florida 32922 Libraries: Check your public library regularly to see what new programs it has (305) 636-1258 on tap, because library services are expanding rapidly. Some now lend or rent computers, videocassettes and even garden and automotive equipment. Lecture ACT NOW. MAIL COUPON and instruction programs also are being beefed up to include taxes, seminars on TODAY FOR FULL FACTS. obtaining college financial assistance, social science programs and computer lit- eracy. The idea, of course, is to promote community involvement which, in turn, creates support for library budgets. NAME Tires: A new survey by AAA shows that air pumps at service stations are fast your ADDRESS disappearing or don't have proper pressure gauges. Recommendation: Buy own gauge (inexpensive) and keep tires inflated to correct pressure to avoid ex- CITY cessive wear, reduce fuel consumption, and to reduce handling problems. Diabetes: The latest improvement in insulin is a so-called "human insulin" STATE ZIP which, although derived from the pancreas of a pig, is fundamentally identical to that created in humans. Its makers claim purity and effectiveness at about PHONE the same price as prior, top-grade insulins, which cost about 63(2 a day. By Edgar A. Grunwald

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Important veterans' health-care legislation was enacted publications. Action on the regular appropriation can be in November to address the ongoing needs of aging expected at any time, but stability of postal rates for veterans, Vietnam veterans and women veterans. One of non-profit organizations in the remainder of fiscal year the major provisions would extend the highly effective 1984 will depend on final Congressional deliberation "Vet Center" program until Oct. 1, 1988. Another would over this legislation. mandate a VA study of Vietnam-era veterans' problems in adjusting to civilian life, especially with relation to Covert aid for rebel forces in Nicaragua has yet to re- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ceive final consideration by the 98th Congress. The The problems of America's aging veteran population House of Representatives has twice approved an are also addressed by this law, mandating VA to set up a amendment to H.R. 2968, that would prohibit U.S. program of adult day health care centers in those VA "covert" aid for the rebels. This bill, The Intelligence facilities where such a program is cost-effective and a Authorization Act for FY '84, will set spending levels for need exists. The new law also includes a 41 percent in- intelligence operations for the balance of this fiscal year. crease in the per diem rates that the VA pays to state The Senate, on the other hand, had adopted provisions veterans' homes for providing care to eligible veterans. that will provide $19 million for such operation. H.R. A revitalized program of preventive health-care services 2968 now awaits a House/Senate conference where would also be provided to veterans receiving VA members will be forced to work out a compromise ac- health-care services. VA's Department of Medicine & ceptable to both bodies as well as the President. Surgery was also authorized to improve certain pro- grams aimed at recruiting and retaining qualified Radio Marti was enacted on Oct. 4, and President Reagan health-care personnel, especially respiratory and physi- signed it into law. The bill establishes a special broad- cal therapists and nurses. cast service to Cuba. The intent of this "service" is to The special medical problems of female veterans are permit the Cuban people to seek, receive and impart in- recognized, as the VA has been mandated to form an formation and ideas through a media regardless of advisory committee on women veterans. In line with frontiers. As part of the Voice of America network, the this, another of the law's provisions would require the broadcasts to Cuba are required to be objective, accurate VA to ensure that any woman veteran will receive and balanced and to represent a variety of views. Dur- proper care for gender-specific disabilities. ing the signing of the bill, President Reagan said that A recommendation was also made in the law that the this act would break Castro's "monopoly on news and VA Administrator be made a member of the President's information within Cuba." Cabinet. In addition, the new law requires that the VA make a thorough study of the long-term effects of ioniz- Families of servicemen killed by hostile action overseas ing radiation from atomic weapons testing on veterans. will receive an additional amount of assistance if H.R. Two provisions in the original legislation were not 4206 is enacted. This measure would exempt from in- included. One concerned VA reimbursement to veterans come tax the salaries of servicemen killed overseas by for use of chiropractic services; the other would have hostile action after Dec. 31, 1979. The date specified is added dysthymic disorder (depressive neurosis) to the meant to include those who died in the rescue attempt list of disabilities that presume service connection for in Iran, the murdered military adviser in El Salvador former POWs. However, the depressive neurosis provi- and those who died in Lebanon and Grenada. Clearly, sion was dropped because another piece of pending this will provide only a small degree of compensation legislation (S. 1388) contains a similar provision. for the families of these individuals; however, the Legion has supported it as both an appropriate and Funding for postal subsidies, which are critical to the necessary initiative. Under current law, an official operation of non-profit volunteer organizations such as "combat zone" must be established before such an the Legion, have been temporarily stabilized. In exemption may be granted. The legislation is designed November, funding for the postal subsidy was in- to overcome that requirement. cluded, for a second time, in a further continuing ap- propriations resolution, which will expire on Sept. 30, MX funding is assured now that both the House and 1984. This action became necessary when Congress Senate have approved funding provisions in the FY '84 failed to pass the regular Treasury, Postal Service and Department of Defense Appropriations bill, H.R. 4185. General Government Appropriation for 1984 prior to the Specifically, this bill will provide the necessary $2.1 expiration of the first continuing appropriation of this billion required to begin the initial procurement of 21 fiscal year. missiles starting in 1986. These provisions have sur- The Legion has sought full funding for the postal vived repeated attacks in both houses of Congress and subsidy because the only way a large volunteer organ- will take long-needed steps toward modernizing our ization can communicate with its volunteer members is nuclear deterrent force. Legion support for the MX through mailing, in the Legion's case, of The American missile has remained constant throughout the entire de- Legion Magazine and through various Department bate, which has spanned several sessions of Congress.

