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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. THE AMERICAN LEGION/JANUARy 1984 1 i Buy The Best Part Of Florida At The Best Possible Price From The $40s Only Veterans Village delivers a home this good for *- a price this low. Two bedrooms and bath, eat-in kitchen o Atlantic with range. A large garage, heat pump, fully sodded ^ landscaped lot all from the $40s, and all just 20 minutes ^ Ocean from gulf beaches and several regional shopping malls. y But even with all this, there's one thing that could make Gulf of Mexico the best part of Florida better... you. Drop us a line today because you deserve the best. 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