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Vol. 130, No. 6

The Magazine for a Strong America

A R T 1 C Lm—m mm m m -mm* mm* E sA PLACE IN THE SUNLegionnaires roll up their sleevesforPhoenix.

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'LESTWE FORGET'The Legion commissions a special issue oftheMl Garand. 11

RIBBONS FOR PATRIOTSReno rallies round theflagandDesertStorm troops.

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LIFETIME OFYESTERDAYSA Georgia Legionfamily remembers a son'spatriotism . ByHiram Borst 1R

A PHONY OBJECTIVITYThe media ignoredmany ofthe truths ofthe Gulf War. By MichaelNovak 99

ROADTO VICTORYA chronologyfrom Kuwait's invasion to liberation.

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RIDING OUT THE STORMThe Legionjourneys to the heart ofthe Persian Gulf War. 90CO

THEWEAPON OF FEARTerrorism looms in the shadow ofthe war in the Mideast. 32

THE OIL END-GAMEWhy the West must seek a comprehensive energypolicy. By Timothy Stanley 34

HIGH-TECH HEROESOur military hardwareprevailed on the Sunni side ofthe street. ByAngelo Codevilla 36

THE THRILL OFVICTORYIn the end, we must ask whatgood came out ofthe war. ByHarrySummersJr. 38

THIS SCUD'S FOR YOUKilroy wasn't there, but a new GI lingo was. 40

HOMECOMINGThey came, they saw, they conqueredand now they're cominghome. 42

A PROJECT OF DEVOTIONThe Family SupportNetwork helps DesertStormfamilies. 46

WHAT'S DUE TO DESERTSTORM GIs

A look at the services and benefitsforour newest war veterans. 48

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BIG ISSUES Should CongressAdopt the Civil RightsAct of1991? 10

VETVOICE 4 VETERANS UPDATE 44 LEGION NEWS 62

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Baltic StatementI disagree strenuously with Timothy

W. Stanley's article "NATO's NewAssignment" (March), in which he

suggests that NATO should give aid to

the Soviet Union.

The United States, and otherWestern

democracies, have never recognized the

forced and illegal annexation of

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia by the

Soviet Union in 1940.

The people of these gallant nations

have expressed their desire to regain

their freedom and independence that

was stolen from them because of the

infamous Hitler-Stalin deal in August

of 1939.

President Bush should explain to the

American people why the freedom of

an Arabian oil emir was worth a war,

but the freedom of the Baltic states is

being lost with no pressure being

applied to Moscow. By denying Mikhail

Gorbachev any form of economicassistance, we would be giving him a

clear signal that he should start

negotiating with the leaders of the

Baltic nations in restoring their inde-

pendence.

Edward Baranauskas

Schenectady, N. Y.

U.S. EnglishRep. Jose Serrano (Big Issues,

March) does not actually say that advo-

cates of English as the official U.S.

language are either "those who con-

sider themselves superpatriots" or

racists. But he plants the idea, appar-

ently purely for emotional effect. Advo-cates of official English are neither.

Serrano erroneously equates official

English with the English only move-ments. The official English and English

only arc separate issues. I'm against

English only; each citizen must be free

to exercise his or her culture and lan-

guage.

But that docs not necessitate makingfederal, state, county and municipal

legal and governmental processes over-

whelmingly expensive in time, moneyand anguish for all concerned.

I am not convinced that we can trans-

late U.S. laws and regulations unam-

biguously into any other language.

True, they can be translated into a fewlanguages with only minor problems.

But such minor problems feed many,many lawyers.

Having English as the nation's offi-

cial language does not prevent provi-

sion of government services in other

languages, nor use of interpreters in our

courts. Even so, there is a problem.There aren't enough certified legal

interpreters to serve any one group of

non-English speakers.

Be wary of anyone who claims that

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the English only movements are the

same as official English. That myth is

unfortunately being spread as a purely

rhetorical device to arouse emotional

rather than reasoned responses. Let's

all loudly oppose the extremists whoargue for English only, and vigorously

support English as the official language

of the U.S. government.

Francis Carrier

Pacific Grove, Calif.

After reading "Should English be the

official language of the U.S.?" (Big

Issues, March), I must agree with the

"yes" column. In Canada we are having

one hell of a controversy betweenEnglish and French. The French Cana-dian Province of Quebec wants to sepa-

rate from Canada because they will not

allow bilingualism, like the other nine

Canadian provinces. We are beinginvaded by Chinese, Japanese, East

Indians, and they are insisting onspeaking their own languages. I andmany other Canadians think this is

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matter if they are isolated examples.

After that, you can tell a whole series of

half-truths or outright lies, and few will

doubt you.

Let's consider the dismissal of

ROTC from the University of Wis-consin campus. What does it have to dowith a course in partying at Vassar or

rock music at Georgia? Relating such

disparate items is part of an effective

propaganda technique—because the

Frisbee course at the University of

Massachusetts is wrong, throwing out

ROTC at Wisconsin is also. The twohave nothing to do with each other.

Course offerings, foolish or not, are

made by the faculty and approved bythe administration. ROTC was ejected

from Wisconsin by the student body,

not the faculty. The student body at the

University ofWisconsin has every right

to resent discrimination against gays

and lesbians if they choose; it is their

constitutional freedom. You have a right

to resent it if you wish, but it is a delib-

erate fallacy to equate a constitutional

right, exercised by the student body at

one school, with the offerings of the

faculty at some other school.

None of the specific problems Sykes

mentions are significant in any univer-

sity in this country. The education prob-

lems that exist do not rotate aroundradical politics or left-wing teachers in

the classroom. The fact that our stu-

dents lack knowledge of geography and

history has nothing to do with Marx-ism. They don't know geographybecause they are not being taught geog-

raphy, and they lack knowledge of his-

tory, science, mathematics andrudimentary English for the samereason.

Ross Durham, Ph.D.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Gun ControlI would like to congratulate William

Tonso and The American LegionMagazine for the excellent article

"Gun Control: A Farewell to Arms?"(March). It should be an eye opener for

a great many Americans.

Violent crime in a free society with

enormous cities is an unavoidable,

tragic fact of life. But letting majormedia and the gun-control advocates

degrade our Constitution and steer a

course toward a police state is a

thousand times more disastrous.

Ed Stevens

Ephrata, Wash.

I believe "Gun Control: A Farewell to

Arms?" could enlighten a lot of misin-

formed or unconcerned individuals as

to what is at stake. Protecting ourselves

from violent criminals is important, but

being able to protect ourselves fromtyranny is paramount to keeping ourfreedom.

Consider how the world may havebeen different if the Chinese in

Tiananmen Square in 1989, or the

people of Budapest, Hungary in 1956had the right to keep and bear arms.

There are many more examples, just

look in any history book.

I am not encouraging or advocating

an insurrection against the U.S. govern-

ment. I would simply like the ultimate

safeguard to our freedom left intact.

James Jennings

Granite City, III.

I am in total disagreement with GaryTurbak's article "The Hunter Is Prey"

(March). Hunters represent a tiny anddiminishing minority of the population.

Most people don't hunt and are growing

ever more weary of the self-serving andillogical rationale of those who do.

Turbak's article demonstrates that

rationale.

Ann C. Burns

Orange, Conn.

Gang HarangueWhy publish gang member pictures?

("Gangland, U.S.A.," February).

These creeps bask in notoriety, espe-

cially if they see themselves in their

"gang" poses. Gang crimes should be

treated as conspiracy and terrorism.

Anyone committing a crime who is

associated with a gang should have

their sentences doubled or tripled.

Gang drive-by shootings should qualify

automatically for the death penalty.

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Bobby L. Coker

Stanton, Calif.


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RALLY ROUND THE FLAGAND THOSE WHODEFENDED IT

NE of the first places

returning Desert Stormtroops touch down onAmerican soil is at BangorInternational Airport in

Maine. Each time a plane

lands, a crowd is on handto greet the GIs, welcomethem home and thank

them for what they did, so very far from

their homes and loved ones. And each

time the troops pass through the termi-

nal, up to eight times each day, they see

an honor guard from Maine's OronoPost 84 proudly presenting the U.S.

Flag at their arrival.

By now, many of us have either par-

ticipated in, or are busy planning home-coming celebrations for Desert Stormservicemen and women. We applaud

their swift victory and welcome themhome with parades, yellow ribbons andAmerican flags floating in breezes

along Main Street and from porches

from coast to coast.

Since donning the red cap of National

Commander, I have traveled tens of

thousands of miles across this land andelsewhere and never have I witnessed

such an outpouring of unabashed patri-

otism and love of flag. From small

town courthouse squares such as

Carthage, Miss., to buildings in mam-moth metropolises such as New York

City, never has our national bannerbeen more prominently displayed. Andeverywhere I have visited, Americansproudly wear flag lapel pins and but-

tons with images of Old Glory.

History has taught that all too soon,

the euphoria of our victory in the Per-

sian Gulf War will disappear. CNN will

resume normal broadcasting. Parades

will come to an end. And sadly, manywill fold up their American flags andput them away, at least until the next

patriotic holiday.

In my travels, many of you have told

mc of your roles in the Legion's con-

tinuing goal to gain passage of a con-

Nat'l Cmdr. Robert S. Turner

stitutional amendment to protect the

U.S. Flag from physical desecration.

While the flag issue might have beenovershadowed by the events in the

Mideast, I can assure you our quest for

the amendment is as strong as when it

first began two years ago this month,when the Supreme Court in Texas v.

Johnson ruled that flag burning wasprotected as free speech under the First

Amendment.

MANY of you have led the fight in

your state legislatures for the

adoption of memorial resolu-

tions, urging passage of the flag protec-

tion amendment. It is a legitimate

course of action and serves notice to

Congress what is on the minds of their

constituents— and voters. The framers

of the US. Constitution were visionary

enough to intend for state legislatures to

filter to Congress and define national

concerns.

While many state legislatures have

ended their sessions, Legionnaires still

can meet with their lawmakers andexplain why a majority of Americans

want an amendment to protect their

flag, and that a memorial resolution is a

stepping stone in reaching that goal.

Opponents of the amendment, a loud

but vocal few, will be out in full force to

defeat a flag amendment. Many of

those who wrapped themselves in the

flag when it was popular to do so during

Desert Storm will seek to wrap up the

flag in a nonsensical debate about our

"right" to burn and mutilate it as an

expression of free speech.

I can assure you that when our troops

carefully waded through minefields in

Kuwait, when they dodged artillery

shells in northern Saudi Arabia andwhen they charged curtains of bullets in

Iraq, they weren't led by the desire to

see their national flag turned into a

smouldering pile of ashes back home.Two hundred fifty-three Americans

did not travel half way around the

world, far from their homes and loved

ones, so that others would have the

political right to burn the flag that

draped their caskets when they returned.

When I visited Saudi Arabia late last

year on the eve of the war, I saw the flag

waving over desert outposts. I talked to

troops who proudly wore flag patches

on their uniforms. There was no lack of

clarity in how they felt about the red,

white and blue: They loved their flag

and all that it meant to them.Like Americans who served before

them, it was the flag that represented all

they had pledged to fight for anddefend.

It's only fitting that in June, the

month of Flag Day and the two-year

anniversary of the infamous SupremeCourt flag ruling, that we renew our

goal in the quest for a narrowly drawn

amendment to outlaw the willful

destruction of our U.S. Flag. Enlist

your fellow veterans of Desert Storm to

help. Together, within our communities

and circles of power of state govern-

ment, we'll tell Congress that we have

America on our minds.


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SHOULD CONGRESSADOPT THE CIVIL

RIGHTS ACT OF 1991?

Rep. Jack Brooks, D-Texas

YESOver the past several

months, American menand women of all races

and religions have fought and died in

the Persian Gulf for the values on which

this great nation was founded. The Iraqi

rockets, missiles, mines and artillery fire

did not ask the color of their skin, their

gender or the faith in which they wereraised. These brave Americans deserve no less than fair

treatment by their employers when they return to civilian

life. No factor other than a person's qualifications should

play a role in employment decisions. No person should have

to experience spurious tests or bogus criteria for employmentor promotions. That is what the Civil Rights Act of 199 1 is all

about.

This bill will reverse a series of damaging Supreme Court

and lower court decisions that would turn back the clock on

progress we have made in achieving equality in the work-

place. It simply requires that employers prove the business

necessity of employment criteria which appear to be neutral,

but which effectively exclude women and minorities. It

requires that women be permitted to challenge discrimina-

tory seniority systems when they are harmed by those sys-

tems, rather than have to suffer because an unreasonable

statute of limitations forecloses rightful challenges.

The bill permits blacks and other racial minorities to

challenge discrimination during all phases of an employmentcontract, not only at its initiation. It also restricts challenges

to court-ordered affirmative action plans by persons who had

an opportunity to participate in the original case. And it

forbids discrimination in employment decisions, even if the

employer can explain it.

In addition, H.R. 1 overrules cases that make it harder for

women and minorities to obtain legal counsel to challenge

discriminatory practices. And, in order to eliminate unfair-

ness in the law, it also provides the same remedies for white

women as would be available for racial minorities who suffer

discrimination in the work place. H.R. 1 should not be held

hostage to cynical political manipulation by those whosefalse and misleading arguments against the bill destroy

any hope of continuingprogress lor women andminorities. This bill stands

for fairness and progress. It

deserves your support, no

less than our troops do as

they keep the peace. D

VETVOICE 1-900-776-5432To voice your thoughts on anything in The American Legion Magazine, call

VETVOICE 1-900-776-5432. You can vote on current issues, receive a tally

that includes your vote, record your opinion, and hear opinions of others.

Calls cost $1 per minute and proceeds support Legion programs.

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah

^ The proposed Civil Rights

|WfJ Act of 1991 should be^ judged by its contents, not

by its title. The legislation would actually

rewrite the traditional, current legal

standard of equal opportunity, overturn

at least 20 Supreme Court decisions, andoverhaul two federal civil rights statutes.

There is unanimous support in Con-gress for the basic principle of equal employment opportu-

nity for all Americans without regard to race, ethnicity,

religion or gender, as required by Title VII of the 1964 Civil

Rights Act. The promise of the Civil Rights Act of 1991

,

however, is equal outcomes for groups—quotas— not equal

opportunity for individuals.

Under the Civil Rights Act of 1991, hiring the most qual-

ified person for a job no longer will be a defense to a charge

of discrimination. Employers will be exposed to massive

back pay liability if their jobs do not reflect statistical

balance, i.e. quotas, based on race, gender and religion.

Under this bill a plaintiff need not identify an employer's

specific practice, such as screening tests, which allegedly

cause discrimination. Instead, a plaintiff need merely point

to such an imbalance in a job and allege that all the employ-

er's hiring or promotion practices cause the discrimination.

With the rules of bringing a discrimination case stacked

against an employer, how will an employer ever be able to

avoid massive liability? The answer is by never being sued in

the first place. Employers will hire and promote persons on

the basis of race, sex and national origin quotas to avoid

being sued. The bill denies some Americans an equal oppor-

tunity to their day in court. The problem arises when there is

a lawsuit claiming employment discrimination which is

settled in court and the settlement contains numerical hiring

or promotion provisions favoring a particular group. As a

result, people who were not parties in the lawsuit are barred

from being hired or promoted because of their race or gender.

Currently, these people have the right to challenge this

discrimination after the court settlement takes effect. Underthe bill, however, they are denied the right to challenge the

consent decree when it actually may operate to exclude

someone from being hired

or promoted. Shutting peo-

ple out of court who wish

to assert equal protection is

no way to protect civil

rights. Congress can domuch better than this.


It takes more than muscle to build a prize fighter.

It's people flexing their minds, not their muscles, that

makes the F-15E the most capable dual-role attack/fighter

in the world.

Like the F-15E, each member ofthe McDonnell Douglas

team performs a dual role: realist and visionary. One side

of our brain is realistic about what's possible. And the other

has a vision to create the impossible.

Having minds capable of more than one mission has

made the Eagle stronger than any other bird. It's made

our Delta rocket more reliable than any other satellite launch

vehicle. And it's made our new MD-11 commercial airliner

the most efficient and advanced wide-body in the air.

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HE signature ofAmerica's

Southwest is written across

the panoramic desert andmountains near Phoenix,

Ariz., landscaped withrock formations and the

skyline of the nation's

eighth largest city. AndAug. 30 to Sept. 5, Legion-

naires will gather there to write another

chapter in the history of the

organization and the nation.

The 73rd National Conventionwill be different from previous

Legion conventions because it

has been tailored to the conven-tion site, Phoenix, Ariz., in the

"Valley of the Sun." Althoughthere will not be a parade, ele-

ments of past conventions will becombined into one extravaganza,

the "Freedom Fest— Celebrating50 Years of American Spirit."

This three-hour celebration com-bines activities from parades,festivals and memorial services

to commemorate the 50thanniversary of World War II andwelcome home U.S. troops fromOperation Desert Storm.

The Freedom Fest begins 3

p.m., Sunday, Sept. 1, and the

star-spangled celebration lasts

until 6 p.m., featuring a memo-rial service and top-name enter-

tainers in the air-conditioned

Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

"Legionnaires will be pleased

with the results in Phoenix," said

National Convention CommissionChairman James J. Charleston. "Whileplanning this year's convention, we also

considered Arizona's high temperatures

and the safety of convention-goers."

Charleston said other conventionchanges have improved the festivities,

including creating two divisions ofcolor guard judging: one division com-posed of color guard units with seven

members or less, and the other with upto 17 members. The smaller division

entries will be judged solely on military

The "Freedom Fest"

will highlight aweek of activities

at the 73rd National

Convention in Phoenix.>•••••••••

SUN-SATIONAL— Phoenix has a variety of attrac

Hons for Legionnaires and families.

color guard criteria, while the com-petitors in the larger division, or the

"open" division, will be judged on less

formal criteria. "This change will allow

the smaller units to compete against

similar units, and Legionnaires will still

get quite a show from the color guard

this year," Charleston said.

