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ments by experts who believed that it was a surtax also going up. Say it like it is. as the article indicates. Medicare will good law. We 've since learned, as the Everyone who is Medicare-eligible will continue to pay 80 percent of allowed following letters indicate, that the law may pay a 15 percent surtax on their federal doctor's bills, but the 20 percent plus liave seriousflaws. income tax. Granted, the cap is $800 balance remains the obligation of the

per person in 1989, but it goes to patient. $1 ,050 in 1993. The Treasury estimates This law contributes little to those Law of Flaws that by 2005, couples will pay closer to who already have coverage. This law $8,000 per year. places in doubt the will of Congress to I was appalled at your rosy view of George D. Wiehl control medical costs. This law contra- the new catastrophic health-care bill, Damascus, Md. dicts the President's continuing prom- which is, actually, a cruel hoax foisted ises that taxes would not be raised. upon the elderly. Surely the writer has You failed to indicate the great tax I believe The American Legion and not read Medicare's recent pamphlet, increase on the retired elderly World its membership should support legisla- "Medicare Has Improved." II veterans living War who are currently tion to place a one-year moratorium on When this new pamphlet arrived in on retirement, Social Security and the implementation of this law until the mail, I took hope and read it income from interest. The statement, Congress can have the opportunity to breathlessly. "They're going to save us "The top costs will be levied on singles repeal or improve it. old folks from financial ruin," they say. earn than $50,000 a year and who more Oscar J. Hurok Untold benefits, I read, would be paid couples whose incomes exceed Santa Monica, Calif. if I hospitalized for me were a long time $90,000," is false. Your article would for a catastrophic illness. But then I mislead members of The American Now, across the country, a coalition recalled horror stories I'd heard about Legion to believe all taxpayers are to be against this unfair law has begun and most patients being booted out of the taxed. This is untrue. Only the elderly it's growing by the thousands each day. hospital almost as soon as they could Medicare-eligibles are to be socked A number of congressmen who voted blink their eyes without help. What with this great surtax increase. for the bill are having second thoughts then. Oh Medicare? Further, your article fails to tell and have promised to work to have the I read on: Beginning in 1990, 1 might Legionnaires that the supplemental act repealed. get temporary services of a home surtax will be paid by only 40 percent of Lloyd Ander health aide for which would Medicare the elderly who have taxable incomes Stickney, III. (". pay "up to 80 hours per year." . . up over $150 for the year of 1989, while to 80 hours"? My, my. Also, there were ) the remaining 60 percent and certain Missed On Meuse other qualifying snags, "only if you are disabled beneficiaries under the age of Your November article that says the chronically dependent" or have met 65 and Medicaid recipients, are battle of the Meuse-Argonne began in "either the annual deductible or the exempted from payment. 1917 is wrong. $1 ,370" limit per year. Most World War II veterans I have dis- The Meuse-Argonne battle began subtle scattered all These jokes were cussed this new law with are gravely con- with a violent artillery preparation this tale through of good news from cerned that this new surtax will cause a about 2 a.m., Sept. 26, 1918. My qualifying Medicare. But such words fast erosion of their retirement income. father was a medical officer in a casu- were strangely scarce in your article. John M. Gabel alty clearing station and in his letters he You wrote, "Medicare will pick up the most — Oakland, Calif. describes the artillery barrage entire hospital bill " but failed to vividly and the flood of seriously mention that all charges must be "ap- Under this law, veterans who receive wounded who arrived shortly there- proved" or "allowed." Many are not. As medical care from the VA will have to after. It left a death-like impression on

to the payment of drug bills, that little 1 pay the same as non-veterans, which is me, an 1 -year-old boy then, who had word "covered" was one you touched equivalent to paying for VA care. The similar experiences in World War II. on very lightly. American Legion should be seeking the Bradford Cannon As to the "wonderful benefits" repeal or drastic revision of this law, Lincoln, Mass. hoopla, I conclude with this comment: aptly named "catastrophic." If I get sick enough to die, I must do so Jay D. Boone Whoops! quickly. I can't afford to linger. Alamo, Nev. Eva Baker Watson The Cheverly Troopers of Post 108 Golconda, III. Your article does not reflect the are not from the town mentioned in the essence of this new health law. For November issue. These national cham- The financing of this coverage dis- example, the method to finance the pions are from Cheverly, Md. criminates against all of us who are 65 costs is discriminatory and punitive. Dr. James T. Robison years of age and are Medicare-eligible. This law penalizes the aging process by Cheverly, Md.

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1989: AYEAR OF CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

EW challenges are risk- legislation to assist homeless veterans free, and there are even and veterans suffering from PTSD and fewer Legionnaires who exposure to Agent Orange, and to pro- don't love a good chal- vide counseling and treatment for those lenge. We count the risks, veterans' children who are suffering but we also count the from birth defects and other ailments. opportunities because we This year we will be actively involved at know from long experience the post and department levels in the F that risk and opportunity Agent Orange Class Assistance Program are both measured on the same yard- to ensure that every veteran entitled to stick. We also know that the greatest government assistance gets it. risk is to face challenges timidly, fear Concerted attention will be directed failure too much, and allow circum- toward the preservation of an adequate stances rather than action to shape our defense budget, which already is under- destiny. going massive assault as Congress This year, "action" will be our watch- seeks to deal with the deficit budget. word, and results will be the yardstick Any attempt to balance the budget at by which we measure our success. I am the expense of our national security is confident we will rise to the challenges obviously unacceptable, and certainly face leave the America of 1989 foolhardy. we and Nat' I. Cmdr. H.F. "Sparky" Gierke better than we found it as we entered a Shortly, I will visit most of the coun- new year. tries of Central America to observe With the national debt approaching dealing with Congress will be to seek a firsthand, and then report to you, prog- $3 trillion, the new president and the supplemental appropriation to fund the ress that has been made under the Arias lOlst Congress face tough decisions veterans health-care delivery system, Peace Plan. Bringing peace and democ- regarding allocation of resources. which faces a $l billion shortfall. This racy to that troubled region is no less

Despite widespread apprehension, The deficit, the result of consistent decre- urgent today than it was a year ago American Legion is confident of its mental funding, has caused the shut- when The American Legion accurately priorities, and considers this challenge down of clinics, elimination of hospital predicted the outcome if Congress an opportunity to help our nation plot beds, curtailment of certain treatment refused much-needed aid to the Con- a sound fiscal course that will order programs, and the turning away of tras. Instability continues to spread governmental priorities for decades needy veterans from the very hospitals throughout Central America and we are to come. created to care for them. now witnessing volatile situations in Already we are making your views This is clearly a breach of the govern- Panama and El Salvador as well as known to the new Congress and the new ment's contract with those who served Nicaragua. Missed opportunities have administration. With the formation of in time of war, and it is a breach we robbed us of the luxury of time in which the Department of Veterans Affairs, we cannot tolerate. to contemplate decisive action. are urging the President to ensure that Another major area of concern is the For the past 70 years, Congress has the person he appoints as its secretary is lack of employment opportunities for looked to The American Legion as a a strong veterans' advocate who will veterans. Although veterans represent voice of non-partisan reason on veter- take your concerns directly to him and 14 percent of the work force, they com- ans' issues and other matters of insist, on your behalf, that the nation prise 26 percent of those standing in national importance. We have provided

honor its obligation to those who fought unemployment lines. No meaningful counsel that has not always been

and died in its defense. employment-training program for vet- heeded, but which history has inevit- We are already addressing the need erans exists. Even though the 100th ably proved to have been sound. for more management accountability in Congress authorized the Veterans Job Today we stand at the crossroads on

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Rep. William S. Broomfield, R-Michigan Sen. Brock Adams, D-Washington

Ever since the War Powers Some critics conclude, Resolution was passed based on experiences to over President Nixon's YES NO date, that the War Powers veto in 1973, no President has consented Resolution is fatally flawed and needs to follow it. Although I was one of the to be fixed. As frustrated as I have original sponsors of the resolution, I been at times over the past year, I have have come to believe that it has proved not reached that conclusion. In many counterproductive. ways, I have been impressed by the law's The resolution contains two basic ele- resilience. ments: the requirement that the President consult Congress The War Powers Resolution is a simple statute with a before directing U.S. military forces into hostile situations simple purpose: to assure that the war-making power remains overseas; and that such forces be withdrawn within 60 days if a responsibility shared by the executive and legislative

Congress does not authorize their continued deployment. branches. Like it or not, we have not been able to avoid the

It is the latter requirement that has posed the most serious judgments it requires us to make. The fact that the Congress difficulties. Only once, in the case of the ill-fated second did not recognize the existence of "imminent hostilities" in multinational force in Lebanon, has Congress authorized a the Persian Gulf in 1987 was the fault of Congress, not the military operation pursuant to the resolution. It is unrealistic fault of the law. to expect Congress, a legislative body, to make the hard The resolution is not a perfect law. Like many of my choices and timely decisions about military operations that colleagues, I have suggestions for changes in the law, though are committed by the Constitution to the President as com- I urge caution about hasty action. It took years to develop the mander-in-chief of the nation's armed forces. resolution, and modifications should be carefully studied. Instead of encouraging congressional involvement in the In my opinion, the law can work if Congress or the Presi- weighty decision to deploy U.S. forces abroad, the troop dent wants it to. But it cannot operate if both the President withdrawal requirement has made successful military opera- and a determined minority in Congress are reluctant to tions even more difficult to achieve. implement it. That is the situation we have faced all too often No one can doubt the importance of consulting with since the law's enactment 15 years ago. Over the past year, Congress to ensure the success of any major government we have seen the President report to us consistent with, rather initiative, such as deployment of U.S. combat forces over- than pursuant to, the law. We have seen Congress vote on seas. This is true not only because of Congress' role in war procedural questions that ignored the possiblity of imminent and peace, but also because such operations require the hostilities, even after U.S. soldiers had engaged in combat. support of Congress and the American people. To be most Making judgments about war and peace is an ominous and effective, however, the requirement must permit the President risky undertaking. But it is a judgment which we, as U.S. to consult in a way that responds to the demands of the moment. Senators, swore to execute to the best of our abilities. In

For these reasons, I think the time has come to repeal that doing so, we do not take power from the executive. We share part of the War Powers Resolution that requires the President it. We do not want to micro-manage conflicts; we want to to withdraw U.S. forces in 60 days if Congress has not authorize them. We do not want to use war for political authorized their continued deployment. However, I believe purposes; we want to take politics out of the war-making that alternatives should be afforded to Congress to exercise process. its role effectively— by permitting speedy debate on resolu- In short, the task before us is not to amend the War Powers tions pertaining to U.S. military operations overseas. Resolution at all costs; it is to develop improved mechanisms. The time has come to put sterile debate over compliance with If the goal proves impossible, then our task is the War Powers Resolution more limited: to resist behind us. Let's repeal the changes that would result troop withdrawal requirement YOUR OPINION COUNTS, TOO in the unraveling of a proce- and create a better way for Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view dure designed to allow us the President and Congress points. You may express your views by writing The Honorable (name) to assert our responsibili- U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510, or The Honorable (name) to consult on the important ties under Article I, Section U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. issues of war and peace. 8 of our Constitution.

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Glasnost may be creating some openness, and perestroika, There may be a change in the nation's change if Sen. some restructuring of the closed Soviet society, but the William L. Armstrong of Colorado can persuade the

KGB's disinformation campaign against the United States incoming 10 1 st Congress. He wants the reverse side of one of continues to flourish, according to the U.S. Information the U.S. coins to commemorate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Agency. Constitution for a period of two years. Others suggest that the Recent lies about the United States that Soviet intelligence coins might depict the Bill of Rights. agents have been spreading in the media around the world The Senate unanimously passed Armstrong's proposal, but include: the measure failed to clear the House as the 100th Congress • Children are being sold in Paraguay to be used as organ adjourned. Armstrong estimated that minting even one new transplant donors in this country. coin would bring in an additional $265 million to the nation's • AIDS was invented in a biological warfare research treasury from collectors. facility at Fort Detrich, Md. • The United States has developed an "ethnic weapon" Theater Of Terror that kills only non-whites. • A forged State Department letter says the United States Global terrorism took 623 lives and wounded 2,272 will abrogate the Panama Canal Treaty. persons in 1987, a rise of seven percent, the Department of • The U.S. government carried out the Jonestown massacre State says in a recent report. in Guyana in 1978. Despite the decline in the number of anti-U.S. incidents, Americans were a major target of the terrorists. In all, seven Drug Use Surges Americans were killed and 47 injured during 1987, half of the attacks occurring in Latin America. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, the last piece of legisla- The reports attribute the increase in incidents to a wave of tion passed by the 100th Congress, spells out the vast bombings in Pakistan. However, no mass attacks and killings problem confronting the United States in trying to curb, were recorded that year. One reason cited was that Libya much less eliminate, the nation's drug problems. cooled down after the 1986 U.S. aerial bombing in retaliation Congress found that worldwide illicit drug trafficking in for an attack on U.S. servicemen at a West Berlin night club heroin, opium, cocaine and marijuana, earned as much as earlier that year. $500 billion a year, about one-fifth of it doled out by Amer- Altogether, the citizens and property of 84 nations were ican users. It is estimated that there are 26 million illegal- attacked by terrorists. drug users in the United States, nearly 10 percent of the nation's population. Another finding, which sent shock waves through Capitol Smaller U.S. Families Hill, revealed that over 50 percent of U.S. high-school Most of America's families no longer have children living seniors have taken marijuana or hashish. The relation of at home, according to a survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. drugs to crime was further substantiated by the fact that some As of early 1988, children from 33.2 million families had left 35 percent of the state prison inmates were under the influ- home, while 3 1 .9 million families still had youngsters living ence of illegal drugs when committing their offenses. at home. The reverse was true in 1980. Meanwhile, the two-parent family has declined; and the Foreign Dependency number of households with unmarried couples has risen to

