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State Zip Signature (Orders subject to acceptance.) Please allow 4 to 6 weeks after initial payment tor shipment. FLSIDDMM ized equipment (including a lot of someone else solve those problems." musical instruments), but every Post We need thousands like Gen. Patrick and Unit in the Department sponsors H. Brady (Citizens Flag Alliance) to camp scholarships for students. alert all Americans. When leadership The International Music Camp from the highest level is lacking, a hosts "American Legion Day" at the country is in peril. International Peace Garden each sum- Robert J. Morin mer as a special tribute and token of Hershey, Pennsylvania appreciation for the support and encouragement of youth activities by The American Legion. Fewer House Calls Joseph T. Alme of the changes in Medicare Minot. North Dakota DNEwrought by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 imposes a severe limi- tation on the number of home health- Save the Flag care visitations per year for patients integrity of America has been eligible under the Medicare home- THEeroding at an increasing, but health benefit.

ignored, rate since the early 1950s. I have reached an age that such care This is clearly discernible by endless has proven the difference between The Way of the legion realities in today's society such as dis- long-term hospitalization, nursing- article on U.S. 281 from Canada respect for the flag, parents, property, home care or worse. Such care has THEto Mexico ("Blue Cap Highway," traditions, education, the military, gov- helped other veterans to live out their

March) got my attention. I am a ernment and law enforcement. remaining years with some degree of retired American Airlines captain, 62, It is incredible that the majority of comfort, to remain active in their and looking for adventure at every turn. Americans show little, if any, concern churches and Posts. I urge all Legion- I've decided to travel this year from my for this rotting of the foundations of naires and members of other veterans' home in Hendersonville, North Caroli- this great country. It is as though they groups to join my efforts to bring this na, on my motorcycle to the north end are saying, "Don't get uptight, let matter to the attention of our elected of 281 and travel the entire route to officials. We must ask they not balance Brownsville, Texas. For more than 30 the budget on the backs of the aging years, I have traveled the world at bet- THE AMERICAN CENTURY and ailing veterans. ter than 500 miles an hour and since Leon A. Seerest retirement have developed a craving to September, THE AMERICAN Delta, Louisiana see the United States at a much slower INLEGION MAGAZINE will publish a pace. If there are people in the Legion special issue celebrating The Desert DejaVu along the way who would like to advise American Century. We invite you, me, they can do so by e-mail: Rhob- the members of The American a Gulf War veteran who served [email protected]. Legion family, to participate. Asas an acting NBC [nuclear, biologi- EM. Robinson We'd like your view, in 200 cal and chemical] officer, I would Hendersonville. North Carolina words or less, of our nation's most like to thank The American Legion for significant contribution during the its efforts on behalf of ill Gulf War YOUR article "Blue Cap Highway" 20th century. You could address a veterans. Thank you for not subscrib- was a breathtaking invitation to one range of subjects, such as invention, ing to the more outrageous claims and of America's most unique heartland technology or social/political accusations. highways. However, I hope you will activism. You could single out With the recent events in Iraq, our bring your readers back to the Interna- influential Americans or events that government has answered one ques- tional Peace Garden and complete one shaped the century. tion about the credence regarding of the most important parts of your Only letters postmarked before "very low levels" of chemical and bio- story. The American Legion's support May 30 will be considered. Those logical agents released from bombed of the International Music Camp, selected for publication will be storage sites —either they don't which is one of the oldest and most subject to editing for clarity and believe it to be true or don't consider successful summer schools of fine arts brevity. As many of the best letters it to have much effect. and a major ornament of the Interna- as space allows will be published, They currently plan on four days of tional Peace Garden. and writers having theirs selected bombing of these sites. At this time of The North Dakota American Legion will be paid $50. year, the wind is blowing from Iraq to and American Legion Auxiliary have The American Century the Gulf, just as it did during the war. in full pro- been major forces behind the Interna- The American Legion IVIagazine Are the troops going to be after the tional Music Camp success story. Not P.O. Box 1055 tective gear during and bomb- only has The American Legion provid- indianapoiis, iN 46206 ings? For how long? Are they using ed arts education facilities and special- Please turn page

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REAL RELIEF IS ALL-DAY RELIEF the new model detectors? While the Henri Chappell Cemetery in Belgium fits. In fairness, those who choose to number of troops and sites will be contains the graves of more than 7,000 own property should pay their share of smaller than during the war, if the the- Battle of the Bulge casualties. I was such taxes. If they elect to vote in the ories are true, it will just produce a involved in that campaign. Though I district where they own property, they smaller number of casualties. knew none of the dead in Henri Chap- would have the same full measure of Andrew Frennier pell, I felt kinship to all. rights as other residents and forego the

Madison, Tennessee As my wife and I stepped through "at large" status. the gates, we noticed all the visitors Richard Vanderhoef spoke in low, respectful voices. We Beach Park, Illinois Holy Ground viewed rows of white marble crosses

the Department of Defense on a weedless, well-kept lawn. I was BOTH Tills and the Supreme Court have stated so moved that I went to the office and Encnurage that cadets are never considered to thanked the American officer there. He UNDERSTAND that a retirement be on active duty until they receive informed me that each grave had been savings plan for active-duty military their commissions. Yet, during the adopted by local citizens who decorat- personnel is being considered. As an summer of 1993, a West Point cadet ed them on special days. organization, we should support the

was struck by lightning during maneu- Archie E. Lutz idea, not fight it. To those who see it as

vers at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was North Bend, Washington a threat to retirement pay, I disagree.

buried at Arlington because his father Military retirement is great, but 20

had influence. To make matters worse, years of service to get vested is a long inspirational his parents demanded and received a time. For folks who end up serving just new saber, new cadet ranks and a ALL American Legion members a few years, this is a way to save for plume for their son's hat —free of should be inspired by the article, retirement. charge. Why wasn't anything made of "Post Gives the Gift of Life." These teens and 20-somethings are this total disrespect for this sacred American Legion Post 391 of Fortville, planning for their future and are will-

ground? Indiana, raised $15,000 as a down pay- ing to save for it. Let's encourage their Corrado R. Lutz ment to a hospital on a bone marrow self-reliance and not view this as a Woodhaven, New York transplant for Dannie Powell, a former threat to our retirement pay. Post commander. With total medical Forrest R. Browne expenses estimated to be more than Monterey, California Set All Sails $200,000, we as individual Legion- NOTICED with some pleasure the naires could help Post 391 with our various reports of the cruise of USS contributions to Dannie's medical fund. Care Packaging Constitution on July 21, 1997. Donald McGranahan CLOSE to Home" in the March issue Unfortunately, she has only her jibs, Vero Beach, Florida was excellent. It stirred a lot of topsails and driver, which are questions in my mind. My husband described as her "fighting sails." True, and I are in our late 70s and have paid given enough time, she would have Then Again out close to $15,000 in the past four shortened down to these sails and even AM outraged by the suggestion years for a long-term care policy that "sent down" her topmasts before going I ("Big Issues," March) that military does not pay any money back if you into action. However, as our oldest voters should be prohibited from don't go into a nursing home. We have warship and the only frigate of her vin- voting in their home elections. It seems recently become interested in assisted- tage afloat, she should have a full suite that after 222 years, the concept of living facilities and began to wonder of sails: courses, topgallants, royals, "taxation without representation" is what our course of action should be.

gaff topsail, studding sails, etc. still with us. I think it would be helpful if you

If an effort to have a further public Then again, maybe it is time to would follow up on how seniors who subscription to provide such sails review our state tax strategy and insured themselves with long-term care

[exists], I would be happy to con- enable all active-duty military person- policies before this option came along tribute. nel and civil servants to elect "citizen- should update their planning. It is not John D. Lyter ship-at-large" with elected congres- clear what services covered by the Westerville, Ohio sional representation. Why not? After long-term care policy might be all, we provide "full citizenship" with- required and not be available with out the burden of federal taxation to activities of daily living. One that In Contrast residents of such possessions as Puerto comes to mind is a short-term stay fol- THE laughing and talking of the Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam lowing illness or surgery. Clarification Japanese tourists on the Arizona and others. Why not the same status is needed. There must be others who Memorial detailed in L. James for those who actively serve? are paying blindly the high premiums Binder's letter was rude and insulting. Our service members should not be for nursing home care who have simi-

I could not have held my peace. I visit- required to contribute to state and local lar questions. ed World War II battlefields in Bel- tax coffers if they are not residing in Marjorie Stright gium, France and Germany in 1993. their home state and enjoying its bene- Athens, Ohio

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HIS month The American through an amendment to our Constitution Legion and the Citizens Flag can the citizenry instruct wayward judges Alliance begin a nationwide cel- and misguided members of Congress on the ebration of Old Glory that will importance of the flag. culminate in approval by the It will pass the Senate, be proposed to Senate of a constitutional the several states and the people will amendment that will restore to decide. Of course, the possibility that the the American people the right to people might get the chance to decide the protect the U.S. Flag from acts matter is one of the reasons opponents of of physical desecration. flag protection are so exercised.