The band and color guard competi-

tion will be on Saturday, and the win-

ners will be asked to perform in the

Freedom Fest Sunday.

Commission and committees will

meet Saturday and Sunday. No formal

convention events are scheduled Mon-day, and Legionnaires and their families

can take this opportunity to partake in

the breathtaking scenery surrounding

Phoenix, such as Superstition Moun-tains and the Sonora Desert. Conven-tioneers can also sample the Southwest

American cuisine in local restaurants,

including rattlesnake and mesquite-

grilled steak.

The general session of the 73rd

National Convention will begin

Tuesday, Sept. 3, and continue

through Thursday, Sept. 5. Mostmeetings will be in the Civic

Plaza Convention Center, andshuttle service will be available

from hotels to the convention

site.

Nationally prominent speakers

will address Legionnaires, andthousands of veterans from Oper-

ation Desert Storm will also be

present so Legionnaires can give

them a firsthand welcome home.

"I proudly anticipate the 73rd

National Convention in Phoenix,"

said National CommanderRobert S. Turner. "We've accom-

plished much this year. We'vealso seen a new era of wartimeveterans created, and we've seen

the strength of our resolutions

help U.S. and allied forces win a

resounding victory in the Persian

Gulf. There's much business to

be considered at the convention,

but Legionnaires and their

families should enjoy the fellowship

and beautiful surroundings."

To honor the rich, Native Americanhistory of the Phoenix area, this year's

convention decanter depicts a HopiKachina doll. The Hopi handcarved the

dolls from cottonwood roots to give to

children, not as toys but to teach the

roles of various spirits. The Kachinas

were believed to be powerful spirits that

could bestow gifts such as rain, abun-

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T'S FITTING and proper

that we commemorate our

nation's military andmemorials. Yet, it's not

only the responsibility of

local, state and nation-

al governments to create

memorials — it's up to

veterans and their fami-

lies. These are memorials that are most

precious to anyone who ever has

answered the nation's call to duty.

There is no greater gift or better wayto honor your memories or the service

of a loved one, and that's why TheAmerican Legion has commissioned a

limited number of extraordinary"memorials" to be designed and pro-

duced with the organization's guid-

ance.

Over the next several months,Legionnaires will have the chance to

purchase replicas of the weapons our

servicemen used in World War II. Agenerous percentage of the proceeds

from all sales will be returned to the

Legion to support its many programsand services. Investing in one or moreof these weapons will serve to create a

lasting memorial vital in preserving our

personal military history.

At this time in our nation's history,

while we commemorate the 50thanniversary of America's entry into

World War II and welcome our troops

home from their victory in the Persian

Gulf War, The American Historical

Foundation has been selected by the

Legion to create these mementos. Aprivate organization established to

"keep alive the deeds of those who have

faced the ultimate challenge of war,"

the foundation has extensive experience

in a variety of memorial projects.

The first commission is The Amer-ican Legion World War II Commemora-tive M- 1 Garand— the most trusted and

battle-tested rifle of the war. Even if it's

been years since Legionnaires shoul-

dered their M-ls, the memories of it

linger.

The rifle is authentic and made to

military specifications, the .30-06

familiar to GIs of every stripe from the

WWII era. The Garand is the "finest

battle instrument ever devised," Lt.

Gen. George S. Patton once said of the

weapon.

The museum-quality rifle proudly

carries the emblem of The AmericanLegion, U.S. Flag and the inscription,

"American Legion WWII M-1 Garand."

It truly captures the patriotic spirit of

those Americans who carried it into

battle 50 years ago.

Also available next month will be a20 '/2-inch bayonet for the M-1, TheAmerican Legion Bayonet of Honor.This is the rare, desirable lengthy

model (later versions were shortened),

and its grip is fitted with a medallion

depicting the Legion emblem.

Also available soon is one weaponthat most veterans will recognize at first

glance— the .45-caliber automaticpistol or M-1911A1. Known by manyas the "old workhorse," the pistol is

known for its powerful punch andrecoil, not to mention its deafening

roar. As a proper memorial to the

Legion and America's participation in

World War II, patriotic inscriptions are

etched on the weapon's slide. A full

color cloisonne medallion with the

Legion emblem will be inset in the

specially finished walnut grip. Selected

components also are plated with 24-

carat gold. Whether in Legionnaires'

homes or offices, the Legion M-191 1A1 symbolizes their pride in

having served.

It's truly important to display these

memorials and possessing one will

rekindle the memories of the millions of

Americans who fought against enemies

in Europe, North Africa, the Pacific

and other points around the globe.

"These mementos keep alive cherished

remembrances of youthful comrade-ship, devotion to duty, sacrifice andglory," said National CommanderRobert S. Turner.

"Many veterans of World War II will

tell you the reason they're here today is

because of the M-1 Garand," Turner

said. "It was a piece of workmanshipthat no doubt played a large role in

helping America lead the chargeto victory."

Models of these weapons will be on

display at the 73rd National Convention

at Phoenix. Over the next several

months. Legionnaires will have the

opportunity to order the Garand, pistol

and bayonet through mail-order ads

printed in the magazine.


Presenting

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An important museum-quality Ml Garand to preserve your military heritage.

The optional Display Case allows you to safely display your limited edition. The

acrylic-glass lid and three brass locks protect against dust and unauthorized

handling. The case is easily wall mounted or displayed flat on a table. 49"xl2"x4"

or the first time

in history, TheAmerican Le-

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limited edition of a

special museum-qual-ityMl Garand to markthe 50th Anniversary

of World War II. The American Legion WorldWar II Commemorative Ml Garand is alive

with the spirit of Legionnaires and their family

members who served our flag and our country

in the world's biggest war.

Called by General Patton "... the greatest

instrument ever devised," the Ml Garand wasthe main battle rifle of World War II.

An Enduring Tribute

This special, firing limited edition is brought

to museum-quality standards under the super-

vision of The American Historical Foundation.

Each rifle is a genuine Ml Garandmade prior

to the end of World War II. Shoulder this MlGarand and put it through the manual of arms,

and sense what you, a friend or family memberexperienced in World War II.

• Inset into the hand-rubbed American Wal-

nut stock, a 24-Karat Gold and cloisonne

medallion of The Legion emblem distin-

guishes this custom presentation piece.

• 24-Karat Gold gleams across 11 individual

components.• Commemorative inscriptions are etched and

gold-gilt infilled across the mirror |~

polished and deeply blued oper-

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can Legion.• The Gl-pattern sling is deluxe

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with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

In keeping with its authenticity, this fires the

famous .30-06 ammunition. Anyone who can

own a standard hunting rifle can reserve this

commemorative. Delivery through your local

licensed firearms dealer will be coordinated

after your reservation is received here.

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Ribbons for

PATRIOTSNevada Legionnaires rallied round the

U.S. Flag and tied a yellow ribbon aroundthe 'biggest little city in the world."

TRIBUTE—Legionnaires Salmen (I) and Archie Pozzi Jr. (r) push for flag legislation.

They also helped Medal of Honor winner Richard Sorenson in paying tribute to

Desert Storm troops from Nevada.

^mmmmmmmm HAT Nevada lacks in

I I I population is more

fill than made up for in

I I I I I patriotic spirit," said

I I IJH Archie Pozzi Jr.,

Ill H National Executive

B I Committeeman andI M H Past National Vice

W^^mJ/M Commander. He wasspeaking of the chain of events that took

place beginning in December 1990,

and culminated in February 1991

.

It all started with two projects— one

of The American Legion, the other

from radio station KICK in Reno. Whattook place in about a three-monthperiod could have been, under normal

circumstances, a total disaster. Instead,

thanks to Nevadans who care about

America, it became a success.

When Department Commander Dale

R. " Tiny" Salmen returned from Indi-

anapolis with NECman Pozzi after the

1990 National Convention, both were

determined to make Nevada one of the

first states to legislate a memorial res-

olution calling for a constitutional

amendment to protect the U.S. Flag.

At the same time, Operation Desert

Shield was making news and a waveof concern was building throughoutthe country.

ASSALMEN and Pozzi joined with

other Nevada leaders to plan the

flag campaign, radio personality

Lynn Younger and news director How-ard DuPree of Reno radio KICK were

trying to figure out what they could do

to show their concern, pride and sup-

port for those involved in the Persian

Gulf conflict. DuPree's son was one of

the first to go to the Middle East. DuP-ree worked with professional musician

Chris Kay and recorded a song he'dwritten titled "Don't Burn Old Glory."

Younger contacted a Pennsylvania man-ufacturer of ribbons, and the companydonated 25 miles of yellow ribbon to

the station for promotional use.

DuPree's song was being played onthe air and the prominent mention ofthe Legion's battle to protect the flag

was contained in the lyrics. Pozzi, Sal-

men, DuPree, Younger and NevadaDepartment Adjutant Jack Hoxie put

their heads together and developed a

promotion that would fulfill a numberof ambitions.

"It was Lynn Younger' s idea to encir-

cle the cities of Sparks and Reno with

this yellow ribbon," said DuPree. "It's

a little over 23 miles around the twocities, and we planned to have 23 teamseach stringing ribbon for a mile, meet-

ing in Reno where the two ends wouldbe tied together."

The event was planned for Dec. 16,

and that's when glitches appeared.Pozzi and Salmen were busy organizing

Posts across the state to circulate peti-

tions to present to the state legislature

when they convened in late January.

The yellow-ribbon-around-Reno event

seemed a perfect vehicle to garner a

large number of signatures all at once.

Members of fraternities, sororities andother student organizations at the Uni-

versity of Nevada were going to consti-

tute the 23 teams needed to string the

ribbon. But Dec. 16 was the beginning

of Christmas vacation on campus.

Dupree and Younger had planned a

fly-over from nearby Fallon Naval Air

Station and for the ascent of a numberof hot air balloons during the celebra-

tion. However, the conflict with Christ-

mas break was forcing the station to

look for a new date for the promotion.

The first available date was Jan. 27,

Super Bowl Sunday.

Meanwhile, the state legislature hadadjourned in October 1990 without

addressing the flag bill Pozzi, Salmenand other Legion officials were prepar-

ing. Pozzi made a passionate appeal

before the legislative committee, andon Jan. 23, Res. 5 from the Senate wasreferred to the Committee on Govern-

ment Affairs.

Jan. 27 dawned bright and cool.

Operation Desert Shield had becomeDesert Storm less than two weeksbefore and the previous day protesters

had marched through the streets of

Reno. "We warned the students to avoid

any protesters they met en route," said

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IN REMEMBRANCE— Ida and Ed Timbers of Dallas, Ga., decided to fly their son's

burial flag on the very day U.S. troops were sent to Saudi Arabia.

By Hiram Borst

E DO not have to

think back very far to

envision flag-draped

coffins being un-loaded or stored,

under guard, at somelonely airport. Amer-ica's tragedies havebeen many in this

century, along with her triumphs. But

the flag is always there, covering these

last remains of America's sons anddaughters.

It is poetic justice that those whohave defended our flag in battle, andthose who stood at the ready whileserving in our Armed Forces, are enti-

tled to this last honor. They gave of

Hiram Borst is Adjutant ofThe American

Legion Department ofGeorgia.

themselves in times of war and peace to

follow this proud banner; they gave

their youth, and all too often, their

lives. That proud and mighty flag seems

to act as a protective shield while it

covers our loved ones on their final

journey. The flag protects these patriots

to the very end and then surrenders

them to the Almighty. When the earthly

remains are committed to God, only

then is the flag carefully lifted andfolded.

ITHAS been said since time began

that the worst possible thing that can

happen to parents is to bury one of

their children. Countless times in

countless cemeteries, neatly folded

flags have been handed to mothers and

fathers whose sons or daughters have

preceded them. Somehow they find

comfort in that folded flag; they clutch

it tightly as they walk slowly from the

graveyard. In the days and years that

follow, parents will go to where this flag

is kept. They will look at it and they will

think. They will lay their hand on its

neat folds, and they will rememberyesterday. And they will cry.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Timbers of Georgiafound a similar comfort in their son's

burial flag. Several weeks ago, theTim-bers decided to fly this flag. On thevery day our troops were sent to SaudiArabia, that proud banner was onceagain called to duty. As a veteran, EdTimbers knows the importance ofshowing support for our troops. TheTimbers also have two other sons, bothserving in the military. In an unsur-passed act of devotion and patriotism,

the flag of remembrance unfurled to

become the flag of freedom andstrength. One can only imagine the

private thoughts and prayers of the par-

ents as they looked upon the flag gently

floating in the wind, caught up in the

pride and prayers of today whileremembering with bittersweet tears the

lost son of yesterday.

There came a morning not long ago,

when the Timbers awoke to find just a

few shreds of their flag left hanging onthe pole. During the night, someonehad ripped the flag down from its place

of lighted honor and left the tattered

remnants behind. Mr. Timbers called

the Department of Georgia AmericanLegion headquarters and explainedwhat had happened. He said he hadcalled authorities and other organiza-

tions, including the Atlanta newspap-ers. In essence, nobody seemed to care.

After a brief conversation punctuated

with clearing throats and crackingvoices, we said goodbye.

I immediately telephoned JamesMcAdams, Fifth District Commander.After a few arrangements, Mr. and Mrs.

Timbers were honored guests at Amer-ican Legion Post 1 1 1 in Dallas, Ga.

,

where they were presented with a newflag.

Although we cannot fully appreciate

their sorrow over the loss of that mostmeaningful flag, we do share the pain

of this foul and terrible flag desecra-

tion. Vile acts such as this would cer-

tainly decrease with a clear and concise

punishment for those who would defile

our nation's banner.

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Americans, continue to support a con-

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HEREVER I wentduring the third andfourth weeks of the

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media, particularly at

cnn and Peter Arnett.

We members of that

privileged commu-nity, the media, like to call ourselves

the "adversary press."We mean that weare independent, feisty, not in any-

body's pocket. Maybe so, but whatantagonizes people so is that manycorrespondents talk as if they were"above" being Americans. They makethemselves superior to the subjects of

their stories, whether soldiers, generals

or the President of the U.S. And they

pretend even in wartime that they are

neutral, above the fray, on MountOlympus. Their ignorance of military

matters is now becoming legendary.

An intelligent and articulate friend of

mine says that any American correspon-

dent who wants to remain "neutral"

about a war in which the U.S. is

engaged should hand in his passport. In

its place he should get a passport fromUnesco.

By way of rebuttal, today's journalist

is bound to reply: "We're not cheerlead-

ers here. Our job is to report what wesee. To be objective. To tell the unvar-

nished truth." Journalists as Diogenes,

holding lamps aloft looking for a single

honest man on earth.

But this is phony. In their proudboast, "We tell the truth to power," they

have forgotten something. The freedom

to tell the truth depends on who is in

power. Their freedom, as it did in WorldWar II, rests on a victory for our side.

What do they think? That Unescowould fight for their right to be impar-

tial?

Today's journalist is a different breed

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March 18, 1991. Forbes Inc. , 1991.

The gulf warproved that a fewpress pundits were

all too willing to

play by different

rules than mostmainstream media.

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of cat from his predecessors. In WorldWar II, journalists knew which side

they were on, understood the stakes,

and were afraid as hell that we mightlose. You bet they led the cheers. Theyalso led the grief when devastation hit,

the sadness when mistakes were made.

They showed what the rest of us were

feeling, the ups, the downs, the highs,

the lows. They were with us, not neutral

between us and the Axis powers.

THE modern journalist isn't like

that. He keeps himself apart. His

reference group is not the hoi polloi

but the professors in the universities,

the moviemakers, the prize givers. Themodern journalist plays by different

rules from the rest of us. He goes

expense account.

The panjandrums of the press don't

yet understand how isolated they have

become from the rest of us. They have

been wrong about every major story in

this war because they listen too much to

one another. They depart like sparrows,

all together, from one line to another.

First they said (while Saddam Hus-sein was digging his forces deeper into

place) that President Bush probablywouldn't go to war. But right after the

expiration of the deadline, Bush said,

"Go!" Then they said that Americanswould be badly divided by the war.

After Jan. 16, Americans united. Thenthe press tried hard to boost the peace

movement. Bust. Next they said that the

"Arab masses" would revolt against the

U.S. Except for the Palestinians in Jor-

dan, they didn't even make a lot ofnoise.

After every card that Saddam Hus-sein could play had failed, the press

willingly became his last best weapon.Saddam had said before the war that the

U.S. public couldn't stand 10,000 U.S.

casualties, after 30 days of war, there

were only 15. So he set out to see

whether we could stand 10,000 Iraqi

casualties. He permitted Western jour-

nalists in Baghdad to film nothing but

civilian casualties. They complied with

a credulity they never show U.S.

authorities.

An Iraqi woman televised raising her

fist against Americans turned out to bean Iraqi ambassador; some "patients"

in hospitals turned out to be impostors;

"spontaneous crowds" in poor areas

included a surprising number of edu-

cated English-speakers with precise

anti-American propaganda. The press

did not pursue these falsehoods; other

agencies did.

The American media should have left

Baghdad, rather than become a willing

tool of psychological warfare directed

against their own people. Instead, Peter

Arnett and others are acting like hos-

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DESERT PATRIOTS-yln 82nd Airborne troop shows America's colors in Iraq as the ground war progressed.

ROAD TOVICTORY

In the woke of iroq's blistering

conquest of Kuwoit, the world

wotched ond woited forAmericoto leod the fight for liberotion.

UWAITCITY - Khal-

doum Alsafadi slaloms his

Volvo down the street,

avoiding chunks of ce-

ment, glass shards andburned-out automobiles.