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any external threat to the Philippines. By Nicholas Piatt At the same time, the alliance has main- tained a stable atmosphere for political HEN war came thun- and economic growth in the Philippines dering over the Philip- and around the region. More recently, pines, history — and the the United States voluntarily assumed destinies of that coun- greater responsibility for protecting the try and ours — was Philippines against external threats, so changed forever. When that the Philippine Armed Forces can the lights went out in divert their manpower and resources Bataan, and when dark- into dealing with the threatening com- ness fell over Cor- munist insurgency. regidor, we learned what men in battle But two stark realities confront us. have always known: When the chips are First, while burden-sharing is funda- down, a man fights to help the man next mental to security-sharing, the United to him. We did that together, Filipino States no longer is able to shoulder as

and American alike. much of the burden as it did in the past. We worked together during World Second, we must be realistic about the War II to achieve victory, and neither of Philippine-U.S. relationship. We are us could have done it alone. Today we MAC ATTACK -Gen. Douglas Mac- security partners; we contribute as we work together to promote world peace Arthur's return to the Philippines was are able to contribute to the common and stability, and neither of us can do it symbolic of the indomitable Amer- good. alone. We recognized that fact in 1951 ican-Filipino spirit. The Philippines has ably shared the when we signed the Mutual Defense security load, as have our other security Treaty and formally became allies. partners under similar treaties. The The preamble to that treaty makes at the heart of our security treaties with Philippines is asked to host two military some important affirmations that still Japan, South Korea and other coun- bases and five smaller facilities. Unlike

are valid. It declares "publicly and tries. The Philippine-U.S. alliance is Turkey, it is not asked to provide divi-

formally [the allies'] sense of unity, and part of a worldwide network that has sions. Unlike Japan, it is not asked to their common determination to defend maintained the global balance of power, make a burden-sharing payment for themselves against external armed and prevented the outbreak of World U.S. troops. In return for the Philippine attack, so that no potential aggressor War III and a possible nuclear show- contribution, the United States pro- could be under the illusion that either of down. vides almost all external defense of the them stands alone in the Pacific area." Philippines, allowing that nation to

It expresses the desire "further to ITS very nature, a defense alliance spend a far smaller percentage of its strengthen their present efforts for col- BYis an agreement to share the respon- gross national product on defense than lective defense for the preservation of sibility of defending a nation. The any of its ASEAN partners do.

peace and security, pending the devel- principle behind it is that together, The United States also provides sub- opment of a more comprehensive system defense partners are more secure than stantial amounts of economic and mili-

of regional security in the Pacific area." they would be if they stood alone. tary aid. Virtually all of this aid is in the Operational article IV of the agree- The Philippine government has car- form of direct grants, while most other ment says, "Either party recognizes that ried its share of the load. In addition to countries receive loans.

an armed attack in the Pacific area on providing the land for U.S. facilities, it It is important to note that only four either of the parties would be dangerous has provided training ranges, working of the 13 countries that host U.S. forces

to its own peace and safety, and declares areas and airspace; it also has provided receive security assistance; those coun- that it would act to meet the common perimeter security for our facilities and tries are Greece, Portugal, Turkey and

dangers in accordance with its constitu- granted the United States freedom of the Philippines. It also is important to tional processes." operational action. Correspondingly, note that the Philippines receives more This is the same commitment that is the United States has stationed combat- economic assistance than all of the

capable air and sea forces at the facili- other base countries combined. It also The Honorable Nicholas Piatt was ties, and contributed appropriate receives more grant military assistance

appointed U.S. Ambassador to the Philip- economic and security assistance. than 1 1 of the other base countries do; pines in August 1987. The result has been the deterrence of Please turn to page 69

JANUARY 1989 15 had killed more than 80 Americans who attempted to help German civilians. the legacy of Most of the 8,500 American POWs regrouped at the camp to await a quick evacuation. But the planes did not come. The Soviets wanted to march us 1,500 miles north to Odessa on the Black Sea, Soviet Liberation even though U.S. lines were just 85 miles away and the 8th Air Force stood ready to fly us out. We refused to march, and for 13 days we remained under "house arrest." Although the Soviets not An American POW liberated" by the Soviets did stand guard over us with loaded rifles, in 1944 returns to East Germany. He is met they made us de facto POWs by refus- by Soviet flags and faces withoutjoy ing to allow our evacuation. Finally, on May 12 and 13, the Sovi- ets allowed U.S. planes to land and take

us out. It was then we learned that we By Dick Pfaffinger had been bargaining chips in the nego- tiations to divide Eastern Europe. The HE bus rambled across the muster us out of the barracks, we dis- Soviets believed that holding us would rich farmland of East Ger- covered that our captors had fled in the give them a stronger position at the con- many toward Barth, a town night. We were no longer prisoners. ference table.

on the Baltic coast. It was Some of us walked the two miles into All this ran through my mind as our spring and the bus passen- Barth, where we got our first look at bus approached the East German bor- gers were returning to the our Soviet liberators. A line of horse- der. Along the East German side of the German campus where 44 drawn wagons filled with Soviet sol- fence lay a strip of ground 100 yards

years earlier we had lived diers stretched for miles. Red hammer wide— a mine field, I was told. So this T as POWs. For those of us and sickle flags were everywhere. We was what liberated Germany was like. who had been held at Barth, the trip welcomed our liberators with open arms. In many towns, schools were dis- was especially meaningful because, at We soon saw, however, that the missed and the citizenry mustered out the end of the war. we had become pris- Soviets were as bad as their reputa- to greet us—and to praise the Soviets. oners of the Russians. tions. They ransacked homes and filled Many of the people carried the red ham- My first trip to Barth began on Good bags with their booty. Vodka flowed mer and sickle flag. They were friendly Friday, April 7, 1944, when l. 200 planes like water. They brutally and repeat- but cautious— afraid to be seen talking of the 1 5th Air Force left the base near edly raped women and girls of all ages. to an American.

Naples, for northern Italy. I was the engi- During one rape I witnessed, the wom- Though Germans were our hosts, we neer and top turret gunner on a B-24. an's young child began to cry, and a could almost see the Soviets pulling the My plane took flak hits, and we par- Soviet soldier drew his pistol and shot strings. Again and again, officials gave achuted into 6-foot Adriatic seas. Sev- the baby in the head. Without weapons, public thanks for the great liberation the eral hours later a German tri-motor there was little we could do. Months Soviets had performed. Everywhere picked us up, and I became the 4,l28th later I was told that the Soviet liberators there were statues of kindly Soviet sol- prisoner at Barth. diers holding small children. My stom-

A native Minnesotan, I tolerated the ach tightened a bit more each time I MEMORIES- Pfaffinger and other POWs cold reasonably well, and enough Red were used as Soviet bargaining chips. heard those rapists, plunderers and pil- Cross supplies got through to keep us lagers referred to as the saviors of Ger- alive. On occasion, however, we sur- man women and children. vived by eating mice and sparrows. And From a reviewing stand in Barth, I we quickly regarded the worms in the saw a pattern in the faces of the women, barley meal not as pests but as extra especially those in their 50s and 60s. protein. We spent much of our time Although they waved the Soviet flag, digging escape tunnels— 81 in all. their faces showed no joy. Their stern Early in 1945, the waves of U.S. jaws and cold eyes told me in an instant planes that flew over the camp and the how they felt. They had been here that nearby shelling told us the war was going day in 1945 when the Soviet "benefac- badly for the Germans. On the morning tors" came rolling in with "libera- of April 30, when no guards came to tion." They were the girls and young

women I had seen raped. They were the Dick Pfaffinger, a Legionnairefrom Blue mothers whose children had been Earth, Minn., was one of 8,500 Amer- slaughtered. They knew the Soviets. ican POWs placed under ' 'house arrest They knew communism. They were by the Soviets after their release from living inside a nation prison camp. That German prison camps. is why they weren't smiling.

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hadn't kept adequate records, and our expenses were unusual and extravagant. We told them we did everything just like you asked us to. They went around talking to our friends who loaned us money while we were building the cannon, and some of them came THANKS, to me kind of worried about their money. I told them you'd see we got paid all right and they didn't need to be worried. BUT NO THANKS We're all ready to go into production on more cannons. Just let us know when to get started.

Andrew and Leonard win the contract to build Sincerely, cannons for the Colonial Army. But the war Andrew Farnsworth President and Program ends before they can go into production. Director, T2C-3 Farnsworth & Cooper Cannon & Carriage Company

Copy to Captain Hawkins

Colonial &rmp

10 July 1781 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Artdrew Farnsworth President Farnsworth & Cooper Camion & Carriage Company Wilfred Corners, Massachusetts

In Reply, Refer to:WPO 9473-A10

Dear Mi: Farnsworth:

I am pleased to advise you that the review of your T2C-3 Prototype Weapons System produced under contract with the Colonial Army has been completed and that the per- formance ofyour weapons system in trials at Army came by on the 3rd of May and the Salem Ordnance Testing Center fully met ByJohn Rickey picked up our cannon. We had it all packed the standards of this program. in a box for shipment so we could protect On the basis of this performance, a contract the secrets, like you said we should, but is now being prepared under which your they took the box off and pulled it right company will be asked to build 100 T2C-3 FARNSWORTH AND off down through town with nothing to hide CANNON AND cannons for the Colonial Army. Formal COOPER it from everyone. They said they couldn't announcement of the contract may not be CARRIAGE CO. fight the British with their cannons in a box. possible for some weeks, but as you know, the They said the redcoats weren't nearly so needs of the Army are urgent, and delivery June 1, 1781 interested in how we built cannons as they Corners, under the impending contract will be greatly Wilfred were in which way we pointed them. They accelerated. You are therefore advised that Massachusetts said that as soon as they could drag our the Colonial Army Procurement Board finds cannon down to Maryland, they were going Major Hollis Corby it necessary to ask you to begin preparation to point it at redcoats. Leonard and I and for this contract during the interim period. Contracting Officer our help, Corn-in-the-Woods, Red Runner, T2C-3 Weapons Systems Mose and Mark Crossfield were all here, You will be notified when the conditions of the Weapons Procurement Branch and we cheered when they said that. Then contract are determined, and vou will be Headquarters, Colonial Army they hauled the cannon off down the street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and everyone in Wilfred Corners cheered Copies of The Free Enterprise Dear Major Corby, and waved. It really looked good. Patriot are available for The renegotiation team you said you $5 Sixteen cannoneers from General Clark's for hard covers) from The were sending was here last week. We told ($7.95 them all about how well the cannon Book Tree, 1825 High Oak Rd., John Rickey, aformer Air Force pilot, is an worked, but they said they weren't St. Louis, MO 631 31.

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and I will share earnings on the cannon NEW itself. We're hauling all Leonard's tools out to the mill and are going to make Leonard's barn into another shop like mine so we can TRIMMER/ pour several cannons at a time. We hired three local boys who just got MOWER out of the Army down by Boston, and they are digging pits for our cannon reamers. Several fellows in town have offered to let •Rolls smooth us hire their horses to help with the reaming and EASY when we get started. on two Captain Hawkins told us the security restrictions will be the same for the new BIG contract, so we've hired some more Indians WHEELS! for guards. They like to do that kind of work 'cause they can carry their bows and arrows, and we make a badge for them to wear, which makes them proud.