Members of The American But you and I know that the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary and people ultimately decide all issues, large Natl Cmdr. the Sons of The American Legion will fly and small, in ways both formal and casual. their flags and encourage their family, This month we'll decorate the graves of our Anthony G. Jordark friends and neighbors to follow suit. We'll warriors on Memorial Day. That we can aid schools and businesses in getting the take a day to do so and then return to our flags they need and help with advice on dis- routine concerns in peace and freedom is playing them properly. We'll redouble our the collective resuh of a decision each one efforts on flag education. We will of them made. approach— in accordance with our rights To acknowledge the weight and selfless- and obligations as citizens and veterans, ness of those decisions, we, the people, with civility and respect and with firmness grace the biers of those who have borne and confidence—our elected servants on arms with the flag they followed and behalf of our national symbol. upheld. Memorial Day specifically turns For example, petitioned by the Legion- our thoughts to these dead, whose action, naires of Minnesota, Gov. Ame H. Carlson sacrifice and example in life at the same has issued a proclamation endorsing the time constitute the richest of inheritances Show Your Colors, America! campaign for and the most unpayable of debts. flag protection. Legionnaires of South But a small payment can be made by Dakota have secured the same response writing into our basic law that their flag and

from Gov. William J. Janklow. Govs. Kirk ours is off limits as an outlet for the Fordice of Mississippi and Tommy G. gaucheries and malice of troubled and inse- if I Thompson of Wisconsin have also issued cure individuals. The U.S. Flag is not just proclamations, which reflect endorsements another piece of cloth, though we've heard of the flag-protection amendment by resolu- that all too often lately. The U.S. Flag is tion of their legislatures and the energy of patriotic, spiritual and psychological short- the Department Legionnaires. Similar reso- hand for all the reasons the folks we salute lutions have been passed in all states but on Memorial Day made the decision they one, and similar proclamations will follow. did. Anthropologists borrowed a term from We've come almost this far before, and the Bible for the concept: manna, spiritual this time we're better prepared and more force and sustenance. experienced in the practice of participatory Just another piece of cloth. And the democracy, an ideal in whose service we Grand Canyon is just another gully. Tran- have studied war, buried friends and con- quillity Base just another closed military soled their families. In short, we're the facility. The Adventures of Huckleberry good guys fighting the good fight. And Finn just another novel, our patriots' graves we're here to win. of Memorial Day just a series of small We'll win because about 80 percent of excavations. Anything is trivial when con- the American people support the amend- siderations of heart and soul and faith are ment and have since we first took up this omitted. We are The American Legion, and

challenge. In one sense, our task has been we will see to it that considerations of heart merely the education of our lawmakers on and soul and faith rem.ain at the core of the the breadth and depth of the patriotic intelli- American dream. gence of the American people. Only Show Your Colors, America!

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summer or early fall. And when it does, Cleland, Georgia's junior senator and a Vietnam War com- bat-disabled veteran, will help lead the charge for its passage. "The farther you go away from this country, the more important the meaning of this great sym- bol," Cleland said, nodding to- ward the U.S. Flag on the podi- um. "I promise you we will do all that we can to ensure the Ameri- can people have the right to pro- tect their flag." The amendment overwhelm- ingly cleared the House of Repre- sentatives, 310-114, last summer. SJR 40 was introduced in the Senate. Legionnaires and CFA mem- bers earlier this year embarked on in the Show Your Colors, Ameri- ca! campaign which will official- / LOVE OLD GLORy Entertainer John Schneider performs the patriotic tune that is becoming the theme song of the ly kick off on Memorial Day flag amendment and Show Your Colors, America! campaigns. weekend and continue through Veterans Day. The goal of this project is to remind senators that an overwhelming majority of citi- zens support the flag-protection amendment and to encourage STAR-SPANGLED Americans to fly their flags to show their love for Old Glory. "We are not in this fight alone," Na- SOLIDARITY tional Com- mander Antho- ny G. Jordan Legionnaires converge on Capitol Hill to told the stand- press for the flag amendment, Gl Bill of ing-room-only crowd in the Health and other critical veterans' issues. Hyatt ballroom. "This is a values ssue, and other EPUBLICAN Orrin Hatch ors, America! rally at like-minded citi- and Democrat Max Cleland the 38th annual Wash- zens and organi- are on opposite ends of the ington Conference. zations in the Cit- aisle in the U.S. Senate and March 23-25. "With- izens Flag Al- often take different posi- out you and the mem- iance understand tions on the various debates bers of the Citizens this all too well." in their chamber. But these Flag Alliance, we Jordan was joined two men are firmly together wouldn't have °' by representatives come J!i9-protection amendment on common ground in their this far. With you, of CFA member belief that a constitutional we're going to pass the flag- groups, including amendment is the only way protection amendment in the Senate," CFA Board Chair- to restore to the American people the said Hatch, the senior senator from man Patrick H. Brady, a retired Army right to protect Old Glory from acts of Utah, referring to Senate Joint Resolu- major general and a Medal of Honor re- physical desecration. tion 40, which at press time was on its cipient of the Vietnam War. The two lawmakers were on com- way to a hearing before the Senate Judi- As a show of solidarity on the issue, mon ground with more than 1 ,000 en- ciary Committee, where it is expected Jordan invited several Past National thusiastic American Legion family to be approved. Commanders to join him at center members at a special Show Your Col- The vote on SJR 40 is expected to stage, all of whom have played active

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"When the Senate passes the amend- White House and Republican leader- fense strategy, it is trying to find the ment, it win return to the states for con- ship in Congress. Under consideration right keys to open up the door for more sideration [38 are needed for passage] is a proposal that would deny disability information on the U.S. servicemen re- and I am told that ratification of the compensation claims to veterans whose porting as missing in action in South- flag-protection amendment will be the health problems are related to their to- east Asia. Army Brig. Gen. Terry L. fastest in the history of our country." bacco usage while serving on active Tucker, commander of the Joint Task There is a theme song that has duty in the military (see Veterans Up- Force-Full Accounting, briefed a large echoed for several months in the flag date, page 44). "You have my word I audience at a special POW-MIA forum campaign and it has struck a favorable will work against these plans, but my about his office's investigations and op- chord with Legion family members. colleagues need to hear from you on erations to recover the remains of MIAs Actor/entertainer John Schneider was this," Rockefeller said. "If we lose this in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. on hand for the flag rally to perform / battle I fear it will set a precedent for Tucker announced that recent exca- Love Old Glory, a tune whose lyrics other important veterans' programs and vations in Vietnam have resulted in the were written by Orrin Hatch. With a benefits that might be denied funding." identification of three Americans whose flashing of star-shaped light images and Armed with information about the identities, at press time, had yet to be re- the unfurling of a giant American flag. flag-protection campaign, VA funding leased. He also reported that he has Schneider's final refrain of the song and other pressing concerns. Legion- closed down operations in Phnom Penh, brought clapping, cheering Legion- naires and Auxiliary members left the Cambodia, describing investigations naires and Auxiliary members to their rally and fanned out on nearby Capitol there as almost "totally exhausted." feet. Hill to meet with their lawmakers and The Pentagon lists 2,096 servicemen While the flag issue was foremost in discuss both organizations" priorities. of the Vietnam War as missing in ac- the minds of those attending the Wash- Among the highlights of the three-day tion. Many of those cases are Air Force, ington Conference, so too were other conference: Navy and Marine Corps air crews who priority concerns of the Legion organi- crashed in enemy territory. Tucker said zation. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West National Security-Foreign Relations there are many obstacles in investigat- Virginia Democrat and ranking minori- would be foolish for the United ing these cases because the aircraft of- IT ty member of the Senate Veterans' Af- States to pursue a policy that ignores ten went down in rugged and hard-to- fairs Committee, reported that a recent or downplays the aims of a government reach jungle and mountain terrain more assessment of VA's care delivery re- that rules its 1.2 billion people with an than 30 years ago. veals several deficiencies. "Despite iron fist. But in some ways, that appears Rehabilitation their best efforts to address certain to be the approach our government is Veterans' Affairs and problems, we have found that VA can- taking in dealing with the People's Re- ALTHOUGH he's only been on the not at present provide quality and time- public of China. job as secretary of Veterans' Affairs ly care to all veterans who turn to the "Emerging Red China poses many a few months, Togo West concedes that system for help," Rockefeller said. threats to our national interests and if time seems much longer, especially as

Rockefeller, a long-time supporter they go unchallenged, I fear it will cost he continues to learn the challenges his of veterans' issues on Capitol Hill, also our country precious blood and trea- department must meet in providing tackled a controversial plan that has sur- sure," said Frank Gaffney, executive di- Please turn to page 42

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In a perfect world, there The United States needs would be no need to economic sanctions in its impose sanctions unilat- foreign policy toolkit. But erally on foreign coun- we have imposed sanctions tries. In a perfect world, no countries much more frequently and broadly would sponsor terrorism, condone n recent years. According to the international drug trafficking, com- President's Export Council, more mit aggression or deny citizens basic than 75 countries are now subject to, human rights. And in a perfect or threatened by, U.S. sanctions. world, if a country did one of these things, all other coun- Unilateral sanctions cost the United States $15-$ 19 tries would join together to sanction the offender. Unilat- billion annually in lost export business. Losing exports eral action by the United States would never be neces- on this scale means passing up tens of thousands of sary. good-paying export sector jobs. Many U.S. executives Sanctions will be more effective if imposed by many say our growing reputation for sanctions is itself discour- countries, and we should encourage others to join us aging potential foreign customers from dealing with U.S. when we decide that sanctions must be imposed. firms. But in situations where we perceive a threat and other Unilateral sanctions might be worth these costs if they

countries decline to act against it, should we feel com- achieved their worthy aims, but nearly every study con- pelled to join them in doing nothing? Of course not. firms that they rarely do. Unilateral measures generally The United States is proud to be a leader and not a fol- fail because the world economy has become too interde- lower in international affairs. Those who contend we pendent. When we act alone to deny a country access to

should never impose sanctions unilaterally are, in effect, our products or our markets, it usually has plenty of alter- urging us to become a follower, subordinating our for- natives. Yet even when sanctions fail to change a coun- eign policy to the policy of other countries. try's policies, they often hurt its citizens.