26 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 such a "welcome," and consequently, By promptly completing the ques- Vietnam Veteran has been instrumental in leading the tionnaire and returning it in the pre- effort to ensure that appropriate addressed and stamped return enve- Study Begins readjustment assistance is provided to lope, the selected individuals will the Vietnam-era veteran. The latest provide important assistance to The In February initiative in this ongoing battle is now American Legion, their fellow under way. Vietnam-era veterans and themselves. "Not only did the Vietnam veteran The first phase of the "Columbia The information provided will be held not return as a hero, most Ameri- University-American Legion Study of in strictest confidence. cans were oblivious to his return. Vietnam Era Veterans" was launched Drs. Steven and Jeanne Stellman The only ones who acknowledged during the final months of 1983. Vol- are the principal researchers. She is his return from the war were the unteer researchers will complete their associate professor of public health at ones who most hated it and him: training this month in order to con- Columbia University. He is assistant the war protesters. Moreover, those vice president for epidemiology with who supported the war were equally the American Cancer Society. Dr. Ste- recalcitrant toward the Vietnam vet- ven Stellman said the study will ex- eran, but for different reasons. Vet- amine the health history of veterans erans of past wars, who have and their children, their military ex- enjoyed the respect and admiration perience and current social status. It of an appreciative nation, refused to will include work histories, the serv- embrace the Vietnam veteran. He ices that have been made available to was a loser, a pothead, a kid who them through agencies like the VA, 'couldn't hack it enough' to win the and the attitudes and perceptions of war like they hadV* the veterans about themselves and their lives. The effects of exposure to Agent Orange and the occurrence of American soldiers who fought and won delayed stress disorders are also wars in Europe and Asia in this cen- factors that will be examined in the tury traditionally returned home to a survey. welcome befitting a hero. They had An advisory committee of independ- gone "Over There" to win wars and ent scientific experts will review the save a nation . . . and the world . . . study protocol to ensure scientific va- from despotic dictatorships and hei- lidity, monitor the study, and review nous enemies of Man and Mankind. the final report that is expected in late When the Americans of those wars re- 1984. turned home, it is true, some suffered The American Legion was chosen for readjustment problems. But for most, the study because it is the largest vet- the trip home provided the needed op- duct the final study, which is slated to erans' organization whose 2.6 million portunity to commiserate, unwind, begin in February. members include nearly 700,000 gear down and get ready for life The collection of data for the study Vietnam-era veterans, and because of among civilians. And when they ar- will be accomplished by a corps of vol- its activities on behalf of Vietnam vet- rived, bands were playing, paraders unteer researchers who will be con- erans. were marching and speakers were tacting by telephone 7,500 Legion- "The Legion will use the informa- praising them and their victory. naires who served in Southeast Asia tion contained in the final report of the That wasn't the case for the nearly 3 and 7,500 members who served in the study to assist veterans in dealing million Americans who served in the armed forces elsewhere during the with VA and other federal agencies Republic of Vietnam between Dec. 22, Vietnam era. and in testimony before Congressional 1961, and May 7, 1975. This combat For this study to be successful, it is committees in order to improve ben- soldier fought where frequently it was of the utmost importance that the in- efits and services to veterans," ex- impossible to distinguish the enemy dividuals randomly selected from the plained John F. Sommer Jr., Deputy from the civilian population. Many membership rosters of six participat- Director of the Legion's Veterans Af- times, the trip home for the Vietnam ing departments (Colorado, Minnesota, fairs and Rehabilitation Division. veteran was a breakneck flight back to Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Sommer is serving as the Legion's "the world," a speedy and sometimes Maryland) and those who subsequent- project officer for the study. jolting rush into reality. He was not ly receive telephone calls from Legion "In addition," Sommer continued, treated as a hero, as someone who de- volunteer researchers, cooperate in "the results of the study will be shared served admiring glances and hand- providing information requested of with the scientific community in order shakes of strangers. Instead, he them. Legionnaires who served during to enhance other ongoing research quickly shed his uniform, tried to dis- the Vietnam era and who receive tele- projects." O solve the vivid memories of combat, phone calls will not be asked to volun- and avoid, as best he could, the still teer, but each will be sent a question- *From "The American Legion Study of spewing venom of protestors. naire about their military service, the Psychological Adjustment Among The American Legion was among their health, and their attitudes and Legion Veterans Final Report" by Dr. the first to recognize the impact of feelings, among other things. Charles R. Figley, April 1978.

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How The Legion Works On Capitol Hill

promote the interests of various The American Legion demonstrate groups (profit-making and non-profit clearly their individual commitment to alike) on issues ranging from defense the Legion and its principal beliefs. It contracts to environmental protection. is unlikely that we would see such commitment if we had hired lobbyists Q. The word "lobbyist" conjures up from outside our membership. an image of a power broker who gains congressional influence for some self- Q. Many Americans have read ac- serving purpose. Is this accurate? counts of unprofessional — even A. Unfortunately, some lobbying dishonest — lobbying techniques. How activity in the past has created a pub- would you characterize our lobbyists' lic image that misrepresents the char- activities? acter and capabilities of most lobbyists A. The Legion believes strongly in Washington. To begin with, lob- that lobbyists should perform several byists do not represent themselves. functions. First, they serve as a source They represent groups of people with of information in defense of Legion common objectives, people who organ- positions on key issues, primarily dur- ize themselves because they desire to ing testimony before congressional have an impact on decision-making at committees. Second, they continually Gary Sammons, Legislative the federal level. In fact, The Ameri- represent the organization on Capitol Commission Chairman can Legion maintains several lobbyists Hill and, therefore, are essentially re- in its Washington office who constitute sponsible for the credibility we main- Although virtually every American the Legislative Commission's profes- tain in the halls of Congress. Third, school child is taught how the US sional staff and who are responsible they are communicators who must Congress works, many later lose inter- for daily, direct communication with reinforce their testimony at appropri- est in the congressional process. Many Capitol Hill. Their primary job is to ate times in order to influence the out- of us begin to view members of Con- promote the viewpoint of the Legion's come of key legislative initiatives. gress as a group who represent them- 2.5 million members. Fourth, they are political analysts who selves rather than those who elected constantly evaluate the appropriate them. Some citizens have even ignored times and methods to maximize "back their voting privilege because they home" contact with Congress. Fifth, believe the established political ma- . . when voters organize they orchestrate "grass roots" pressure chinery has negated the democratic themselves, their impact from our general membership on criti- principle of "one man, one vote." All of cal issues, but only after all previous these perceptions have contributed to can be substantial" efforts have failed to produce the de- a widely held belief that we, as indi- sired results. And finally, all of their viduals, are losing control of the con- efforts are performed in a way that is gressional legislative process. totally honest and brings credit to The Do these perceptions have basis in Q. Why does our organization, con- American Legion, its entire member- fact? To get an answer to this and sidering its size, find it necessary to ship, and all that we stand for. similar questions the magazine re- employ lobbyists to influence Con- cently spoke with Gary Sammons, gress? Q. You have made several refer- Chairman of The American Legion's A. The American Legion, as any ences to key or critical issues. How Legislative Commission. Chairman group, cannot expect to be effective un- many issues are you talking about? Sammons' assessment of the Legion's less its legislative concerns are com- A. Actions taken by the National interaction with Congress and his municated at the proper time and in Convention and the National Exec- views on individual Legionnaires' the proper fashion. A professional staff utive Committee in 1982 and 1983 participation in the political/ legisla- is necessary to monitor congressional produced 290 resolutions calling for tive process follow. activities, to participate in committee congressional response in the 98th hearings, and, when necessary, to Congress. This legislative portfolio Q. Congressmen vote on many di- mobilize our membership to achieve contains instructions on matters rang- verse and complex issues. How do they maximum impact. ing from veterans affairs to defense stay informed on all these matters? spending; from child adoption proce- A. It's impossible for Congressmen Q. Who are these people who lobby dures to juvenile delinquency preven- to be expert on all issues. They rely on behalf of our organization? tion; from foreign aid to immigration heavily on information provided by A. The professional staff of the policy, and from non-profit postal ap- representatives of organizations who Legislative Division, directed by Phil propriations to non-profit tax exemp- are expert on the particular issue in Riggin, serves as the focal point of our tions. Promotion of these resolutions question. More than 3,000 of these lobbying efforts. Of that staff, four are will require our staff to deal with 24 representatives, called "lobbyists," registered lobbyists. Their careers in congressional committees during the

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98th Congress and to testify before contribute campaign money to re-elect Q. Does this political activity re- these committees on more than 100 oc- members of Congress who have striction apply to individual members casions. consistently supported that interest. In of The American Legion? view of our organization's wide- A. No. Legionnaires have always Q. How can the Legislative Division ranging interests, it would be virtually been and will continue to be involved handle that many resolutions at the impossible to identify anyone who had in the political process at all levels of same time? consistently voted with us most of the government. Considering that 92 per- A. Although the staff promotes time. Additionally, I should point out cent of our members are registered every resolution, they are forced to that our portfolio of resolutions reflects voters, we expect active political in- concentrate their efforts on those reso- the cross-sectional nature of our mem- volvement. As individuals, all of us lutions that have the greatest degree bership. Congress, therefore, views should commit ourselves to working of membership support. For example, The American Legion as a microcosm for our favorite candidates, or to run- we can realistically expect more "grass of American views on many issues ning for office ourselves. roots" support for maintaining the VA not as a group of conservatives or lib- hospital system than we can for mod- erals, Republicans or Democrats. Q. Would you say that our approach ifying rules related to harbor dredg- to maintaining influence with Con- ing — both of which are current reso- Q. You explained the philosophical gress is as effective as the political- lutions. reason for the Legion not sponsoring a action-committee approach? political action committee. Are there A. Absolutely, it must be empha- Q. You previously described various others? sized that a voter's responsibility does Legion lobbying activities, but you A. Yes, one more. As a congres- not end when he or she casts that vote. made no reference to an increasing sionally chartered organization, we The voting public has a constitutional popular approach to gaining influence are instructed to conduct our opera- right to "petition" Congress. with Congress: the creation of political tions within certain guidelines. We are Unfortunately, many voters become action committees. Does the Legion to remain non-political, and we are frustrated because they feel their par- have political action committees? encouraged not to promote the candi- ticular letter to Congress won't have A. No, we don't. Political action dacy of any person seeking public any impact on the legislative outcome committees are routinely established office. of a given issue. But when voters join by limited-interest organizations that Continued . . .