I hope the money for the prototype comes soon. Ever since that renegotiation team was here, the people we owe have been coming around asking about their money every few days. We had to go over to The Concord for a loan to begin the new con- tract, since folks around here don't have EASY asked to come to Philadelphia for the formal much money left anymore. We had to give WAY! signing. 10 percent interest over there. We'll be ready to start pouring cannon By Order of the Commanding Officer barrels in about three weeks. Let us know if TRIMS far easier, Colonel Hollis Corby we have to get iron from the surplus depot better, more precisely than hand- Contracting Officer like the last time, as we want to get a supply T2C-3 Weapons Systems held trimmers. Plus, MOWS every- up here before winter. Weapons Procurement Branch thing from whole lawns (even WET!) Headquarters, Colonial Army Sincerely, to tough waist-high growth with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Andrew Farnsworth incredible ease! Rocks, roots, President and Program HC.jb stumps, etc. do it no harm because Director, T2C-3 cc to: Captain Earl Hawkins the DR has NO STEEL BLADES to Farnsworth & Cooper Plant Representative Co. bend or dull. Perfect for finish up Cannon T2C-3 Contracts Henry Evans Carriage mowing AND trimming after riding Company, Associate mowers. ..or, for ALL mowing and to Hawkins trimming around smaller properties, FARNSWORTH AND Copy Captain vacation homes, etc. COOPER CANNON AND CARRIAGE CO. So, WHY Henry Evans Carriage Co., Colonial &rmp Associate HASSLE 24 September 1781 Any Longer August 30. 1781 PI i iladelphia , Pennsyl \ wiia With Hand-held Wilfred Corners, Massachusetts Trimmers OR Andrew Farnsworth Small-Wheeled President Colonel Hollis Corby Mowers Like Th Farnsworth & Cooper Cannon Contracting Officer Company Please send for complete, Weapons Systems T2C-3 Hemy Evans Carriage no-obligation details of the Weapons Procurement Branch Company, Associate Headquarters, Colonial Army Revolutionary 2-Machines-in-1 Wilfred Corners, Massachusetts DR™ Trimmer/Mower TODAY! Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Dear Colonel Corby, Dear Mr. Farnsworth: YESIPIease rush complete details about Congratulations on your promotion to You will have heard, by the time you receive the Revolutionary | DR™ TRIMMER/MOWER % colonel. this letter, of the notable victory of the including prices of Manual and Electric Starting « Thank you for your letter advising us we Colonial Army at Yorktown and the surrender | Models and Off-Season Savings now in effect, g won the contest and are to build more of the British forces, under Cornwallis. The Name % cannons. We went right to work as soon as outcome of this battle has brought about the Address_ we got your letter. end of hostilities berween the colonies and the Leonard went down to Henry Evans' mill British. Negotiations are now under wayfor City on Harness Creek west of town and talked final recognition of the independence of the colonies and a treaty peace between out- I State ZIP him into adding on to his lumber mill. We of plan to build the carriages for the cannons countries. To: COUNTRY HOME PRODUCTS I out there. Henry will get the earnings from Please turn to page 64 ' Dept.A4901, Box 89, Cedar Beach Road • l^hariotte^ Vermont 05445 (802)425-21 96j

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port life is uneventful for U.S. soilors in the Persion Gulf. But

ever present is the certointy thotGQ could be sounded of ony moment.

By Taylor Henry

HE ship's radio crackled "Silkworm inbound!" A dozen men in battle gear on the bridge of the U.S. guided-missile frigate Jack Williams stared out over the Strait of Hormuz. Some of the men used binoculars or "big eyes" to peer across the watery horizon toward Iran, looking for the missile. "It got very quiet for a couple of sec- onds," said Lt. Augie Ponturiero of Red Bank, N.J., recalling the first of several radio transmissions that reported the attacking Silkworm that day in April.

"It's like you hear it, but it doesn't mean anything right away," said 3rd TO THE RESCUE-A U.S. Navy helicopter prepares to lift crew members to safety Class Petty Officer Mark Collier of after a Cypriot tanker was attacked by an Iranian frigate. Kansas City, Mo. "And then, after a

second, the adrenaline starts flowing. It gets very tense." commander shouted. "25 knots!" an ments instead of the ship. Just in case The missile had been spotted by a officer snapped. that ploy failed, sailors with Stinger reconnaisance plane and its progress "25 knots," repeated a sailor, bring- missiles braced themselves on the top was tracked on radar by officers in the ing the ship up to near maximum speed. deck, ready to shoot down any Williams' Combat Information Center. On deck, anti-missile artillery approaching Silkworm.

"Everybody look astern!" the bridge erupted in a series of muffled puffs, It was not the kind of action I had

launching rockets that sprayed chaff to expected to see when I was assigned to

Taylor Henry is an award-winning televi- decoy the Silkworm's radar-guidance the Persian Gulf media pool to file sion reporter who lives in Glendale, Calif. system into attacking these metal frag- television reports for my company,

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CAPTURED—An Iranian ship carrying mines is intercepted by U.S. TRAGIC LOSS -An Iraqi missile attack takes the lives forces in the gulf. In the background is the USS Jarrett. of 37 sailors on the USS Stark.

Cable News Network, and other net- appeared on the stern of the Strauss, as happen is gonna' happen anyway, so I works. Things had been quiet in the a sleek white projectile — a Harpoon might as well not be scared." Gulf for several months, and U.S. war- missile— rose gracefully from a ball of Petty Officer Steve Peppier of ships that had conducted tanker escorts fire. The Harpoon, leaving a fiery trail, Detroit said he thought about his fam- since July 1987 had long since settled glided skyward toward the Saliand. In ily, "hoping that I said the right things to into a comfortable routine. It was so three minutes, sailors saw a faint flash my wife before I left, or in my last routine that the pool was finding very on the horizon, and heard a rumble and letter." little hard news to report. distant explosions. The Harpoon, two "I'm not really a religious man," said All hell broke loose on Monday, other missiles and a laser-guided bomb Petty Officer Steve Burns of Burkes- April 18, the day the Navy initiated from the A6 hit their target. The Sahand ville, Ky. "But I was asking the 'old what turned into a nasty battle with Iran sank. man' upstairs, 'Do you owe me any in retaliation for the mining of the favors?' guided-missile frigate Samuel B. Roberts SECOND Iranian frigate, the The bow of the Williams erupted in a several days earlier. It started out as a ASabalan, notorious for firing on blinding burst. The ship rocked. Men carefully measured retaliatory strike: unarmed merchant vessels and then on the bridge ducked on instinct, U.S. ships shelling two Iranian oil plat- telling their crews to "have a nice day," braced for an explosion. When the fire forms. It ended in missile exchanges left the port of Bandar Abbas. The quickly disappeared, they realized that between U.S. and Iranian warships, Sabalan did what the Sahand had done: the Williams had just launched one of its planes, and Iranian ground bases. it fired upon an American A6. The A6 own missiles. The blast of the missile,

From aboard the Williams, I watched responded by dropping a laser-guided off the starboard side, was activated by the Joshan, an Iranian patrol boat bomb on the Iranian vessel. A naval CIC officers against an approaching armed with a missile, approach the officer reported that the bomb scored helicopter. Wainwright, a guided-missile cruiser. "a direct hit," leaving the frigate "dead Within 15 minutes, an officer aboard "Remain clear," Capt. James Chandler in the water." the Williams radioed the destroyer from Paragould, Ark., drawled on the Frantic shouting in Farsi was heard O'Brien that the missile's target "may" radio, "or you will be destroyed. When on bridge-to-bridge radio from the have been one of the O'Brien 's helicop- the Iranian crew didn't follow his Sabalan. An Iranian naval officer ters, mistaken for an enemy aircraft instructions, Chandler laid it on the screamed in broken English, "Emer- when it failed to identify itself. line: "This is a warning. Stop and gency! Emergency!" Soon, there came Pentagon officials say that the mis- abandon ship. I intend to sink you. "The yet another report of a "Silkworm sile did not hit the helicopter. Several patrol boat fired a missile at the Wain- inbound," followed by the reassuring hours later, a helicopter from the Wain- wright. It missed. The Wainwright and noise of more chaff being launched wright crashed into the Gulf, its two another ship accompanying her fired from the Williams. crew members becoming the only four missiles. One of them sank the This showdown dragged on for American casualties of the skirmish. Joslian. nearly 10 hours, the sailors enduring U.S. Navy officers in the Gulf Another Iranian vessel, the frigate what became a familiar cycle: long, reported at least five Silkworms fired Sahand, fired on a U.S. A6 warplane quiet, uneasy periods alternating with by Iran on U.S. ships that day, but from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. minutes of stark terror. thanks to chaff and other defensive The Sahand was 20 miles off the port "I was scared," admitted Seaman systems, only one Iranian missile came side of the Strauss, a U.S. guided- Johnie Kelser of Birmingham, Ala. close enough for the men of the Williams missile destroyer. A brilliant flareup "But I figured that what's gonna' Please turn to page 66

JANUARY 1989 25 ROM its beginnings, America has been a nation of drinkers. The log of the AMERICA'S Mayflower indicates that the ship decided to land at Plymouth Rock because "We could not now take time for further search or consideration, our vic- tuals having been spent, especially our bere (sic)." The Puritans did not disdain alcohol as we might suspect. Brewing was an esteemed occupation in the Massachu- setts Bay colony. The colonial army may not have had the luxury of the post EPIDEMIC exchange, but the men were given a daily ration of one-fourth pint of brandy, rum or whiskey. Throughout history, problems have always come hand in hand with alcohol More than 10 million Americans are addicted use, and societies have tried to come to to alcohol; the costs in terms of money and grips with them. Many of the actions taken have a contemporary ring. The lives are staggering. But the "good news" Greeks assigned drinking captains to oversee parties, their version of the about alcoholism is that it is treatable. modern-day bouncer. The Romans, troubled by the drinking in the con- quered territories of the British Isles, burned half the vineyards. Our ByJean Kinney approach, too, is to control problems by limiting the supply. Hence, our laws that govern the drinking age or regulate blood-alcohol levels three and a half became alcoholic was a family history hours of sales. times higher than the legal limit for of alcoholism and being raised in a Annually each man. woman and driving, death may occur as alcohol culture in which there were no clear child over age 14 consumes the equiva- anesthetizes the part of the brain that rules defining acceptable and non- lent of 2.65 gallons of pure ethanol per controls breathing. acceptable drinking.

year. But to deal with averages is mis- For these pharmacological reasons, Might not a family history of alcohol- leading. Virtually none of us drink our anyone who drinks alcohol in sufficient ism be explained by growing up in a statistical allotment and about one- amounts faces acute medical problems. home with an alcoholic, rather than a third of us abstain. Approximately half In addition, there is a pattern of mental genetic predisposition? Dr. Donald of us are light drinkers, accounting for retardation and physical abnormalities, Goodwin separated the effect of nature 20 percent of the alcohol consumed, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which is the and nurture by studying infants adopted and leaving somewhat under 20 percent leading preventable cause of retarda- at birth. Some had a biological parent

of the population drinking 80 percent of tion. One to three of every 1 ,000 new- who was alcoholic; others did not. All the alcohol. This minority drinks the borns are affected. were raised in non-alcoholic homes. At equivalent of nearly 5 billion fifths of adulthood, those with biological alco- 80-proof liquor per year. THOUGH alcohol is addicting, that holic parents were four times more The brain is particularly sensitive to doesn't explain why anyone would likely to be alcoholics. It is well estab-

the presence of alcohol. As the brain is drink enough to become addicted. lished that alcoholism has a genetic

exposed to higher levels of alcohol, Nor does it explain why people who are basis, and people can inherit a predis- there is an increased inability to func- not clearly addicted continue to use position to become alcoholic. tion normally. First, inhibitions and alcohol despite the presence of negative Researchers are trying to answer the judgment are affected; next, fine-motor consequences. There are only partial question, "What is inherited?" One coordination, perceptions and emo- answers and some strong clues. What we interesting possibility is that what is tions become erratic. With higher levels do know is that there is no personality inherited may not be a deficiency, but of alcohol, there is an inability to navi- type for those who develop alcoholism. the opposite — an ability to handle gate, then stuporousness occurs. At Research by Dr. George Vaillant, alcohol too well. Some people may be who studied adolescents over a 40-year less sensitive initially to the effects of Jean Kinney, M.S.W., executive director period, found that those who developed alcohol, always drinking everyone else of Project Cork Institute at Dartmouth alcoholism were no more likely to have under the table. If the goal of drinking Medical School, is the author of Loosen- had earlier psychological problems is a light buzz, they need to drink more ing the Grip and Understanding than those who did not develop alcohol- to accomplish that. Alcohol. ism. What was present for those who Also, they may be less predisposed

26 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE to experience hangovers. In effect, they are deprived of the cues that would tell them, "Watch out. Use alcohol more moderately." Whatever the causes, the costs of alcoholism to the person, the family and the country are enormous. One of every four hospital beds is filled by someone with an alcohol-related prob- lem. Twenty percent of the nation's total health-care costs of $427 billion are attributable to alcohol use. Over the past decade, polls have shown that alcohol problems have touched an increasing number of families— in the most recent report, 38 percent of all families listed alcohol- related problems. The "good news" about alcoholism is that it is highly treatable. For those who enter treatment, more than 50 percent improve. All the evidence indicates that the $4.4 billion annual cost of treatment is cost- effective. Insurance com- panies' costs are recovered through future reductions in health-care claims, both by the alcoholics and their family members. Similarly, companies have estab- lished Employee Assist- ance Programs (EAPs), recognizing that the costs of treating employees for alcohol problems are paid back in the form of reduc- tions in absenteeism and health-care costs, and retraining costs that would be incurred if employees were discharged. Alcohol- ism treatment usually involves individual, group and family counseling, patient educa- We are a nation of drinkers. But, tion programs and an introduction to unlike our ancestors, we are better Alcoholics Anonymous. informed about the potential problems AA, founded more than 50 years sparked by alcohol use. In preserving BACCHUS, the god of ago, is a mainstay of aftercare for recov- the pleasures associated with drinking, wine, encourages ering people. It is a support system we have not turned our backs on the available 24 hours a day; the exposure problems. Through treatment of alco- merrymaking, but there to recovering persons sparks hope in holism and educational programs for is also a darker side of the newly treated person. AA members youths, strides are being made in reduc- drinking that can huri have a wealth of practical tips on ing the toll of alcohol for the person, the gaining and maintaining sobriety. family and the community. imbibers out of control.