This notion is not just unwise, but also politically Remarkably, no law requires a comprehensive assess- unrealistic in a republic such as ours, where morality and ment of the impact of proposed unilateral sanctions.

common sense still count for something in national deci- Along with Rep. Philip M. Crane, R-IU., I have intro- sion-making. duced legislation that would require a committee report- The unilateral sanction most frequently applied by the ing a sanctions bill to request an analysis by the president United States is to cut off our foreign aid to governments of the bill's likely impact on U.S. foreign policy, eco- that do things we do not like. And why not? We do not nomic and humanitarian interests and an analysis by the have unlimited amounts of foreign aid to give away. No Congressional Budget Office of its economic impact on foreign country has a right to receive assistance from us. the private sector. The president would be required to And the American people will not tolerate their tax dol- prepare a similar analysis of any sanction he wants to lars being spent to prop up governments that engage in impose, to consult with Congress and to provide opportu- reprehensible activities. The fact that other countries con- nities for public comment. tinue providing foreign aid to the likes of Iran and Cuba This bill would not affect any sanctions currently in should not compel us to join them in doing so. effect or prohibit any future sanctions. It would not limit Beyond our foreign aid programs, our government the president's ability to impose sanctions in emergen- does many other things that benefit foreign countries. cies. It would not affect any sanctions imposed under We sell them arms. We give them preferential access to U.S. trade, arms export, health, safety laws or multilater- our markets (so-called "most favored nation" trading al agreements on proliferation, the environment or other status). We subsidize international issues. loans to them. For all the This bill would ensure reasons we sometimes Your Opinions Count, Too. that we have better infor- deny foreign aid to coun- Senators and representatives are interested in con- mation on the potential tries that offend our val- stituent viewpoints. You may express your views by costs and benefits of pro- writing (name), U.S. Senate, Wash- ues, we must be willing The Honorable posed sanctions. It would ington, DC 20510, or The Honorable (name). House to use these other tools as help reduce the economic of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. You may well, even if others do cost of sanctions and help call the U.S. Senate at (202) 224-3121; the House at not always join us in (202) 225-3121. minimize harm to innocent doing so. citizens.

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Even DoD has been lax. The report Is The Doctor Out says an ICBM test console was listed WHEN the applause died down after for sale by a Pentagon office which passage of the Balanced Budget disposes of surplus equipment. Act of 1997, critics noted that The answer? According to Sen. Section 4507, inserted at the last Thad Cochran, chairman of the sub- minute and without debate, prevented committee: Crack down on weapons Medicare recipients from using their proliferators, tighten export controls own money to pay their doctors for and build a missile defense.

certain treatments or procedures not The report is available free by call- covered. ing (202) 224-2254. The intent, says attorney Kent Mas- terson Brown, was to expand federal control of health care. Gond Taxes But Brown, considered a top sounds like a great idea: tax ciga- Medicare attorney, has filed suit on ITrettes by more than a dollar a pack to behalf of the United Seniors Associa- discourage smoking and pay for new tion to overturn the provision. "The social programs. The problem is that By CliffKincaid seniors of this generation of World Canada tried this, and it didn't work. A War II and Korea do not need Uncle General Accounting Office report says Sam to determine their health care," that when Canada hiked cigarette taxes

Brown tells THE AMERICAN LEGION in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it led Seeing Red MAGAZINE. "This is an outrage." to large-scale smuggling from the was a self-proclaimed card- The suit, on a fast track, could reach United States, largely conducted by WHYcarrying Communist invited in the Supreme Court by summer. And organized crime. In one year alone, 1997 to lecture West Point cadets Brown is optimistic about victory. He Canada lost more than $2 billion in tax on "The Meaning of Freedom"? That's is the same attorney who successfully revenues. When the taxes were cut, the question put to West Point officials challenged the secrecy of Hillary Rod- smuggling declined significantly. after folksinger Pete Seeger addressed ham Clinton's health-care task force. A our future leaders. ruling in that case led to fines of Columnist Stephen Chapman $286,000 against the administration. Home Of the Brave reports that Seeger wrote a song cele- Terry Everett, chairman of a REP. brating North Vietnamese dictator Ho House Veterans' Affairs subcom- Chi Minh, and his songs have been "a On-line Terrnr mittee, says the evidence shows weapon in the service of a cause that U.S. intelligence community that the politically well-connected had has produced more suffering, destroyed THEsays we won't face a long-range bal- an edge in getting waivers for burial more lives and piled up more corpses listic-missile threat from rogue plots at Arlington National Cemetery. than any other fomi of government." states for at least 15 years. But the But a new book. Avoidance and Eva- On the other hand, Seeger received Soviets exploded their first nuclear sion of Military Service, reveals politi- the 1994 National Medal of the Arts device just eight weeks after the CIA cal influence has played a big role in from President Bill Clinton. had predicted it wouldn't happen for at avoiding military service altogether.

Although Seeger" s political philoso- least two and probably four years. Author Carl L. Peterson Jr., a retired phy is not mainstream and lies within This and other "misjudgments" Army colonel, tries to answer the ques- the realm of socialism and commu- have so worried a Senate subcommit- tion: Is this a nation of warriors or nism, academy spokesman and Army tee that it is distributing a 112-page draft-dodgers?

Capt. John Cornelio says it was impor- report on weapons proliferation and "Most Americans do not realize the tant for the cadets to "understand these missile development by hostile coun- extent of draft-dodging since our coun- positions" and give them "respectful tries. "There is a growing threat," says try began," says Peterson. Several consideration." Besides, he said, one Senate staffer, "and there is a gross pages are devoted to Bill Clinton, one Seeger served in the Army during inadequacy of response—a lot of bark, of more than 15 million Vietnam-era World War II and was against U.S. very little bite." "draft avoiders," and former Vice Pres- Vietnam policy, not soldiers. What's worse, the Internet makes ident Dan Quayle, who joined the Seeger's advice for soldiers, accord- weapons development relatively easy. National Guard during the Vietnam ing to Cornelio, was, "Do your duty. The Russians have saved "billions" by War, is there as well. Keep your bodies healthy. Listen to engaging in "on-line" spying, the "If we are ever going to have a mili- and obey orders. But stay infoimed." report says. NASA's home page on the tary draft again," argues Peterson, "we Despite some criticism of the World Wide Web offers information have to minimize exemptions and appearance, Cornelio adds, there's on ballistic-missile design while the deferments." Otherwise, he says, the been more positive than negative reac- U.S. Patent Office provides details on process will be viewed as "extremely tion. missile guidance systems. unfair."

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Over the next seven years, all 2.4 million mem- Europe made the list, including Bosnia, Croatia, bers of the military and thousands of mission- Macedonia and Albania. Portions of Greece and essential civilians will receive the shots at a cost of much of Turkey also are considered dangerous for $130 million. American troops.

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^^^^^H N one hand, virtually all V . V U.S. senators will tell you III they get disgusted and an- Some rally 'round the III gry when Old Glory is III physically desecrated, and misguided notion that a III ^^^^ such acts should be III ^g^irist the law. On the oth- federal statute will survive er hand, many of these law- I I I I I I makers understand the only a Supreme Court test. way to outlaw such conduct ^^B^^l is through passage of an en- The only certain is abling constitutional amendment. remedy Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky apparently has discovered passage of the amendment. a third hand to play when it comes to the flag-protection issue, and it's called the Flag Protection and Free Speech Based upon the experience and per- mere statute will protect the flag. The Act. The Kentucky Republican, joined spective of amendment supporters, Mc- two have exhaustively researched the by his colleagues Republican Robert Connell's pursuit of a flag-protection issue and conclude the amendment is Bennett of Utah and Barbara Boxer, a statute no doubt is traveling a fast track the only legal remedy and that such a California Democrat, has introduced to derailment. And the reason is the measure will not affect citizens' free- the legislation for what McConnell says 1989 Supreme Court decision (Texas v. speech rights. Moreover, they were is a "statutory alternative" to the pro- Johnson) that struck down federal and among the few scholars who predicted posed flag-protection amendment. Sen- state flag-protection laws in 1989. The the constitutional failure of the Flag ate Joint Resolution 40. high court followed suit the next year Protection Act in 1989. Interestingly,