He points to a building

facade where, up until the

day before, a large, smil-

ing picture of Saddam Hussein hung. In

Arabic, someone wrote "public toilet"

and drew an arrow pointing to Hus-

sein's face, which smiled at onlookers.

"The Iraqis were animals," said

Alsafadi, 31, who was in this war-

ravaged city for the duration of Iraq's

seven-month occupation. "They did

unspeakable things to people. Tears will

not go away, I think, for many, manyyears." He said that even on the eve of

the city's liberation, Iraqi soldiers were

carrying out a last-ditch reign of terror.

"I was at the mosque and saw them

(troops) take a Kuwait man away from

his wife, and force another out of his

car," Alsafadi said. "They took themaway with guns to their heads."

The road to Kuwait's liberation and

its Persian-Gulf-port capital didn't

come overnight, unlike the events that

unfolded in the early morning hours of

Aug. 2, 1990, when thousands of Iraqi

troops and tanks smashed across the

border into neighboring Kuwait.

Within a few hours, Iraqi soldiers had

total control of the oil-rich emirate.

Looting, rape and torture became com-monplace—as did executions. The last

broadcast of the state-owned radio and

television stations at Kuwait's Ministry

of Information sent a message heard

around the world:

"Hurry to our aid," a voice said.

Then the signal was silenced.

It became clear that Hussein's ambi-

tions were not limited to Kuwait.

Within a few days of Kuwait's con-

quest, Saudi Arabian King Fahd wasconvinced his kingdom would soon be

forced to square off against the Iraqi

dictator's army and tank divisions.

After several discussions with Presi-

dent George Bush and top military

advisers, the king asked the United

States and other nations to send troops.


TANK KILLS -Iraq's tank divisions were destroyed by the highly mobile A-10 "Wart Hogs.

"This is the Super Bowl," said Gen.

Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint

Chiefs of Staff, at a meeting with the

President and other advisers at CampDavid. Bush immediately committedelements of the 101st and 82nd Air-

borne Divisions for immediate deploy-

ment to Saudi Arabia, the first of anAmerican troop buildup that ultimately

would top 500,000. In less than 70days, more U.S. military hardware andsupplies had been off-loaded in Saudi

Arabia than in any single year during

the Vietnam War. It was the largest air

and sealift of its kind since D-Day,according to military pundits.

U.S. Army Gen. H. NormanSchwarzkopf was given the awesometask of overseeing Operation Desert

Shield and heading the Joint Central

Command forces in Saudi Arabia. Theburly, four-star general wasted no time

before planning a strategy with com-manders of coalition nations. ByOctober 1990, about 240,000 U.S.

troops were poised in Saudi Arabiaand the Persian Gulf. Schwarzkopfrequested an additional 200,000.

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MOTHER OF ALL SURRENDERS — Tens of thousands of Iraqi troops surrenderedto coalition forces once the ground war began.

JUNE 1991 25

VICTORY-Kuwa/'t/ troops celebrated in

Kuwait City after their homeland wasfreed by the U.S.-led coalition.

eral United Nations Security Council

resolutions were passed, including Res.

660, demanding Iraq's immediate and

unconditional withdrawal fromKuwait. Other resolutions imposedeconomic sanctions and froze Iraq's

overseas assets.

Diplomatic overtures and missions

to Baghdad failed time after time, as

Hussein continued to insist that Kuwaitwas a legitimate province of Iraq. OnNov. 30, the U.N. Security Counciladopted a critical resolution authoriz-

ing the use of military force to eject Iraq

from Kuwait. A Jan. 15, 1.991, deadline

was set.

The clock was ticking closer to the

showdown. The silence from Baghdadwas beginning to roar. Husseinintended to call the "bluff of the coali-

tion forces while he hid behind a screen

of diplomatic maneuvers.

In the early morning hours of Jan.

17, the skies over Riyadh and Dharhanin Saudi Arabia were stacked with

fighter jets, AWACS and every con-

ceivable aircraft as they streaked north

toward Baghdad. Operation Desert

Shield was over; Desert Storm hadbegun.

"I have seen in your eyes a fire of

determination to get this war job donequickly. My confidence in you is total,

our cause is just. Now you must be the

thunder and lightning of Desert

Storm," Schwarzkopf told his troops,

shortly before the allied offensive waslaunched. By war's end, more than

100,000 allied sorties would be flown,

obliterating Iraq's air force, key com-mand and control centers, and destroy-

ing Hussein's tank divisions.

Hussein responded by ordering firing

of Soviet-made Scud missiles at Riyadh

and Dharhan. Missiles also weredirected at Tel Aviv in an obviousattempt to draw Israel into the war and

possibly dismantle the fragile Arab-Western alliance.

With allied forces owning the skies

over Iraq and Kuwait, thus began the

imminent ground war. Fighting

between coalition and Iraqi troops had

started, most notably an artillery and

infantry slugfest between U.S. Marines

and Iraqi soldiers in the northern Saudi

town of Khafji. Guns pounded soldiers

hunkered down in Kuwait.

In the pre-dawn darkness of Feb. 27,

coalition troops, tanks and artillery

smashed through defenses in southern

Iraq and Kuwait. Blind to earlier place-

ment of forces in northern SaudiArabia, Iraq's generals expected the

main assault would be an amphibious

landing near Kuwait City.

Speaking at a news conference in

Riyadh two days after the ground warwas launched, Schwarzkopf said,

"When we took out Hussein's air force,

we took out his ability to see what wewere doing down here in Saudi Arabia.

Once we had taken out his eyes, we did

what could best be described as the

'Hail Mary' play in football."

EANWHILE, back in Baghdad,

Hussein broadcasted a messageto his nation and troops, urging

that they rally to destroy the coalition in

the "mother of all battles." Tired of the

constant bombardments from artillery

and 37 days of air strikes, many of Hus-

sein's forces laid down their weaponsand surrendered to Allied forces. ByFeb. 28, it was reported that more than

100,000 Iraqi soldiers had either sur-

rendered or had been captured by allied

forces.

By the third day of the ground war, the

multinational force had gained control

of Kuwait City. Hussein had ordered his

troops to withdraw, claiming victory in

standing fast against the United States

and the other 27 members of the coali-

tion. Before the announcement, the

allies had knocked out 26 Iraqi Armydivisions as Iraqi troops streamedtoward their homeland.

The "mother of all battles" hadbecome the granddaddy of all retreats.

Hussein began what was described

by Marine Brig. Gen. Richard Neal in

Riyadh as a "scorched-earth policy."

More than 200 oil wells were set ablaze,

desalinization plants were wrecked,

and troops began to commit gross

atrocities against those residents whohad remained in Kuwait City after the

occupation. Iraqi troops executed

numerous Kuwaiti nationals and other

residents; mass graves were dug to hide

the corpses of men, women and chil-

dren who had suffered indescribable

torture.

Although allied casualties werelight, tragedy struck as the ground war

approached a speedy end. A Scud mis-

sile fired from a mobile launcher in

southern Iraq crashed into a building

near Dharhan, killing 28 Americansoldiers and wounding several others.

Fierce fighting continued in eastern

Iraq, as U.S. and Republican Guardtanks clashed near Basra. When the

smoke cleared, more Iraqis surrendered


DEAD END— This convoy of Iraq's mili-

tary vehicles escaping Kuwait wascaught and destroyed by allied forces.

to advancing troops. On Feb. 28, a

mere five days after the ground warstarted, Kuwait was liberated.

Saddam Hussein's icy, brutal grip

over Kuwait had been thawed after 210days. The lightning precision of Amer-ican-led air power and the thunder of

artillery, armor and infantry had madeOperation Desert Storm a stunning suc-

cess.

The road leading into Kuwait City is

littered with abandoned and gutted

military vehicles. The morning sky,

stretching from the city to hundreds of

kilometers to the south into Saudi

Arabia, is black from the burning oil

wells.

Kuwait City is a bomb-crateredmoonscape of shattered buildings and

streets. The closer the approach to the

center of the city, the more obvious the

destruction becomes. Despite the mas-

sive damage, the Kuwait flag— red,

green, white and black— hangs fromwindows and buildings. Kuwaitis andother residents who endured the hellish

seven-month ordeal immediately took

to the streets to celebrate their libera-

tion.

In the ruins of Kuwait City, the thrill

of victory would not be denied. Aparade of cars, trucks, and armoredvehicles formed near the Persian Gulf

beachfront International Hotel. Manydisplayed American flags and home-made signs thanking the U.S. and coali-

tion forces. Women and men kissed

American GIs and asked them for

addresses.

"I ain't never been kissed so much in

my life," said one sheepish Marine mili-

tary policeman. "I just wish that someof them hadn't been men."

For Kuwaitis and resi-

dents such as Syrian Khal-

doum Alsafadi, the ordeal

is anything but over.

Alsafadi, once a successful

tailor, must now find

another place to begin his

trade because Iraqi soldiers

destroyed his business.

Tens of thousands of

returning Kuwaitis do not

have homes to return to.

And it's likely many of

their relatives are amongthe thousands who have

disappeared or been executed since

Aug. 2, 1990. Still, the signs of hope

are heard in Kuwaitis' voices and can

be seen in their eyes.

A little Arab girl carries tiny Amer-

ican and Kuwaiti flags in her hand as

she approaches a Marine, who is

watching the parade. She taps his knee

and he squats to see what she wants.

She hands him the red, white and blue

banner and hugs his neck.

The storm clouds have passed.—By

Joe Stuteville CH

FIRST MD-lraqi soldiersreceived medical care fromcoalition combat medics.

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RIDING OUT

THE STORM

T

HE nightmare for millions

ofresidents in Kuwait began

early on Aug., 2, 1990, when

thousands of Iraqi troops

and tank divisions rumbled

across the border ofthe emi-

rate. In victory, President

Saddam Hussein declared

Kuwait a province of Iraq.

Five months later, a U.S. -led multi-

national military force began the arduous

task offorcing Iraq out ofKuwait and into

compliance with the conditions of with-

drawal spelled out in United Nations'

resolutions. The coalition forces entered

Kuwait City on Feb. 27, and liberated its

citizensfrom a reign ofterror.

"From the beginning, The American

Legion stoodfirm behind the decision to

commit our troops to the Persian Gulf,

"

said National Commander Robert S.

Turner. "Gangsters such as Saddam Hus-

sein must not be allowed to dominate andthreaten the stability ofother nations.

"

Legionnaires at the 72nd National Con-

vention in Indianapolis adopted Res. 603

(Foreign Relations), which condemnedIraq 's aggression in Kuwait and supportedthe deployment of troops and materiel to

the gulf to thwart further hostility.

In the weeks that followed the buildup,

the Legion became concerned about

reports of low troop morale, faulty equip-

ment and the lack ofmilitarypreparedness.

Turner wanted to see firsthand if such

reports were accurate, so in mid-October,

he, National Adjutant Robert W. Spanogle

and Pennsylvania Legionnaire Dominic D.

DiFrancesco, former Chairman of the

National Legislative Commission, traveled

to Saudi Arabia and met with troops andtheir commanders. The Legion trip was

sanctioned by the White House and State

Department— the only official trip by any

veterans' organization — and President

Bush asked Turner to report his findings

upon his return.

The Legion delegation found, contrary

THE LEGION

JOURNEYED TO THE

MIDEAST WAR ZONE

TO CHRONICLE

THE EXPERIENCES

OF AMERICAN CIs

IN OPERATION

DESERT STORM.

to what had been reported, that troops

were well-motivated, understood their

mission, were highly professional, andwere ready for combat. The group also

found that some equipment was dated, but

still serviceable. "We were confident, how-

ever, that our service men andwomen were

quite capable of getting the job done,"

Turner said.

Legion leaders also recognized that

there were needs on the homefront.

Families of Operation Desert Shield GIs,

especially those ofthe National Guard, Air

Guard and Reserves, often were leftfinan-

cially strapped because ofafederal callup.

Late lastfall, The American Legion Family

Support Network was created to assist

families (See related article, page 46).

After the air war began, the Legion

formed plans to send journalists fromNational Headquarters to the Middle East

to record the experiences of our troops.

"We felt the need to chronicle how this

newest generation ofAmerican war vet-

erans was coping with the rigors of com-

bat, " Spanogle said. "We wanted to hear

what they thought about their role in the

war and what their concerns were, both in-

country and at home.

"

The following are but a few of manyvignettes about those who served in Opera-

tion Desert Storm. Dozens of GIs were

interviewed at various sites around Saudi

Arabia and Kuwait by the Legion jour-

nalists during their two-weekjourney into

the eye ofOperation Desert Storm.

RIYADH AIR BASE-Napoleon once

said that an Army moves on its

stomach. But Air Force Capt. Susan"Awesome" Aungst believes that mail

from home is what motivates troops to

go the extra mile in a combat zone.

"Mail call makes the difference,"

said Aungst. "Your day goes remark-

ably well if you get word from home.

It's the ultimate high. But when youdon't, it's the ultimate downer."

Since her arrival in Saudi Arabia in

December, Aungst has received mail

regularly from her family and friends in

Gulf Breeze, Fla., her hometown.She's also managed to keep up her cor-

respondence with one brother, whoserves aboard the USS Saratoga in the

Persian Gulf, and another who works at

Marin-Marrietta Corp., and helped

develop the Patriot missile system.

But those aren't the only cards and

letters received by Aungst and her

fellow troops of the 61st Combat Com-munications Squadron. They have

received numerous sacks of mail from

Americans who wrote letters addressed

to "Any Service Member."Last fall, American Legion National

Commander Robert S. Turner visited

troops in Saudi Arabia. Upon his return

to the United States, he encouragedLegionnaires everywhere to send let-

ters and "care" packages of articles

ranging from talcum powder to paper-

back books to GIs participating in then-

Operation Desert Shield.

Mail means a lot to the troops, and it

provides a type of news that CNN can-

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RUINS—Jeweler Mohammad Carsym stands near his destroyed shop.

not. "It's the only way many of us can

hear about what's happening on the

other side of the world," said Capt.

Andy Pears, who corresponds fre-

quently with his wife and two boys.

Frequently, letters are written byVietnam veterans who offer encourage-

ment and tips on how Desert Stormtroops can deal with their tour of duty.

MAIL CALL — Air Force Capt. SusanAungst at Riyadh Air Base takes timeout to read mail from home.

One of the favorite pieces of mail

received by airmen here arrived at

Christmas. Students at Kent State Uni-

versity sent a card that simply said,

"Kick Saddam's Ass for Kent State

Students." The Ohio university was the

site of a confrontation between the

National Guard and students protesting

the Vietnam War more than two decades

ago. Five students were killed whenrioting broke out among the protesters.

"I'm touched to see how manypeople in the states have taken the time

to write and let us know how much they

support us," Aungst said. "It's inspiring

to know that the country is behind us

and appreciates what we're doing

here."

SOMEWHERE OVER THE SAUDI-IRAQ BORDER-An A- 10 jet dropped

into the wake of the Air Force KC- 1 35

refueling tanker. Slowly, the smaller

craft nosed toward the tail of the larger

plane.

Belly-down, Staff Sgt. Erick Turner

worked the controls of his refueling

station, as he concentrated on the

advancing jet. A lever is pulled and he

lowered the flying boom into the

refueling port at the front of the A- 10.

"Piece of cake," said Turner, grinning

and flashing the thumbs-up sign. "That

pilot made a textbook approach."

At 250 mph and orbiting at 10,000

feet over enemy territory, every

refueling must be a textbook operation,

and members of the 1703rd Refueling

Wing (Provisional) have done just that.

Since the Joint Services Command in

Riyadh launched the massive coalition

air war against Iraq, the 1703rd has

worked round the clock.

"Our crews flew more in the first

three weeks of the war than during a

year of normal operations at home,"said Col. David E. Carmack, com-mander of the 1703rd. "We've flown

closer to actual combat areas moreoften than we ever did in Vietnam." The1703rd has refueled every type of air-

craft from Stealth fighters to B-52bombers, and has also pumped gas

into the tanks of allied forces' craft.

Because of its safety record and its

dependability as a workhorse, the KC-1 35 crafts often are older than the crews

who fly them, said Maj. David Floyd,

the wing's operations officer.

Indeed, tankers may be the real

unsung heroes of the Persian Gulf air

war. "We're not the glamour boys, but

we consider our mission just as vital to

the effort," said Col. Rich Salsbury,

commander of the 1 700th Air Refueling

Squadron (Provisional) in Riyadh.

Today's five-hour mission is to pump

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ARMED TO THETEETH —America 's air power, including this A-10 tank killer, wasthe decisive tool in the offensive against Iraq.

gas into the bellies of Air Force A- 10s,

which are primarily "tank killers." TheA- 10s are taking on armored brigades

of Saddam Hussein's so-called "elite"

Republican Guard in eastern Iraq.

"Must be one heckuva battle downthere today," said pilot Capt. WayneHowe over the plane's internal radio.

"They must be engaging the Guardheavy."

Howe, Turner, and other members of

the crew, navigator 1st Lt. Mike Young-

son and co-pilot 1st Lt. Todd Hoppe,are from Plattsburgh Air Force Base in

upper New York state.

One by one and at different altitudes,

the A- 10s move into position and each

receives an average of 3,000 pounds of

fuel. It takes about three minutes to

pump fuel for each plane. The tank

killers are fierce, hellish-looking

beasts, armed to the teeth with Side-

winder and Maverick missiles, and 30

mm cannons, which rain 7-inch, armor-

piercing bullets through tanks andarmored carriers.

As the last plane moves in to take on

fuel, Turner lowers the boom and makesthe connection. The pit stop is over and

Turner raises the nozzle. The pilot

waves goodbye, peels into a steep right

bank and heads back to the task of

turning Soviet-made T-72 tanks into

smoldering heaps of twisted metal.