JANUARY 1989 27 ALCOHOLISM

A DISEASE ? ... OR

since man has faced general population. stress, he, different from We must define the patient groups EVERother animals, has chosen very carefully to look for similarities at times to ameliorate this and differences, and then try to develop stress with alcohol and a marker to help us. We are developing other drugs. The problem specific animal models with a prefer- of excessive alcohol intake ence for alcohol so that we can study has long been recognized these animals as they begin to develop as one of our most dif- alcohol-induced disease. Further, spe- ficult environmental hazards. Why one cific models or specific organs are drinks under stress and why some being used, and cell-culture techniques people are alcoholics are separate ques- are being devised to determine where tions, and the differences often are not and how the alcohol affects metabolic understood. processes. Detailed genetic studies in this It is true that at a gregarious gather- country and in Scandinavia have demon- ing or sitting alone, a person may con- strated that children of alcoholics have a sume excessive amounts of alcohol higher incidence of alcoholism, whether and, in an inebriated state, do damage or not they ever knew their parents. These to himself and others. However, while observations were the basis of the con- Dr. Marcus A. Rothschild this may be the earliest sign of alcohol- cept of inherited alcoholism. ism, only time will tell whether this is There are different types of alcohol- just a single stress-produced incident or

ics, but all are addicted to this chemical. factors involved are not understood. the start of a continuous way of life. There are, in addition, other compli- However, all are recognized as dis- The NIAAA was established to study cating factors that make the study of eases. Willful misconduct— the person alcoholism, and this in itself is strong alcoholism even more difficult. For exposing himself to the dangers of evidence refuting the concept that alco- example, not everybody who drinks living — has never been considered a holism is not a disease. Other sister excessively will develop liver disease viable concept. To an alcoholic, alcohol institutes in Bethesda, Md., have simi- leading to cirrhosis and death. Here is the only way of life, regardless of the lar missions. again, there must be some genetic pre- consequences. Among the few that have sided with disposition so that the livers of some Fingarette is the VA, which has labeled

people whose alcohol intake is exces- is true that all too often, we rely on alcoholism as willful misconduct in sive will develop diseases. ITa self-history of drinking behavior to adjudicating certain claims for veter- The National Institute on Alcohol define a subject's status. However, ans' benefits. However, at press time, Abuse and Alcoholism has a mandate good, clinical examinations should be Congress had passed a bill that would from Congress to develop plans to treat undertaken to show that the drinking is expunge the VAs definition of alcohol- and investigate this disease. The fact regulating the patient's physiological ism as willful misconduct. (See page 40.)

that it is complex does not eliminate and psychological behavior. Then coun- Alcohol affects so many people that alcoholism from being called a disease. seling and in- and outpatient clinic treat- it is rare to find a family that has not Professor Fingarette, in his recent publi- ments follow. However, since we do not undergone some pain from it. It is cation, Heavy Drinking, would like us to know the genesis of the disease and already late, but we must use every

think so because it makes it simple to have no biological markers to identify strength we possess to stimulate com- blame the person for something we do individuals at risk, we cannot apply a passion and research if we are to care not understand. Cancer, cardiovascular specific therapy. for alcoholics and find a definite treat- disease, lymphoma, degenerative proc- The genetic data have not identified a ment for this disease. esses and aging are very complex, and specific gene locus that in turn could the specific genetic and environmental identify a specific protein or metabolic abnormality that could then be investi- THE LEGION'S POSITION Res. 202, passed at the national conven- gated, understood and treated. The tion in San Antonio, Texas, in August Dr. Marcus A. Rothschild, chief ofnuclear genetic studies do tell us that there is a 1987, urges legislation to eliminate the medicine at the VA Medical Center, New subpopulation that is at risk. All we can stigma of alcoholism as willful miscon- York, is tlie editor ofAlcoholism: Clinical do is warn the children of alcoholics duct in determining entitlement to VA benefits. and Experimental Research. that they are in greater danger than the

28 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ALCOHOLISM

WILLFUL MISCONDUCT?

a startling contradic- mental and social factors that are cru- tion: Heavy drinkers today cial. face a barrage of adver- Consider these facts: Most people DT'Stising telling them that who have the genetic background they are the victims of a related to alcoholism do not become disease called alcoholism. alcoholics. Furthermore, most people They are told they are who are alcoholics do not have that helpless to control their genetic background. drinking. Their only hope Nor is the traditional alternative is to seek treatment. But no sooner do view— that alcoholism is simply a they walk in the clinic door than they matter of sin and bad character— any get a very different message indeed. more helpful than the disease concept. "It's up to you. You have to accept Does the novice smoker take the first responsibility," they are told, "and you puff with the intent of becoming a have to stop your alcohol abuse. No one three-pack-a-day smoker? No more so else can do it for you." does the typical future alcoholic take The fact is that many alcoholics do the first drink with wicked intent. change the way they live and stop Alcoholic patterns of drinking typi- alcohol abuse. This proves we need to cally take years to develop. The social free ourselves from the stereotype of Herbert Fingarette drink or two, then the extra drinks after the helplessly diseased alcoholic. But a hectic day blend eventually into the we also need to avoid reverting to the occasional bout of drunkenness as a older stereotype of the alcoholic as a moderate their drinking. A young man reaction to frustration and anger. After sinner, a bad character. recently told me that his father, who a while it just gets easier to handle each

The newer view, as I have shown in lives abroad, is an alcoholic, but when new problem with a drink: The bottle my book, Heavy Drinking, is supported he comes to visit his son for two replaces the basic social and mental by accumulated scientific evidence as months, he stays sober. skills to deal realistically with life's well as common-sense observation. It problems. And correspondingly, the is that alcoholics are people who idea of disease also suggests a skills of evasion, denial and rationali- gradually, over years, have tangled THEbiological or genetic cause that zation take over. By this stage it themselves in a way of life that has dominates the process. This is a becomes tragically difficult to change, innumerable built-in temptations to harmful half-truth. Of course the to resist temptation and to abandon drink. It is a very difficult task to fight genes, the nervous system and the heavy drinking. one's way out of such a life. body's metabolism play important What can we do, then? We can be We can understand all this better if roles in alcoholism, as they do in every compassionate and not condemning. we compare more closely the dogmas aspect of our life. But we are not auto- But we must confront the drinker with with the facts. matons reacting mechanically to our the nature of the damage and his The idea of "disease," for example, physical nature. A person born with responsibility for it— no evasions of carries the false and harmful message less than normal eyesight uses greater responsibility, no excuses for the harm, that drinking is an uncontrollable care than those born with sharp eye- no false promises of quick or easy symptom. Yet, treatment programs sight. Analogously, many people who results. belie this, and literally hundreds of have noticed in themselves a greater than We can offer moral support and scientific studies do so as well. They average vulnerability to the effects of perhaps advice to help the alcoholic show that, given the right changes in alcohol choose to drink less or not at all. confront the problems. A friend, family life circumstances— new incentives, The scientific studies confirm the or counselor may help the alcoholic different social settings— alcoholics of point: The latest studies of the genetics learn new ways of handling problems, their own volition either abstain or of alcohol do show that family and of cultivating new circumstances and genes can establish vulnerability to activities, and, in short, ways of Herbert Fingarette, a philosophy professor alcohol, but they show the effect to be shaping a new way of life. There is no at the University ofCalifornia, is author of limited, in no sense dooming such easy undoing of many years of drink- Heavy Drinking: The Myth ofAlcohol- people to become alcoholics. Indeed ing, but fortunately, the statistics show ism as a Disease (University ofCalifornia one of the most influential recent that many people succeed in this diffi- Press, 1988). studies concludes flatly that it is the cult task.

JANUARY 1989 29 "

By Stephanie Brown Adult "My name is Brad, and I am the child of an alcoholic. My father has been an alcoholic for as long as I can remember,

but I never knew it until now. 0RAD knew his father drank every night, and hildren that he frequently exploded into fits of rage and terrorized the family. But Brad believed, like everyone else, that his father drank to deal with a OfAkoholics demanding boss and a high-pressure job. Drinking was not the problem, but the solution to cope with these stresses. DON ' 1 TALK The family becomes dominated by the presence of alcoholism and its denial. The double bind produces the D O T T U S T three rules of the alcoholic family noted by author and therapist Claudia Black: "Don't talk, don't trust and don't feel." Reality cannot be known or felt; what is true today will not be true tomorrow. There can be no trust. The family's stability rests on maintaining a lie. Cindy, a young adult in a therapy group for adult children of alcoholics The alcoholic family is characterized and logic. Many trace their lack of trust (ACAs), illustrated the strength of by chaos, inconsistency, unpredict- and their hypervigilance as adults to denial: "There were two rules in our ability, unclear roles, arbitrariness, this early environment, in which a family. The first was that there is no changing limits, arguments, repetition catastrophe was always imminent. Chil- alcoholism, and the second was that we and illogical thinking, and perhaps by dren growing up in this kind of home don't talk about it." violence and incest. There is an atmos- are robbed of critically important Today, thousands of children and phere of tension, hostility, fear, shame, experiences and relationships neces- adults are talking about it, identifying guilt and futility. sary for healthy development. As a parental alcoholism as a primary influ- result, they reach adulthood unable and ence on their families and on develop- INCONSISTENCY may become a unprepared to cope with the demands ment. predictable, stable feature of the of maturity. Cindy recalled: "There was always family environment. A permission Many ACAs suffer from depression, an atmosphere of fear— overwhelming granted by an alcoholic father on one anxiety and chronic fear. They are ter- fear. My parents drank a lot every day, day is rescinded arbitrarily on the next. rified of becoming like their parents- but we never knew when the fighting The complex pattern of rationalizations alcoholic or addictive, abusive, emo- would start. Sometimes they just necessary to sustain family denial of tionally unavailable, and destructive to drank, and things went on in a tense, alcoholism leads to very inconsistent themselves and to their own spouses guarded way, and other times they explanations for behavior and events. and children. Indeed, the fear is war- could've killed each other. I tried to What explains behavior one day is con- ranted. It's estimated that more than 50 stay out of the way, but always got tradicted the next. Inconsistency also percent of children of alcoholics pulled in to rescue my brother or take a manifests itself in unclear parental become alcoholics themselves. side. That was horrible. It usually ended roles. One parent may take over the role Yet most ACAs cannot recognize or up with both parents yelling at me for of both mother and father, or a child name these fears, or accept the reality starting the whole mess. I grew up may substitute for one or both. This of parental alcoholism. Instead, they it with four major knowing that I would cause some awful pattern may be stable, or may be enter adulthood that problem today, but I didn't know what constantly affected by the drinking defenses, or character traits, pro- or how." behavior of the alcoholic or the incon- vide an illustion of safety and, unfortu- sistent, unpredictable response of the nately, a guarantee of severe problems Stephanie Brown, Ph.D., a clinical psy- partner. in building and maintaining close inti- chologist, is the author of Treating the ACAs— estimated to total 28 million mate relationships: Alcoholic and Treating Adult Children in the U.S. —emphasize the damaging A strong need for control. ACAs exert ofAlcoholics (Wiley, 1985, 1988). consequences of their parents' behavior an enormous amount of energy and

30 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE attention to be in control. Being out of of life's problems. All children need to remember what happened, and chal- control is equated with being weak, believe that their parents will take care lenge the old beliefs and defenses that needy, dependent and abused, or of them. When this doesn't happen, were so necessary to their survival. alcoholic and destructive. They believe children automatically assume it is Countless children and adults of all that the only way to protect themselves their fault. This belief provides a sense ages are seeking help to undo the dam- and others is to maintain control, which of control. Said Brad: "If it was my age. ACA self-help groups affiliated means they cannot permit themselves fault, I could fix it. All my efforts went with Al-Anon, the autonomous arm of to experience any need or vulnerability. into trying to be better or figuring out Alcoholics Anonymous, are available

These people are often anxious and what was wrong with me that I could all over the country. Large and small, hypervigilant. As Brad explained, "I cause so much damage and be so these groups offer support and educa-

determined early on that I must be pre- unlovable." tion through the sharing of personal

pared for all things. I lived my child- There is hope for ACAs if they can Please turn to page 67 hood and teen years standing guard,

vigilant and ready to respond. I swore that I'd never let myself lose control." An inability to trust. Children learn that parental needs come first. They must constantly adjust their own wishes and needs to fit. They learn early not to trust, not to build up expectations and not to depend on anyone to come through for them. They can't trust themselves, either. They doubt the validity of their own perceptions, wondering constantly whether what they see is real. Cindy shared her experience: "I have a hard time knowing what I think. It's even hard for me to have opinions. I was always told that what I saw— my par- ents' drinking was not what I saw." — —safe A tendency to suppress needs and feel- ings. As children, ACAs learned that

aHILDREN and adults of all ages are seeking help to undo the damage.

their needs and feelings were not acceptable, or weren't the right ones. This left them feeling frightened and out of control. These feelings are intol-

erable, in Cindy's view. "I know I had feelings as a child," she said. "I can see it in family pictures. There's no doubt

that I was afraid, sad and lonely. But I

was always told that what I felt wasn't

what I felt, or it was wrong or my fault. There were no prizes given for being a feeling kid." UNABLE TO COPE— Behavioral patterns of survival— denial and repression— learned A sense ofpersonal responsibilityfor all in youth may trap children of alcoholics when they become adults.

JANUARY 1989 31 SWOLLEN WAT E R S — Cities situated on rivers remain hostage to the peril of floods.