Natl. Cdr. Kreul (third from left), Sammons and other Legion leaders present testimony on Capitol Hill.

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with people of similar interests and encourage the local newspaper, as part Legionnaire Of The Month attitudes, organize themselves and are of its public service responsibility, to Is 'Steady As properly guided by competent lobbying report how congressional members are A Rock' advice, their impact can be substan- voting on all issues. tial. As an organization that operates in this manner, the extent of the Q. Obviously, some members of the Legion's impact is limited only by its Legion aren't interested in becoming ability to maintain an informed mem- deeply involved in the legislative pro- bership. cess. Can they contribute in some other way? Q. So, how effective is the Legion? A. Yes, they can. We clearly under- A. Perhaps the most vivid example stand that many of our members are of our influence is illustrated by com- more interested in traditional Legion paring the treatment of veterans' pro- activity at the community level. We grams and the treatment of other encourage those members to com- domestic programs over the past three municate their community service ac- years. Recent federal spending re- tivity to their respective Representa- straints imposed by Congress have re- tives and Senators. It is important sulted in dramatic cuts in various that members of Congress be aware of John Stasny, Post 159, Bryan Tx. domestic programs, while the VA Legion contributions to the public wel- budget has been increased by $3 bil- fare in all states and congressional While he would never brag about it, lion since fiscal year 1981. Congres- districts. Congressional awareness of December's Legionnaire of the Month sional support for veterans' programs such volunteer services creates a may be the holder of a record-setting has been the result of carefully drawn Legion "presence" back home which, distinction among all American legislation addressing legitimate in turn, improves the Legion's reputa- Legion Post Adjutants. needs in combination with a Legion tion in Washington as a responsible John Stasny of Bryan, Texas, com- willingness to communicate its con- organization that is committed to a pleted his 45th and final term this cerns to Congress. better quality of life. Of course, the year as Adjutant of Earl Graham Post However, federal spending re- opportunity is then available to 159. Stasny joined the Post in 1919 straints will continue and we will be enhance our organization's credibility after being discharged from the Army obligated to develop program proposals in Washington based upon this "pres- at Fort Lewis, San Antonio. Post 159 that provide for the greatest possible ence" in the community. disbanded and reorganized twice in efficiency in the expenditure of federal the 1920s, and each time, Stasny was funds. If we fail to meet this obliga- Q. Any final thoughts or advice to there. Since the last reorganization in tion, we will jeopardize the relation- offer Legionnaires? 1928, Stasny has maintained continu- ship that currently exists between the A. Yes, one additional point. De- ous membership. In 1937, he began his veterans community and congressional spite the occasional frustration of at- 45-year career as Post Adjutant. leaders. tempting to communicate with a con- Stasny has worked in virtually all of gressional member who repeatedly op- the Post's volunteer efforts. Particu- Q. It appears that there are serious poses our organization's positions on larly active in Americanism programs, challenges ahead. What advice would certain key issues, it is important that Stasny, for years, chauffeured students you offer individual Legionnaires? those lines of communication remain 100 miles to district and state oratori- A. First, it is absolutely essential open. We often find Senators or Repre- cal contests in Austin. W. H. that we maintain a membership that sentatives who, for example, consist- McGregor, Texas Dept. Adjutant, de- is informed on the issues. All ently oppose us on national defense scribed Stasny as the kind of man who Legionnaires must take advantage of matters, but lead the fight in impor- can always be counted on to "get the every available "in house" information tant child welfare or educational mat- job done. He's quiet and steady as a source — The American Legion Maga- ters. Sooner or later, we will likely rock." zine, Department publications, Com- need the support of virtually all mem- Stasny is as dedicated to serving his mission newsletters, ADVANCE, the bers of Congress and they will need total community as he is to serving the National Legislative News Bulletin ours. © Legion. In 1924, he joined the Bryan and others. Volunteer Fire Department, and in Second, Legionnaires must com- 1928, became one of its first, full-time, municate the Legion's positions. This Current information on all legisla- professional members, serving until activity should include face-to-face tive matters of national significance his retirement, as captain, in 1969. contact with congressional members affecting The American Legion is Stasny has also been a Boy Scout during recess periods, telephone con- provided monthly in the National Commissioner, Red Cross first aid in- tact with congressional district offices, Legislative News bulletin. For a one- structor, and election judge. and telegrams and letters to Capitol year subscription, send $5 to: Unassuming and dedicated, John Hill. Legionnaires should ask to be Stasny is the kind of Legionnaire who placed on mailing lists for material National Legislative Commission reflects in person what it is the Legion routinely distributed by senators and 1608 K Street, N.W. stands for in principle: loyalty to coun- representatives. And everyone should Washington, D.C. 20006 try and service to community.

30 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 Spread Legion's Message Kreul Urges NECmen