"That's all there is today, guys. Let's

head for home," Howe said, as he throt-

tled the craft's four engines and turned

to the south. Mission 37 is history.

"Tankers have the best job in the Air

Force," Turner said. "Fighter pilots

can't do their jobs unless we do ours.

That kind of teamwork is what winswars."

NORTH-CENTRAL SAUDI ARABIA—The "Humvee," successor to yester-

year's military jeep, dashes through

craters and across ravines like an angry

cockroach. It kicks up a sandy rooster

tail before it slides to a stop on a rise

overlooking rows of AWACs, tankers

and Saudi aircraft.

Four heavily armed American troops

emerge from the vehicle. Back "in the

world," they patrol streets and runways

at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.

,

and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in

Ohio as security police officers (SPs).

In Saudi Arabia, they protect aircraft,

military evacuation hospitals and a

Patriot missile battery.

Fire Team Echo 14 is one of several

ground base defense teams who keep

constant vigilance. "You train hard for

situations such as this (Desert Storm),

and it makes you feel good to know that

you're doing the best job you can do for

your country," said Airman 1st Class

Michael Kiszer. "It makes our jobs

easier knowing that most of the country

supports us."

Fortunately, the SPs have not

encountered any direct terrorist

assaults. One of the constant threats at

the base has been Scud missile attacks

from Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Scott Christensen, Staff

Sgt. Dan Schaeffer and Airman 1st

Class John Motts have worked together

on Echo 14 since arriving in-country.

The SPs are on roaming patrols within

the vast desert expanse of the air base

and work side-by-side with Saudi

troops at checkpoints.

"Obviously, all of us would rather be

at home with our families, but whatwe're doing here is important," said SPCapt. Terry Morgan, who has been onduty here since the conflict began in

August. "But I look at it this way: It's

better that we're making a stand nowagainst nuts like Hussein rather than

risk facing them five years down the

road— or having our children deal with

them."

Like GIs in America's other wars,

Echo 14 has learned to adapt to situa-

tions in the field and engineer many of

their own solutions to problems. Con-sider the MRE (Meal, Ready-To-Eat)

field ration, better known to troops as

"Meals Rejected By Everybody."Finding a way to heat the entree,

whether it be steak and gravy or that

gastronomic riddle known to GIseverywhere as "S.O.S.," was a neces-

sity, especially for those on duty during

cold, desert nights. Team 14 found the

answer under the hood of the Humvee."Just put the entree on the radiator,

close the hood and drive around for

awhile," he said. "Pretty soon you'll get

a hot meal."

Still, such ingenuity doesn't stack upto what's 10,000 miles away. The menof Team 14 miss their families andfriends and the way of life they left

behind several months ago. And they

miss the ordinary things that most of us

take for granted.

They miss being able to hop into their

cars and take a drive. They miss cold

beer, NCAA basketball, rodeos, their

favorite television shows, country

music and movie theaters. They miss

looking out their windows at home and

seeing snow. They miss bowling, Nin-

tendo, grass and flowers.

"And I really miss Taco Bell," said

Schaeffer. "D'ya know how hard it is to

get a good taco in Saudi Arabia?"

"We've stood fast and strong," said

SP supervisor Capt. Jay Chambers."I'm proud to work with these people."

CENTRAL SAUDI ARABIA—The sign

in front of the tent where Army Sgt.

William H. Clemons Jr. lives jokes

about the deadly game he and other

members of his unit have played often

since the Persian Gulf War exploded.

"For all you do, this Scud's for you ..."

Clemons and other members of Delta

Company, 11th Brigade, 43rd Air

Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas,

have worked hard to ensure the city of

Riyadh and surrounding area—dubbed"Scud Valley" by some— are protected

against Iraq's infamous missiles. Tothwart the threat, the company is

responsible for firing Patriot missiles,

which destroy incoming Scuds.

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"We were real scared and nervous the

first time we had to intercept Scuds,"

said Clemons, who helps oversee prepa-

rations of Patriot launches. "The morewe shot them out of the sky, the moreconfident we got."

Each Patriot station contains four

missiles and a trailer housing radar.

After a Scud is launched, a radar beamlocates its incoming trek. Missile

antennas pick up reflections and relay

tracking information to the ground;

commands from the ground then guide

the missile toward the Scud andexplodes it in mid-air.

Since the war began in mid-January,

there have been scores of Scud missile

attacks on the Arabian capital of

Riyadh, Dharhan and other key areas in

the eastern province and in Israel.

Thanks.to the accuracy of the Patriots,

there have been few deaths caused by

Scuds, with the exception of the 28

American troops killed near Dharhan.

Like many of the other 80 membersof Delta Company, Specialist TyroneHill has been at this sandy, desolate site

since October. "It's been tough out here

a lot of times, but we've always pulled

together to make things work. Most of

us just want to get the job done, win this

war and get home to our families," said

Hill, whose wife and three children live

in El Paso near Fort Bliss.

The biggest fear of most of these

troops is that a Scud will somehow

TRIGGER MEN — Air Force security police teams such as this one at Riyadhguarded against terrorism and attacks on U.S. war planes.

escape their high-tech sharpshooting

skills. "It kind of weighs on yourmind," Hill said. "There are a whole lot

of people who depend on us to do whatwe do. We don't intend to let themdown."

But it's not only Scuds that irritate

GIs.

"There's nothing you can do about

the sand," said one troop. "You eat it,

PATRIOTIC—Army Sgt. William Clemons, a member of a Patriot missile team fromFt. Bliss, Texas, welcomes visitors to his desert home.

you drink it, you wear it and you sleep

with it. I'll be glad to leave it."

But the troops feel they have a pur-

pose here. "I volunteered to join this

unit because I felt I had a responsibility

to serve with these people," said Staff

Sgt. Georgie Bignault. The Atlanta

native was helping train women recruits

when Operation Desert Shield began,

and her training as a nuclear, biological

and chemical warfare specialist wonher the assignment.

One of the overriding lessons Opera-

tion Desert Shield and OperationDesert Storm has taught many skeptics

is that women are a vital part of the

military in war and peace, said

Bignault. "It's time we drop the myththat women can't perform in combat,"

she said.

It's been said that war is made up of

endless weeks of sheer boredom andwaiting— interspersed by rare minutes

of stark terror." But those minutes are

what the men and women of Delta

Company have trained for, and count-

less Saudi Arabians and others owetheir lives to these patriots behind the

Patriots.

RIYADH—Hassan Farhan El-Shammari

celebrates every time a coalition forces'

bomb drops on his small hometown in

northern Kuwait.

"Soon, we will be in our homes to start

our lives again," Shammari said. "It

seems so long ago since the invasion."


JUNE 1991 31

INTERVIEW

THE WEAPON OF

The conventional war against Iraqi aggression

may be over, but the unconventional war wagedby Mideast radicals may explode again andthreaten Americans at home and abroad.

|

he battlefield isn't combat's only arena, not

according to former Green Beret captain andleading terrorism expert Brian Jenkins, who labels

terrorism "a mode ofarmed conflict that coexists

with conventional and guerilla warfare. " As forforecasting future levels of terrorism, Jenkins says:

"It's an open question but, post-Desert Storm, the

threat is rising."

IJenkins, who served with U.S. Army Special

Forces in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam, currently is

senior managing director of Kroll Associates, an international

investigative firm. Former chairman of the Rand Corporation's

Political Science Department, and author of International

Terrorism: A New Mode of Conflict, Jenkins is editor q/TVIReport, a journal on terrorism, violence and insurgency.

The American Legion Magazine: With Desert Stormwon, is the war over?

Brian Jenkins: A real concern is postwar terrorism and,

certainly, Desert Storm has raised the terrorism threat higher

among governmental priorities. As for predicting precise

impacts, nobody can say. However, contributing to terrorism

was the defeat of the Arab armies in 1967's Six Day War,

which demonstrated to the Palestinians that they weren't

going to recover their homeland militarily; they consequently

turned to terrorism. We also know that Iraq ranks high on the

list of states sponsoring terrorists, but, then again, so does

Syria, a member of the allied coalition. Historically, Middle

Eastern terrorist groups have not operated in the United

States. Americans abroad have been targets, yes, but there

appears to have been a red line against mounting actions on

U.S. soil. Operational and logistical issues contribute, but

another factor is Middle Eastern ambivalence about the

United States. They see us as the root of their problems, but

also as the solution, if only we alter our policies toward

Israel. Both ideas are exaggerations, but many MiddleEasterners believe them and, therefore, haven't wanted to

provoke us with a direct attack. Whether that attitude prevails

post-Desert Storm remains an open question.

Q. Who are the. primary terrorist organizations today?

A The major threats remain from groups emanating from

the Middle East. They are the sources of the mostserious incidents— the explosion of Pan Am 103 over Locker-

bie, the hijacking ofTWA 847 to Beirut, the kidnapping of

Americans in Beirut. As for the specific perpetrators, there's

a constellation of groups, among them: radical Palestinian

organizations such as Abu Nidal and PFLP-General Com-mand; and radical Shiite groups such as Islamic Jihad and the

Revolutionary Justice Organization— really voices on tele-

phones rather than organized groups— and Hezbollah's

extremist fringe.

Q. What exactly is terrorism?

A Terrorism is the use of violence calculated to create fear

and alarm. A hallmark is separation between the

victim— the physical target— and the audience upon whompsychological impacts are intended. In fact, it is often very

difficult to see how this particular kidnapping or bombingrelates to a specific strategic objective. Why does a terrorist

put a bomb on Pan Am flight 103? Are the 271 passengers

who die your enemy? No, the identities of the victims are

irrelevant. The impact of the violence is aimed at the people

watching.

Q. Is there more terrorism now, or are we simply moreaware of it?


"The identities of

the victims are

irrelevant. The

impact of the

violence is aim-

ed at the people

watching."

Brian Jenkins

B Terrorism goes back centuries, but in the late 1960s a

new style of international terrorism emerged, and that's

a reflection of four crucial technological developments. First,

the communications revolution— satellites beaming global

radio and TV signals—made it possible for terrorists to reach

a worldwide audience. Look at the '72 Munich Olympics,

where millions of people saw those murders. If terrorism is

violence aimed at the people watching, then, obviously,

global communications enhances the effectiveness of ter-

rorist tactics.

Second, modern jet air travel provides worldwide mobility,

meaning there no longer was a purely local conflict— for

instance, Japanese terrorists, trained in the Middle East,

could hop a plane to Israel's Lod Airport and machine gunpassengers, most of whom are Puerto Rican pilgrims.

Third, there's increased availability of weapons— sub-

machine guns and plastic explosives.

Fourth, there's been an elevated dependency of oursociety on fragile, vulnerable technologies like 747 jets, an

engineering masterpiece, but to a terrorist it's a tin can filled

with 400 passengers.

Put those technological developments together and that's

paved the way for the emergence of contemporary interna-

tional terrorism. Has that increased? Dramatically so,

through the 1970s and into the mid-1980s. Around 1986, it

hit a plateau— a very high plateau—where it's remained.

Q> Can terrorists win?

A Recent history proves that small but violent groups can

attract worldwide publicity. They can create fear. They

can oblige governments and corporations to divert vast

resources to protecting against attacks. Occasionally they

can win concessions. Nonetheless, thus far, none of these

tactical victories have translated into strategic success.

Qa Is there a point beyond which we cannot defendagainst terrorism?

A International terrorism has favorite targets— diplomats

and diplomatic facilities, commercial aviation, and,

lastly, corporations because an IBM or Coca-Cola sym-bolizes the United States. Over time, we have seen that whenembassies are transformed into fortresses and diplomats are

encased in armor plate, there has been a decline in attacks onthem. Passenger screening and increased airport security

have reduced attacks on aviation. At the same time, however,

attacks on corporate targets have increased as have indis-

criminate attacks in public places. The conclusion? Increased

security does not lower the volume of terrorism; it shoves it

elsewhere. Terrorists can attack anything, anywhere, anytime, and we cannot protect everything, everywhere, all the

time.

When we impose security measures, we encourage ter-

rorists to shift to "softer" targets, until ultimately we arrive at

what I call pure terrorism—just killing people to make a

point, like Pan Am 103. Perhaps the most alarming trend is

that as the number of terrorist incidents have escalated, they

have also become bloodier. There are more large-scale,

violent attacks as terrorists detonate car bombs on city

streets, in airports, aboard planes, in stores, in discos— all

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JUNE 1991 33

The West mustseek an energypolicy that

encourages con-

5 servation, ex-

ploits new oil

reserves, anduses its influence

to maintain

stable prices.

By Timothy W. Stanley

HE media has pictured

billowing smoke fromKuwaiti oil wells ignited

| by Iraq and reported the

war protesters favorite

chant: "No blood for oil."

Economists charted the

path of the U.S. economyand the recession in terms

of crude oil prices. And diplomats nowstruggling to organize a post-SaddamMiddle East must take account of petro-

leum as the region's primary economicasset. So where are we with respect to

oil now that the fighting is over and the

coalition has won?A little history is in order. Once the

Arabs unsheathed their "oil weapon"after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, prices

escalated from about $3 a barrel to $12,

plunging the world into its worst reces-

sion since the Great Depression. Nosooner had recovery gotten under waythan the Iraq-Iran war tripled oil prices

again to $36 a barrel. This set off secon-

dary explosions we still feel: inflation

plus another recession; lowering Amer-ican productivity and competitiveness.

The bright side of this 1 ,200 percent

cost increase in the world industry's life

blood was forced conservation and the

development of new petroleum andother energy sources. That combination

eventually broke the OPEC cartel's

monopoly and forced prices back to the

$!6-to-$22-per-barrel range of the past

eight years. Unfortunately as America's

PRAYER — A Kuwaiti oilfield workerkneels for prayers near a well set on fire

by retreating Iraqis.

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ENVIRO-TERRORISTS-\raq\ troops flooded the Persian Gulf with crude oil

released from a Kuwait refinery.

series of energy "strategies" show, weseem unwilling to pay the cost of revers-

ing our growing dependence (now morethan one half) on oil imports; and manyeconomists regard the latest Bushadministration plan as long on produc-

tion incentives and very short on con-

servation and other measures. U.S. oil

imports of 9 million barrels per day

(mbd) translate into 3.3 billion barrels

a year; and at $20 per barrel, oil costs us

$65 billion a year; or about the cost of

Operations Desert Shield and Desert

Storm.

In any case, after Saddam's rape of

Kuwait, nervous traders, mindful of

this history, bid oil prices to nearly

$40— only to have them fall again to

half that level as soon as the ground warpunctured the balloon of uncertainty.

In fact, there never was any shortage

of crude oil during the gulf crisis,

beyond some brief dislocation of refined

products after the sanctions started.

The entire price movement was because

of panic and greed, rather than the fun-

damentals of supply and demand.Saudi Arabia moved swiftly to increase

its own production from 5.3 mbd to 8.5

mbd. Together with other producers,

this production compensated for the

loss of the 3.5 mbd formerly exported

by Iraq and Kuwait. Iraq never had the

military capacity to disrupt oil supplies

from outside its own country and Kuwait.

What happens next to world oil prices

may, ironically, depend less on develop-

ments in the gulf than on the outlook for

petroleum production in the Soviet

Union. But let's look at the former first.

As Kuwaiti fires are capped and pro-

duction slowly resumes during the next

couple of years, and as Iraq (with moreinternal turmoil and less outside help)

desperately seeks oil exports to rebuild

its economy, Saudi Arabia can be

expected to cut back to pre-war levels,

thus accommodating whatever produc-

tion the other two can muster without

major price consequences— assumingno major surprises in other countries.

Burning Kuwait's wells was aimed as

much at crippling Iraq's neighboring

rival producer for postwar purposes as

it was earth-scorching for its own sake.

As the "swing" producer, the Saudis

have always sought prices low enoughto undercut alternative energy sources

elsewhere. But given their small popu-

lation and large oil reserves and capac-

Timothy W. Stanley is president of the

International Economic Studies Institute in

Washington, D.C.

Oil prices react

more to public

expectations thanto real life

supplies.

ity, this stance has often brought conflict

with other producers, such as Iran,

which has more urgent needs for higher

prices and immediate revenue. Except

for some temporary new "emergency"quotas, OPEC seems unlikely to agree

on any long-term plan, meaning that

prices should fluctuate around $20 a

barrel for the next few years. Such sta-

bility, coupled with an end to war jitters,

should bode well for an early end to the

U.S. recession.

But it may be a new ball game, given

the possible transformation of the

Soviet Union (the world's largest pro-

ducer) from a significant oil exporter,

especially to Eastern Europe, to a

potential net importer. Three factors are

at work here: Oil is not immune from

the political and economic turmoil

wracking the Soviet Union as a whole;

the Soviets have not had the technology

nor capital to exploit new reserves; and

existing pumping capacity is strained

by obsolescent and worn equipment and

poor recovery techniques. Also, the

Soviets can no longer export the Iraqi

crude once swapped for weapons. Froma peak of 12.5 mbd in 1988, Soviet

production may now be as little as 10

mbd. If they have to enter world markets

for the difference, that could tighten

supplies before Iraq and Kuwait pro-

duction is fully available. The resulting

scarcity may produce another price

surge, perhaps to $30 a barrel, because

oil prices react more to expectations

and anticipation than to real supplies.

And, of course, a short recession could

increase demand.

All of this suggests a three-pronged

energy strategy for the West:

Seek domestic energy policy from

a conservation and oil alternatives

viewpoint.

Give high priority to assisting the

recovery and expansion of Soviet pro-

duction.

Utilize the enhanced postwar West-

ern power to influence Saudi Arabia oil

production to-balance the Iraq andKuwait increases and prospective Soviet

cuts, thus maintaining market equilib-

rium with stable prices.