RIVER OF MUD— Millions of dollars and numerous lives COPING are lost from volcanic eruptions. WITH NATURAL

Tens of thousands of people die each "Miles of U. S. pipelines are worn to the year in both natural and manmade dis- point that rupture is a real possibility," asters, so many worldwide that one can he said. "Many of our bridges have only estimate the enormity of the death become so decrepit that they are ready toll. Property losses are staggering. In to collapse. We have dams and tunnels the United States alone in 1986 four that threaten to give way. And we per- hurricanes caused $4 billion worth of sist in mining our groundwater so reck- damage; 1988 drought losses may dwarf lessly that shortages of catastrophic that figure. And experts say that our proportions become inevitable." vulnerability to disaster is increasing. In a recent study of the New Madrid .^4A-? Consider, for instance, the menace of Fault, the Federal Emergency Manage- SCORCHED-Drougiit leaves its own the "greenhouse effect," a warming of ment Agency concluded that a subsur- of disaster. sun-baked brand the earth that may have devastating face fracture, extending 1 20 miles from consequences. Consider, too, the northeast Arkansas to southern Illinois, deadly effect of acid rain. may be even more dangerous than Cali- According to the National Oceanic fornia's San Andreas Fault. According ByJames Kramer and Atmospheric Administration, sea to FEMA, an earthquake along the New levels are mounting; in some areas, they Madrid Fault could cause death and may rise two feet or more. Two feet may destruction "on a scale never experi- HVH^M ISASTER is a growth seem to be a relatively small increase, but enced in a natural disaster in the history ^ industry. The headlines NOAA warns that havoc would result. of this nation." I make that doleful fact Barrier islands and low-lying coastal Somewhere in the United States next I abundantly clear. Cher- communities would be inundated; week, next month or next year, a major I nobyl. Bhopal. Drought in beach erosion would accelerate; salt disaster will strike. No one can foretell I the American heartland. water would contaminate fresh water; the place, time or character of this dis-

I A raging inferno on a and hazardous-waste sites would be aster, but there is no doubt that it will Jm North Sea oil platform. flooded, flushing toxic materials into occur. WEEEBsBm Volcanic eruptions in Co- groundwater and onto farm land. lombia. Earthquakes in Mexico. Mud Roy Popkin, recently retired asso- slides in Puerto Rico. The collapse of a ciate director of American Red Cross Author of 17 books, James Kramer has department store in Texas. Forest fires. disaster services, ticked off a few other written more than 500 articles for leading Tornadoes. Floods. Typhoons. reasons why he foresees problems. magazines throughout the world.

32 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE However, even though disaster in KILLER— At least 5,000 people lost their I Fonly some form is a certainty, there is an lives when a massive earthquake struck alternative to fatalistic resignation. Mexico City in 7985. we had been That alternative is a new scientific dis- cipline called disaster mitigation. prepared/ is a sod Disaster-mitigation experts analyze all initiate the immediate search-and- ond unnecessary kinds of disasters, seeking to prevent or rescue missions. As for looting, if it diminish them whenever that is possi- occurs at all, it is insignificant. epitaph to a ble, and to minimize injuries and prop- Responding agencies that arrive expect- erty damage whenever prevention is not ing to confront looters simply impose disaster possible. limits on their own effectiveness." Quarantelli also discovered that NOBODY in America knows more emergency planners tend to focus on about disasters than Dr. E.L. the past rather than the future, much ment of intention. How well are we Quarantelli, director of the Univer- like generals preparing for the last war prepared to cope with real disasters? sity of Delaware's Disaster Research instead of the next. "However, the "It's a mixed bag — good in some Center. More than 450 times in the past future is not necessarily a carbon copy places and marginal in others, espe- 25 years, whenever alarm bells clanged of the past," he said. "Where there was cially in terms of new hazards stem- anywhere in the world, Quarantelli flooding last year, there might be a ming from our changing technologies," teams have rushed to the site to search chemical spill or a hurricane this year. Popkin said. "Under our decentralized for answers. What good would stockpiles of form of government, there are limits to When Quarantelli began studying sandbags and flood-oriented plans do the role that federal and state authorities disasters, he learned that some tradi- then? can play. But many local leaders place a tional assumptions are false. "For "Flexibility is the solution, with low priority on emergency planning. A instance," he said, "one conventional emphasis on generic or general disas- recent survey revealed greater commu- belief is that disaster victims are so ters rather than focusing exclusively on nity concern about pornography than stunned by the event that they are help- a specific kind of event," he added. about preparing to cope with disaster." less. Another is that looters swarm in "Although the concept of generalized Another problem, Popkin said, is like locusts to strip the site of valuables. planning was ridiculed at first, logic bureaucratic rivalry— for instance,

Neither is true. People bear up well eventually prevailed, and now it is offi- among city and county law-enforce- under stress— much better than had cial U.S. policy." ment agencies. The competition for been assumed — and they themselves But policy is, after all, only a state- Please turn to page 71

JANUARY 1989 33 CENT A L A M E I C A

VICTIMS OF POLITICS? — While the Contras and their families have been abandoned by the Arias Peace Plan and the U.S. Congress, the Soviet Union has sent nearly $500 million in military aid to the Sandinistas. GUARANTEEING A SOVIET BEACHHEAD

alarm. Two years earlier, the Soviet Democracy's fate in By Col. Lawrence L. Tracy Union and Cuba had gained new clients Central America may in Nicaragua and Grenada, and mili- tary aid to keep the new regimes in HE 41st U.S. President rest entirely on power was pouring in from the com- inherits an expanding whether Congress munist-bloc. In El Salvador, guerrillas economy, improved rela- were trying to blast their way into tions with the Soviet and the President can power with U.S. weapons captured in Union, and a world in work together Vietnam and sent covertly to El Sal- which "peace is breaking vador from Hanoi, via Cuba and | out all over." But storm Nicaragua. clouds are gathering over The new administration was eager to

the administration as it tral America, which may soon, in the respond to the Soviet challenge. The begins. words of Zbigniew Brzezinski, former Central America-Caribbean area was The darkest cloud looms over Cen- presidential security adviser, become perceived as the perfect place to dis- the nation's "most preoccupying chal- prove the Brezhnev Doctrine that Col. Lawrence L. Tracy, U.S. Army (Ret.), lenge ... the most urgent foreign communism was "irreversible." The was assigned to Central American affairs priority." strategic importance of the region from 1980 to 1986 at the Defense and State Even when Ronald Reagan took derives from its geographic location

departments. office in 1 98 1 , the region gave cause for and the fact that half the imported

34 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE petroleum and U.S. commerce, and national debate on the issue to allow the The persuasion track requires coop- more than half of NATO resupplies, people to decide. Despite his unequalled eration and communication with Con- pass through the waters of the Carib- skill as a communicator, the President gress, ending the adversarial attitude bean and the Gulf of Mexico. failed to convince the American people that prevailed on Central America U.S. prestige had suffered in Viet- of the dangers mushrooming in Central during the Reagan years. Excluding nam; the administration believed it America, and was thus unable to force Congress from consultation, or inten- could be restored by stemming com- accountability on Congress, especially tionally misleading it, is not only munist expansion in Central America the House of Representatives. legally questionable, it is dumb poli-

with a blend of political, economic and If the new administration is to avoid tics. Our new President must make it military aid to encourage the formation a catastrophe in the region, it must do clear he wants to work with Congress of a democratic center, giving the what the previous administration could on Central America, but be ready to people an alternative to right- and left- demand a public debate if agreement is wing extremists. The objective was to not reached, forcing an "up-or-down" prevent another Cuba and avoid another vote on the issue to achieve account- Vietnam. ability. The result of this policy was the Bipartisan consensus already has emergence of elected governments in been achieved on U.S. -Soviet relations;

the region, a decline in support for it can be reached on Central America if, communist guerrillas, and a U.S. rescue in the words of the late Sen. Arthur operation in Grenada, which was over- Vandenberg, partisan differences "stop whelmingly supported by the people of SUPPORT MANAGUA at the water's edge." Few members of that island. In Nicaragua, the revolu- Congress now hold any sympathy for tion showed signs of wilting, as an HAS ENJOYED IN the Sandinistas. What support Managua insurgent movement emerged— dubbed had enjoyed has been squandered by its the "Contras" by the beleaguered San- CONGRESS HAS blatant abuse of human rights, close dinistas—and received arms and train- ties to Moscow, and unprovoked mili- ing from the U.S. government. The BEEN SQUANDERED tary aggression against its neighbors, a Reagan Doctrine appeared to be on fact attested to by some of the most track, despite the fact that Moscow was BY ITS BLATANT outspoken congressional foes of the giving Cuba and Nicaragua eight times past administration's policy. more economic and military aid than ABUSE OF HUMAN However, Congress has tried to have the United States was giving the entire it both ways. Many Democrats, and region. RIGHTS. some Republicans, have rattled the Now, as a new administration takes ••••••••••••• sabers of U S. mil itary power to demon- over, the democratic movement in Cen- strate their anti-communist position, tral America is in trouble. The Contras but then casted votes to end Contra aid have been defeated, not by the San- and limit assistance to the democracies dinistas, but by the U.S. Congress. In El not: forge a bipartisan consensus on in the region. Future historians may Salvador, showcase of the democratic Central America. It will not be easy. view such hypocrisy as guaranteeing experiment, the reformist Duarte gov- The confrontations on the issue with the Soviet beachhead these same con- ernment is faltering, and key members Congress have left a lot of blood on the gressmen have said is unacceptable. in Congress are threatening a military floor, and the bitter 1988 presidential Congressional opponents of Contra aid cutoff if the conservative ARENA campaign may exacerbate partisan hos- aid have taken political cover behind

Party wins the presidency in March. tility. Moreover, the new administra- the Arias Peace Plan. To support it, Time now appears to be on the side of tion's decision not to make Central Congress ended all military aid to the the communist guerrillas who once America a key issue of the election Contras in February 1988. The Soviets were teetering on the brink of defeat. campaign seems to dispute any argu- showed no such restraint, rushing in The future of democracy in Central ment that its overwhelming victory at almost $500 million in military aid America, so promising a short time the polls signals a mandate for inten- since the pact was signed in August ago, is in jeopardy because of the lack sifying the Reagan policy. 1987 — more than twice the total of U.S. resolve, misguided congres- amount the United States has provided sional policies, and the failure of the turn things around, this admin- the Contras in seven years. past administration to enunciate its TOistration must follow a two-track, President Oscar Arias knows he is policy well enough to gain the under- persuasion-and-pressure policy not "taking a chance for peace," by standing and support of the American aimed at developing a positive relation- requesting Washington to disarm the people. ship with Congress and respecting its Contras. Arias has stated he expects the

The President of the United States foreign policy prerogatives, while pro- United States to protect Costa Rica if it has the responsibility to use his office tecting the constitutional power of the is threatened by the Sandinistas.

to educate the public to the national presidency. Simultaneously, it must build Ambivalence over Central America security threats he perceives and the grass-roots support in all 50 states as a makes Congress vulnerable to an necessary action he must take. If Con- means to pressure Congress into respond- administration pressure campaign gress opposes him, he must force a ing to the crisis facing the country. Please turn to page 70

JANUARY 1989 35 Bound by a

I sense of duty,

\ Woshington begrudgingly

- gove up his • plons for retirement to I ossume the chief office : of the lend. : THE FIRST INAUGURATION

message aloud: General Washington fears. However, he accepted at once. By Lester David has been chosen to become the first Two days later his coach, drawn by four President of the fledgling nation. of his strongest horses, rolled down the On Jan. 20, promptly at noon, the Chief It was early afternoon, April 14, curving driveway of the 19-room, Justice of the United States will administer 1789, at Mount Vernon in northeastern white-pillared house. the oath of office to the 41st President on Virginia. The tall general had been in "I bade adieu to Mount Vernon," he the eastfront of the Capitol in Washington. public service for more than 30 of his 57 confided to his diary, "to private life The ceremony, subsequent speech and years, and was physically and emotion- and to domestic felicity, and with a parade, will be beamed to millions of ally drained. He longed to spend his mind oppressed with more anxious and people around the world. retirement years overseeing his estate, painful sensations than I have words to Two hundred years ago, George Wash- with its extensive farm land, sweeping express." ington, the hero of the American Revolu- lawns, deer park, gardens and many smaller structures, but once again he 57-year-old wife, Martha, who tion, was sworn in as the nation 'sfirst chief HIS executive. Here is the story oftliat inaugu- was being summoned to duty. The Elec- would become the first First Lady, ration, which began the tradition that has toral College, Thomson reported, had was steeped in despair. In January become one of the great national events of selected him unanimously. she had celebrated 30 years of mar- our times. It had not come as a surprise because riage, many of which she had spent the general had been elected two alone; she, too, had looked forward to a 0EORGE Washington months earlier. But the ballots had to be peaceful home life. But she knew her ushered the New York vis- counted before the Senate and House of husband and made no attempt to dis- itor into the banquet hall Representatives, whose members were suade him. As he left, he said that he of his mansion on a bluff slow to arrive in New York, the tempo- would send for her as soon as proper overlooking the sparkling rary capital of the new nation. In fact, quarters could be found. Potomac. With a flourish, Washington's trunks had been packed Washington's seven-day, 250-mile Charles Thomson, secre- for weeks, ready to be strapped to the tary of Congress, unfolded rear of his carriage. Lester David, a regular contributor to the letter he had brought Now that the other shoe had dropped this magazine, is the author of 13 books on his long, dusty ride and read the brief at last, he was assailed by doubts and and more than 1 ,200 magazine articles.