With a symbolic poster behind him "Bill of Rights" specifying the benefits showing a mountain climber's spiked that accrue from military service. hammer superimposed over a craggy • Noting that "the most promising mountain, Natl. Cdr. Keith Kreul means to defend the United States challenged the members of the Na- from thermonuclear attack ... is the tional Executive Committee during development of beam weapon technol- the opening session of the 1983 Fall ogy," Resolution 23 urges the devel- Meetings: opment of such weapons. The resolu- "Our task, as I see it, is to renew our tion further urges the President and efforts to bring to the attention of Congress to fund an immediate in- others in our communities just what crease in the high-energy laser prog- The American Legion is all about. We ram, the short wave-length laser and must educate and properly inform the particle-beam programs. citizens of this great land that we rep- • Resolution 27 encourages the Legion Philip B. Onderdonk Jr. resent those same aspirations, ideals to seek state and national legislation to and commitments to helping our fel- make May 7 "Vietnam Veterans Vietnam Vet Named low citizens through community ser- Recognition Day." (May 7, 1975, was vice and involvement," the Comman- the date declared as the end of the US Natl. Judge Advocate der said. "We can do that by highly involvement in the Vietnam War.) active and visible involvement in each • Resolution 34 commends those De- Philip B. Onderdonk Jr., a 41-year-old of our programs, whether it is service partments and subordinate bodies of Baltimore, Md., attorney, was ap- to veterans or seeing to the safety, The American Legion for giving lead- pointed National Judge Advocate of health and education of this nation's ership and support to the project to re- The American Legion effective Nov. 1, youth. In turn, we will experience that store the Statue of Liberty. The reso- 1983, by Natl. Commander Keith groundswell of support that offers lution also urges that a program of Kreul. Onderdonk replaces Bertram G. credibility to our organization when national scope be carried out by the Davis, who retired after 38 years' serv- we . . . pursue our membership's man- national government to rededicate the ice with The American Legion, 23 dates with legislators and others who Statue of Liberty. years of which were as National Judge have a sincere interest in our goals." • Resolution 3 expands the Voluntary Advocate. To that end, the NECmen consid- Service Awards program to include Onderdonk is a member of American ered 75 proposed resolutions, finally Legionnaires who volunteer at non- Legion Post 183 in Parkville, Md. An adopting 35 of them during their two- referral nursing homes, day centers, Army veteran, he earned the Bronze day meeting in Indianapolis. The fol- foster homes and halfway houses. star while serving in Vietnam as a lowing are synopses of significant reso- • Resolution 16 increases the Legion's contracting officer. lutions passed by the NEC: Boy Scout of the Year scholarship from The National Judge Advocate is a • Resolution 6 encourages the VA to a one-time $2,500 award to a $2,000- graduate of Johns Hopkins University exert every effort to help unemployed a-year (up to a maximum of four in Baltimore, and was awarded his law or underemployed veterans prevent years) award. degree, with honors, from the Univer- foreclosure on homes they purchased Members of the NEC were also in- sity of Maryland Law School in 1969. using VA-guaranteed loans. The reso- troduced to Philip B. Onderdonk Jr., a Prior to his appointment, Onderdonk lution also urges The American Legion Vietnam veteran who replaced Ber- was marketing and staff attorney for to support legislation intended to help tram G. Davis as National Judge Ad- Crown Petroleum Corp., Baltimore, these veterans. vocate. Judge Davis, who joined the where he served as legal adviser for a • Resolution 17 mandates that The staff of The American Legion shortly 10-state marketing department. Other American Legion seek an increase in after WWII, officially retired Dec. 31, experience includes service as staff at- funding for veterans programs under 1983. (See related story, page 33.) torney for Mobil Oil Corp., Philadel- Title IV-C of the Job Training Four new commission chairmen were phia and Valley Forge, Pa., and as a Partnership Act. named during the meetings: Dale L. law clerk for U.S. District Judge J. • Resolution 20 strongly urges the Renaud (Iowa), Americanism Commis- William Ditter Jr., of the eastern dis- administration, Congress and the sion; Wendell G. Williams (Wis.), Con- trict of Pennsylvania. public to oppose any action that would vention Commission; Walton D. Griffin National Judge Advocate Onder- increase the perception of an erosion of (Tenn.), Finance Commission, and donk and his wife, Ann, have two chil- benefits due military personnel and Melvin "Doc" Simon (Vt.), Foreign Re- dren, and will make their home in In- urges the Congress to enact a military lations Commission. © dianapolis.

THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 31 NEWS FOR LEGIONNAIRES

Legion Supports Economic Readjustment Legislation Affecting Veterans

The American Legion has long sought to permanent civil service status in a to assist eligible unemployed, under- to establish and preserve economic grade ranging from GS-1 to GS-7. Con- employed or underskilled veterans programs tailored to meet the needs of tact any federal agency or any Office of who wish to use GI Bill education be- Korean, Vietnam-era, disabled and re- Personnel Management Federal Job nefits to complete high school or at- cently separated veterans. The follow- Information Center. This program is tend vocational training schools, even ing is a current list of such programs scheduled to expire Sept. 30, 1984, but if the veteran has been out of service supported by the Legion. Some are an extension is expected. 10 or more years. Eligible veterans new; some are existing programs that Thirty Percent Disabled Program — who use this program are also eligible have recently been granted extensions This is a special, non-competitive hir- for counseling from VA regional by Congress. ing program for veterans of any era offices. The program is scheduled to Emergency Veterans Job Training who have at least a 30-percent rated expire Dec. 31, 1984. Contact a Legion Act — Enacted in August 1983, this disability. After successful completion Post or Department Service Officer, or a program provides training to un- of a training period, conversion to VA regional office for more information. employed Korean, Vietnam-era and permanent civil service status is made. Restoration of Pell Grant Eligibility disabled veterans who have been out Information is available from any for Veterans — Legislation was passed of work at least 15 of the last 20 weeks Office of Personnel Management Fed- in 1981 that tightened the income prior to making application. Eligible veterans could receive on-the-job training for up to nine months (or 15 "Now that these jobs and training programs months if the veteran has a disability rated at 30 percent or more). Employ- are in place, it's up to Legionnaires everywhere ers will be reimbursed for half of the to see to it that eligible veterans get the trainee's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000 per veteran. For additional in- help they need." formation, contact either a Local Vet- erans Employment Representative Frank Kelly, Ga. (LVER) or a Disabled Veterans Out- Economic Commission Chairman reach Specialist (DVOS) at state em- ployment service offices. Information is also available from all VA offices. eral Job Information Center or any criteria used to determine eligibility of Applications for participation in the federal agency. veterans using Pell Grants to attend program by either veterans or employ- Targeted Jobs Tax Credit — Employers college. This legislation was nullified ers are accepted at VA regional offices. may qualify for up to a $3,000 per in 1982. Veterans who wish to attend The program is set to expire Dec. 31, employee tax credit (the first year) and college and are still eligible for GI Bill 1984. up to a $1,500 per employee tax credit education assistance should contact Job Training Partnership Act — The (the second year) by hiring, among the financial aid officers at their JTPA replaces the expiring Com- others, Vietnam-era veterans whose schools for new Pell Grant informa- prehensive Employment and Training income, based on family size, falls tion. Act (CETA) programs. Under Title IV below a certain level. Contact a DVOP Finally, though it is not a program, C of the act, National Veterans Em- or LVER specialist at a state employ- the Veteran Compensation, Education ployment Program, Vietnam-era, dis- ment service office for more informa- and Employment Act has allowed for abled and recently separated veterans tion. some recent federal, administrative are eligible to participate in employ- Special Consideration and Direct fine tuning by placing all veteran em- ment training programs. Grants and Small Business Administration (SBA) ployment programs under the contracts are available to state or Loans for Veterans — In addition to authority of the Assistant Secretary of community organizations to design other programs of the SBA where, by Labor for Veterans Employment, who and implement the training programs. law, special consideration is given to has the responsibility over veterans For more information, contact an veterans, this special, direct loan re-employment rights, and the LVER or DVOP specialist at a state authority establishes a $25 million authority for DVOP and LVER per- employment service office. program for Vietnam-era and disabled sonnel. The measure also expands the Vietnam Era Readjustment Appoint- veterans wishing to start their own responsibility of state directors for ment Authority — This is a special, business. For more information on this veterans' employment. non-competitive hiring authority lim- and all SBA veteran programs, contact For more information about any of ited to Vietnam-era veterans seeking the Veterans Affairs Officer at the these programs, contact: The Ameri- federal employment. After successful nearest SBA office. can Legion, Economics Commission, completion of an established training GI Bill Targeted Delimiting Date 1608 "K" Street, N.W., Washington, period, the veteran will be converted Extension — This program is designed D.C., 20006. O

32 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 ican Legion two months later. Chairman of the National Retirement "The Judge" A member of the Glens Falls Post Committee. 233, Glens Falls, N.Y., Davis began as Following a dinner given in his Retires After an appeals representative in the Na- honor during the 1983 Fall Meetings, tional Rehabilitation Division located Natl. Cdr. Keith Kreul told the as- 38 "fears' Service in the New York Regional Office. He sembly of Davis' longtime Legion and remained there until 1951, when he Auxiliary friends, family and profes- was transferred to the Washington, sional associates: "Judge Davis has