"Under my bill, flag burners will be when it ruled the Flag Protection Act of this shared view comes from two men punished by fines and jail time for des- 1989 also was unconstitutional. who are essentially at different ends of ecrating the flag with the intention of "It's plain that a law won't work," the political spectrum. inciting violence," McConnell recently says National Commander Anthony G. Presser, a professor of constitutional wrote to one of his constituents, who Jordan. "It's time for Congress to stop law and history at Northwestern Uni- urged the lawmaker to support the hiding behind the hope that a statute versity School of Law, is described as a amendment. will work and get on with the reality conservative. Parker, a Harvard Uni- McConnell was among the that a narrowly drawn amend- versity School of Law professor, advo- most vigorous supporters of ment is the only way to return to cates populist philosophies. Both have the flag amendment when it the people their right to pro- testified before congressional commit- was debated in the Senate tect the flag." tees on behalf of the amendment. in 1990. When a similar The 1989 Supreme Court Presser and Parker recently offered proposal returned to that decision has left only one in letters to Sen. McConnell their views chamber five years later, avenue available to flag- on his proposed statute, the flag amend- he joined ranks with the protection advocates— ment and the First Amendment. The opposition. Why this constitutional amendment. two made eloquent and persuasive cas- change of heart? "I think Once a narrowly drawn es, and their letters are reprinted below. we all do things in life that amendment earns a favor- You might wish to share their letters strike us later as mistakes, able two-thirds vote in the with others, including those senators based upon our experi- Senate and is ratified by who still want you to believe a flag-pro- ence and longer perspec- three-fourths (38) of the states. tection statute will work. tive," he later told an Congress then can pass a law to pro- AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE editor. tect Old Glory. Dear Sen. McConnell Bennett and Boxer also were among the Constitutional scholars Stephen B. I write to you in the hope that I may 36 senators who voted against the 1995 Presser and Richard D. Parker also dis- be able to persuade you to support the amendment. agree with McConnell's claim that a recently reintroduced Flag-Protection

22 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • MAY 1998 Amendment, as you once did, and to us who have a firm faith in the First point, since (along with Judge Robert give up your participation in the effort Amendment, as your willingness to op- Bork) I was one of the few academics to try to pass a statute to deal with flag pose so-called campaign finance reform who advised, when we testified before desecration. proposals so wonderfully demonstrates. the Senate, following the 1989 Texas v. You are an obvious hero to those of You have the courage to take unpop- Johnson decision, that no statute could ular positions when you know they are survive the strict scrutiny the court had right, and I'd like to see if we can enlist applied in Texas v. Johnson. Others, that courage on the side of what is a such as Harvard professor Lawrence popular issue with the people, if not Tribe, claimed such a statute could be with the media or many of my fellow drafted, but he and they were proven academics. wrong and Judge Bork and I were Your willingness to seek to protect proven correct, when in 1990 the the flag through legislation shows that Supreme Court, in U.S. v. Eichman, ap-

you care about the issue, but I am con- plying the same strict scrutiny test it did vinced that no legislative solution to the in Johnson, rejected congressional ac- problem can work. In your letter to a tion to protect the flag. constituent you suggest that your leg- Given that the court has made clear

islative solution (S 982) has been found that it will perceive any attempt to pro- to be constitutional by the Congression- tect the flag by statute as impermissible al Research Service, but, as a professor content discrimination with regard to STEPHEN B. PRESSER of constitutional law and history, I am speech, and that it will refuse to find the Professor of consliluiional law and certain that this conclusion is in error. protection of the symbolic value of the Hisiorvai Ngrihwestera UniveKity^ I speak with some authority on this flag as a "compelling interest" required

MAY 1998 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • 23 PEOPLE'S VOICE Legionnaires from several states meet with a IVicConnell aide in 1995 to to support such discrimination—since William Rehnquist in his order to uphold the liberties discuss the proposed the court takes the astonishing view that dissent in Texas v. Johnson. Bill amendment. and freedoms the of the symbolic value of the flag is only Chief Judge Earl Warren Rights protects. Justices enhanced by permitting protesters to and Justice Hugo Black Rehnquist, Warren and desecrate it—in spite of what the Con- have all quite persuasively made the Black understood that the protection of gressional Research Service says, any case that acts of desecration of the flag the flag from desecration was a legiti- statute will fail to meet constitutional are not speech entitled to constitutional mate means of recognizing, celebrating tests. protection, but are instead inflammato- and venerating that sacrifice. They did Your statute seeks to rest on a foun- ry outrages more correctly character- not see the protection of the country's dation of protecting property and pre- ized, as Justice Rehnquist did, as "inar- unique symbol of that sacrifice, the flag, venting breaches of the peace, but the ticulate grunts" rather than speech. as an attack on the Bill of Rights; nei- court has made clear in Johnson, Eich- If the flag-protection amendment is ther do most of the American people, man, and in other cases, that those poli- ever passed, as I hope it will be, the and I hope you will come to share their cies are served by other measures (prin- First Amendment will not be altered in views. cipally of state law) already, and that the least. It will still allow anyone to the flag is not entitled to special protec- speak critically of the flag or of our na- you well understand, what is at tion when it is harmed, destroyed or tion which it represents, but one partic- ASstake here is a fundamental ques- desecrated by those seeking to make an ularly odious form of expression may, tion of what this country is all expressive statement. if the people choose, be prohibited. about. At one level the issue is sim- You have given as a reason for your Such time, place and manner restric- ple—what acts are speech and what decision not to support the amendment tions on even First Amendment-pro- acts are not—and the people are enti- effort that you have no desire to see the tected speech are not unusual, nor do tled to have their say.

Bill of Rights amended, since it has they represent threats to the Bill of But there is a deeper problem in- served as a glorious protection of Rights. volved, as I believe you understand. American liberties for 200 years. No As Justice Rehnquist wrote, and as My belief (which I think you share) one disagrees with the value of the Bill you have sensitively realized, the flag is that our tradition is that with liberty of Rights, but I hope you will reconsid- occupies a unique position in American comes responsibility and a duty to en- er the notion that the flag-protection life. There is a considerable body of sure that liberty will be honored and en- amendment is an attack on the Bill of public opinion that believes that part of joyed by others now and in the future. Rights. what makes our nation great is that we The flag-protection amendment is a The issue is not whether the First are willing to recognize, celebrate and manifestation of the desire on the part Amendment should be altered, but venerate the sacrifice of our men and of the American people to make a state- rather what is contained within the First women who have given their lives and ment that we take our responsibilities Amendment's sweep. Chief Justice limbs in the service of their country, in seriously, and that some minimal re-

ll\ • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • MAY 1998 spect, some minimal decency, can be stitutional amendment. To describe required of citizens toward each other. their obedience to Article V as "tinker- The flag amendment is the kind of ing" or "tampering" is just bizarre. popular expression which the Constitu- Second, your suggestion that the flag tion itself contemplates, and it is a way amendment would set a precedent and for the people to correct an error (obvi- would loose forces undermining prop- ous to you and me) which the Supreme erty rights and the right to bear arms is Court has made. It is a noble expression no less bizarre. As you know, liberties of the will of the people in a noble protected under the Bill of Rights have cause. been revised before through the process Your letter to your constituents of amendment. Take the right to vote: raised the prospect of a dangerous bar- Its foundation is in the First Amend- rage of future amendments which might ment. And it has been revised by seven attack the Bill of Rights. But if this amendments—the 15th, the 17th, the amendment is successful it will lead to 19th, the 22nd, the 23rd, the 24th and RICHARD D. PARKER the 26th. fundamentally, though, no slippery slope, since every amend- Professor of law at Harvard Uniuerslty More ment has to go through the same cum- your "slippery slope" argument that one bersome and difficult procedure. Future amendment will lead to heaven knows amendment proposals will still have to you argue, would set a "dangerous" how many others rests on a mistaken run the gauntlets in the House and Sen- precedent, leading to "assault[s] on oth- understanding of Article V and of our ate, and pass the scrutiny of vigilant er freedoms such as property rights and history. guardians of the Constitution like you. the right to bear arms." Finally, as a The process of amendment pre- The values that motivate the propo- way out of the apparent tension in your scribed by Article V is, in fact, a very nents of the flag-protection amend- argument, you "once again" propose a difficuh one. It is a steeply uphill slope. ment—cherishing our freedoms guar- "statutory alternative," the Flag Protec- Of 1 1 ,000 amendments that have been anteed by the Bill of Rights, but under- tion and Free Speech Act, S 982, that proposed through our history, only 27 standing our responsibilities to each you offered and that the Senate over- have become part of the Constitution. other and to the nation—are the same as whelmingly rejected two years ago. Those statistics hardly justify the scare yours. I fervently hope that you can be I've been asked to respond to your rhetoric you use. persuaded to join the effort, and can argument from the point of view of a Third, your proposed "statutory al- find it in your heart to support the student of constitutional law. I would ternative" is the most bizarre part of amendment. like to offer three observations for your your argument. You know that the ma- Sincerely, consideration. jority of the Supreme Court has decided Stephen B. Presser to forbid any statute singling out the FIRST, your premise of respect for flag for protection, imagining that such the Constitution and the flag should a statute "takes sides among competing Dear Sen. McConnell lead you to recognize the most fun- points of view." In 1989, the flag Your letter (dated Jan. 16, 1998) to a damental flaw in your argument: Your amendment was defeated with promis- constituent in Louisville, Kentucky, concern about "tirikering" and "tamper- es that the Court would permit a "statu- was forwarded to me today. In the let- ing" with the Bill of Rights should be tory alternative." In short order, the ter, you make two general points. focused not on the proposed same majority of the justices slapped On one hand, you affirm that amendment, but on the court. that "statutory alternative" down, you are "disgusted" by "de By the narrowest possible showing what those promises had been spicable" acts of desecra- majority vote, five of the jus- worth. tion of the United States tices failed to adhere to the Surely, we should learn from that Flag, and you insist that "boundaries" on freedom experience. As a president has said: "we must not tolerate" of speech that you yourself "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me such acts. You go on to affirm. twice, shame on me." observe that "freedom of What's more, those five speech does have bound- justices failed to adhere to me close on a personal note. I've aries." nearly two centuries of es- LETadmired you for some time. Several On the other hand, you tablished tradition in the months ago, I appeared on television note that the Supreme understanding of the limits in Lexington. With the flag amendment Court has struck down on what deserves protection needing only one or two more votes in state and federal statutes as "free speech." They are the the Senate, I predicted that, in the end, that single out the flag for protection, ones who have "tinkered" and "tam- the vote that turns the tide in its favor

and you express opposition to the pro- pered" with the contours of our basic will be yours. I take very seriously your posed constitutional amendment de- liberties. eloquent support for protection of the

signed to correct those decisions. You By contrast, those who propose to flag. I believe that you will act on that

say the amendment would amount to correct their mistake are doing no more commitment. I hope you prove me "tinkering" or "tampering" with the Bill than following the path explicitly laid right. of Rights which, you assert, has "never out in Article V of the Constitution, the Sincerely, been amended." Such an amendment. path prescribed for the process of con- Richard D. Parl^er