36 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE HUMBLY ACCEPTING - Washington takes sword and left the house. He stepped the oath of office in Federal Hall, New York into a carriage and rode through the City, April 30, 1789. crowded streets, preceded by militia- men and followed by government April 23, he arrived aboard a barge in leaders in coaches. The cheering New York City where American and throngs waved flags, straining to catch Spanish ships in the harbor greeted him a glimpse of him, and slowed his prog- with more cannon salutes; thousands of ress to a crawl. people, including militiamen in full Originally New York's City Hall, uniform, packed the dock and the Federal Hall had been enlarged and streets. renamed, becoming the country's first It took him more than a half hour to Capitol. The Senate met in one wing; walk the short distance from Murray's the House, in another. Both Washington Wharf at the tip of Manhattan to the and John Adams, who succeeded him house at 3 Cherry St. that had been were inaugurated at Federal Hall. prepared for him. Late that evening, Thomas Jefferson, the third president, after yet another banquet, he was was the first to take the oath in finally able to remove his blue suit and Washington after the capital was climb into bed. (Cherry Street, where moved. Thereafter, all presidential Washington lived for a time during his inaugurations were held there. presidency, disappeared 80 years later When Washington entered the hall, to make way for the approaches to the he was ushered into the Senate chamber Brooklyn Bridge.) where members of both houses had On April 30, Inauguration Day, the gathered to await his arrival. Rising to general was awakened at dawn by their feet, the legislators bowed as he cannon fire from a battery. After break- proceeded to the platform; he acknow- fast, he had his hair dusted with powder ledged the homage with slight bows to and donned a brown suit with silver the left and right. journey to his inauguration turned out buttons that he had ordered to be made Waiting for him was the country's to be a triumphant procession. He was from cloth woven in Connecticut, first vice president, the short, rotund the man who led America to indepen- which he hoped would give a boost to John Adams, now 54 years old. "Sir," dence, and Americans came to cheer. the state's textile industry. Adams said, "the Senate and House of Massed densely in the cities and lining Shortly after noon, a congressional Representatives are ready to attend you the rutted roads in the countryside, the delegation arrived to escort him to Fed- to take the oath required by the Con- throngs, often near hysteria, hailed his eral Hall, at the corner of Wall and stitution. It will be administered by the progress, threw flowers in his path, Broad streets, where the swearing-in chancellor of the state of New York." feted him at banquets and composed would take place. Washington retrieved Washington's reply was brief: "I am odes for him. When he approached his cocked hat, buckled on his dress ready to proceed." cities and towns, local guards of Preceded by Adams, Washing- honor on horseback escorted him ton walked onto a small, open-air along the way. balcony on the second floor. A

In Alexandria, Va. , the hosts at mass of humanity filled the open a grand dinner in his honor space in front of the building; toasted him 13 times. In Balti- many people were at windows more and later in Chester, there and on rooftops that commanded were more dinners and more a view of the little balcony. toasts. When he crossed a pon- Washington bowed to them and toon bridge over the Schuylkill was greeted by waves of roars. River in Philadelphia, a crown of At the low iron railing, Chan- laurel was dropped from an arch, cellor Robert R. Livingston and landing on his head. George Washington faced each In the city where the Declara- other. Samuel Otis, secretary of tion of Independence was the Senate, stepped between adopted, he left his coach, them, holding a Bible on a red mounted a white charger and cushion. Washington extended rode through the streets. Cannons his right hand and placed it on the boomed, every bell in town was Bible. rung and 20,000 citizens bel- Quoting the oath that appears lowed their welcome. Finally, on in Article II, Section I of the Con- stitution, which had been ratified year before, Livingston SEAT OF CONGRESS -Federal the swear Hall, also the site of John Adams' asked, "Do you solemnly inauguration, was the nation's first that you will faithfully execute Capitol. Please turn to page 70

JANUARY 1989 37 In the 10 days of savage fighting for the moun- tain, the U.S. troops were repeatedly forced back and their commander wounded three times. HAMBURGER HILL

the North Vietnamese, enemy. Now Army intelligence had wiped out an observation team at the the A Shau Valley, a few reported that the long valley was being base of Ap Bia, a 3,000-foot mountain. FORmiles east of the Ho Chi put to use as a staging area for a troop Heavy fire began to sweep down on the Minh Trail in Laos, was buildup and being readied for an attack Americans from the heights, revealing ideal terrain. The broad, on the old capital city of Hue and on the the presence of a NVA force occupying

30-mile-long valley— cov- coastal cities of northern I Corps. It was the hills above. Mounting an assault on ered with dense patches of important to stop the impending attack Ap Bia, Honeycutt and his men at once

tall elephant grass and dead in its tracks before it was launched. ran into a deadly combination of auto- bamboo, and ringed by On May 10, elements of the Army's matic weapons fire, rocket grenades steeply rolling, heavily forested, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), and claymore mines strung from trees towering hills— constituted a natural supported by a small number of South and bushes. The Americans were forced funnel through which they were able to Vietnamese units, were airlifted by to break off the assault and pull back. infiltrate large numbers of troops from helicopter to landing zones located Laos down into South Vietnam. For a between the Laotian border and the following day Honeycutt sent long time the communists had been A Shau Valley. Their mission was to THEout two companies to scout against exploiting the vast valley to its seek out and clear the enemy from the the enemy entrenched above and fullest. valley and to block off escape routes they, too, were forced back after Three times in 1969, units of the U.S. back into Laos. Advancing throughout encountering heavy fire and sustaining

Army and of the South Vietnamese the first day, the task force made no casualties. By this time it had become Army had mounted search-and-destroy contact with the enemy. That situation abundantly clear that the North Viet- sweeps of the A Shau. Each time they changed on the second day. namese were occupying Ap Bia in con- had uncovered large caches of equip- Lt.Col. Weldon "Blackjack" Honey- siderable strength. (It later was deter- ment and supplies, but had flushed out cutt, commander of the 3d Battalion of mined that the enemy had the better only relatively small numbers of the the division's 187th Regiment, steered part of two regiments — about 1,500 his unit eastward away from the Laotian men— dug in on the mountain). In addi- Vernon Pizer, a veteran journalist based in border and was approaching the north- tion to significant numerical strength, Valdosta, Ga., writes extensively on the western corner of the A Shau Valley the North Vietnamese enjoyed the military and war. when he and his men encountered and defensive advantage of occupying the

38 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE In the face of the unexpectedly heavy resistance by the enemy, two additional battalions of the 101st and a battalion

from the South Vietnamese 1 st Division hill were brought up to reinforce Honey- HE exacted cutt's 3d battalion. On May 18, two its price in blood: battalions of the augmented force, with every riflemen loaded down with 40 600 NVA and magazines of ammunition, mounted a 45 GIs were killed, fresh assault on Hamburger Hill. The savage fighting was costly in casualties and 269 other but the paratroopers pressed on doggedly. Foot by grudging foot, they fought their GIs wounded. way toward the craggy summit. They had nearly won the crest when a the intense struggle that had been

blinding rain storm swept in and, waged for it. Once it had been lushly

together with a deadly hail of enemy forested; now it was virtually denuded grenades, forced them to pull back. of trees and most of the trees that Additional artillery and air strikes remained were blackened and smolder- were ordered against Hamburger Hill. ing. Some 600 enemy bodies were On May 20, after more than 20,000 counted on Hamburger Hill. American artillery rounds and 155 air strikes had casualties amounted to 45 dead and 269 pounded the mountain, the paratroop- wounded. ers launched yet another attack on the Just one week later Honeycutt and fanatical defenders. This time the his men were ordered to abandon Ham- assault force succeeded in fighting burger Hill. The objective had never through to the summit and clearing out been to hold the mountain, only to the resistance. "Blackjack" Honeycutt, destroy the North Vietnamese force and

who had been wounded three times in prevent it from launching an attack on the 10 days of fighting for the moun- Hue and the coastal cities. tain, could at least radio back to divi- sion headquarters that Hamburger Hill VICTORY'S DOOR — Two American sol- was now firmly in American hands. diers fire into a North Vietnamese bunker The mountain bore mute evidence of near the top of Hamburger Hill.

DUST-OFF — Wounded paratroopers of the 101st Airbone await the arrival of a medevac helicopter during heavy combat at A Shau Valley.

high ground. Making the situation even more difficult for the American para- troopers was a network of expertly engineered bunkers, which the enemy had constructed. After his men were repulsed by the enemy for the third time Honeycutt called in artillery and air strikes. The paratroopers assaulted Ap Bia and were once again thrown back by the dug-in and determined North Vietnamese. It was about that time, after being chopped up severely by the enemy, that the paratroopers aptly dubbed the mountain Hamburger Hill. The name

struck because it seemed so descriptive of the situation.

JANUARY 1989 39 Veterans update

Q weveral important veterans bills, including consider all factual, legal and constitutional questions on one that authorizes an independent court to review veterans claims denied by the VA. The VA Board of Veterans Appeals claims denied by the VA, were passed during the final days of remains intact; however, the President will now appoint its the 100th Congress and signed into law by the President. chairman. The first to be signed was the Department of Veterans • Removes limits on attorney fees in cases before the Court Affairs Act, which elevates the VA to the Cabinet, effective of Veterans Appeals. March 15, 1989. • Provides a 4. 1 percent cost-of-living adjustment for Others laws enacted: veterans receiving VA compensation benefits, and provides a P.L. 100-689, the Veterans' Benefits and Programs similar increase in dependency and indemnity compensation Improvement Act of 1988, which authorizes the VA to benefits paid to widows and children of veterans who died extend the time limits for use of education benefits or of service-connected causes. The increase was effective rehabilitation programs if it is determined that the disabling Dec. 1, 1988. effects of chronic alcoholism have prevented use of the bene- • Transfers $3 million in VA funds appropriated in FY fits. In this case, chronic alcoholism shall not be considered 1984 for the Agent Orange epidemiological study to the Air to be the result of willful misconduct. The legislation also: Force for use in its Ranch Hand epidemiological study. The • Gives certain military men and women a second chance funds would remain available to Sept. 30, 1989. to participate in the Montgomery GI Bill. Service members • Authorizes $1 million in VA funds appropriated in FY who came on active duty between July 1 , 1985, and June 30, 1 984 to be used for a review of scientific literature pertaining 1988, are provided with a one-time, seven-month enrollment to the health effects of dioxin exposure. period, beginning Dec. 1, 1989. • Provides that payments received from the Agent Orange • Grants a death benefit for certain survivors of service Settlement Fund shall not be counted as income for non- members who participate in the Montgomery GI Bill and service-connected purposes. who die on active duty. The benefit will equal the amount • Authorizes $6 million for the American Battle Monu- deducted from the participant's basic pay ($100 for each of ments Commission to restore and maintain the Pacific War the first 12 months of service), minus any amount of educa- Memorial on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines. tional assistance the participant might have received. P.L. 100-690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, • Provides that a GI Bill participant who is discharged for authorizes $45 million over the next three years to provide a pre-existing medical condition or a reduction in force will care to eligible veterans with alcohol or drug abuse depend- be entitled to one month of educational assistance for each encies. Another $1 million is authorized for the evaluation of month of active duty. VA inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment • Requires that service members on active duty from programs. The act also exempts veterans' benefits from Oct. 19, 1984, through June 30, 1988, must have received a accountability if recipients are convicted of drug offenses. secondary school diploma or equivalency certificate by No veterans' benefits can be taken away.

Dec. 3 1 , 1989, to participate in the Montgomery GI Bill. P.L. 100-607, the Omnibus Health Care Bill, establishes • Expands the opportunities for service-connected dis- a national commission to determine the roles of the federal, abled veterans in VA rehabilitation training, including unpaid state and local governments, and the private sector in AIDS training or work experience with state or local government research, testing, treatment, prevention and education. More agencies. Currently, only federal agencies are permitted to than nine percent of all new AIDS victims are seeking VA provide unpaid training or work. care, and the VA has provided medical treatment to 7 percent • Requires the VA to offer below-market interest rates on of all AIDS cases to date. vendee loans when the reduced rate is necessary to market foreclosed properties competitively.

• Extends to Sept. 30, 1991 , the VA's authority to contract with halfway houses and other community facilities for treating veterans with alcohol or drug problems. Veterans' Children have until March 15, 1989, to apply for $500,000 in scholarships awarded by the Adolph P.L. 100-628, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Coors Co. To be eligible, applicants must be 22 years of age Assistance Act of 1988, authorizes $15 million for treating or younger as of March 15, 1989, and be enrolled full-time homeless chronically mentally ill veterans in VA medical in an accredited U.S. college, leading to a four- year under- facilities, and $15 million to convert unused space in VA graduate degree. domiciliaries to provide similar care for homeless veterans. Applicants must be children of honorably discharged U.S. veterans, active duty, National Guard or Reserve personnel, P.L. 100-687, the Veterans' Judicial Review Act/ or veterans who were killed or missing in action, or died on Veterans' Benefit Improvement Act of 1988: active duty. • Gives veterans the opportunity to take their claims For application forms, call 1 -800-49COORS or write appeals for VA benefits into federal court. Establishes an Coors Veterans' Memorial Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 3111, independent Court of Veterans Appeals with jurisdiction to Northbrook, IL, 60065.