Bertram George "Bert" Davis has re- D.C., office. On Jan. 1, 1955, he was provided us with that special quality tired as National Judge Advocate of appointed legislative assistant to the of wisdom that comes to an organiza- The American Legion. director of the National Legislative tion only rarely. All of you who have Since 1960, Davis arbited numerous Division. In 1958, Judge Davis was participated in the festivities here to- disputes involving interpretation of named Assistant National Judge Ad- night have detailed the Judge's service the Legion Constitution. He was the vocate and, in 1960, he was appointed to The American Legion, to the Na- Legion's resident authority in all legal National Judge Advocate. tional Headquarters, to the Auxiliary, matters, and wrote more than 1,200 Davis' Legion career was marked by and to each of us, individually. opinions on questions submitted by one success after another, and an "I think it is safe to say that each of National Officers, Departments and ever-increasing burden of responsibil- us here feel our own special sense of Posts. He was parliamentarian ex- ity, which he handled as if it were sec- loss with Bert's retirement. But, I also traordinaire at National Conventions ond nature to him. Living by his know," the Commander said, "that if and NEC meetings — the man in the motto, "Make haste slowly" — or as he anyone has earned the right to kick off red cap who spoke with the assurance so often put it: "festina lente" — the his shoes and relax for a while, it's cer- of Solomon, the exactitude of H. M. Judge analyzed each problem, broke it tainly Bert Davis." "Rules of Order" Robert, and the easy into its component parts and assured Judge Davis and his wife, Violet, humor of one who is at ease with him- all those affected that the solution plan to make their retirement home in self and the world. wasn't nearly so elusive as it at first Florida. © Known simply and affectionately by appeared. all as "The Judge," he served during In addition to serving as National World War II with the famed 7th Ar- Judge Advocate, Davis served as Pub- Sites Named Publisher mored Division. After participating in lisher of The American Legion Maga- and Editor in Chief five campaigns — Normandy, Northern zine from July 1978 until June 1981. France, the Rhineland, Central He also served as Assistant National The appointment of James N. Sites as Europe and the Ardennes — Davis left Treasurer, Counsel General to The Publisher/Editor in Cheif of The the Army in September 1945 and American Legion Auxiliary, and American Legion Magazine was an- began his tour of duty with The Amer- nounced Oct. 18, 1983, by Natl. Adj. Robert W. Spanogle. Sites, who served at sea during WWII, replaces former publisher Dean B. Nelson, who retired after more than 31 years' service with The American Legion Magazine. Sites has more than 35 years' expe- rience in reporting, public relations and goverment. He has contributed articles to the Magazine since 1956 and has written extensively on eco- nomics, politics and communications for many other leading U.S. publica- tions. Sites, the owner of a public relations counseling firm, is chairman of the Scandinavia- America Communica- tions Network and publisher of Headliner/Byliner News Service, a by-lined column used by 5,000 news- papers. From 1968-74, he was director of public affairs for the U.S. Treasury Department and personal communi- cations aide to William E. Simon, treasury secretary during the Ford administration. Born in Pittsburgh in 1924, Sites The dinner was over, but the fun was only beginning at the 'celebrity roasf and his wife, Inger, are the parents of for Judge Davis. Here, he shares an insight with Natl. Cdr. Kreul. two sons.

THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 33 Department Commanders, 1983-84

The American Legion Department Com- manders and National Executive Commit- teemen for the 1983-84 term are shown on

Carmel D. Olive Walter Bumala William H. Jarvis Larry Browne Hal Goldman these two facing pages. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California The Commanders are elected by Depart- ment conventions and serve for one year. The Committeemen are elected in the same manner for a two-year term. The National Commander and five National Vice Commanders and the National Chaplain

Edward Grube Ovie Vernon Frank D'Angelo Donavon L. Orth Robert L. Waters Canada Colorado Connecticut Delaware Dist. of Columbia \

Donald R. Gorsett Harry F. McDowell Robert H. Winkler A.F. Alderman Bernard K. Y. M. Don Stewart Edward Czaja Gerald L. Bole Florida France Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa

Michele Ferrara Dick Jepsen Cameron L. King Anthony Buras F. R. Donley, Sr. James Loughran D. M. Dickson Marjorie L. Lockett Italy Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mexico

Milton Lobstein Conrad J. Erickson Henry Macoy Joe Frank, Jr. Herman Jensen Lowell W. Feye Louis S. Pardy A. J. Hunnewell Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire

Stooksberry Tom Strider N.S. Carozzoni, Jr Alejo S. Santos Jose N. Palmer James J. Converse Bernard L. Black Wilbur Saukerson D. Tennessee Panama Canal Pennsylvania Philippines Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota

Neuman Helen F. Benth E. Sonntag, Jr. Byron M. Lewis Milton Willis, Jr. James F. Draper Norman J. Reining Miles Epling Duane W. Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

34 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 National Executive Committeemen, 1983-84 mm

are also members of the policy-making NEC.

The National Commander is chairman of the

NEC. In addition, all living and past National

Commanders are life members of the Com- Andrew J. Cooper Robert G. Blair Louis M. Pellon Lawrence E. Fisher Robert L. Schwartz Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas mittee with a voice but no vote. California The 58 Legion Departments include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Com- monwealth of Puerto Rico, Panama, Mexico. Canada, The Philippines, Italy and France.

J. Archie Corriveau Charles Pat Smith Henry S. Bialoglowy Edward M. Knight Joseph G. Kelly Canada Colorado Connecticut Delaware Dist. of Columbia

A. L. Ulchar, Sr. William S. Lombardo W. D. Harrell Kenneth McAtee George Serr Charles Kinkade Gilbert E.Sheeks Mark J. Studer Florida France Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa

K Frank C. Bottigliero U. S. "Udie" Grant N. H. Gadlage Carroll B. Fields Anthony G. Jordan Calvin E. Patton John P. Comer Harry Wright Italy Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mexico

Warren R. Davies Robert W. Durand Richard M. Pedro Robert A. "Bob" Tart Q. R. Schulte W. Dean Scholl Tom C. Smith T. Les Galloway New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon SB

William B. Cain Romeo J. Routhier Stephen J. Mikosky Ernesto P. Golez Luis A. Andujar R. S. Sanchas E. Roy Stone, Jr. Donald Clarke Panama Canal Pennsylvania Philippines Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee

Shatter C. Lynn Steward W. E. Christoffersen John Morrissey Emmett B. Burley W. H. Dunn Jack T. Gnbben brvin van uyKe Frank M. Texas Utah \fermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 35 NEWS FOR LEGIONNAIRES