MAY 1998 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • 25 Cuckoos II ihe Court Many defendants blame their bad behavior on medicai and psychologicai conditions, a dubious I

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Shay received a sentence of only \5Vi rubs his genitals against the victim's years, despite having made incriminat- thighs or buttocks." ing statements to police as well as to To the layman, that is garden variety other prisoners. sexual assault. Not so, claims psychia- Most defense attorneys would no trist Dr. Martin Kafka, a clinical assis- doubt count this relatively short sen- tant professor at Harvard Medical tence as a clear win. Not so the team for School. "Frotteurism is absolutely a Shay. An appeal was filed arguing the real mental illness," Kafka asserts. "To defendant had been denied his rights to say whether frotteurism is sexual as-

an adequate defense because the pre- sault is a very complicated issue. I had a siding judge, Rya Zobel, had not per- patient once who planned to rape a mitted the testimony of a forensic psy- woman. He broke into her house and chiatrist. Dr. Robert Phillips tied her up. He was really struggling of Washington, D.C., with his impulses. Finally, he didn't deputy medical director of hurt her. He left the house. I treated him the American Psychiatric with Prozac, which has a really protean Association. effect on impulse control and high sex The defense claimed that drive, and he's been all right since." Shay was a pathological Dr. Robert Kinscherff, an attorney liar. Phillips was going to and psychologist who teaches at explain that the defendant suffered Boston University School of Law, was from "pseudologia fantastica" and that asked if diagnoses like frotteurism this condition could account for the in- damaged the credibility of psychiatry. criminating statements. "Only if you think diagnosis equals ex-

Literally, pseudologia fantastica cuse. I have never known anyone with means telling bizarre lies. It is not a a 'sexual addiction' who ever proposi- disorder in the American Psychiatric tioned a cop." Association's Diagnostic and Statisti- cal Manual—the DSM. It is only a DSM has been criticized since symptom of a condition called facti- THEits massive revision in 1980 ush- tious disorder. That means pretending ered in a whole raft of new diag-

to be ill in order to get attention, and noses. Many critics have noted that the some of the people who do this tell fan- manual seems to medicalize all of life tastic stories about their illnesses. Fac- by including so-called disorders like titious disorder has nothing to do with mathematics disorder, disorder of writ- impeaching confessions in criminal ten expression, conduct disorder for

cases. children and caffeine intoxication. It The U.S. Court of Appeals for the also includes conditions like overeat- First Circuit, however, disagreed. The ing, lack of exercise and unsafe sex. court held that Judge Zobel should con- In recent revisions, the DSM med- sider granting Shay a new trial. icalizes all of criminal behavior as On Jan. 16, 1998, she did just that. well. Not just frotteurism but all of the Phillips was asked recently if he re- other sexual perversions like pedophil- ally believed that Shay's confessions ia and exhibitionism are in the manual, were the product of pseudologia fan- as well as drug abuse of all kinds, along tastica or any other mental disorder. He with pyromania—the urge to burn By Margaret A. Hagen replied that he could not comment be- things up—and kleptomania—the irre- cause the case was pending. sistible impulse to steal. They've even N October 1991, Thomas L. Pseudologia fantastica sounds like medicalized professional thieves, rack- Shay discovered a bomb at- the far side of fantastic in terms of eteers and drug dealers under the rubric

tached to his car. The Boston mental "disorders" in our courts, but it "adult antisocial behavior." Consider Police Department sent two is by no means an extreme notion in the these "defensible" diagnosis: members of the bomb squad, realm of modern psychiatry. All over In New Hampshire, an ex-prosecu- Jeremiah H. Hurley and the country forensic psychiatrists use tor charged with stealing several hun- Francis X. Foley, to investi- mental disorder diagnoses to wipe dred thousand dollars worth of valuable gate. As the officers worked away confessions, to explain away

to dismantle the bomb, it ex- crimes, to absolve criminals and to mit- Margaret A. Hagen, a professor in ploded in their faces, killing igate offenses, the degree of intention- Boston University' s department ofpsy- Hurley and badly injuring ality and the length of sentences. chology, is the author o/ Whores of the Foley, who lost an eye. Just consider frotteurism. Court, the Fraud of Psychiatric Testi- Eventually, the intended victim's Frotteurism, according to the DSM, mony and the Rape of American Jus- son, Thomas A. Shay, 21, and a friend, "involves touching and rubbing against tice. She holds a Ph.D. from the Uni- Alfred Trenkler, were tried on conspir- a nonconsenting person.... usually in veristy of Minnesota and an MBA from acy and explosives charges. Trenkler crowded places from which an individ- the Simmons College Graduate School was sentenced to life without parole. ual can more easily escape arrest.... he of Management.

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The law cannot sustain a system where a

mental disorder is considered bona fide in one domain and bogus in another.

books and works of art has hired a psy- Going Postal Creative attorneys are also using chiatrist to explain to the jury that the Some of these courtroom disorders another PTSD variant—-Urban Toxici- defendant suffers from kleptomania. are not even in the diagnostic manual ty — to explain almost gratuitous Last July in Baltimore, prosecutors but are the stepchildren of diagnoses killings of youngsters by youngsters. accepted a plea bargain of 20 years in that are. For example. Battered Felicia Morgan is the Milwaukee prison for second-degree murder in the Woman's Syndrome—BWS—is deriv- teenager who killed another teenager case of Robert Harwood, a Johns Hop- ative of Post Traumatic Stress Disor- over possession of a leather coat. kins University student who shot his der—colloquially referred to these Robin Shellow, Morgan's attorney, ar- friend in the back of the head. Both days as "going postal." Women mount- gued that the trauma of childhood in a sides agreed that testimony by psychia- ing this defense for the crime of killing violent inner-city home and neighbor- trists that Harwood suffers from obses- the men in their lives claim they have hood created in Morgan the urban sive-compulsive disorder would have been driven mad by the long-time counterpart of the PTSD that affected made it difficult for the prosecution to abuse they suffered at the hands of some Vietnam veterans. Dr. James prove first-degree murder. those men. Garbarino testified about the deleteri- In a 1994 murder case that was par- ous psychological effects of being the ticularly appalling because the victim N a South Carolina case in January, victim of or witness to violence on a was only five and the confessed mur- Louise Burks was charged with first- daily basis. derer only 13, Dr. Stephen Herman of degree murder for allegedly giving Morgan was convicted and sen- Yale University testified that Eric her 13-year-old son. Tiger, a gun and tenced to life in prison for her crime, Smith in upstate New York killed and telling him to shoot her husband. Psy- but the judge ruled that she would be sodomized young Derrick Robie be- chologist Mary Ann Dutton from eligible for parole in the minimum cause Eric suffered from intermittent George Washington University will time— 13 years and four months, rather explosiveness disorder. Eric himself testify that the domestic violence suf- than the 60 years requested by the pros- described it as having a "mad switch." fered by Burks made her incapable of ecution. In Pennsylvania last spring, multi- the intent, malice and premeditation Americans read everywhere that the millionaire John Du Pont was found necessary for that charge. Burks had insanity defense is used in only 1 per- "guilty of third-degree murder but men- been previously convicted of man- cent of criminal defense cases, and that tally ill" for the unprovoked killing of slaughter in the shooting death of her it succeeds in only a quarter of them. wrestler David Schultz. The jury former husband. Tiger's father. What gets less attention is the number reached that verdict — essentially When Dutton was asked whether of cases where some form of dimin- manslaughter—after defense psychia- the fact that the defendant had been ished psychological capacity is in- trists testified that Du Pont suffered convicted of killing a husband before voked to lessen the charge or shorten from schizophrenia—a condition that shed some doubt on her abuse defense the sentence. These outcomes are far in this particular individual was seen and whether Tiger might have taken his more common than the insanity statis- only as eccentric behavior before the mother's one-year sentence for the tics would suggest. killing. killing of his father as a license to kill, In Spokane, Washington, last Au- Dutton declined comment. Disorder in the Court gust, 14-year-old Barry Loukaitis pled In Boston this year. Shannon Book- Some of the diagnoses coming soon not guilty by reason of insanity to er, one of the "Framingham Eight" to a courthouse near you are featured in charges of shooting two classmates and women killers granted clemency by an appendix to the DSM where disor- his math teacher. Gov. William Weld on the grounds of ders needing "further study" are listed. For four weeks experts testified BWS—has been charged with stealing There we have caffeine withdrawal, about Barry's alleged manic-depres- a stranger's wallet. According to re- binge-eating disorder, factitious disor- sive disorder and his "psychotic break" ports, her attorney plans to plead that der by proxy and premenstrual dys- on the day of the shooting. The jury did the theft, like the murder, was the result phoric disorder—PMS. not buy it. of BWS. Factitious disorder by proxy is in- In late 1996, millionaire developer In a review of 26 cases where testi- tended to describe the problem of Charles Shapiro, who confessed to a mony on BWS was admitted, psychol- women who injure their children or complicated murder-for-hire-scheme, ogist and attorney Charles Patrick Ew- make them ill in order to get attention later tried futilely to recant his confes- ing, author of Battered Women Who for themselves. sion on the grounds that he had taken KilL reports that in a third of the cases PMS was almost included in the too many Tums, along with his anxiety where the BWS defense was presented, current version of the manual, but peo- medication, in the days before he con- the woman was acquitted. In all cases ple from both ends of the political spec- fessed. Dr. Michael Spodak of Tow- where the evidence was excluded, the trum objected that defining PMS as a son, Maryland, supported his claim. women were convicted. Please turn to page 50