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Small Business Administration

VETERANS GET HELP TO PURSUE HE AMERICAN DREAM

Enterprising veterans shouldn't overlook the SBA which con provide them with much that they need to get started in business. "More important we can help them stay in business/' says SBA Administrator James Abdnor

MONG most definitions of the American dream, business must have a solid game plan. A business plan— the desire to own and manage one's own busi- knowledge of the kind of service or goods he is offering and

ness is consistently mentioned. what the market is. Most small business start-ups require a Helping many Americans to fulfill that desire loan, and the applicant must show the banker how he plans to is the U.S. Small Business Administration. turn a profit in order to pay back the money. If a person cannot

"Small businesses in this nation are big business," convince that bank of the potential, it is certain there will be says SBA Administrator James Abdnor, who no loan and no business. Sometimes that plan is inaccurate or heads a nationwide staff of 4,000 employees. based on bad assumptions. A The agency, which was established in the 1950s, offers numerous services, programs and loans for would-be Q» How can the SBA help prevent businesses from failing? business owners and those who wish to expand their current A Anyone planning to go into business should attend a operations. pre-business workshop conducted by SBA officials. In this interview, Abdnor explains what his agency has to Most of these workshops are conducted on a recurring basis. offer veteran and non-veteran business owners. Pre-business workshops for veterans are held regularly across the country. American Legion Magazine: What is the key mission One of the main ways we have helped small business of the U.S. Small Business Administration? owners is through SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired James Abdnor: The SBA helps people get started in Executives. These retired executives volunteer their time and business and, more important, helps them stay in business. talents to business owners, lending their technical and We're a small federal agency in terms of budget and man- managerial knowledge so the businesses can survive and

power, but I truly believe that the SBA is one of the best-kept thrive. Currently, SCORE has 12,500 volunteers nationwide secrets and success stories in Washington, D.C., and in more than 400 chapters. SCORE volunteers served about throughout the country. Economically, the SBA gives the 621,000 clients in 1987. federal government a good return on its dollar because our Local SBA officers can help with specific business man-

mission is to help generate money rather than spend it. agement problems. Each district office has business develop-

It's been said many times before, and it still rings true: ment officers who can direct small business owners to Small business is the backbone of the American economy. organizations that can provide management training and Small businesses are the primary originators of new jobs and counseling. often the proving ground of technological innovations. Q- How well do pre-business workshops prepare vet- Q- Yet the statistics show that about half of all new erans for business ventures? businesses are doomed to fail. Why? A Very well, but there's a flip side to the benefits of those A There are many reasons, but the most common reason is workshops. We consider it a success story if we can mismanagement. A person planning to launch a new steer a veteran away from going into a business if that person

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MORE THAN 12,000 retired executives nationwide volunteer their time and talents to help small James Abdnor, who represented businesses. South Dakota in the U.S. Senate LEARNING TO RUN A BUSINESS between 1981 and 1987, was appointed administrator of the VETERANS are heading back to classrooms for the U.S. Small Business Administra- Vmodern technology that will enable their small tion in March 1987. business ventures to succeed. One such classroom offering is the SBA's Veterans' Entrepreneurial lacks the qualities or resources to make it succeed. Training Program, which provides veterans with 12 to Many people just getting started in business— veteran and 18 months of counseling and workshops. "The training non-veteran alike— will sacrifice their entire life's savings to helps veterans nurture their managerial skills, and turn get it off the ground. Proper counseling and workshops might business concepts into reality," said Dick E. Ellis, help them decide whether it's worth the risk. If they decide to Director of SBA's Office of Veterans Affairs. take the risk, SBA tries to give them the expertise to make it. Veterans in the VET program must spend a minimum of 60 hours in classes and workshops, Q. Does the SBA grant loans or help business owners ranging from how to obtain loans for start-up capital to obtain loans from commercial lenders? methods of getting products or goods to buyers. "The More than 90 percent of the people we serve receive A training is intensive and it gives participants a good guarantee loans. Loans are made by banks and other insight on what they can expect to face," Ellis said. commercial lenders to small business owners, but SBA backs The Department of Utah already has submitted a the loans. proposal for a VET program grant in the Salt Lake City The SBA also makes direct loans, but the amount of money area. Each of the 10 SBA regions also has an interactive available for direct loans has declined substantially in the past video disc system that simulates planning and running few years. I should note, however, that the percentage of a business. The business disc provides excellent plan- direct lending going to veterans has increased during that ning and record-keeping experience and poses many time. In fact, nearly 50 percent of all SBA direct lending is to problems for the small-business owner to solve. The veterans. system travels within the SBA regions to make it available to everyone. OL Does the SBA have special programs for veterans or An actor on the video screen serves as a "consultant" give them special consideration in any way? through each step in starting a business. "It's an We like to think that every one of our programs is geared A interesting program and it gives veterans a very to veterans. But, to answer you fully, yes. Veterans do realistic look and hands-on practice in business receive preferential treatment. This was mandated by dynamics," Ellis said. Please turn to page 68

JANUARY 1989 43 Your American legion m hiii

ETERANS' families who living in the veteran's home, or illegiti- years, are faced with eviction For 63 mate child, when the relationship can from their homes, empty the TFA program be proved. Eligibility is extended to age cupboards and pressing 21 if the child is physically handi- medical needs may have a has provided capped or remains in an approved high valuable resource available help for the school and unmarried. to them when other help A designated Legion post investi- can't be found. It's the children of gator first must establish that the veter- Legion's Temporary Finan- an's family is unable to receive help cial Assistance (TFA) program. needy veterans. from local sources such as Aid to Fami- TFA provides maintenance and health lies With Dependent Children. Social grants based on a family's individual Security, food stamps and charitable needs when other forms of assistance groups. The investigator also must are unavailable. The program, which is verify that the family's needs meet TFA administered by the National Ameri- criteria. canism and Children and Youth Divi- "The post investigator should sit sion through its commission, has been down with the family to discuss perma- lending a hand to the needy since 1925. nent solutions to the family's problems "This program clearly and consist- and direct the family to public-assist- ently demonstrates Legionnaires' con- ance programs that aid children." cern for the less fortunate children of Lindquist said. veterans," said Eugene V. Lindquist, Investigators should prepare a chairman of the Children and Youth written report of their findings and

Commission. "Grants are for tempo- include it with each TFA application rary relief, and while the aid is directed form, which must be signed by a post to the needs of the children, the whole official. Applications can be obtained family is benefited." from department headquarters or by Maintenance grants can be made for writing the National Children and shelter, clothing, food, utilities and Youth Division, The American Legion. other basic necessities of life. Lindquist P.O. Box 1055. Indianapolis. IN 46206. said. TFA funds, however, are unauthor- The completed application and report ized for credit-card debts, automobile must be forwarded to department head- loans and bank notes, except for home- quarters for the signature of the depart- CARE PROVIDER-7F4 funds are mortgage loans where there exists a available for children's medical and ment children-and-youth chairman or distinct possibility of foreclosure. dental care, as well as for shelter, some other authorized department offi- TFA grants may also be made for clothing, food and utilities. cial. In emergency cases, investigators children's health-care needs such as should determine whether post, district hospitalization, pharmacy prescrip- or department funds are available. If tions, surgery, dental care and other "Membership in the Legion is not they are not. or if they are inadequate, professional services. However, med- required for a family to qualify for TFA the request should be forwarded directly ical experts must verify that these serv- funds," Lindquist said. "The veteran to national headquarters. ices are warranted and the program parent, however, must have been honor- Lindquist said that some departments must be notified before services are ably discharged from the military and have programs similar to TFA. deriving rendered. served at a time consistent with the income from Legionnaires' individual Health-care grants are solely for the Legion's membership periods since contributions or through special fund- medical needs of children and parents. World War II." Those dates include: raising events. He added that posts

Grants ensure that children receive Dec. 7 . 1 94 1 . to Dec. 31. 1 946; June might want to consider establishing an necessary medical treatment when par- 25, 1950. to Jan. 31. 1955; and Dec. assistance fund as an ongoing project. ents cannot pay those costs, or when the 22. 1961. to May 7. 1975. "The TFA program has provided $3 costs would leave the family financially Any veteran's child who is unmar- million to needy veterans' families over strapped. Lindquist said if immediate ried and under 18 is eligible for finan- the years," Lindquist said. "The goal is treatment is required for a child, posts cial assistance. TFA administrators maintaining the well-being of children should consider making the grant, if define "child" as the legitimate off- and ensuring that the family unit funds are available. spring, legally adopted child, stepchild remains intact during a crisis."

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each veteran will be deter- mined by the number of Gierke Urges Posts' Support For eligible claimants, and their disabilities. Disability payments are Vietnam Veterans And Families expected to begin in 1990, and will be awarded in equal N SUPPORT the needs of Vietnam vet- "It is imperative that posts annual installments over of the Agent erans and their families. understand the importance a five-year period ending

Orange Class Posts are urged to com- of full cooperation in this Dec. 1, 1994. Disability pay- Assistance Pro- plete survey questionnaires survey," said Nat'l Cmdr. ments are expected to aver- gram, Legion without delay and return H.F. "Sparky" Gierke. "The age $5,700, with a maximum posts are being asked to par- them to John F. Sommer comments and suggestions benefit of $12,800. Lump- ticipate in a nationwide Jr., The American Legion, contained in the question- sum death benefits will survey to determine what 1608 K street St., N.W., naires will be used to average about $1,800, with programs would best serve Washington, DC 20006. develop proposals and con- a maximum payment of cept papers for new pro- $3,400. grams that benefit Vietnam Gierke said the Legion has veterans and their families." been asked by the Special About $52 million from Master in the Agent Orange the out-of-court settlement litigation to assist veterans by seven manufacturers of and their families in filing for Agent Orange will be distrib- cash settlements. A manual uted over the next seven to on the Agent Orange Vet- 10 years to fund social- erans Payment Program will service projects for the vet- be available in the near erans and their dependents. future. Post service officers Cash benefits of $70 mil- and others who will be lion will be paid to long-term assisting veterans and fami- totally disabled veterans and lies may obtain copies of the the survivors of certain manual by writing the Office deceased veterans exposed of the Special Master, 901

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ANAVICUS Honors Student

HE first James Foley, ANAVICUS presi- H O'Neil Schol- dent, who presented the arship, estab- award. Brother Joachim W. lished by the Froehlich, Saint Anselm Army, Navy and president, attended the Air Force Veterans in presentation. Canada, United States Unit, O'Neil was a former presi- was presented to Robert dent of ANAVICUS, Past O'Brien, a sophomore at National Commander of Saint Anselm College, Man- The American Legion, and chester, N.H. Publisher of The Ameri- The scholarship is awarded can Legion Magazine. annually to the Saint Anselm O'Neil, who received an VISIT— John P. "Jake" Comer meets Pope John Paul student who displays out- honorary degree from Saint PAPAL II during the PNC's visit to the Department of Italy and other standing achievement in and Anselm in 1948, was also a Legion departments in Europe. Comer's trip preceded the the outside classroom, former police chief of 70th national convention in Louisville, Ky. according to Judge Daniel F. Manchester.

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URTHER re- applied for the initial refund, funds are being enough funds are now avail- processed for able to refund the other 40 Legionnaires percent of the subscription and American price. Legion Auxiliary members The refunds are being who subscribed to the defunct made automatically, without Better Times magazine in further action by the sub- 1985. scribers. Subscribers who After Better Times ceased have not already filed for publishing. Legion litigation claims should write to: succeeded in obtaining an National Judge Advocate, original refund of $9 (60 per- The American Legion, P.O. cent of the one-year subscrip- Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN HISTORIC OCCASION -Nat'l Cmdr. H.F. "Sparky" Gierke, tion price) for each subscriber 46205. Please enclose a left, witnesses President Reagan sign the bill to create a who contacted the Legion, copy of the canceled check Department of Veterans Affairs, a legislative mandate of The according to Nat'l Judge (front and back) and a copy for than years. Second from left is American Legion more 20 Advocate Philip B. Onder- of any other correspondence Rep. Bob McEwen of Ohio. Behind the President are VA donk Jr. He said that since so or documentation of the sub- Administrator Thomas K. Turnage (left) and Rep. G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery, chairman of the House Veterans' few of the subscribers scription. Affairs Committee. CWF: THANKS A MILLION!