Shatter St., San Angelo, TX 76901 (915) 653-3607 8339 OUTFIT REUNIONS Composite Sq. VC-83 (July-San Diego) Torn Parady, 308th Fighter Sq., 31st Ftr. Grp. (May-Orlando, FL) 8625 Jenny Ave., San Diego, CA 92123 (714) 277-8539 Ralph Francis, 12194 69th Ave., No., Seminole, FL PBM Mariners (May-San Diego) Richard Gingrich, 468 33542 (813) 393-3831 Reunion will be held in month indicated. For particu- E. Baltimore, Greencastle, PA 17225 (717) 597-8250 347th Serv. Sq., 8th Air Force (Bovingdon, England) lars, write person whose address is given. Notices ac- U.S. Naval Receiving Station (Aiea Hts., Pearl Har- (WWII) (Oct-Shreveport, LA) Theodore Dugan, 116 9th cepted on official forms only. For form, send stamped, bor) (June) Charles Osterholt, Jr., 3526 10th St. NE, Ave., Folsom, PA 19033 (215) 543-6964 self-addressed envelope to O.R. Form, American Legion St. Petersburg, FL 33704 (813) 896-4929 350th Bomb Sq., 100th Bomb Grp., Crew 388 (Mar- Magazine, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. Notices VP-24 (1947-52, Atlantic City, NJ, Patexent River, Cleveland) Leonard Woodruff, 636 Thad Dr., Irving, TX must be received five months before scheduled reunion. MD, Chincoteague, VA) (June-Patuxent River, MD) 75061 (214) 254-6050 Earliest submissions are favored when the volume of D.L. Wiley, Wynne Rd., Ridge, MD 20680 390th Bomb Sq. (June-Estes Park, CO) J.B. Herring, notices is too great to print them all. Notice of Outfit VP-83/VPB-107 (June-Pequot Lakes, MN) Wally 3129 Newcastle, Dallas, TX 75220 (214) 351-6166 Reunions are run only once during a calendar year. Schmoll, Star Rt. 2, Box 144, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 451st Bomb Grp. Ltd., 15th A.F. (Aug-Dayton, OH) Bob (218) 562-4524 Karstensen, 1032 S. State St., Marengo, IL 60152 (815) Army VPB-203 (May-Norfolk, VA) R.L. Jones, 123 Moon- 568-7766 light Dr., Piano, TX 75074 (214) 422-2266 707th AW Reporting Co., Kirlof Platoon (Amchitka 12th Arm'd Div. Assn. (Mid-West Chapter) (Mar- VR-1 (Nav. 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(SP) (Korea) (July-Sandusky, OH) 788-7366 547- Gene Ross, 532 Race St., Clyde, OH 43410 (419) USS Belleauwood (CVL 24) (May-Binghamton, NY) Edson's Raiders Assn. (Feb-Quantico, VA) Irvin 8839 Vern Gillett, 48 George St., Binghamton, NY 13904 Reynolds, Box 980, Washington, DC 20044 (301) 599- (July-Philadelphia) 78th Inf. Div. (WWI, WWII) Edwin (607) 724-1477 6247 Miller, 401 Locust Ln., Westchester, PA 19380 USS Block Island (CVE 21 & 106) (May-Boston) Weber Marine Air Groups 12 & 14, (All Sqdns.) (WWII) 86th Chemical Mortar Bn. (May-Philadelphia) Robert Torres, Jr., 118 E. Morgan St., Fairhaven, MA 02719 (May-Macon, GA) James Newsom, Box 547, Madison, Ford, 17 Ln., Woodstown, (609) Kresswold NJ 08098 (61*7) 994-0291 GA 30650 (404) 342-3246 769-1004 USS Columbia (CL 56) (Mav-Columbia, SO Harold "I" Co., 3rd Bn., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Div. (Apr- 103rd Inf. Regt., 43rd Inf. (Winged Victory Div.) Martin, 209 SE 48th St., Tbpeka, KS 66609 (913) 862- Jacksonville Beach, FL) William Tracy, 14750 Beach Evergreen (May-Portland, ME) Michael Swisko, 11 Rd., 2197 Blvd., #34, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 (904) 249- Portland, 04106 (207) 775-1692 So. ME USS Iowa (BB 61) (July-Pascagoula, MS) John Larsen, 7074 105th AAA AW Bn. Assn. (WWII) (June-Muncie, IN) Box 225. Underwood, IA 51576 (712) 566-2041 Margaret Baker, Rt. 1, Box 276A, Strasburg, OH 44680 USS Izard (DD 589) (July-Georgetown, OH) Elmer (216) 878-5080 South, 601 S. Main, Georgetown, OH 45121 (513) 378- 121st Inf. Regt. Assn. (May-Macon, GA) James Brake, 3106 TAPS 1069 Mimosa Dr., Macon, GA 31204 (912) 742-0054 USS Longshaw (DD 559) (May- Philadelphia) Charles 155th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Bn., 17th Airborne Div. Duffy, 2718 Salem Dr., Bensalem, PA 19020 (215) 639- The Taps Notice mentions, whenever (May-Norfolk, VA) Samuel Pinner, Jr., 2700 Vimy 5087 857-7690 Ridge Ave., Norfolk VA 23509 (804) USS LST 241 (Myassis Dragon) (June-Tucson, AZ) E.J. possible, those Legionnaires who have 305th QM Bn. (WWII) (June-England) Col. Max Good- Kron, 624 5th Ave., San Manual, AZ 85631 (602) 385- or man, 1121 Crandon Blvd. E801, Key Biscavne, FL 2610 held high National Department 33149 (305) 361-1688 USS LST 281 (WWII) (June-South Lake Tahoe, CA) Fran Office in or the gov- (Apr-Branson, Mancel Wilson, the Legion US 343rd Ord. Depot MO) Giustina, Box 9085, So. Lake Tahoe, CA 95731 (916) Box 131, Alsey, IL 62610 (217) 742-3266 544-7383 ernment, or who have attained other 347th Station Hospital (May-Clearwater FL) Edward USS Minneapolis (CA 36) (May-Philadelphia) Chaplain Ryan, 105th Terr. No., Largo, 3354.3 (813) forms of national prominence. 9656 FL D.K. Theobald, Box 227, Harrison, NY 10528 397-4024 USS Morris (DD 417) (June-Bloomington, IN) Edward 448th AAA AW Bn. (June-Columbus, OH) Ike Kendall, Bratton, 1399 9th Ave., Apt 817, San Diego, CA 92101 1, Silver (219) 352-2864 Box Lake, IN 46982 (619) 236-1511 Philip Lustig, Ohio Department 493rd Eng. Heavy Shop Co. (1942-46) (May-Jonervill, Albert Bremerton, Commander (1955-56), Department TX) Fox, 2821 Pine Rd„ WA 98310 USS Otus (AS or ARG 20) (June-Detroit) Vince Boido, 373-5698 (206) 55960 W. Grand River, New Hudson. MI 48165 (313) Vice Commander (1953-55). 503rd Parachute RCT Assn. (WWII) (July-Seattle) Ver- 437-2626 non Garner, 6918 Cascade Ave., Gig Harbor, WA 98335 USS PC 564 (USS Chadron) (Julv-Washington) Wesley James Orveld Lang, Wash. De- (206) 858-8465 Johnson, 6484 N. Park Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220 Engr. Base Depot (May- Houston) Emanual partment Commander (1976-77), De- 710th Co. (317) 253-4801 Criminale, 4420 Lemac, Houston, TX 77096 (713) 728- USS PC 1137 (June-Iowa City, IA) Lester Tweed, Rt. 2. Vice (1974-75). 1377 partment Commander Box 407, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 (218) 568-5875 (June-Grand Rapids, MI) Floyd 744th Railway Oper. Bn USS Pennsylvania (BB 38) (July-Memphis, TN) Leon James W. Hammond, Ky. Alter- DeYoung, 5718 N. Seagull, Belmont, MI 49306 (616) Cooper, 10905 Old Harbor Rd., Ft. Smith, AR 72903 nate National Executive Commit- 874-7029 (501) 452-6958 748th Engr. Base Equip Co. (June-St. Louis) James USS Peterson (DE 152) (July-Indianapolis) Russell Jen- teeman (1937-45), Department Com- Jr., Dr., Martin, 5945 Feenwood Zachary, LA 70791 sen, 1324 Stanley Rd., Plainfield, IN 46168 (317) 839- (504) 654-9451 2809 mander (1935-36). 748th Railroad Oper. Bn. (June-Nashville, TN) Fred USS Price (DE 332) (May-Chattanooga, TN) Henry Giuseppe F. Iacono, Italy Depart- Beene, 932 Baddour Pky., Lebanon, TN 37087 (615) Graves, 201 Bales Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37412 (615) 444-1836 867-7628 ment Commander (1976-78), Depart- 866th Army Engrs. (July-Springfield, MO) Owen Mar- USS Raleigh (CL 7) (Apr-Las Vegas, NV) J.V. Lewis, shall, 101 Aspen Cir., Nixa, 65714 (417) 725-1262 Mo 9100 Hemlock St., Cucamonga, CA 91730 (714) 987- ment Vice Commander (1970-72, 904th F.A. Bn., 79th Inf. Div. (July-Columbus, OH) John 5648 1974-76). Radebaugh, 10273 E. River, Elyria, OH 44035 (216) USS Reno (CL 96X1943-45) (June- Reno, NV) Ethel Post, 322-6588 Rt. 1, Box 13A, Philomath, OR 97370 (503) 929-5377 Glen L. Denton, Mont. Department "C" Btry., 313th F.A. Bn., 80th Div. (May-Fort Mitchell, USS Segundo (SS 398) (June-San Diego) Dale Voss, KY) Walter Porter, 5912 Cornick Run Rd., Ripley, OH 1493A Gustavo St., El Cajon, CA 92020 (619) 444-8677 Commander (1947-48), Department 45167 (513) 392-4604 USS Swanson (DD 443) (July-Oshkosh, WI) R.J. Kilgas, "A" Co., 136th Inf., 33rd Div. (Mav-Ft. Wayne, IN) Lyle Vice Commander (1946-47). 920 State St., Kaukauna, WI 54130 (414) 766-3066 Powers, 202 S. 7th St., Brighton, MI 48116 (313) 229- USS Trathen (DD 530) (May) William Carter, 236 E. 2149 Main St., Washington, NC 27889 (919) 946-3205 "A" Co., 158th AVN Bn., 101st Airborne (Ghost Riders-Camp Evans-RVN) (June-Ft. Rucker, AL) COMRADES IN DISTRESS Robert Owens, Rt. 1, Box 130, Headland, AL 36345, Air Force (205) 693-3891 Readers who can help these veterans are urged to do so. "A" Co., 177th Engr. Bn. (May-Youngstown, OH) Dale 9th Air Materiel Sq. (Formerly 1st Materiel Sq.) Usually a statement is needed in support of a VA claim. Boland, 5111 Rockwell Rd., Youngstown, OH 44515 (June-Oklahoma Citv) Fred Loflin, 3829 NW 58th Terr., Notices are run only at the request of American Legion (216) 799-0455 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 (405) 942-4137 Service officers representing claimants, using Search for "B" Co., 785th MP Bn. (July-Rome, GA) Carlton Wood. 14th Fighter Sq., 53rd Ftr. Grp. (Panama Canal Witness Forms available only from State Legion Service