In the long term, environmental con-

cerns will force limitations on fossil

fuel energy everywhere. It is in the

world's interest that oil producers and

consumers collaborate to make this

painful transition as smooth as possi-

ble. Despite the overwhelming allied

military victory in the crucial oil-pro-

ducing region, there may still be a

bumpy oil road ahead for some time to

come.

JUNE 1991 35

c TEC

By Angelo Codevilla THE PERSIAN

UPERIOR technology is

only part of the reason the

Persian Gulf War of 1991

was something between a

rout and a live-fire exercise.

Much of the credit belongs

to Saddam Hussein. Hehad no military strategy.

Had he attacked as U.S.

forces were first deploying, he might

have done serious harm. He blew his

political strategy.

Had he withdrawn before Feb. 23,

when the ground war began, his politi-

cal gains might have outweighed his

material losses. Instead he forced his

troops, bereft of air cover, to serve as

targets for a superior force. In better

hands, the equipment arrayed against

us would have made a better showing,

despite the excellent showing made by

American military technology.

Let us see how three categories of

equipment performed: intelligence,

precision weapons, and the star of the

show, missile defense. The most impor-

tant question we can ask is: How well

would they serve against a more serious

enemy?

Intelligence

The closer to the battlefield, the bet-

ter intelligence performed. Two radar

aircraft, Airborne Warning And Control

(AWACs) and the Joint Surveillance

Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS),

were most responsible for turning the

battle in the skies and on the groundinto something like a video game.

Angelo Codevilla is a defense system

analyst and is associated with the Hoover

Institution, Stanford University, Calif.

GULF WAR SHOWED

HOW WELL BATTLE-

FIELD TECHNOLOGY

WORKED. BUT IT

ALSO POINTED TO

AREAS WHERE WE'RE

LACKING.

AWACs sees both enemy and friendly

aircraft, allows the friendlies to knowwhere the enemy is, and directs them to

the most effective fighting positions.

J-STARS, flying in a converted Boeing

707, does a similar job for tanks, artil-

lery and other ground combat equip-

ment, regardless of weather or smoke.

Its computer directed individual U.S.

artillery, close-support aircraft and

missiles to individual enemy targets.

FOR the first time in the history of war,

soldiers did not have to worry about

the most basic intelligence of all:

"Where are we?" Thanks to signals from

the Global Positioning System (GPS)

satellites, every American unit knew.

Iraqi forces were photographed in the

visible and infrared spectrum from the

air and from space. The earth around

them was probed by long wave radar for

buried cables or mines, and every elec-

tronic transmission was recorded, iden-

tified and traced to its origin. American

planners knew precisely where Iraqi

command centers were and were able to

deny them the use of telecommunica-

tions.

For some days, Saddam commandedthrough a buried fiber-optic cable, but

we found it and bombed it. We wereable to make an inventory of the Iraqi

military and pick targets that, oncedestroyed, would dismember it.

Our intelligence worked as well as it

did because from the very first day no

Iraqi aircraft overflew American forces,

and we jammed Iraqi electronic inter-

cept equipment. Also, Iraq never wasable to threaten our intelligence air-

craft, much less our satellites. Ofcourse against a more serious oppo-nent, we would have to spend a great

deal of effort guarding our own intelli-

gence assets. The free ride we got in the

gulf war should not teach us the wronglessons.

Our strategic intelligence, however,

left much to be desired. Despite con-

centrating enormous effort on a small

country, we were not able to locate all

of Saddam's launchers for mobile mis-

siles, and had only the roughest esti-

mates of how many he had. This should

teach us how hopeless a task it is to

search the Soviet vastness for mobile

missiles, either to verify treaties or to

target them in war.

Most worrisome, none of our equip-

ment told us anything about the most

important questions of the war: Whatare the enemy's plans; what is his

strategy? Against a major league

enemy, ignorance on such matters can

be fatal. The United States was unpleas-

antly surprised by the strong Soviet

diplomatic intervention beginning in

mid-February. The nature of Soviet-

Iraqi cooperation was never clear. Wedo not know why Saddam chose to

reject President Bush's ultimatum of


DEFENDERS—Each Patriot launcher has four missiles to protect ground sites from

aircraft and missiles such as the Soviet-built Scud.

CRUISIN'—Long-range cruise mis-siles from Navy ships traveled 700miles to hit targets in Iraq.

Friday, Feb. 22, but we are very lucky

that he did.

Precision weapons

Ever since people started throwing

rocks, they have dreamed of hitting their

targets every time. In the gulf war,

American technology brought that

dream close to reality with three cate-

gories of weapons.

First, the cruise missile: This is a

small, pilotless aircraft with sensors

and a memory. The missile first flies a

preset course with the aid of inertial

guidance. Then it looks down at the

ground, matches what it sees to a picture

in its memory, and adjusts its course.

When it gets close to the target, it looks

directly at it and matches what it sees

with its memory, and flies straight in.

Cruise missiles were seen zipping downthe streets of Baghdad and hitting pre-

cisely the parts of buildings they wanted

to hit.

Other weapons include the smart

bombs. These laser-guided bombswould be dropped in the general direc-

tion of a target. Then the airplane, as it

flew away, would continue to shine a

laser beam onto the target. The bombwould home in on the reflected beam,steered by computer-adjusted fins. Other

bombs have small video cameras in the

nose, similar to cruise missiles.

The fire control on tanks and artillery

that allowed a very high percentage of

hits also is based on a combination of

sensors and computers. Laser range-


JUNE 199137

T T The Thrill Of

VICTORYBy Harry G. SummersJr.

Tf^^f1 T WAS an electrifying

I feat of arms. The 100-

I hour allied ground warI blitzkrieg that crushed the

I Iraqi army and broughtI Saddam Hussein to his

I knees was the culmination

I of the preceding 40-day

Wmmmm air and naval campaignthat prepared the way for that allied

onslaught. "'Twas a famousvictory," as the grandfather

said in describing an earlier

war to little Peterkin in

Robert Southey's 19thCentury poem about the

battle of Blenheim.

But there's more to it

than that. The reasonSouthey's poem has en-

dured is not because of

Marlborough's victory at

Blenheim in 1704 during

the War of the Spanish Suc-

cession, but because of

little Peterkin's question:

"But what good came of it

at last?"

That is the central ques-

tion to be asked of all wars,

including the most recent

war in the Persian Gulf. Asalways, it will take years for the final

answer to reveal itself. "Even the ulti-

mate outcome of a war is not always to

be regarded as final," noted Carl von

In the woke of

Desert Storm, wemust osk ourselves

the most cruciol

question of oil:

Whot good comeout of it?

••••••••••••••««

CHALK TALK — Desert Storm commander Gen.Schwarzkopf explained strategy after the ground war

Clausewitz, the famed philosopher of

Harry G. Summers Jr., a retired Armycolonel, is Distinguished Fellow of the

Army War College and is a combat infantry

veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.

He also served as a military analyst for

CNN andNBC News.

war, writing more than 150 years ago.

"The defeated state often considers the

outcome merely as a transitory evil, for

which a remedy may still be found in

political conditions at some later date."

That was certainly true of Germanyand Japan after World War II. Today's

teen-agers must find it hard to believe

we fought a war against what are today

our primary economic rivals, much less

that we won. And the spectacle last year

ofVietnamese officials begging Wash-

ington for economic aid was evidencethat the "winner" of that war is not as

certain as it once appeared.

As far as the Gulf War is concerned,

until the complete answer becomesavailable, the reason that war waswaged and the manner in which it wasconducted provide some preliminary

indications. "No one starts a war— orrather, no one in his senses ought to doso— without first being clear in his

mind what he intends to achieve by that

war and how he intends to conduct it,"

warned Clausewitz. "Theformer is its political pur-

pose; the latter its opera-

tional objective."

What was America'spolitical purpose in the Per-

sian Gulf War? Many whoopposed the war believed

the old Marxist-Leninist

"imperialism-is-the-high-

est-form-of-capitalism"

argument that the war waswaged solely because of

oil. While protection of

energy sources certainly

was a factor, more impor-

tant was the need to showthat naked aggressionwould not pay in the post-

Cold War world. That, not

oil, was the reason for the

unprecedented interna-

tional support for the war, including

backing by the United Nations Security

Council and military support from the

Arab coalition, including such oil-pro-

ducing states as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,

the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and

Bahrain.

Further evidence of the higher politi-

cal stakes involved in the war was the

crucial role played by the Soviet Union,

America's erstwhile Cold War adver-

sary. Not only did it not cast its veto in

Normanbegan.

-in AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE

LOAD 'EM UP— Sidewinder missiles areprepared for loading onto Navy fighters

for strikes into Iraq.

Critical Analysis ofthe Vietnam War, mostArmy officers blamed neither them-selves nor the American public for the

loss of the war. They blamed Gen.William C. Westmoreland. It was ter-

ribly unfair of them to do so— a case

can be made that Westmoreland actu-

ally won his war against the Viet Congguerrillas— but, as a result, neither a

"stab-in-the-back" syndrome nor a

"Vietnam syndrome" ever developed in

the military.

INSTEAD, Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Creighton Abrams and his successor,

Gen. Fred C. Weyand, both of whomserved as senior U.S. commander in

Vietnam, turned the Army's attention

away from the failures ofVietnam to the

successes of NATO Europe, wheredeterrence had held the Soviets andthe Warsaw Pact at bay for one-quarter

century.

A Training and Doctrine Commandwas formed under the leadership of

Gen. William DePuy, a distinguished

World War II and Vietnam War combatveteran, and emphasis within the mili-

tary shifted away from counterin-

surgency and the jungles of Vietnam to

conventional warfighting on the plains

of Central Europe. The Air Force's"Project Warrior," the Navy's "Mari-time Strategy" and the Marine Corps'

focus on manuever doctrine were steps

in a similar direction.

There is a scene in the movie Patton


the U.N. Security Council to block

allied action as it had so many times in

the past, the Soviet Union actually

allied itself with the United States and

voted in favor of U.N. sanctions against

Iraq. That vote was especially impor-

tant, for it cut Saddam Hussein off from

his primary arms supplier and from the

source of spare parts for the MiG air-

craft, T-72 tanks and other Soviet-

supplied weapons already on hand.

And, with its U.N. vote to allow mili-

tary force to be used against Iraq, the

Soviet Union gave tacit approval for the

United States to move its VII Corps—

a

corps which for decades had been sta-

tioned in Germany to protect against a

Soviet onslaught— from Europe to the

gulf. It was this corps, with its 1st and

3rd Armored divisions, its brigades

from the 2nd Armored and 3rd Infantry

divisions, and its 2nd Armored Cavalry

Regiment, which provided the armoredcolumns for Operation Desert Storm's

main ground attack against the Iraqi

Republican Guard.

"It's a proud day for Americans andby God, we've kicked the Vietnam syn-

drome once and for all," said President

Bush as the war came to a halt. Butwhat Saddam Hussein had not seen,

and what many American military

"experts" had not seen as well, wasthat a "Vietnam syndrome" hadnever developed within the Americanmilitary.

Those who fought the Vietnam Warknew they had done everything asked of

them and more. As I noted in my 1981

Army War College work, On Strategy:A

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JUNE 1991 39

THIS SCUD'SFOR YOU'

T

HE English language is

being "boloed" here, with

common usages going"Tango Uniform" while a

"high-speed, low-drag"vocabulary evolves that

the soldiers must know to

be "good to go."

The argot of Desert

Storm is in flux, but already a Scud is a

"Spud" and a reporter or officer sitting

out the war in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,

is a "jib rat." Frontline soldiers drink

"nuclear coffee" and take "JohnnyWeissmuller showers"— so

cold they inspire Tarzan yells.

The military has always

marched to a spoken cadence

baffling to civilians. It is a

form of speech heavily salted

with acronyms and alwaysspiced with crude sexual and

scatological humor.

There is an ethnic edge to

some of the terms here that

some might find offensive.

For example, some soldiers

call Arabs, whether Saudi or

Iraqi, "Abdul." Saudi women,heavily veiled in the tradi-

tional abeyahs, are called

"BMOs," black movingobjects. And many womenwould be disgusted with the

common term used for female

Marines— "BAMs," whichrefers to Marines broader in

back than their male counter-

parts.

As always, some slang

reflects the disregard for

authority figures and the

glamorous warrior image that

soldiers like lo affect. Soldiers

Reprinted with permission of TheWashington Times

Each new groupofwar veterans

has a lingo of

its own. Desert

Storm troops

came up with

one, too.

have bastardized the title HMFIC to an

obscene version of "head military

figure in charge," with the second and

third words unprintable.

"Rotor heads" are helicopter pilots

and "tread heads" are tankers. "Tree

eaters" are Special Forces soldiers, espe-

cially when they are viewed by some as

warriors perpetually in training andtherefore superfluous to the real war.

Frontline soldiers view themselves as

at once heavily put-upon and at the same

time the only real component of a war

theater top-heavy with "REMFs"—"rear-echelon [expletivejs."

Thus, soldiers and journal-

ists watching the war in hotels

in Dhahran on "Scud-a-vis-

ion," the grunt term for CNN,are derisively referred to as

"jib rats" by cold, wet soldiers

huddled around small short-

wave radios in tents near the

border.

The soldiers up front have

had to coin new terms to

describe new phenomena."Nuclear coffee" is prepared

by pouring into a canteen cup

half full of water the instant

cocoa, coffee, creamer andsugar contained in the acces-

sory package of MRE (Meals

Ready to Eat also known as

"Meals Rejected by Everyone").

"Ain't nothing

like a cup

of nuclear

coffee after

boloing Sammy'sspuds."


Some words just sound good."Boloed" has a much more mellifluous

ring than "destroyed." Soldiers, there-

fore, will say, "I couldn't believe we hit

a camel and boloed our truck."

And it is better to say a new tank like

the M1A1 Abrams is "high-speed, low-

drag" than "state-of-the-art."

Some verbs grow naturally out of

military acronyms. To be "mopped" is

to go to one of the four stages of "mis-

sion-oriented protective posture"

ordered when "Sammy's" (SaddamHussein's) missiles approach.

Mopp 4 means decked out in full

anti-NBC (nuclear, biological, chemi-

cal) regalia: rubber gloves and boots

and charcoal-lined pants and jacket

along with gas mask.

If you do not get mopped in time, youcould "go sludding." Slud is one of the

more nightmarish terms to emerge. It is

what happens to a person who bears the

brunt of a chemical attack and, accord-

ing to military terminology, "salivates,

lachrymates [cries], urinates anddefecates."

THE progenitors of the language, the

British, have compiled a rich bodyof new words here, too. "Ponts" are

"people of no tactical significance"—that is, officers without important

duties, or journalists.

"Scud" is a verb to British soldiers.

To "scud someone" is to give him a goodbashing. A depressed soldier is an "un-

happy teddy." If you are "minging" or

"gopping" (dirty), you may want to

"clean your fizzog" (wash your face).

Soldiers sleep in "dossbags." A soldier's

weapons are his "bondook," his laundry

is the "dhobi" and his undergarments

are his "shreddies." The good soldier,

or "switched-on cookie," never "gonks"

(sleeps) on "stag" (sentry duty) but

stays "mellow" (calm and cool) even if

he has been "Spammed" or "jiffed"

(given an unpleasant or bad task).

Britain's allies are regarded with

affectionate contempt. Americans are

"septic Yanks."

One can trace the etymology of someterms with a little persistence. At first,

"Tango Uniform" (out of action) was a

puzzle. But "Tango" is military radio

code for the letter T, as "Uniform" is for

U. "TU" means that a soldier is literally

unable to perform.

Quite the opposite of "Tango Uni-

form" is "good to go," which meanssomeone who is fit, competent andready to perform. Journalists who had

spent one too many seasons straddling

a chair and punctuating their work with

doughnuts and then arrived wanting to

go to the front were considered not

"good'to go." Even soldiers "good to

go" often express a desire to go home.

To them, Saudi Arabia is not Disney-

land but the "Tragic Kingdom." Andthey wait for the war to be "cranked," or

canceled.

—Elisabeth Hickey and Michael Hedges

in Saudi Arabia

AMERICAN GIs

quickly tagged newnicknames on every-

thing from Scudsto the apparel of

Saudi women.

SNAFUS, Gl SHOES AND COOTIESWARTIME soldiers and sailors

have always had pet names and

phrases for the irritating worldaround them, terms that are usually

derisive and frequently obscene.

The real flood of inventive vul-

garities, however, appears to have

begun with World War I and to have

peaked in World War II.

Those wars, says Robert L. Chap-man, author of The Dictionary of

American Slang, "probably gave us

more general slang than any other

events in history."

World War I provided, to stick to

the printable, "shavetail" for a sec-

ond lieutenant, "doughboy" for the

private in the trenches and "acting

Jack" for a temporary sergeant. TheBritish used the term "Mighty" to

describe a wound severe enough to

get a furlough home but not perma-nently damaging. "Over there"

meant Europe (France in particu-

lar), and "cooties" meant head lice.

By World War II, much of whathad been unprintable had been trans-

lated into easily decipherable euphe-

misms that could be used by editorial

writers. The most famous was the

generic "snafu," politely rerendered

as an acronym for "situation normal

all fouled up," with spin-offs such

as "fubar"— "fouled up beyond all

recognition."

The word "fouled" was practically

never spoken aloud by members of

the Armed Forces, but its not very

deeply hidden equivalent became an

essential vocabulary ingredient for

many.

The ultimate example of vocabu-

lary limitation was achieved by a

mythical Army sergeant whoannounced the demise of his jeep bysaying the equivalent of "this fouling

fouler's fouled." "Jeep," the affec-

tionate name for the four-wheel-drive

all-purpose vehicle, was derived

from an odd-looking creature in the

comic strip "Thimble Theater," star-

ring Popeye the Sailor Man."GI," the name for ordinary sol-

diers, came from the Army customof calling government-issue articles

such as shoes "GI shoes."