All post and individual contributions from the Department of New Jersey were inadvertently omitted from CWF reports Legion's Money Market published during the Foundation With A Future campaign. New Jersey residents who contributed $50 or more are Gene Kishpaugh, Jeff Genthner, Joseph Provitera, Joseph Expands Membership Ranks Iacongelo, Timothy P. Carmody, Arthur W. Mazowiecki, Clifford Griffiths, Robert Horn, Clarence Jennings, Isabelle Sorrento. Anthony Lori, Peter Cleary, Ernest Kerekes and HE American include the new participants | Leo McKernan. Legion has during its fall meeting last New Jersey posts that donated $100 or more are: expanded its October. Post Commander Amount Post Commander Amount money-market In the first four months 103 Mitchell Hess $ 100 439 Joseph Marzitello $ 100 r 159 Andrew Myhre 100 438 William L. Kattack 100 program to of the program. Legion- 131 Patrick Reddy 100 280 Albert M Robotti 100 include participation of naires deposited more than 457 James Amos 150 278 Clarence Jennings Jr. 475 155 Maureen Schwarz 100 120 David K. Baker 530 Legion departments and $3 million in money market 25 William Mahon 100 491 Gordon L Whitt 200 posts, and members of The accounts, which are insured 281 Ron Spriggs 100 27 Lee J McClellan 500 328 Don McArdle 1.200 76 Stanley F. Pomykala 100 American Legion National up to $ 1 00,000 by the Federal 91 Kenneth Yascavage 100 127 Joseph Lesniewski 100 Auxiliary. Deposit Insurance Corpora- 63 Douglas Taggart 1.000 119 Theodore Trettinger 100 359 Joseph Vuksta 100 186 Herb Flemming 100 When the Legion kicked tion. A minimum deposit is 59 Arthur R Miele 200 314 Paul T. Goldberg 100 132 Kenneth Kuzicki 100 109 Vincent P Arnold 100 off its money-market pro- $1 ,000. The interest rate is 346 Allen Hendricks 100 126 Salvatore Liguon 100 gram last June, only Legion- tiered, based on the amount 447 Emily Root 150 321 Joseph English 243 248 Gary Davis 100 21 William Rowlands 300 naires were eligible to of deposit, and is tied to the 339 David M.Toth 132 313 John Cech 100 participate. "We added 91 -day U.S. government 216 Richard W. Kookogey 100 171 Albert Palmieri 100 430 Russell Konrady 100 242 Joseph Morstatt 100 departments, posts and Treasury Bill discount rate, 458 Edward J Andrzeiewski 100 220 Sam F Uzzolino 250 336 Willie Peel 100 502 George Beisley 270 Auxiliary members after we which is changed monthly. 270 Kenneth J Mills 250 214 George Kuzava 100 realized how well-received For more information, 46 Marvin Taylor 250 12 Al Wedderman 150 57 William Shanley 100 69 Thomas Whitlow 200 the program was among our write The American Legion 390 Arthur Cooper 1.000 279 John Sentowski 600 471 Michael P Kennelly 500 said 258 Domenick Bomentre 200 members," National and Auxiliary Money 324 David A Bagan 100 14 George Oleary 500 Treasurer Webber LaGrange. Market Account, Indiana 43 Irvin R Hazard Jr. 235 162 Demm B. Healy Sr 1.000 The National Executive National Bank, One Indiana Also omitted from previous lists were American Legion Committee, which originally Square, P.O. Box 6101, Indi- Auxiliary's Unit 3, Lincoln Neb., $825; and Unit 16, authorized the money- anapolis, IN 46206-6101, or Norfolk, Neb., $100. market program, voted to call 1 -(800) 321 -VETS.

48 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Announcing the Limited Edition Minting for: GEORGE BUSH and the 200th Anniversary of the Presidency THE PRESIDENTSMEDAL IN ONE POUND OF PURE SOLID SILVER*

As George Bush becomes the 41st Presi- dent on January 20th our nation will be celebrating 200 years of the Presidency. In honor of this doubly historic occasion, The Federal Coin Fund is issuing The Presidents' Medal, a unique, heavy, three dimensional, 3.5 inch diameter Proofcon- taining One Troy Pound of Pure Solid Sil- ver*. Never has a president been accorded such an unprecedented tribute. EXCLUSIVE LIMITED MINTING The front of this massive Silver piece (as illustrated here actual size) has Presi- dent-elect Bush surrounded by the 39 men who preceded him. Minted on the reverse are the names of the past Presidents in order of their tenure. Each hand polished Proof magnificently provides rich detail in 3 dimensional depth for each of the 39 different Presi- dential portraits set against a mirrored background. This makes Proof mintings so desirable and valuable. 40 DIFFERENT PORTRAITS This stunningly beautiful solid Silver work-of-art, 11 inches in circumference to George Bush. Prompt action is neces- SPECIAL RELEASE makes a splendid presentation on a desk, sary to obtain the lower serial numbers, is- 24KT Gold Treatment, 1,000 Presidents' table or shelf (stand provided). It is avail- sued in sequence of order receipt. Medals have been reserved for Deluxe able now at a pre-inauguration discount SATISFACTION GUARANTEED treatment to be heavily layered with pure until January 20, 1989 exclusively from After midnight January this 24KT Gold over the One Pound of Pure The Federal Coin Fund. 20, highly de- sirable Proof minting will no longer be Solid Silver. Available now for $399 each Each Presidents' Medal in its museum available at the pre-inauguration price of (limit 2, please). case, is minted with its own individual ser- only $299 per piece but (if it is still avail- ^ ial number accompanied a serially ^FEDERAL COIN FUND DM 01 by able) will revert to its regular price of$349. 3 North New St., Dover, DE 19901 numbered Certificate of Authenticity at- You are urged to act now while this oppor- Yes, please send me your Proof mintings of The testing to its Limited Edition status, One Presidents' Medal as (have indicated. Each to be tunity is before you. Delivery will be Pound weight and 999 Fine purity of Sil- sent insured delivery without extra cost or sales within 45 days of the Inauguration but to tax. Each individually serially numbered with its ver, the richest Silver you will own. Certificate of Authenticity, Museum Case and Dis- be assured ofthe special price of only $299 play Stand. Certain to become for each One Pound of Silver Presidents' I understand if I am not completely satisfied I may return my order as received within 1 0 days of a valuable family Medal Proof you must be sure to order be- heirloom for its receipt for a full refund. fore midnight January 20, 1989. Silver One Pound Proofs @ $299 each each ofyour chil- limit 5 If you are not completely satisfied, for any 24KT Gold layered Silver One Pound dren and grand- Hmlt2 reason, with your Limited Edition Proof Proofs @ $399 each. children as well I am enclosing my remittance for $ of The Presidents' Medal you may return or . as for those whom Charge $ to my MasterCard it within Visa Amex you especially 10 days of its receipt for a full refund there is a limit of 5 Proofs per value. The Edition — I CARD # EXP. order. is Limited to (Charge valid SIGNATURE criers must be Signed to be |

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Marking those special days . . . donating

cycles for the disabled. . . burying LEGIONNAIRE vets with dignity. . . remembering Pearl OF THE MONTH

Harbor. . . honoring all veterans.

H ugh Watson Post 530 has pre- spinal-cord-injured veterans. The sented Greenhills, cycle, which can be adjusted to fit all Ohio, with a wheelchairs, provides the disabled vet- fe unique memorial eran with physical exercise as well as to commemorate - recreation. the 50th anniversary Presenting the cycles to the hospital of the community. on behalf of the post were post Cmdr. The memorial, Ray Daniels, Aubrey Croom, Maurice "Shadows of Free- and Jessie Hammett, Harrel Armstrong, dom," is a 20-foot, and Nick Silvaggio. stainless-steel, pyra-| Noah W. Lathrop midal shadow pole. "1AI fie now have a place to bury our At a certain hour of | veterans with dignity," said Ken ANY Legionnaires can re- a certain day, the tip Brown during ground-breaking cere- cite the Legion preamble, of the pole casts a monies for the first veterans' cemetery but Noah W. Lathrop, a shadow on the exact in Nevada. member of Post 19, Bristol, center of a plaque Brown, a member of Post 8, Las Vt., lives it. observing a holiday Vegas, Nev. bought the 83.5 acres of Lathrop, a Marine Corps or day of special , land and donated the property to the veteran of World War II, interest. The days, state. Any veteran from any state may has earned a reputation as a hard-charg- which are marked be buried there free. ing advocate for veterans and their with bronze plaques families in his hometown and around set in the ground, his state. Over the past five years, he include Independence Day, the end of For more than 20 years, Mor- logged more than 21,000 miles and the Civil War, Armistice Day, Constitu- ningside Post 697, Sioux City, Iowa, 2,700 volunteer hours, shuttling veter- tion Day, Pearl Harbor Day, founding of has conducted Pearl Harbor Day ans to veterans' hospitals and nursing Greenhills, Korean War cease-fire, Viet- services in honor of the 2,800 Amer- homes. nam cease-fire. Memorial Day and A former post and district comman- Ohio's entry into the Union. der, Lathrop has won many awards for The idea for the memorial belongs to his devotion to veterans and, in 1985, post Adj. Don Wilking. All the work was named Legionnaire of the Year in was performed by post members, his department. But Lathrop also has friends of the Legion and a local Seabee lent his talents to other Legion reserve battalion. endeavors, recently overseeing the Oratorical Contest in Bristol, sponsor- Post 1 of Memphis, Tenn., donated ing essay contests in six elementary two hand-powered cycles to the Mem- ican men and women who lost their schools, and delivering facsimiles of phis VA Medical Center for use by lives in the two-hour attack on Dec. 7, the Bill of Rights and U.S. Constitution 1941. handbooks to schoolchildren. "The American people must realize Lathrop lives by the Legion motto, that freedom does have a price," said "Get involved," according to former post Cmdr. Everett W. Posey. post Cmdr. Ronald Shackett. Last year, Lathrop led efforts to organize an Bonneville Post 56 and its Auxiliary, American Legion Baseball team, and Idaho Falls, Idaho, donated $4,000 helped raise money for flagpoles and and many hours of volunteer labor in memorials for Bristol's cemeteries. a joint community project to erect a "He's the consummate Legion- monument for veterans of all wars. The naire," Shackett said. "Noah demon- donation was part of the proceeds from strates the highest degree of dedication the post's annual War Bonnet Roundup, to veterans and his community." Idaho's oldest professional rodeo.

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52 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Read why one of the top horticultural experts in America declares under oath: "THIS IS THEBEST DARN TOMATO I'VE EVER TASTE And it's absolutely the easiest Tomato to grow — no staking, no caging, no pruning, no trimming — just harvest meal after meal of huge luscious, mouth watering Tomatoes all season long!"

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68 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE FREEDOM Continuedfrom page 15 HAVE YOU SEEN only Turkey receives more. THIS CHILD? As we discuss the future of the Philippine-U.S. security relationship, MISSING-Jenn/'fer Ann Kubus, 3. there are some questions that the Philip- Last seen June 13, 1988, in Jefferson, pine government and people must ask Wis. Hair: light brown. Eyes: blue. themselves: Height: 3'. Weight: 29 lbs. Contact the 674- • Is it important for the Philippines to Jefferson county sheriff, (414) 2306, or 843-5678. continue to share the burden of pre- (800) serving global peace and forestalling A public service provided by The American Legion. the outbreak of nuclear war?

• Is it important for the Philippines to continue to share the burden of pre- serving regional stability? • Does the Philippines want the We Will Pay You United States to continue to share the burden of Philippine defense? $1,000.00* These questions should be answered in the context of the common ideals set To Lose Weight forth in the Mutual Defense Treaty of If You Will Help Us Test Our New 1951. They should be answered in the Natural, Safe and Effective Diet Program context of a relationship based on close payment made by guaranteed U.S. Government Treasury Bond friendship, and on a belief in similar Payment made by U.S. Government Treasury Bond Certificate of Accrual on Treasury Securities, principles of government and the value FICO Strips and Easy Growth Treasury Receipts. The securities are currently being held in certificate or book entry form at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The securities are direct obligations of of human life. the United States of America. Face Value: Payable to owner in lawful money of the United States of The U.S. Embassy in Baguio, where America, accrued interest set at below ten percent with liquidity of approximately ten percent, guaranteed up to but not to exceed 2-15-2015, subject to applicable law. the Japanese forces in the Philippines surrendered, houses the table where the Answer questions 1-12 & return this notice within 21 days! signing took place. I marveled at the YES THAT'S CORRECT. WE WILL PAY YOU a that The Ultimate Solution Diet Program, will one thousand dollar government bond if you will eventually capture a large portion of that market. I a single length of what thought was help us with our testing. We look at this as simply an investment in our

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Legion Magazine, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206 7. Will you promise to give The Ultimate Solution Diet Fill in the answers Program" a fair and honest chance to work? r Yes No to questions 1-12 2nd Combat Engrs. 2nd Div. A Co. James E Pickens 8. Will you follow The Ultimate Solution Diet Program" for and return this needs witnesses to verify a claim that while stationed at a minimum of two weeks? DYes CjNo notice to: Kujangdong, Korea in Nov. 1950 he suffered shrapnel Check here if you would like distributorship information. BOARD OF injuries to the left side of his face, left shoulder blade, MEDICAL had a bruised back and was hospitalized at the 8063rd ADVISORS MASH for frostbite. Contact CID 1184. NAME P.O. BOX 50110 HHB 2d Bn. 62d ADA John E. Marshall needs witnesses HENDERSON, NV. 89016 to verify a claim that while stationed at Spangdalem AFB, ADDRESS 'Payment of your $1,000.00 Germany, 1976-1978, he required daily treatments for an government bond will be arthritic condition at Bitburg AFB, but was unable to made by Amerdream travel each day for treatment due to his duties. Also, CITY STATE ZIP 2113 Securities Corporation. suffered from hypertension. Contact CID 1185.

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