28 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • MAY 1998 Whether we're »E is the quintessential RUB—as in "rich urban biker." Dressed head to born to wild be foot in glove-soft, fringed leathers more expensive or to born be than your average Toyota mild, the Corolla, he rumbles through the streets on an Harley-Davidson outsized Harley-Davidson styled like Peter Fonda's motorcycle rides chopper in the most fa- mous biker movie of them the highways of all, the 1969 counter-cul- ture hit. Easy Rider. He has it all, Harley's York, Pennsylvania, factory shows off. our hearts. the soaring, ape-hanger handlebars, the peanut-shaped gas tank artfully striped like an American flag, the zoomy, and mystique of the Harley-Davidson, the BY chromed, twin exhaust pipes and the fatso purest form of American attitude and inde- rear tire apparently salvaged from a small pendence on the face of the earth. pickup. He is the man, the prototypical Except for one thing. This rider isn't a di- weekend bad-ass embodying all the wonder vorced orthodontist from Beverly Hills

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • 20 cruising the fern bars ed for its cultural solidarity and been often told; the riches to rags to on Sunset Boulevard chauvinism, would one of its lead- riches story of America's only and or a New York stock ing citizens choose a Harley- proudest motorcycle manufacturer. But broker making the Davidson? "The Harley is more like all great tales, it loses none of its scene at Manhattan's spiritual," he explains. "It's my luster regardless of repetition. Harley- glitzy Harley-Davidson Grille. This friend. It's not perfectly made, and you Davidson, after all the hype and

RUB operates in another realm entire- have to take care of it, which establish- ly, within the precincts of a culture es a unity between the man and the ma- where an American machine like a chine. The best way I can explain it: Harley-Davidson is as foreign as a Big My Harley-Davidson is alive." Mac or a Stetson. His name is Masahi- "Alive!" This is the essence of the ro Ishibashi, and his turf is Tokyo. As Harley-Davidson; a machine so laden the far eastern director of a worldwide, with tradition and personality that it Paris-based publishing empire, transcends certain realities: Its V-twin Ishibashi bought his first Harley in engine dates to the first decade of this 1992—a stock Heritage Softail for one century. The layout is basically like million yen (roughly $18,000) and that of the first Harley Model 5D intro- went on to a series of Harleys before duced in 1909 and amazingly similar to spending well over $30,000 for his cur- the excellent 61 cubic inch EL that rent chopper. But why not one of the reached the market in 1936. Harley's 5 C superb Japanese motorcycles; a Honda, corporate culture, after a I Kawasaki, Suzuki or Yamaha that are disastrous period as

' not only considered to be technically part of a giant conglom- superior, and faster, but less expensive erate during the 1970s, than the Harley? Why, in a nation not- remains highly personal and hands-on with Brock Yates is editor-at-large for uniquely emotional link- Car and Driver and author of the age to its two million- screenplays for Smokey and the Bandit odd owners worldwide. II and The Cannonball Run. Yates is The story—no, make also a commentator for CBS Sports that the legend — of and TNN. Harley-Davidson has

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overblown rhetoric has been digested, remains one of the nation's proudest achievements of the new industrial age and one of precious few examples of a traditional, old-line domestic manufac- turer beating back what seemed to be an overwhelming onslaught by pha- lanxes of Japanese invaders. Consider the situation in the late 1970s when Harley's fortunes were at ebb and its survival appeared to be measurable in days. Harley-Davidson. on the verge of celebrating its 80th birthday (it was formed in 1903), was in the hands of a giant conglomerate that seemed to be driving the company to destruction. American Machine Foundry— 1S9S SPORTSTER 1200 company formed to build railroad cars that had expanded into the burgeoning recreational market, making every- the ancient Juneau Avenue factory can police and highway patrol busi- thing from bowling balls to yachts were seriously flawed. Many required a ness. (In many municipalities, the had purchased the tradition-laden Mil- complete re-assembly by the increas- Kawasakis were employed for daily waukee motorcycle manufacturer in ingly dissident 1,000 member world- patrol duty while the few remaining 1969. It was the only American repre- wide dealer body. Meanwhile, the Harleys were rolled out for parades and sentative in the market, facing a tide of Japanese kept coming, expanding from other public displays, lest the con- cheaper, better-built, Japanese bikes. their base of high-performance, mid- stituency complain.) AMF tried to impose its button-down dle-weight bikes into the heavyweight Relief from the agony began on Feb. corporate culture on the smallish, fam- "cruiser" class where Harley had long 26, 1981, when a group of 13 senior ily controlled company and its hand- dominated. Excellent big machines Harley executives led by CEO Richard fabricated, low-tech products. Produc- like the Honda Gold Wing and the Teerlink initiated a leveraged buyout tion goals were tripled, from 20,000 to Kawasaki KZ 1000 tore into the of the besieged firm from AMF. Back 60,000 bikes a year with disastrous re- Harley-Davidson market segment. in the hands of a small cadre intent on sults. Quality suffered to a point where Kawasaki even captured a significant building motorcycles and little else, a 55 percent of all motorcycles leaving share of the holy-of-holies, the Ameri- Please turn to page 60 32 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • MAY 1998 • • MAY 1998 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE 33 How's My

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the results can be tragic. In this case the combatants crossed the median, strik- ing two oncoming vehicles. Only one

RIVING into Washington. driver made it out alive, Narkey Terry,

I D.C., along the George now serving 10 years for reckless dri- Washington Memorial ving and two counts of involuntary Parkway every weekday is manslaughter. Road rage, by any defin-

as routine as it gets for ition. thousands of Virginia resi- Therein lies much of the issue. The dents. Trundling from the term "road rage," while relatively new, affluent suburb of McLean is generally accepted. But opinions dif- can take as long as 30 min- fer over many aspects of this phenome-

utes in normal stop-and-go. non. Has it always happened, or are

1 bumper-to-bumper traffic shortened tempers on the road part of that keeps speeds well below the post- the price of modernization? Today offi- ed limit— well, for most motorists. cialdom considers 88 percent of road- On April 17, 1996, Narkey Keval ways congested, compared with 53 per- Terry and Billy M. Canipe Jr. dueled at cent a decade ago. If a fact of life, how well over 80 mph. The 26-year-oIds should predatory driving be defined, zipped past slower traffic, battling for quantified, analyzed and perhaps abat- position on the parkway. Terry and Ca- ed? nipe reportedly tailgated other vehi- The director of the National High- cles, then slammed on their brakes or way Transportation Safety Administra- made a quick lane change to leave oth- tion told Congress last year that one- er drivers in their wake. third of accidents and two-thirds of This behavior might be OK for the traffic fatalities are linked to road rage. Indianapolis 500. But what happens That would total 28,000 deaths in 1996 when everyday drivers become overly alone, a figure stretching the credulity aggressive on America's highways and of most Americans, even though many city streets? experience aggressive driving with reg- Road rage—that's what happens. ularity. NHTSA's own statistics show While often exaggerated on Capitol fewer fatalities than ever, so perhaps

Hill or in the media, it does exist. Ag- the real hazard comes from a bureau- gressive driving accelerates to more cracy seeking to exert more control aggressive driving, tempers flare and over John and Jane Motorist. 'We took some back talk for that Assistant Editor Trent D. McNeeley two-thirds comment," admits Tim is a courteous driver and observes Hurd, speaking for NHTSA. Hurd says most of the rules of the road. the agency might have overstated the