The appellation was relatively

complimentary; the infantry mem-bers regularly referred to themselves

as "dogfaces" and to their Navyequivalents as "swab jockies" and to

Marines as "jar heads."

Sailors, on the other hand, called

Marines "seagoing bellhops," though

usually not to their faces. Low-rank-

ing officers were called "90-daywonders," most of them having beenconverted from civilians to secondlieutenants or ensigns in officer can-

didate schools in three months. In

general, the higher ranks were called

"brass" (Army) or "gold braid"

(Navy), terms that indicated neither

approval nor dislike.

The Navy, perhaps because of the

general lack of distractions at sea,

was perhaps the more inventive:

Food was referred to by metaphors

that were always vulgar and usually

obscene.

Engine-room sailors were called

"snipes," eccentric sailors weretermed "Asiatic" on the theory that

prolonged duty in the Far East drove

people crazy.

All sailors of Polish descent were

called "Ski," the entire North Ameri-

can continent was called "the beach,"

and loudmouthed sailors of striking

incompetence were called "sea gulls"

—the point being that they did

nothing but eat and squawk and were

protected from harm by the govern-

ment. —Tom Kelly

JUNE 1991 41

HOMECOMING

T

HE pitch of the aircraft's

engines changes as it

begins its final approach

to the field. Nervous GIs

take a last minute look at

photos they've carried

with them through the

desert for months. Thepictures are worn from

handling, and the desert has added its

own sandy touches.

In the rear of the plane, two soldiers

swap tales, then, as the aircraft banks

and begins to descend, all

conversation dies away.

Now it's just the sound of

the engines and each GI's

small, internal voice, ask-

ing what it will be like to

set foot in the "real world"

once more. Will they be

welcomed home? Doesanyone really care about

what they've done; the

risks they've taken; the

duty they've discharged?

The plane banks steeply,

beginning its glide toward

the runway. Through the

tiny porthole windows,eager eyes stare at the

ground. The airfield heaves

into sight, and far below, a

sea of yellow ribbons gleams

in the sun, and thousands

of eager hands wave Amer-ican flags, giving the scene

on the ground the appearance of a living

sea of red, white and blue.

There is a breathless silence, broken

only by the thump of the landing gear

locking into place. The aircraft begins

to vibrate as the wind beats against the

landing gears. The nose comes up and

hovers for an instant, then the wheels

touch down with a gentle thud, fol-

lowed by the scream of engines being

thrust into reverse. Suddenly, the pas-

senger compartment fills with cheering

and laughter.

GIs are returning

to more thanjustflag waving and yel-

low ribbons. Their

reception is oneof love, honorand respect.

••••••••••••••••

HONOR GUARD— Kansas Legionnaires were involved in cele-

brating the return of the 190th Air Refueling Group of the

Kansas Air National Guard late last spring.

They wait impatiently as the aircraft

slows, then begins the long taxi to the

disembarking area. Finally, it rolls to a

stop and the engines' whine dies. Thedoor opens and for just an instant,

there's a bit of reluctance to step out-

side. Everyone had heard the folks back

home were cheering them on. Was it

just smoke to keep their spirits up? Aglance around the inside of the aircraft

reveals a mixture of youth and experi-

ence; reservists from the Vietnam era

who'd been called up. They remember

what the homecoming was like then.

Would it really be different this time?

A wave of raw sound erupts from the

crowd gathered across the apron fromthe disembarking GIs. It washes over

them, engulfs them, welcomes them.

People surge forward, some wearing

the blue hats of The American Legion.

Suddenly, one or two distinct faces

come into focus. Arms reach out,

gather in, embrace and cling. Tears

flow unabashedly, mingling with

kisses, hugs and slaps on the back.

Welcome home, heroes!

Over and over again, this

scene is repeated at Air

Force bases, Naval stations,

Marine barracks and Armybases across the country.

"There is a wave of patri-

otism in America," said

Chuck Yunker, Depart-

ment of Kansas Adjutant.

"In Topeka, we welcomedthe return of the 190th Air

Refueling Group of the

Kansas National Guard.The unit has 265 men and

women. There were over

10,000 people on hand to

welcome them home."

Yunker's Departmenthad allocated funds to pur-

chase three huge garrison

flags to present to the

returning Kansas units

engaged in OperationDesert Storm. As the first of the giant

aircraft circled the field, more than 100

Legionnaires lined the runway andunfurled the vivid colors, displaying it

flat so the returning service people

could see it from the air as they

approached the airfield. Later, at wel-

coming ceremonies, the backdrop of

the stage was the same flag, a symbol of

all the Legion stands for; an icon and

monument to the men and women whorisked all as they answered their coun-

try's call.


WELCOME ARMS— Troops of the 101st Airborne were reunited with their loved ones at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Kansas 's welcome home may have

been typical. All across the nation,

from Ft. Campbell, Ky. 's welcome for

the 101st Airborne Division— the

"Screaming Eagles"— to the tremen-

dous turnout to honor our return-

ing POWs, America has rediscovered

patriotism.

It's a heady, infectious feeling. Fromthe thunderous applause when Whitney

Houston belted out her stirring rendi-

tion of the Star Spangled Banner to the

heart-rending moment as litter bearers

paused long enough to allow a returning

prisoner of war to salute Old Gloryfrom his stretcher.

On March 6, President Bushannounced plans for a formal home-coming salute to take place July 4. It

promises to be the biggest bash since

the World War II veterans marchedbeneath the ticker tape in New York.

"Patriotism was never dead," said

National Commander Robert S.

Turner. "Even the Persian Gulf Warhad its share of protesters. But this

time, America raised its voices in

unison. This time we will be there to

welcome our sons and daughters

home. "—By Ken Sclmrnberg Li

HAPPY RETURNS— This former POWArmy paratrooper's first stop was Andrews Air

Force Base in Maryland, before making his trek home.

JUNE 1991 43

Veterans update

Do yOU Or your family have copies of letters that

were sent home by you while you were stationed in Koreaduring the war? If you do, your thoughts might be the

inspiration for a mural at the proposed Korean War Memorial.

"The graphic artist who has been hired to develop the

mural for the memorial wants to read these letters to give hima better understanding about the war and those Americanswho fought in it," said John P. "Jake" Comer, Past National

Commander and member of the Korean War Veterans Memo-rial Advisory Board. "These letters are, of course, very

personal and would be treated confidentially by the artist andreturned to the sender in due course."

Louis Nelson, a New York City visual artist, has been hired

by the board to develop the mural.

If you have letters to share, please send them to: Attn: BobHansen, Korean War Veterans Memorial, 18th and C Sts.,

NW, Room 7023, Washington, DC 20240.

Interest earned during the 1991 tax year on govern-

ment life insurance dividends—National Service Life Insur-

ance (NSLI) and U.S. Government Life Insurance (USGLI)programs only—will not be federally taxed.

"After coordination with the IRS, VA considers interest

earned on these dividends to be a benefit and therefore not

taxable," said John Hanson, director of the National Veterans

Affairs and Rehabilitation Division in Washington, D.C.,

adding that IRS Form 1099 will no longer be sent to

policyholders or to the IRS.

The decision comes at a time when many NSLI andUSGLI policyholders, who have dividend plans and whohave allowed their annual dividends to be held by VA andaccrue under credit or deposit options, earn significant

interest income on relatively large dividend accrual balances.

Interest rates currently paid by VA on dividend balances

are 7 percent for USGLI ("K" prefix policies), 9.25 percent

for NSLI and"RS" prefix policies, and 9.75 percent for NSLI"J" prefix policies.L in Washington State who madepayments of VA home loan debt in that state may be entitled

to a refund, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The U.S. District Court of the Western District ofWashington ruled that VA could not establish a debt against

veterans whose VA-backed loans were foreclosed without the

lender going to court. The court also ordered VA to refund

money collected after June4, 1981 , on loan debts established

because of the non judicial foreclosures.

The ruling was the result of a class-action suit filed against

VA on behalf of veterans.

To receive a refund, each case must meet the criteria:

• Veteran obtained or assumed VA-guarantced loan for

property in Washington State

• Loan was foreclosed or terminated for nonpayment and

the lender did not go to court during the foreclosure process• VA paid the defaulted loan guarantee to the lender and

established a debt against the veteran

• Veteran paid money or was subject to an involuntary

offset such as a reduction in VA benefits payments to VA onor after June 4, 198 1 , because of the loan default.

IfVA obtained a final judgment against the veteran before

June 4, 1987, the veteran is not eligible for a refund. If the

veteran repaid in full VA's loss on the loan, had the loan

entitlement restored and obtained a new VA-backed loan

using the restored entitlement, the veteran also may not beeligible for a refund.

To file a refund claim, veterans should contact their

nearest VA regional office and obtain form Number 20-0 1 54.

Veterans also may write: Chief, Finance Division (242W),Department of Veterans Affairs, 915 Second Ave., Seattle,

WA 98174. Claims must be in writing and must be post-

marked no later than Dec. 31 , 1991

.

while American troops in the Mideast still

were maintaining the ceasefire and others were returning to

jubilant homecomings, the Family Support Network of TheAmerican Legion continued to assist thousands of families.

"The network will stay active for as long as family mem-bers need help," said National Commander Robert S. Turner.

"In the first five months of the toll-free help line's operation,

more than 26,000 calls were placed. The toll-free number is

1 (800) 786-0901 (see related article, page 46).

In the wake of the ceasefire, about 1 ,000 calls each weekwere being made to the network, Turner said. Many families

still face problems related to their loved ones' activation for

Desert Storm— problems such as reduced incomes andpaperwork mistakes related to pay.

Some families may qualify for the Legion's TemporaryFinancial Assistance (TFA) program. While TFA requires

minor children to be in the home of the veteran, the TFAsupplemental fund may be used to help any family affected

by the Desert Storm mobilization. Application forms for

such assistance are available from any American Legion

Department Headquarters, said Lee Hardy, national coor-

dinator of the Family Support Network.

"Legionnaires across America have aided untold

thousands who found themselves in need," Hardy said.

"Many more will need assistance in one form or another

before a permanent peace is realized in the Mideast, and TFAwill go a long way to meeting those needs."

The Labor Department has established a toll-

free telephone line to provide information on employmentand re-employment rights for returning Reservists andNational Guard members called up for the Persian Gulf War.

Desert Storm veterans with questions about their rights

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After the warstarted in the

Persian GulfLegionnaires ral-

lied again to

help families

of troops mo-bilized for

service abroadand at home.

INCE late last year, TheAmerican Legion Family

Support Network has helped

families of troops activated

for Operations Desert Shield

and Desert Storm in a vari-

ety ofways. Earlier this year,

staff members from TheAmerican Legion Maga-

zine and the National Public Relations

Division traveled around the country to

meet with these families and chronicle the

assistance they have received. The follow-

ing is the final installment of a two-part

story.

WICONISCO, Pa. -The winter windsnaps around the jagged hills of this tiny

coal mining town like an icy whip. It

whistles through the cracks around the

windows and door of Lisa Daley's mod-est clapboard home.

Daley and her two sons, Michael, 7,

and Brett, 4, have been on their ownsince Nov. 1 1 , 1990, when her hus-

band, Army National Guard Sgt. JamesLee Daley, was put on active duty and

sent to Saudi Arabia. Since that day, the

family has been beset with a number of

financial problems caused by the

deployment.

"It was a pretty lonely Thanksgiving,"

said Mrs. Daley. "Then the bills started

to come in after James left, and I just

didn't have the money to pay for the

basic things we needed. I got behind on

the bills and I was scared because I

didn't know what would happen."

Daley heard about a possible solution

to some of her problems one evening

while listening to WQIN, a local radio

station. She learned about The Ameri-can Legion Family Support Network in

a public service announcement. She

wrote down the toll-free telephone

number and made the call.

After receiving Mrs. Daley's call,

Department of Pennsylvania Legionofficials were notified about her prob-

lems. Legionnaires at Posts near

Wiconisco were notified, and they ear-

marked money to help the young mother

pay her fuel bills, which average morethan $200 a month. They also helped

her buy groceries.

"One of the major problems faced by

the family was the uncertainty of whenthe allotment checks from the Armywould arrive," said Pennsylvania

Department Commander Ray Lenz.

"That has been a big problem state-

wide."

"It was a long time before I got any-

thing after James was sent overseas,"

Mrs. Daley said. "When the checks did

come, they were for different amounts

and made it difficult to plan a budget.

My husband used to handle all the

money and bills. Now I have to do it."

Pennsylvania Department officials

helped the Daley family by convincing

a creditor not to take Mrs. Daley to

court over a past due medical bill. They

directed her to a number of other agen-

cies who can meet the family's financial

and social needs. Legionnaires also

have helped in special ways, especially

during the holidays, when it appeared

there would be little under the Christ-

mas tree for the Daley boys.

"We weren't about to let that happen,"

said Stan Reinhard, Department activi-

ties director and assistant coordinator

of the network in Pennsylvania. "We


Of DEvorioN

HUMAN TOUCH -Families meeting at

California's West Covina Post 790 foundcomfort in one another.

wanted the boys to have a normalChristmas like other children." SoLegionnaires traded in their blue caps

for red hats and played Santa Claus.

The Daley family is one of the manythat have discovered a helping handthrough The American Legion Family

Support Network. "Legionnaires mademe feel like they really care about meand the boys," Mrs. Daley said. "Their

help has given me confidence in myself,

too."

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -It took a war

10,000 miles away from home to bring

Mary Kennedy and Donna Thompson

together. But their new-found friend-

ship might never have begun had it not

been for The American Legion Family

Support Network.

Kennedy's son, Pfc. Richard K. Ken-

nedy Jr. , was sent with his transporta-

tion unit in the Army's 82nd Airborne

Division to Saudi Arabia. Thompson'sson, Pfc. Raymond Thompson, is a

combat engineer in the same division.

Like all others who had relatives in the

Persian Gulf, there was little communi-cation except for occasional letters.

WHEN the shooting started in Janu-

ary, I just started crying," Mrs.

Kennedy recalled. "My fears kept

getting worse as each day passed. I just

wanted somebody to talk to."

Mrs. Kennedy said she contacted a

local military group and was given the

number of the Legion network. Later

that same day, she was contacted by

Alabama Department Adjutant RayAndrews, who put her in touch with

Mrs. Thompson, who earlier had called

the network with a similar concern.

"By the grace of God I made that call

and talked to her," Kennedy said. "She

knew exactly what I was going through."

Mrs. Thompson heard about the net-

work through local television announce-

ments. "It made me feel good to knowthe Legion was there for me if I need

their help," said Mrs. Thompson, whoalso has another son in the Navy and an

8 year old at home.

The two women agreed to meet andhelp support and encourage one another

during their sons' deployment to Saudi

Arabia. During their first conversation,

they discovered they had more in com-mon than they thought. Both of their

sons had struck up a friendship while

serving with the 82nd at Fort Bragg,

N.C. "They never mentioned it to their

mothers," Mrs. Thompson said with a

laugh. "It's a small world."

Indeed, it's a small world, and in the

shadow of Operation Desert Storm, it

was a lonely world for mothers such as

Mary Kennedy and Donna Thompson.But the Family Support Network was

there to help take the edge off that lone-

liness for a time.

WEST COVINA, Calif. -The middle-

aged woman wept as she explained howshe lost her husband in the VietnamWar. Now she has two sons, one in the

Marines and the other in the Air Force,

in the Persian Gulf War.

A few days ago, thieves took the two

U.S. Flags she flew in front of her homein honor of her sons. "I had them out to

show everyone how proud I was of myboys," she said, dabbing at her eyes. ALegion Auxiliary member put her armsaround the woman and held her close.

That was just one of the several emo-tion-packed moments at a meeting of

Desert Storm families at West Covina

Post 790 in suburban Los Angeles. Themeeting was arranged by Post 790Legionnaire Joe Chilelli after he wascontacted for assistance through TheAmerican Legion Family Support

Network.

"There are a lot of families out there

hurting and need someone to talk to,"

Chilelli said. "We're also finding out

that many of these families don't knowabout programs and services available

to them."

The nationwide Legion network helps

families whenever and wherever assist-

ance is needed. And requests received

at Post 790 have been constant, Chilelli

said. Post and Unit members have filled

in as babysitters, they've mowed lawns,

fixed appliances and automobiles, to

name but a few of the many waysthey've helped. At the height of Opera-

tion Desert Storm, Chilelli received

about 40 telephone calls each day

through the network, which were sent

to him by Department Adjutant Charles

Alleman.

After the network was launched, Post

790 also compiled a list of volunteers

with special skills, most of whom were

Legionnaires. The list included car-

penters, electricians and mechanics.

Chilelli, a past Post Commander, also

lent his skills as a plumber.


JUNE 1991 47

WHAT'S DUE TO

Veterans of the Persian Gulf War areeligible for programs including med-

ical rehabilitation, educationassistance and home loans.

HOME TURF— Returning GIs will find that Congress is considering several bills

that will extend certain benefits such as counseling services.

V

ETERANS returning

home from the Persian

Gulf War are being wel-

comed back to their

communities with a

great deal of pomp andceremony. Few veterans

since World War II have

been treated so warmly.

Once the glow has dimmed, though,

these men and women will face many of

the same obstacles that confronted vet-

erans of earlier wars.

The all-volunteer force that served in

the gulf consisted of active duty andReserve and National Guard compo-nents. Those who left their regular jobs

will expect to return to them.

While they have been away fromhome, they have been eligible lor pro-

tection from high interest rates onmortgages and consumer debts, andthey have been shielded from landlords

who might attempt to raise rents.