Rt. 3, Buchannan, GA 30113 (404) 646-5493 Zone-1941-42) (Apr-Nashville, TN) Robert Johnston, Officers. Please contact CID # . The American Legion "HQ" Co., 59th Inf. Brig. Assn. (May-Macon, GA) J.C. 6031 Hollywood Blvd., Sarasota, FL 33581 (813) 924- Magazine, P.O. Box 1055, 700 N. Pennsylvania St., In- McCuIlough, Jr., 932 Curry Dr., Macon, GA 31211 6726 dianapolis, Ind. 46206. "F" Troop, 124th Cavalrv (Apr-Mineral Wells, TX) 46th Serv. Group (Baer Field) (WWII) (July- Hugh Warren, Star Rt., Box 56, Mineral Wells, TX Montpelier, OH) Carl Below, 922 S. 109th St., West Al- "I" Co., 8th Inf. Regt., 4th Div. Louis Easterling is seek- 76067 (817) 325-3193 lis, WI 53214 (414) 771-3815 ing witnesses to verify a claim that while stationed at Army Aviation Assn. of America Inc. (Mar- 63rd & 88th Airdrome Sqdns. (June-Niagara Falls, NY) Normandy, France in August 1944, he was wounded by Washington), Ms. Lynn Coakley, AAAA, 1 Crestwood Louis Linhart, 33 Gath Terr., Tbnawanda, NY 14150 enemy fire. Contact CID 911 Rd., Westport, CT 06880 (203) 226-8184 (716) 693-8024 77th Div. Lloyd A. Noel needs witnesses to verify a claim 79th Troop Carrier Sq. (436th TC Grp.) (WWII) (June- that while stationed at ORMOC Leyte, Phillipines in St. Louis) Roger Airgood, 1635 N. 12th St., Lafayette, November 1944, he suffered a hearing injury during a IN 47904 (317) 742-0357 mortar shell attack. Contact CID 913 Navy 96th Depot Repair Sq., 16th Air Dpt. Grp. (June-St. Unit X, Camp 60. John Sheppard, Jr. needs witnesses to Louis) Edward Ryan, 12132 Spanish Blvd., St. Louis, verify a claim that while stationed at Norfolk, Virginia 46th Seabees (May-Arlington, TX) W.M. Fry, 1820 MO 63138 (314) 355-3173 in September 1943, he suffered head and back injuries Melissa, Arlington, TX 76010 (817) 265-9157 307th Air Refueling Sq. (1954-65) (Mar-Tucson, AZ) Bill from an explosion at Norfolk Training Center. Contact 129th NCB (May-Arlington, TX) Keith Arnold, 1526 Davern, 8916 E. 25th St. Tucson, AZ 85710 (602) 296- CID 914

36 THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 CERTIFICATE OF CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE OF CLEARANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

as low as ^5 Per carat Until Midnight, January 2nd $2,480,000.00 Genuine Stone Clearance

f^TTf?T7D • Each Precious Stone purchased within the deadline will be accom- ri%£ik v/M K UI\c panied by a second Stone of same size and quality shipped FREE.

Poole's Ltd. has been authorized by a cash-short gem of Authenticity. To participate in the Clearance, check dealer to liquidate immediately an entire $2,480,000.00 the boxes next to the Stones you desire, indicate quantity inventory of gemstones originally imported for setting and carat size, complete the shipping information and into quality jewelry. Stones will be shipped packaged in mail this entire Certificate before the deadline. Money- cushioned jewelers' cases accompanied by Certificates back guarantee on all purchases.

1 to 2 carat EMERALDS 1 to 4 carat GARNETS 1 to 10 carat BLACK FROM SOUTH AMERICA. FROM INDIA. Brilliant red STAR OF INDIA. A glowing Exquisite green marvels of stones often mistaken for beauty distinguished by the Nature carefully faceted and costly rubies. Faceted and highly visible four-prong star hand-polished. Indicate: hand-polished. Indicate: Polished cabochon. Indicate

Quantity Quantity Quantity : Carat size (1 or 2) Carat size (1-4) Carat size (1-10)

gnu per ct. = $ $5. per ct. = $ $5 perct. = $

1to3carat RUBIES FROM GENUINE CULTURED 1to3carat0PALSFR0M PEARLS FROM JAPAN. Top INDIA. The Lord of Gems! AUSTRALIA. A rich, fiery quality Pearl each Each deep red stone has 5mm rainbow of color bursts from for string- been beautifully faceted and drilled, ready these glowing opals. Highly hand-polished. Indicate: ing or to hold as a store polished cabochon. Indicate Quantity of value. Quantity Carat size (1-3) Quantity Carat size (1-3) $10 per ct. = $ $6 each = $ $16 per ct. = $

1 to 5 carat SAPPHIRES 2 to 5 carats BLUE 1 or 2 carat PERIDOT FROM THAILAND. A deep TOPAZ FROM BRAZIL. A FROM MEXICO. Clear, vi- blue classic, one of the most dazzling sky blue color brant, a soft yellow-green; loved stones today. Faceted that is cherished by as- ahighly valued stone, faceted and polished. Indicate: tute collectors. and hand-polished. Indicate Quantity Quantity Quantity Carat size (1-5) Carat size (2 to 5) Carat size (1 or 2)