34 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • MAY 1998 case, but only in the best interest of or impatient motorists who inten- Experts agree some America. "This made people sit up and tionally injure or kill another per- danger exists in driving, listen. Then they heard that traffic fa- son or cause property damage. and potential for anger. talities are the leading cause of death While that doesn't support epidemic A 1996 survey by the AAA Potomac for all persons between the ages of six alarm, the legitimacy is less suspect. Club found that 40 percent of motorists and 27. Now we can do something "Defining road rage as strictly a in the Washington, D.C., area believe about that problem." criminal offense, assault with a vehicle aggressive drivers "most endanger or a weapon as a result of an incident highway safety," moreso even than how many deaths truly result on a roadway, goes more to the attor- drunk drivers, who came in at 33 per- BUTfrom road rage? NHTSA takes the ney general, not the Department of cent. Driving enthusiasts, however, "kitchen sink" approach, tossing in Transportation," says Brian Traynor, contend that government and private everything from speeding to driving chief of the Traffic Law Enforcement safety groups aren't looking at the root while intoxicated to driving unbelted. Division of the NHTSA. "We have to problem, just for an excuse to increase The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safe- look at the operation of a motor vehicle appropriations and justify their exis- ty puts the figure closer to 1,500. Its in a manner that endangers or is likely tence. After all, most studies indicate stricter definition includes only angry to endanger people or property." that following standard courtesies could

1998 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • MAY Jjj them they'll get a ticket." She says en- House Subcommittee on Surface Can greater forcing speed limits will calm traffic, Transportation. During testimony, leading to fewer incidents of rage and Petri came to believe that "this is a very accidents. real problem, not just something creat- traffic density "States can constrain all your rights ed by NHTSA." The Wisconsin Re- regarding driving privileges," says publican remains unsure there's a gov- on highways, Stephanie Paul of the AAA Foundation ernmental solution, but notes many for Traffic Safety. "Traffic enforce- safety groups call for a heavier hand a cultural ment is in disfavor right now, but it is from Washington. vitally important as a public safety Richard Roberts would welcome it. measure. Driving is the most danger- The Gilbert, Pennsylvania, resident sense of ous thing we do each day." says he frequently encounters road Faul asks: "WTiat does it take to get rage. "Not a week goes by without a competition, people to accept responsibility for their close call," Roberts says. He claims to actions?" have been cut off, tailgated, passed on Rick Roso of the Dodge/Skip Bar- the shoulder at high speeds, nearly run territoriality and ber Driving School answers that some off the road and even threatened with a drivers probably do take their responsi- handgun. bilities too lightly, but accurate infor- "I actually saw my life pass before poor driver mation can help. "Most of the so-called me," Roberts recalls. "He [the offend- safety proponents focus on enforce- er] stopped in my lane, causing me to education push ment and passive safety devices. They stop. He pulled out his gun, waved it at try to save us from ourselves," Roso me for a minute before realizing what says, "as if every person be- he was doing, shouted some obsceni- anyone into hind the wheel is some crazed ties, climbed back into his car and madman or madwoman. They eventually sped off." act like only government can Roberts says he went to police with Road save us, when really most peo- the other motorist's license number but ple travel at a speed they're was told "it happens all the time," and comfortable with in those con- that they wouldn't push the issue. ditions." Indeed, enforcement seems lax Rage? That speed might be slight- when it comes to predatory driving but ly higher than the posted limit, excessive for simple speeding. Those and that angers Lisa Sheikh. who kill and maim often are charged prevent many incidents "Automotive groups need to only with minor traffic violations, in- of road rage. Keeping understand that the road is not volving fines of $120 or less. Mean- right so faster traffic can the place for individual ex- while, speeders often pay tickets in ex- pass, leaving ample room between pression," says the executive director cess of $75 for driving over a posted yourself and the car you trail and al- of Citizens Against Speeding and Ag- limit, even if there was no evidence of ways signaling a lane change can go a gressive Driving. "A lot of men see dri- recklessness. Driving enthusiasts such long way toward keeping the peace. ving as just another outlet for their en- as Roso agree that negligent individu- "NHTSA's mission is enforce- ergy and emotions; it's part of their als need to be punished, but they say ment," says Todd Franklin, communi- personality. If a man wants to take risks driving 62 on a deserted stretch of cations director for the National Mo- for an adrenaline rush he should go highway doesn't border on wanton de- torists Association. "To maintain their elsewhere," Sheikh says. "It's the ulti- struction.

jobs they need something to enforce. mate expression of cowardice to do it Those in the know suggest the best

With the double-nickel [55-mph speed on the road. I see [speeders] as wimps." way to keep government and safety limit] gone, they need a new epidemic proponents at bay is to learn how to to keep writing tickets." AMERICA reached this flash point avoid letting anger boil over and how While NHTSA officials issue state- of harsh opinions due to multiple to avoid becoming a victim of someone ments stressing "education," what they elements acting in concert, says else's rage. While the order changes proclaim to safety groups and law en- Dr. Leon James, professor of psycholo- depending on the survey, the three forcement is "enforcement." And the gy at the University of Hawaii. most common catalysts for road rage non-governmental organizations have "Greater space density on highways, are lane blocking, tailgating and failure taken that to heart. our cultural sense of competition and to signal a passing maneuver. Follow- The Insurance Institute for Highway territoriality, less driver's education ing common-sense rules can keep dri- Safety works with NHTSA to analyze and training and greater civic activism vers from becoming another statistic on accident data. They report that fatali- are some of the factors that explain a government bar graph. ties are up in states with looser laws, why road rage and aggressive driving If anger comes easier than content- despite the national averages, and only are in the national consciousness today ment, experts tell motorists to improve stricter enforcement can help. much more than before," says James. the driving environment, turn the other Julie Rochman of the IIHS touts en- Another factor could be learned, as cheek and allow more time to get forcement over education. "You can't children witness how their parents re- around. convince people they'll be in a crash," act. That particular note struck a chord More than a century ago, Robert Rochman says, "but you can convince with Rep. Thomas Petri, who heads the Please turn to page 52

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COMRADE CHICKBl FUES COOP iB^ias Date last December P''''"* ^^rget Editor ' s note reports, we were run- shoiJri ht? Of Chicken ' National Com- ning behind and want- souTlT^,7l'T' the nourishment to earn/ «"th vn^lnforward mander Anthony ed to know what we succfifiritho-,nn:'^y°" to achieve G. Jordan sends were doing about it. periodic reports I know Comrade group known back to National sticks in your claw. M/ith following this honor mm-rewards come the Headquarters He is only con- Here, Comman- cerned about what is der Jordan relates best for The Ameri- ^"^Wrtment his encounters can Legion so let only). commanders with Comrade me get right to the Chicken, the em- National Commander Anthony meat of the matter. ;;eS^of.SS^,S^ Convention National bodiment lack- G. Jordan tours the country with Comrade Chicken When membership (D^mm^'f''' of • Free '°y^'^^ers and meets Department of Hawaii Commander Internet mil only), luster member- runs a-fowl, you to get William W. Daves and others. you start dTde iC'f'^'' ^^^igned ship performance, have the ability to page. The site comL 2 ^^"^^ -n ^r"' port and the search by turn things around, from the '""' '"^ ^up- Inter et offirJ J^ Departments for new Legion- Department of Hawaii heard as was the case for mrs in indianap™ Head- naires with which to feather his clucking and has respond- Alaska, Hawaii their membership nests. ed, clearly appreciating and California. For this

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tundra of Alaska, our is cheep. Comrade Chicken is The contest involves three ar- day. Winners had not been very own Comrade a bird of action, constantly eas: Headquarters Post Re- determined by press time, but Chicken has been chicking-in with me on the newal, Traditional Renewals there will be a total of three working around the cluck in current status of membership. and New Starts. winners, one from each of the a Pacific island paradise. The He noticed that in the last two The contest ran from Feb. categories listed above. Con- test participants include the Department commander, ad- IN REMEMBRANCE jutant and membership chair- man. Additionally, the win- MOST Legionnaires love the drill and and Post Activities chairman (1984- ning Department will receive ceremony inherent in military and 1985), Constitution and By-laws chair- the coveted "Poulitzer" Prize veterans' organizations, perhaps man (1985-1986) and commander from the Public Relations Di- none more so than National Sergeant-at- (1985-1986). vision for eggcellence in communications in each area. Arms George R. Gagnon. Unfortunate- Gagnon served at the National level The Department with the ly, his comrades have now discharged as a Distinguished Guests Committee lowest percent of goal will the somber duty of providing appropri- member (1980-1981), Distinguished receive one day free trans- ate final honors for him. Gagnon, Committee vice chairman (1982- 48, Guests portation service during the died March 15. 1985, 1987-1988), and Foreign Rela- upcoming spring meeting in Gagnon first joined The American tions Council vice chairman (1988- our infamous Chicken Mo- Legion in 1972 to participate 1997). He assumed the top bile, a luxury sedan with a in the local Post's color guard. spot for Sergeant-at-Arms at prominent Chicken roof. The The Vietnam War era Army the National Convention in Department gets to decide will veteran soon learned that his Orlando last September. who ride! The Department with the skills and talents could also be Gagnon, of Millinocket, highest percent of goal will put to use in numerous other Maine, is survived by his receive an Internet Package. positions, serving first at Don- wife, Lona, and four chil- Just think, all the places you ald V. Henry Post 80 before dren: David, Tonya, Chad wanted to go will now be earning Department offices, and Kurt. Letters of condo- available at the click of a including Sergeant-at-Arms lence may be sent to 130 mouse! You could visit Com- (1982-1984), vice commander Lincoln St., Millinocket, ME rade anytime you want to! (1984-1985), Membership GAGNON 04462-1223. Let's keep membership alive and growing.