It is perfectly understandable that

these men and women are going to want

to get back to the lives they left behind,

but they should be aware that their

future rights and benefits as wartime

veterans might be jeopardized or at

least complicated if they fail to take

certain steps. "When people leave

the military, they often ignore small

problems which can become large ones

later on," said Chester F. Stellar, chair-

man of the Legion's Veterans Affairs

and Rehabilitation (VA&R) Commis-sion.

The accompanying summary pro-

vides guidelines for basic veterans'

entitlements. These are earned bene-fits, and all Desert Storm veteransshould take advantage of them.

Legislation already has been enacted

for increased benefits for active duty.

Reserve and National Guard memberswho served during the gulf crisis,

including P.L. 102-25, the Persian GulfWar Veterans Assistance Act of 1991.

But while many on Capitol Hill werequick to celebrate this measure andother proposals, The American Legionbelieves much of the assistance falls

short of meeting the needs of the

nation's newest generation of warveterans.

"The Persian Gulf veterans bill is

a good start, but it doesn't go far

enough," said National CommanderRobert S. Turner. "The provisions

of this bill are not comparable withthose extended to veterans of other wareras." At press time, Legion leaders

were preparing draft legislation for a

more comprehensive package of bene-

fits and services for Persian Gulf Warveterans.

"We plan to have this legislation

introduced in Congress as soon as pos-

sible," Turner said. "It's paramount that

lawmakers recognize the long-termneeds of these veterans."

Of particular concern to the Legion

of P.L. 102-25 is an increase of edu-

cational assistance under the Mont-gomery G.I. Bill. Benefits for full-

time study would increase to $350from $300 per month for thoseserving on active duty for three years or

more; to $275 from $250 for those

serving two years; and to $170 from$140 for Reservists and National Guardmembers."The increased assistance, especially

for full-time study, is well below the

average monthly expenses and college

costs, which is about $775," Stellar

said.

Other provisions of P.L. 102-25:

extends readjustment counseling, medi-

cation for homebound veterans andhome loan benefits to those who served

in the Persian Gulf War for 90 days or

more; requires employers to makeaccommodations for disabled veterans

returning to their previous jobs and to

provide retraining if possible; and

reduces to 90 days from 180 days the

minimum active-duty service required

to qualify for certain dental benefits.

The bill also increases payments for

combat, family separation and death

benefits for survivors.

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VETNET LAUNCHES NEW ERA

AT&T's slogan "reach out

and touch someone" takes

on new meaning this month

with The AmericanLegion Magazine's

launch of a telephone information

system to help veterans keep in touch.

The new veterans telephone network—VetNet™ -operates on 1-900-773-VETS

(1-900-773-8387).

National Commander Robert S.

Turner hailed VetNet as another

example of how the Legion uses

modern technology to serve veterans

and their families.

"VetNet uses combinations of tele-

phones and computers to create a

nationwide information service for

anyone to use, 24 hours a day," Turner

said. "VetNet is a logical expansion of

our excellent experiences with the

Family Support Network and the

magazine's successful VetVoice polling

service."

VetNet callers do not have to be mem-bers of The American Legion. VetNet is

available to all veterans, their families

and friends. The users of VetNet pay

reasonable fees for the service, all of

which are used for Legion projects,

VetNet is an excellent way for non-

members to help support our programs.

Our old method of announcing outfit

reunions was severely hampered by our

magazine printing schedule, whichrequired five months advance submis-

sion of notices. Many times your

reunion plans were not finalized andnotices were late in being submitted.

Because of the heavy volume of notices

and space limitations, we also could

publish your reunion or Let's Get

Together notice only one time each

year. All we could offer is a few lines of

type, providing the barest information.

With VetNet, reunion coordinators can

update reunion plans as often as they

want and provide detailed, up-to-the-

minute information around the clock.

VetNet will also eliminate the nui-

sance of having to write for reunion

forms and include SASEs every time

you want to announce your reunion.

VetNet provides group coordinators a

voice bulletin board which can be

updated as often as once a day. This

feature allows coordinators to speak

directly to all their members whenplans change or new information is

available.

"Getting information to everyone,

especially at the last minute, has always

been the toughest job a reunion planner

faces," said Douglas Foote, a WorldWar II veteran of the 6th Air Force.

"Some of us miss out. I'm sure it takes a

lot of postage and personal efforts whenplans change quickly. Now one phonecall can do the job!"

VetNet is built on an outfit reunion

format so callers can always hear the

most current reunion information. For

groups with no reunion plans, VetNet

can be used to plan a get together. With

MailCall, a second VetNet feature, vet-

erans can share messages with each

other on a daily basis.

The VetNet concept has received rave

reviews from selected individuals and

test groups.

"If VetNet had been around, it might

not have been 43 years before I met the

fellow who helped save my life at

Omaha Beach," said Harry Gentry, a

56th Field Artillery Battalion veteran.

"I could have left a message on VetNet

that I was looking for this unknown guy,

instead of meeting him by chance at our

last reunion. He said it was his first

reunion and didn't know for sure who I

was either ... or that I'd been looking

for him at every reunion."

To reach VetNet, callers dial 1-900-

773-VETS from a touch-tone phone and

when asked, enter the VetNet number of

the group about which they want infor-

mation. Each outfit has a different 5-

digit VetNet number. This issue of the

magazine lists nearly 600 outfits and

their special VetNet number. Calls cost

$ 1 per minute and are included on local

phone bills. The system begins June 1

.

Former Marine Harry Todd reviewed

VetNet plans in January and liked what

he saw. "I would certainly spend a few

dollars a month to keep in touch with

my former outfit and hear some current

WHAT ISVETNET?VETNET is a telecommunica-

tions service for veterans, their

families and friends. The system

provides a fast, simple and economic

way to help military groups get

together . . . and stay in touch.

VetNet is the product of Softguard

Systems, Inc., the company that

helped develop the very successful

Family Support Network of TheAmerican Legion that was estab-

lished to help Desert Storm families.

You can call the VetNet numberfrom most touch-tone telephones.

You will need the VetNet number of

the group you want to reach. Thesefive-digit numbers are published in

The American Legion Magazine,are provided by group coordinators

and are also available from VetNet

Directory Assistance by calling toll

free

1-800-348-VETS

To find out information on a par-

ticular group, dial

1-900-773-VETS( | -900-773-8387).

VetNet will tell you the price of

the call and other basic instructions.

After the greeting you will be asked

to enter the 5-digit VetNet group

number. You may also elect to hear a

VetNet demonstration message.

After entering the 5-digit number,

you will hear a message from the

reunion coordinator of the group

you selected. When this message is

completed, you will be asked if you

want to use the group's MailCall

feature or return to the main menu to

select another group.

VetNet guides you through the

entire process. You may hang up at

anytime. In MailCall, you can skip

over messages, record and edit your

own message or simply listen to

news from other callers. NOTE:VetNet cannot be reached from sometouch-tone phones because local

phone companies do not have the

necessary switching equipment. Weare working with the phone com-panies to correct this situation. Also

be aware that pay phones and somecompany switchboards will not

process VetNet calls.


Vetnetnews from some of my old buddies."

The Legion has identified nearly

10,000 groups to enroll in VetNet, and

enrollment packets are being sent out.

It will take several months to enroll

all groups, but we want to hear fromgroup coordinators who have not

received a VetNet enrollment packet.

For best results, coordinators are asked

to write VetNet at P.O. Box 1055, Indi-

anapolis, IN 46206. Please do not call,

since we'll already be handlingthousands of calls a day for those

groups that are already enrolled. TheLegion hopes to have every group iden-

tified by July 4, and enrolled by LaborDay.

Enrollment is free, but must be done

on special VetNet forms. There are no

annual fees and no need to re-enroll

each year. VetNet groups are required to

provide information about the groupcoordinator when a new individual

assumes the role.

VetNet operates a directory assis-

tance service to help callers find the

correct VetNet group number to use in

the system. The VetNet directory call is

toll free at 1-800-348-VETS. VetNet

numbers have been assigned to all

groups whose reunion notices have

appeared in 1991 issues of the

magazine.

About 95 percent of the nation's

phones can call VetNet, but to use the

system requires a touch-tone phone.

When local phone companies upgrade

their switching equipment, VetNet will

become available to callers every-

where. For those who cannot reach

VetNet, the magazine will continue to

print the name and address of the group

coordinator.

"There's one guy in my old outfit I

tried to find recently," said former

Army pilot James T. Jones. "We were in

flight school together. As soon as our

squadron enrolls, I'm calling VetNet

with a message for him."

While personal messages are encour-

aged, no unauthorized commercialmessages are allowed on VetNet. Pro-

fanity and other inappropriate commen-tary is prohibited. MailCall messages

remain on the system for approximately

one month before being removed.

The VetNet system is easy to operate,

and people are invited to call 1-900-

773-VETS and listen to a demonstra-

tion of how a typical group uses VetNet

to communicate. They'll hear about

reunions, hospitalizations, buddysearches, travel plans and parties . . . and

hopefully get some interesting ideas of

all the things VetNet can do.

JUNE 1991

UNIT NUMBERN THIS month's Outfit Reunion

and Let's Get Together notices,

you will see a five-digit numberfollowing the ZIP code of the con-

tact person's address. This numberis the permanent, exclusive numberfor that particular unit and will be

used to access information about

that unit when you call

1-900-773-VETS(1-900-773-8387)

This month is the first step in

converting Veterans Alert into Vet-

Net. When the conversion is com-pleted, all that will be normally

listed in the magazine will be the

names of the groups and their five-

digit codes.

OUTFIT REUNIONSOutfit Reunion notices should be submitted on official

forms. To obtain forms, send a self-addressed, stampedenvelope to: O.R. Form, The American LegionMagazine, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206.Because of printing schedules, notices should bereceived at least five months before reunions are held.

Notices are published only one time per unit per year. Nonotices are published in November, the Conventionissue.

Army1st Bn., 303rd Inf., 97th Div., HQ Co. (Sept-Summerhill,

PA) Mark Hettich, 1854W. Ottawa Ave., Dousman, Wl53118. 10285

1st Engr. Combat Bn. (Sept-Kerhonkson, NY) OscarFellman, 31 1 Sycamore St., Weldon, NC 27890. 10444

2nd Arm'd Signal Bn. (Oct-Oklahoma City, OK) ThomasHutchison, 2805 Kent Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73120.10054

2nd Bn., 304th Ord. Rgt. (B) (Sept-Williamsburg, VA)Oliver Lee, 1404 Raven Run Dr., Mechanicsville, VA23111. 10090

2nd Bn., 37th Inf. Rgt. (Aug-Cincinnati) E.B. Conliff,

2682 La Feuille Cir., Cincinnati, OH 4521 1 . 100962nd Div. (WW1/WWII/Korea) (July-Omaha, NE) 2nd Div.

Assn., Box 460, Buda.TX 78610. 103722nd Military Railway Service, HQ Co. (Oct-Oklahoma

City, OK) Lee Olson, 1604 S. Reno, El Reno, OK73036. 10073

3rd Bn., 343rd Inf., 86th Div. (Oct-Chicago) JamesJohnston, 2947 S. Wallace St., Chicago, IL 60616.10131

3rd General Hospital (WWII) (Aug-Louisville, KY)Harold Hammon, 61 1 2 Harwood Rd., Louisville, KY40222. 10111

4th Engr. (C) Bn., 4th Inf. Div., A Co. (June-Memphis,TN) Earl Boyd, 2099 N. 58 Ave., Pensacola, FL 32506.

104125th Airborne Tng. Ctr. (Africa/Sicily/Italy) (Sept-

Dayton, OH) M.W. Johnson, 23775 Yellowstone Trail,

Shorewood, MN 55331 .101905th Arm'd Div., Midwest (Sept-Columbus, NE) James

Burrell, 9245 N.W. Rochester Rd.,Topeka, KS 66617.

102897th Convalescent Hospital (WWII) (Oct-Jacksonville,

FL) A. A. Eason, 285 Colonial Way, Jesup, GA 31545.

103907th FA Assn. (Oct-Myrtle Beach, SC) Stanley Stan-

kiewicz, 112 Bremer St., Fayetteville, NC 28303.10368

8th FA, 25th Div. Korea/1950-53 (Oct-Hawaii) Allen

Smith, 3338 Dupont Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55412.

10354

9th FA Bn. (Sept-Owatona, MN) Raymond Hall, 1319Bigelow, Owatona, MN 55060. 10067

9th Signal Co. (Aug-Reading, PA) William Miller, 507Eskridge Dr., Wilmington, DE 19809. 10194

11th Inf. Rgt. Assn. (Sept-lndiapapolis) L.E. Torres,

8000 Sargent Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. 1033111th Rgt., 5th Inf. Div., Co. G (WWII) (Sept-Waukesha,Wl) John Murphy, W305 S7651 Applewood La.,

Mukwonago, Wl 53149. 10211

13th Arm'd Div. (Oct-San Antonio) Miller Hanly, 3702Pennsylvania Ave., Charleston, WV 25302. 10409

15th AAA AW Btry. (SP) (Korea/1950-51) (Sept-Reno,

NV) Paul Barrett, HC 84, Hilger, MT 59451 . 1018415th/17th Cav. Recon. Grp. (Sept-Fort Knox, KY)Joseph Suosso, 417 Newkirk Ave., Trenton, NJ 08610.

1011716th Arm'd Div. Assn. (Sept-Louisville, KY) DonMilleman, 506 Casa Granada, Louisville, KY40220.10170

16th Evac. Hospital (WWII) (Aug-Rochester, NY) Mrs.

Harold Church, 52 Leitch Ave., Skaneateles, NY13152. 10359

17th Signal Oper. Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Springfield, MO)Freeman Miller, 1 1 09 Home Ave., Waynesville, MO65583. 10395

18th Combat Engrs. Rgt., D Co. (Sept-ColoradoSprings) Dover Cornett, 2175 Roxbury Rd., Avon Park,

FL 33825. 1027319th Medical General Lab (Sept-Atlanta) Lawrence

Parr, 3417 Paulding Rd., Ft. Wayne, IN 46816. 1007420th FA Bn. Assn., 4th Inf. Div. (Sept-Clarksville, TN)Dewey Augenstein, 9281 Ellen Ct., Thornton, CO80229. 10179

21st Avn Engrs. (Aug-Carlisle, PA) Calvin Eckert, 305Meadow Trl., Dillsburg, PA 17019. 10399

21st Inf., 24th Div., HQ Co. (WWII) (Sept-Spokane, WA)Dale Ackerman, 3235 Alderwood Ave., Bellingham,

WA 98225. 1017427th AIB, 9th Arm'd Div., A Co. (WWII) (Sept-Beloit, KS)Almon Parsons Jr., HCR61 , Box 85, Hunter, KS 67452.

1047827th Engr. (C) Bn. (WWII) (Oct-Levittown, PA) William

Simon, Paso Doble Ballroom, 4501 New Falls Rd.,

Levittown, PA 19056. 1000628th Inf. Div. Vets (Sept-Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA) 28th

Div. Heritage Assn., 14th & CalderSts., Harrisburg, PA17103. 10355

32nd Vets Assn. (Aug-Grand Rapids, Ml) Theron Rose,

1025 Merritt St. S.E., Grand Rapids, Ml 49507. 1071934th AAA Grp. Assn. (Oct-Evansville, IN) Mel Maidlow,

118 Seventh Ave., Bangor, ME 04401. 1028136th Cav. Recon., Troop C (Sept-Birmingham, AL)Ausbon Jinright, 31 10 7th St. E., Tuscaloosa, AL35404. 10126

37th Ord. Co. (WWII) (Oct-Morgantown, PA) TonyGailes, 481 Dawson Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15202.10029

37th THTD (Oct-Mammoth Cave, KY) Gene Augustyne,

Box 258, Shelby, IN 46377. 1010038th Signal Const. Bn. (Sept-Kiamesha Lake, NY) Bill

Foiles, Box 5567, Columbia, SC 29250. 1019839th Rgt., 9th Inf. Div., F Co. (Sept-Oklahoma City, OK)Poncho Rosales, 62085 South McKinley, OklahomaCity, OK 731 39. 10291

40th Combat Engr. Assn. (WWII) (Aug-Chicago) DonWilliams, 5530 Henderson St., Chicago, IL 60641

.

1040244th Tank Bn. (Aug-Troy, Ml) David Scobie, 502 Bar-

rington Rd., Grosse Pointe, Ml 48230. 1038650th Gen. Hospital (WWII) (Aug-Burlington, NC) James

Mundy, Box 642, Graham, NC 27253. 1046854th Signal Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Monterey, CA) BudAnderson, 41 Bartelomea Way, Monterey, CA 93940.10318

60th Inf., 9th Div., M Co. (WWII) (Sept-Clarksville, IN)

Robert Bovanizer, 14 Sabre Park, Niagara Falls, NY14304. 10125

60th Signal Rad. lntl./60 Sig. Svc. Co. (Oct-Scottsdale,

AZ) Donald Woods, N.E. 263Tahuya River Dr., Tahuya,WA 98588. 10452

62nd Arm'd FA Bn. (Oct-Fairborn, OH) Jerry Eades,2312 Skylark St., Arlington, TX 76010. 10191

63rd Engr. (C), 44th Div., A Co. (Sept-Canton, OH)William Conner, 1219 E. High St., Louisville, OH44641. 10052

63rd Inf. Div. Assn. (Aug-Nashville, TN) Barney Forrest,

360E.9thAve.,Collegeville, PA 19426. 1033565th Signal Bn. (Aug-Owensboro, KY) James Alstatt,

Box 4441,Evansville, IN 4771 1 . 10392

78th AFA Bn., 2nd Arm'd Div., C Btry. (June-Westfield,

MA) Gene Kennedy, 5 Kabeyun Rd., Converse Pt.,

Marion, MA 02738. 1030778th CA, C Btry. (WWII) (Sept-Wichita, KS) Floyd

Schwartz, 605 Frost Dr., Bay City, Ml 48706. 1025081st Ind. Div., 81 st QM Co. (WWII) (Sept-Durango, CO)

S.F. Slaugh, 188 S. 1350 W., Vernal, UT 84078. 1016686th Engr. H.P. Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Williamsburg, VA)

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VetnetPhilip Wax, 2306 4th St., Easton, PA 18042. 10471

90th Inf. Div. Assn. (Sept-San Antonio) Carl Manuel,

1 01 7 N. 40th St., Fort Smith, AR 72904. 10319

92nd Signal Bn. (WWII) (Oct-Nashville, TN) Larry

Orechia, 2654 Arcade Rd., Norwalk, OH 44857. 1033394th Med. Gas Treatment Bn. (Sept-Indianapolis)

James Anderson, 552 Conner Creek Dr., Fishers, IN

46038. 1048095th Med. Gas Treat. Bn. (Aug-Asheville, NC) Walter

Gantz, 829 Palm St., Scranton, PA 18505. 10472

97th Inf. Div., 322nd Med. Bn. (Oct-Las Vegas) TomSmiley, 2038 Palm St., #88, Las Vegas, NV 89104.