$10 per ct. = $ $20 per ct. = $ $18 perct. = $

1 to 10 carat AMETHYST 2 to 15 carat STAR RUBY 1 to 3 carat MOONSTONE FROM SOUTH AMERICA. FROM INDIA. A deep, sultry FROMINDIA.Thisshimmer- Fabulous purple, the favorite red stone with a star that ing white-bluish stone emits of royalty. Fully faceted and glows within. Highly pol- a mysterious "catseye". Pol- hand-polished. Indicate: shed cabochon. Indicate: ished cabochon. Indicate: Quantity Quantity Quantity Carat size (1-10) Carat size (2-15) Carat size (1-3) $9 per ct. = $ $16 per ct. = $ $5 perct. = $

POOLE'S LTD., Dept. of Liquidation, Offer #PS-200 89 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10003

I am responding within the time limit to Poole's Ltd. Genuine Stone Clearance. Please send me the items Total Dollar Value of the checked above, in the quantities and carat sizes in- Items I Have Indicated Above dicated. (Note: Professional gem dealers and jew- elers must New York residents add sales lax enclose proper State resale numbers). I understand that each Stone purchased within the First Class Postage & Handling deadline will be accompanied by a second Stone of up to $10.00 the same size and quality shipped FREE, and that $2.50 J10.0I- 15 00 3.00

I return may my purchase for full refund (less post- 15.01- 20.00 3.50 age and handling, of course), if not delighted. 20 01 & over 4.00

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Never suffer from making sure blackout rules were obeyed — at night, the men had to drive with their headlamps covered bad knees again! except for thin slits, or "cat's eyes," which cast little illumination. Not the least of the MPs' duties was In all my years in football, women and children lead- to ensure no vehicle, civilian or mili- I've seen some of the worst ing active, pain-free lives tary, got on the supply route, except knee injuries you can im- in spite of the fact that those bearing the red circle. They agine. Even when the they have serious knee didn't always succeed. Once a GI was finest surgeons around did problems. It makes me feel missing from his unit for the better all they could to repair good to know that my sup- part of a day. 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THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARY 1984 59 . . . Continued at birth. (Monozygotic twins come glasses and when they met sported his massive Sociobiology: The New from a single fertilized egg, while fra- two-pocket shirts with epaulets. Each Synthesis. A watershed of scholarly re- ternal twins develop from two eggs stored rubber bands on his wrist, read search and insight, the half-million- and two sperm.) The Minnesota Study magazines back to front, flushed the word book crystallized a number of di- of Twins Reared Apart has shown in- toilet before he used it, was absent- verse concepts. For 26 chapters Wilson disputably that genes go much further minded and dipped buttered toast in discussed the role of genetics in ani- in controlling behavior than ever be- his coffee. Strangely, both thought it mal behavior, but added a 27th, which fore thought possible. utterly riotous to sneeze loudly in broadly speculated on the connection Take, for example, the pair known crowded elevators, just to watch the between genes and man's behavior. as the "Jim twins." Jim Springer and discomfort of other passengers. By speculating about man, Wilson Jim Lewis were adopted as infants Are there specific genes for all these ran into a firestorm of criticism. Be- into working-class Ohio families. Dur- things? Bouchard and his fellow re- havioral genetics deals in the world of ing their childhood, both, it turned searchers don't think there is a par- "selfish genes," genes that may control out, liked math but not spelling; they'd ticular gene that compels one to wear and guide altruism, self-sacrifice and each had law enforcement training seven rings, but they do believe there other traits thought purely "human," and served as part-time deputy are genes for pretty hands, which may what separates us from animals. sheriffs. Both drove Chevrolets and, create a disposition for wearing rings. Genes may limit our ability to learn curiously enough, owned dogs named And to Bouchard, the differences be- and exceed natural limits. But while Toy, and had married and divorced tween the twins may be as important Wilson by no means thinks we are women named Linda, and then as the intriguing similarities. He rec- simply genetic robots, he has solid entered second marriages to women ognizes with what he tampers: "In a theories behind his case for genetic named Betty. Their sons were named sense we're tempering the idea of the influence on our behavior. And it set James Allan and James Alan; the men importance of family in child-rearing," off academic alarms. had identical smoking and drinking he explains. "Our findings suggest the "To stress the genetic basis of be- patterns; chewed their fingernails and subtle differences between and within havior," said Jonathan Beckwith, a found they liked vacationing at the families are not as important as people Harvard molecular biologist, "is bound same beach in Florida. Equally spooky have thought in determining interests, to lead to mischief— to political use was that both were amateur carpen- abilities and personalities. The data and abuse — as it always has in the we've got is awfully descriptive. Still, past." Indeed, the Nazis, Fascists and there's strong evidence for environ- all manner of conquering armies have mental influences, too." used a racial-genetic superiority ex- Does behavioral genetics Other twin research is being con- cuse for their slaughter of those unlike spur murderous mischief? ducted at the University of Louisville, themselves. Beckwith, among others, where professor of Pediatrics Ron Wil- urged a ban on behavioral genetics son is using identical and fraternal research. twins (none separated, as in Bou- In the early 1970s a polarization had ters and had fashioned, unknown to chard's work), the latter as a control already taken place between those each other, virtually identical white group. Wilson, when he can, is study- who felt genes controlled behavior, benches around trees in their respec- ing twins from the moment they're and anthropologists and sociologists tive front yards. born. "It's a longitudinal study that who insisted we're born as blank Other pairs likewise showed eerie won't have a great payout for some ." slates; malleable creatures who can be similarities: two British housewives, time. But when it does . . nurtured into responsible citizens or Barbara and Daphne, separated dur- What Wilson is looking for is how raised as common jerks. No one, of ing World War II and now in their late genetics influence the development course, believed genes or environment 30s, got off the plane in Minneapolis process, particularly learning ability. exclusively controlled behavior. But and were found each to be wearing "We know that children have shifts in until Wilson brought substance to the seven rings! One had named a son their development," he says. "You see science in Sociobiology and subsequent Richard Andrew and the other Andrew it in slow starters who suddenly works, opening the way for still more Richard. But perhaps the greatest sen- bloom, or precocious kids who sud- research, debate fomented rather than sation was caused by Oskar Stohr and denly hit a plateau. We think genetics progressed. Jack Yufe, a pair with the most dra- play a role, and by studying twins we Tracing genes and behavior, separat- matic background differences. hope to get a more detailed idea of ing it from environmental influences, Born in Trinidad of a Jewish father when certain genetic factors trigger appeared downright impossible. Until, and German mother, they were sepa- such changes." that is, Thomas Bouchard and associ- rated not long after birth. Oskar went If genetics do play a role, identical ates organized what are lovingly and to Germany with his mother and was twins should be synchronized in their with a straight face called the "Min- raised by his grandmother as a Catho- development shifts, or much more so nesota Twins," in what he calls "the lic and Nazi youth member. Jack was than fraternal twins. And since the ultimate experiment in behavioral ge- raised in the Caribbean as a Jew, lived environments are fairly similar — netics." Bouchard, a professor of psy- in Israel for a time and settled in San parents, says Wilson, do try to treat chology at the University of Min- Diego. They might as well have been twins as individuals, creating some nesota, has found 36 pairs of mono- brought up on different planets. nurturing dissimilarities — the genetic zygotic twins, genetically identical Ah, but similarities began to shine signs of such changes should be appar- pairs who through fate were separated through: both wore wire-rimmed ent. The end goal, a practical applica-

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