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They are profi- the law was circumvented and the vet- West, who spent more than five cient in high-tech skills, disciplined, eran was not hired. years as secretary of the Army before committed, loyal, resourceful and re- Borrego said that with the federal his new assignment at the VA, was one spectful. They know the value of team- employment system now being down- of the keynote speakers appearing at the work, diversity and a drug-free envi- sized to the states his agency and veter- National VA&R Commission's meet- ronment. And they are available." ans would have to take care that prac- ing, March 23. He spent some of that Hire Quality, a firm founded four tices that benefit veterans are carried time discussing the VA's backlog of years ago by former Marine Dan through, since each state does things a veterans' claims. Caulfield and his father, Matt Caulfield, bit differently. 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A has no medically detectable effects. ities throughout the country continues, pilot program is planned in the Depart- "DU munitions saved thousands of thanks in large part to American Legion ments of Colorado, Illinois, Georgia, American lives," said Rostker. "They volunteers. However, there has been a North Carolina and Ohio. went through Iraqi armor like knives marked decline in such participation in If the program goes beyond the test through hot butter. And the hazards as- recent years, noted Jim Delgado, direc- phase, Posts will serve as "welcome sociated with them are the hazards as- tor of VA's Voluntary Service. wagons," helping the vets and their sociated with handling any heavy met- "We're looking at ways to turn this families with housing, moving, school, al, such as lead." trend around," Delgado said. "Your or- transportation, church and child care in Rostker told the commission that ganization has helped tremendously in their communities. studies have been conducted on any the past, but we need more of your sup- "These kids—most are 22 to 28 with possible environmental pollution at a port so that we succeed." a spouse and one or more children—are disposal site for destroyed Iraqi vehi- Legion family members donated the most discriminated-against workers cles and that radiation traces were de- more than 1.5 million hours at VA in America," claimed Caulfield. tected only where DU rounds struck medical facilities last year alone. And "That's because our society no longer and penetrated. To monitor the effects among those volunteers who give their has the universality of military experi- on humans, the VA checks regularly on time and talents stands Lawrence Dear- ence it once did." 33 American Gulf War veterans whose bom, a member of Maine's Post 132. Caulfield noted that the more he got vehicles were hit by friendly fire. Dearborn was presented with the VA into the problems of veterans making Among the special awards and hon- Voluntary Service Worker of the Year the transition to civilian life, the more orees during the conference: Sen. Award by National Commander An- he found Legion programs and initia- Olympia Snowe, American Legion thony G. Jordan during the VA&R tives in place. The Legion has a long Distinguished Public Service Award; Commission meeting. tradition of helping veterans find jobs in NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, Na- the civilian workforce. tional Commander's Public Relations New Job Opportunities for Vets Award; Past National Commander WHILE many American businesses Daniel Foley, accepting the National are bewailing a perceived shortage VETERANS deserve a fair share in the Legislative Commission Certificate of of qualified people to hire. The Ameri- booming American economy, Al Recognition on behalf of ANAVICUS; can Legion and a Chicago-based per- Borrego told the National Economic Arlington Ladies, National American- sonnel firm have allied themselves to Commission, but discrimination and ism Commission Award; former VA fill the labor gap from an often over- changes in the way employment pro- Secretary Jesse Brown, presented by looked reserve of skilled labor. grams work can deny them that share. National Commander Jordan on behalf That reserve is the yearly crop of Borrego, assistant secretary of Labor of The American Legion; and Idaho At- young Americans who finish their ac- for Veterans' Employment and Train- torney General Alan G. Lance, Nation- tive-duty service in the armed forces ing, told the commission that veterans' al Association of State Veterans and return to a civilian world so un- preference, which is intended to give Homes.

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HE Department of Veterans Affairs has been under con- in 1998 VA for the first time can collect and retain third-party

gressional fiscal restraints since tlie micl-1980s and is reimbursements for care of Priority 7 veterans. beginning to siiow the strain. Now, Congress must sort "The American Legion supports third-party reimbursements,

through President Bill Clinton's budget proposal for the but we feel those monies should supplement VA funding and 1999 fiscal year, which he claims will feature the first not merely substitute for appropriated dollars," Jordan says. T surplus—$10 billion—since 1969. Under recent agreements, third-party receipts will help offset VA is to receive a slight increase. For 1999, the $604 million in appropriated funds in 1998, nearly $800 million administration proposes a VA budget totaling $42.3 billion, In 1999. By 2003, VA must collect nearly $1 billion to maintain

$142 million and a mere two-tenths of 1 percent over 1998's current funding levels. All reimbursements will go to the Medical approved totals contained in Public Law 105-65. Care Cost Fund, a major component of The American Legion's

The second-largest budget among the cabinet departments, Gl Bill of Health. VA's budget attracts more congressional scrutiny than any In another area, the administration proposes major construc- department other than the Department of Defense—a 4 percent tion funding of $97 million for 1999 ($81 million less than was increase—while funding remains frozen under the Balanced passed for 1998) and minor construction funding of $141 mil- Budget Act of 1996. VA, meanwhile, is trying to maintain its lion ($34 million under 1998 amounts). Sadly, none of this services by streamlining its operations. money will be spent to build, expand or renovate any ambulato-

Last year VA began realigning medical centers and other ry care centers. All of it will go to existing structures. However, care-giving facilities into 22 regional Veterans Integrated Service VA plans to open 81 new community-based outpatient centers Networks (VISNs), intended to Improve primary and ambulatory in 1998, which contradicts VA's own plan to increase ambula- care for veterans, boost efficiency and assist In better regional tory and outpatient centers. planning system-wide. Funding for each VISN is based on a for- Clinton proposes increases in two areas: a 20 percent boost mula determined by the enrollment of "priority" veterans, rather in Montgomery Gl Bill education benefits and $100 million more than a region's veterans population. for the Labor Department's Job Training Partnership Act, Part The Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) is IV-C. This program trains, retrains and helps older veterans find designed to redistribute federal discretionary funds. work. Considering the program got $7.3 million last year, the

As a result of eligibility reform (Public Law 104-262), VA boost is phenomenal. But there's one catch. classifies medical care for veterans based on priority rankings. In exchange for the funding increases, Clinton is pushing to Enrolled veterans are divided into seven priorities: amend Title 38, United States Code, to prohibit veterans from

Priority 1: Veterans who have a service-connected disability filing service-connected disability claims for tobacco-related Ill- of 50 percent or more. ness resulting from their use of tobacco products during mili- Priority 2: Veterans who have a service-connected disability tary service (see April "Veterans Update"). of 30-40 percent. VA anticipates veterans will file up to 2.5 million smoking-

Priority 3: Veterans with a service-connected disability of related claims in the next 10 years and federal bean-counters less than 30 percent; former POWs; veterans discharged from are appalled at the prospect. Conversely, by banning such active duty for a service-connected condition; and veterans with claims the administration hopes to save $741 million in 1999 other special eligibility classification. alone and more than $17 billion In the next five years. We can't

Priority 4: Veterans receiving aid and attendance or house- believe the administration and its allies in Congress are willing bound and veterans with catastrophic disability. to play one set of veterans against other deserving veterans. Priority 5: Nonservice-connected veterans; veterans with a At our 1997 National Convention In Ortando, delegates service-connected disability rated at zero percent who fall below adopted Res. 217, which articulates The Amencan Legion's the income threshold. vehement opposition to banning tobacco-related claims. We

Priority 6: World War I, Mexican-Border veterans; radiation suggest, instead, that Congress and the president reach a com- veterans, toxic substance or environmental hazard exposures prehensive settlement with the tobacco companies. This would and veterans with compensable zero percent disabilities. ensure the availability of adequate funds to pay compensation.

Priority 7: All other veterans. The Amencan Legion strongly supports increased funding

The American Legion does not fully support the new VERA for the Montgomery Gl Bill benefit and the job training program, funding methology. "We're concerned that some VISNs will lose but not as part of a political trade-off that shorts one set of vet- funding to other VISNs as a result of resource allocations," erans so other veterans might benefit. notes National Commander Anthony G. Jordan. "More study "While the VA is making some progress in transforming itself and information is needed to gauge the full impact of this from an Inpatient to an outpatient-based system, we believe the realignment and the reallocation of funding. However, enroll- Gl Bill of Health to be the most potent vehicle for change," Jor- ment of veterans and capitated funding are elements of The dan says. "This plan improves access to comprehensive care

American Legion's Gl Bill of Health." for all veterans and their dependents, including primary and pre- For several years. The American Legion has urged Congress ventive care, and would speed expansion of VA services into to allow VA to collect third-party reimbursements. At long last. rural communities and home health-care settings."

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GOLFING NEWS by Mike Hensen Two New Driving Irons Challenge Woods on Distance. One Sets a World Record; the Other Is One Yard Short.

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YALESVILLE, CT- The same small Connecticut company that created a golf ball that flies too far has introduced two new driving irons that hit too far; way too far if you happen to sell woods. Mike Smith, a PGA Pro, recently set a World Record off World the grass with the company's 17° driving iron, and stopped just one yard short of matching the record Record for a driver with its 12.5° counterpart. His shots were 335 and 358 yards respectively. These are troublesome distances for wood man- ufacturers, but that may not be their biggest worry. These the gear effect, takes over and spins the ball violently to clubs keep the ball on the fiiirway, a characteristic dri- the left. The reverse happens with a heel shot. It "closes" vers and fairway woods sorely lack. Official statistics the club face and starts off to the lefl, then the gear show that even the top ten money-makers on the Tour effect slices it wildly to the right. miss the fairway with their driver 25% of the time. So The Controller driving irons have a patented "invisi-

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