1016098th Signal Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Charleston, SC) Harry

Coates, Rt. 1, Box 28, Callaway, VA 24067. 10303103rd Engr. (C) Bn., 28th Div. (June-King of Prussia,

PA) Tom Morrow, 104 Meadowbrook Ave., Hatboro, PA

19040. 10396105th/203rd General Hospital (WWII) (Sept-Salt Lake

City, UT) Joe Porter, 3348 W. 700 S., Syracuse, UT84075. 10098

1 06th Engr. (C) Bn., 31 st Div., A Co. (Oct-Jackson, MS)Mrs. H. Weisinger, 120 N. Sunset Terr., Jackson, MS39212. 10180

107th AAA, B Btry. (Aug-Clinton, SC) Boyd Holtzclaw,

41 1 N. Broad St., Clinton, SC 29325. 10306107th Engr. Bn. (Aug-Kingsford, Ml) Donald Niemi, 401

S. Carpenter Ave., Kingsford, Ml 49801 . 10192109th Inf. Rgt. (Oct-Colorado Springs) Richard Leach,

1 1020 Hwy. 83, Colorado Springs, CO 80921 . 10455110th Inf., 28th Div. (WWII) (Sept-Washington, PA)

John Chernitsky, 18 Country Club Blvd., Uniontown,

PA 15401. 10301

112th Evac. Hospital (WWII) (Oct-Chicago) GeorgeBraski, 412 Drake Cir.

,Schaumburg, IL 601 93. 10411

112th Sta. Hosp., 263rd Gen. Hosp. (Calcutta) (Sept-

Branson, MO) Keith Straight, 1521 S. 29th St.,

LaCrosse, Wl 54601 . 1 0479122nd Signal Radio Intell. Co. (Sept-Denver) EdMurphy, 42 W. 5th St., New Castle, DE 19720. 10381

126th AAA Bn., D Btry. (WWII) (Aug-Mystic, CT) Fred

Toothaker, 17W. Knoll Rd., Andover, MA01810. 10121128th Inf., 32nd Div., C Co. & 135th Med. Rgt. Band(Aug-Marshfield, Wl) VA. Biechler, 1218 E. 6th St.,

Marshfield, Wl 54449. 10252132nd Gen. Hospital Assn. (Sept-Rosemont, IL) JohnSchoeph, 915 Keystone Ave., River Forest, IL 60305.

10460132nd Inf. Rgt. (Aug-Oak Brook, IL) Dan Nissen, 5348

S. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL60638. 10296135th Rgt., 34th Div., H Co./3rd Pit. A.T. (Sept-Minot,

ND) Odin Hanson, Box 545 Minot, ND 58702. 10186137th Ord. Maint. Bn., 16th Arm'd Div. (Aug-Cleveland,

TN) Louis Fischer, 117 Barry Dr., Madison, TN 37115.

10244138th Engr. (C) Bn. (Oct-Williamsburg, VA) James

Cutillo, 100 11th St. S., Brigantine, NJ 08203. 10347138th/198th/452nd F.A. Bns. Assn. (Aug-Louisville,

KY) James Bates, 6512 Upper Hunters Trace Rd.,

Louisville, KY 40216. 10370142nd Arm'd Signal Co., 2nd Arm'd Div. (Sept-

Springfield, MO) Russ Lamison, 316 Bridge St., Spring

City, PA 19475. 10185144th Inf., D Co. (Aug-Garrison. TX) Alfred Hudgins, Rt.

1, Box 126B, Daincerfield.TX 75638. 10159147th Engr. (C) Bn. (Oct-Atlantic City) James Moore, 6

Delancey PI., Dowington, PA 19335. 10423148th Arm'd Signal Co. (Sept-Atlantic City) TomMaterazzo, 28 Halifax St., Boston, MA02130. 10299

148th General Hospital (Hawail/Salpan) (Oct-SanAntonio) John Crossman, 5400 Middleton Dr., Green-dale, Wl 53129. 10079

148th Int., 37th Div., A Co. (Oct-Antwerp. OH) Robert

Greek, Box 107, Montpelier, OH 43543. 10229148th Inf., 37th Div., HQ & K Cos. (Sept-St. Marys, OH)Don Elking, 600 Butler St., Coldwater, OH 45828.10448

1 51 st Inf., 38th Inf. Div., L Co. (Aug-Terre Haute, IN)

James Truitt, 3507 College Ave., Terre Haute, IN

47803 10224152nd Inf., 38th Div., 2nd Bn. HQ (Sept-Anderson, IN)

James Brenner, 3101 E. Kendall Ln., Muncie, IN

47303 101341 59th Engr. (C) Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Lancaster, PA) William

Marco, 311 N. 10th St., Lebanon, PA 17042. 10330159th Inf. Rgt., F Co. (WWII) (Sept-Omaha, NE) Willard

Neumann, 9020 Primrose Ln., Hickory Hills, IL 60457.

10350160th Int., 40th Div., E Co. (WWII) (Sept-Des Moines,

IA) Woodrow Geery, 902 E. Marion St., Knoxville, IA

50138 10107160th Inf., A Co. (Sept-Tucson, A2) Franklin Kempf,6083 Hwy. 60 E

,Hartford, Wl 53027. 10427

161st Inf., E Co. (Sept-Sacramento, CA) LuverneDressier, 5901 Shovelers Lane, Citrus Hts., CA 95621

.

10278163rd Signal Photo Co. & others (Oct-Las Vegas) Art

Elliott, 2316W. 104 Terr., Leawood, KS 66206. 10138166th Engr. (C) Bn. (WWII) (July-Warwick, Rl) Vincent

Ricci, 89 Marlow St., Cranston, Rl 02920. 10187179th Inf. Rgt. Assn. (Aug-Edmond, OK) Robert Bryan,

3020 Dogwood Dr., Edmond, OK 73013. 10052182nd Station Hospital (Aug-Nashville, TN) Walter

Aldrich,388 Dover Glen Dr., Antioch.TN 37013. 103101 83rd Signal Repair Co. (Retired) (Sept-Dearborn, Ml)

John Jones, 21384 Birchwood, Farmington, Ml 48336.

10162188th Engr. (C) Bn. (Sept-Chicopee, MA) Olive Tiano,

Box 883, Derby, CT 06418. 10065196th LIB Assn. (July-Chicago) Ron Davis. Box 269,

Fountain City, IN 47341. 10153199th Engr. (C) Bn. (Aug-Tomah, Wl) Charles Lindberg,

12621 Old Hwy. 169, Hibbing, MN 55746. 10113202nd Coastal Arty AA Rgt. (Sept-Chicago) RogerMcCabe, 7400 Edgemere Blvd., El Paso, TX 79925.

10401

204th FA Bn. (June-Williamsburg, VA) Nick Vanderhave,

1333 Littleton Rd., Morris Plains, NJ 07950. 10277205th Hospital Ship complement (USS Comfort)

(Sept-San Francisco) Peter Leonardich, 44 MadonnaDr., Salinas, CA93906. 10164

21 4th CA (AA) GA NG (Aug-Gainesville, GA) Asa Autry,

16Cherrywood Dr., Gainesville, GA 30504. 10421

217th FA Bn., 44th Div., HQ Btry. (Oct-Ft. Myers, FL)

Don Rjehl, 57 KanoCt., Ft. Myers, FL 33912. 10483

222nd FA Bn., 40th Div. (WWII) (Sept-Lake George, NY)

John Gorman, 16Carleton Ct., Glens Falls, NY 12801.

10049240th FA Bn. (Sept-New Harmony, IN) Charles Hirsch,

Box 160, 131 N. CaleSt., Poseyville, IN 47633. 10064

247th Combat Engr. Bn. (Aug-Dayton, OH) Lawrence

Brown, 221 N. Walnut St., Ladoga, IN 47954. 10177

248th FA Bn., B Btry. (Aug-Marion, SC) William Corbin,

2140Hwy. 76W, Adams, TN 37010. 10094249th Engr. (C) Bn. (Sept-Olean, NY) James Hand, 1 57

E. Pearl St., Wellsville, NY 1 4895. 1 01 88

252nd Ord. MM Co. (Oct-Somerset, PA) Stanley Villa,

Box 94, Jerome, PA 15937. 10320252nd QM Remount (Aug-Jefferson City, MO) Lewis

Jenkins, Rt. 1, Box 42, Versailles, MO 65084. 10103

260th AA Arty. Assn. (DCNG) (Oct-Andrews AFB, MD)Joseph Trammell, 6819 Benjamin St., McLean, VA22101. 10312

268th/940th FA Bns. (Sept-Nashville, TN) JamesYoung, 117 Cooper Cir., Oak Ridge, TN 37831. 10092

276th Engr. (C) Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Rogersville, AL)

Charles Black, Box 1 1 69, Athens, AL 3561 1 . 10169279th Inf. Rgt., 45th Div., H Co. (Aug-Sapulpa, OK)Raymond Kelley, 717 N. Main, Sand Springs, OK74063. 10326

285th Engr. (C) Bn. (WWII) (Oct-Williamsburg, VA)

Walter Maxwell, 309 Brock Rd., Springfield, PA 19064.

10302292nd JASCO (Oct-Louisville, KY) William Keatting,

8507 Old Shepherdsville Rd., Louisville, KY 4021 9.

10036293rd Combat Engrs., C Co. (Aug) Tammy Marshall,

HC1 , Box 820, Tannersville, PA 18372. 10234

304th Station Hospital (Sept-Meriden, CT) Frank

Hordich, 1241 Pinchot PI., Bronx, NY 10461 . 10175

308th Signal Co. Wing (WWII) (Sept-Branson, MO)Fray House, 2230 S. King, Springfield, MO 65807.

10212320th Abn. FA Bn. Assn. (Sept-Clarksville, TN) Rodger

Jacobson, Box 14, Hazel Green, Wl 53811. 10108

320th Engrs. Assn. (Aug-Milwaukee) Jerome Gasper

Sr., 4931 N. 1 25th St., Butler, Wl 53007.10193

321st Inf., 81st Div., Anti-Tank Co. (Sept-Niagara Falls,

NY) Merle Niethe, 8 Remick Parkway, Lockport, NY14094. 10403

322nd Signal Bn., A Co. (Sept-Washington, DC) R.

Riker, 261-05 Hillside Ave., Glen Oaks, NY 11004.

10454328th Inf. Combat Team (WWII) (Oct-Chicopee, MA)Bob Clapp, 208 Aspinwall Ave., Brookline, MA 02146.

10254337th Inf. Rgt., 85th Div. (Including attached units)

(Sept-Cincinnati) Stanley McCabe, 4556 Eldywood

Lane, Batavia, OH 45103. 10425340th Engrs. (Oct-San Diego) H.J. McGara, Box 1113,

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. 10422341st Inf., 86th Inf. Div., D Co. (Aug-lndianapolis) G.K.

Hodson, 1 12S. Main St., Newcastle, IN 47362. 10116

343rd Signal Co. Wing (WWII) (Sept-Branson, MO) T.M.

Genes, 1212 Heather Ln., Charlotte, NC 28209. 10207

351st Inf. Rgt., HQ & HQ Co. (Sept-Branson, MO)Bernie Schulte, Box 289, Henley, MO 65040. 10191

358th AAA S/L Bn., A Btry. (WWII) (Sept-LaGrange, IL)

Marvin Drake, Box 293, Plainwell, Ml 49080. 10259379th AAA Bn. (Sept-Louisville, KY) Floyd Prince, 491

7

Oak St., Louisville, KY40258. 10465382nd AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Oshkosh, Wl) Robert Bump,

Rt. 3, Box 92A, Fontana, Wl 53125. 10374

387th Inf., 97th Div., K Co. (Sept-Nashville, TN)

Clarence Ledbetter, Rt. 3, Box 265, Cleveland, OK74020. 10406

400th AA AW Bn., C Btry. (WWII) (Aug-Grand Island,

NE) Walter Anson, 642 N. Broadwell, Grand Island, NE68803. 10389

409th Inf., 103rd Div., D Co. (Sept-Fond du Lac, Wl) LesKlie, 17928 Arizona Ct., Orland Park, IL60462. 10269

417th Inf., 76th Div., G Co. (Sept-Pittsburgh) LeonardMcNamara, 3432 Robinwood Spur, Hopkins, MN55343.10428

423rd Med. Coll. Co. (WWII) (Aug-Cobb. Wl) ArnoldVolenec, Box 133, Cobb, Wl 53526. 10263

426th FA Bn. (Aug-Winston- Salem, NC) Robert Holder,

2102 Welch Rd., Mt. Airy, NC 27030. 10195432nd AAAAW Bn. (SP), C Btry. (WWII) (Oct-Tulsa, OK)Gene Ball, 424 W. Choctaw St., Holdenville, OK74848. 10266

440th AAA AW Bn. Assn. (Sept-Wood Dale, IL) Russell

Hage, 17660 Woodbridge Dr., Spring Lake, Ml 49456.10095

440th Signal Heavy Const. Bn. (Oct-San Antonio)Grover Smith, 627 St. Louis St., Lewisburg, PA 17837.10154

465th FA Bn., A/B, Hvy. Arty. (WWII) (Sept-NiagaraFalls, NY) Roy Johnson, Box 142, Southwick, MA01077. 10447

467th AAA AW Bn. (Sept-St. Louis) Al Uzzetta, 1 424Gravois Rd., High Ridge, MO 63049. 10432

471 st AAA AW Bn, (Sept-Park City, KY) Orville Avery,

Box 187, Forney, TX 75126. 10071473rd Inf. Rgt., 435th Bn. (Aug-Washington, DC) Morris

Clements, Rt. 2, Box 54B, Spring Grove, VA 23881

.

10346487th TTC, Fort Knox (1951-52) (Sept-Belgium, Wl)Clemens Bichler, 918 North St., Belgium, Wl 53004.10070

489th Port Bn. (Sept-Gilbertsville, KY) AlexanderGantner, 5037 Spring, Kansas City, MO 64133. 10133

492nd Port Bn. (Sept-Holland, Ml) Frank Danicki, 1060Plaza Dr., Amherst, OH 44001 . 10313

497th AA Gun Bn., D Btry. (WWII) (Oct-Anaheim, CA)Edward Davis Jr., 1 148 Western Ave., #A, Glendale,

CA 91 201. 10445507th Parachute Inf. Rgt. Assn. (Sept-Killeen, TX)Clarence Hughart, 9151 W. 66th Ave., Arvada, CO80004. 10294

524th MP Bn. (Aug-West Bend, Wl) Carl Heimerh, 3322Hwy. P, Jackson, Wl 53037. 10437

526th QM Railhead Co. (Sept-Kingsport, TN) HowardHamblen, 385 Stedman Rd., Blountville, TN 37617.10201

532nd EB & SR, E Co. (WWII) (Aug-Park Rapids, MN)Chester Walsh, Rt. 2, Box 62, Park Rapids, MN 56470.

10152533rd AAA Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Traverse City, Ml) Samuel

Gall Jr., 7943 Hoiles Dr. N.W., Williamsburg, Ml 49690.

10105534th AAA Bn., B Btry. (Oct-Branson, MO) Albert

Fischer, 2440 Allen Dr., Florissant, MO 63033. 10363555th Ord. Co. HM (Tk) (Sept-Perrysburg, OH) Dale

Johnson, 2285 E. Twp. Rd. 122, Tiffin, OH 44883.10265

565th AAA AW Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Atlanta) GeorgeHarber, 2781 Pierce Dr. N., Macon, GA31204. 10183

575th AAA AW Bn. (SP) (Sept-Angola, IN) RogerRhoads, 4004 Cambridge, Des Moines, IA 50313.10014

591st Engr. Boat Rgt. (July-Miami) Everett Mills, Box

71, Sublette, KS 67877. 10292593rd EB&SR, A Co. (Oct-Hampton, VA) Bob Kerr, 6470Bensch Rd., Alger, Ml 48610. 10128

595th MP (EG) Co. (Sept-Romulus, Ml) Ralph Welsh,

38689 Golfview W., Mt. Clemens, Ml 48044. 10024602nd AAA Gun Bn., B Btry. (Aug-Rome, NY) Leo

Mather, 746 Camp St., Rome, NY 13440. 10203605th Tank Destroyer Assn. (Sept-Findlay, OH)Charles Faul, 6502 Duet Lane., Cincinnati, OH 45239.

10118609th TD Bn. (Sept-Lancaster, PA) George Funke, 3260Oakford Rd .Trevose, PA 19053. 10287

611th OBAM Bn. (Sept-Williamsburg, VA) John Wright,

8329 Atlee Sta. Rd., Mechanicsville, VA 231 1 1 . 10257627th QM Refrlg. Co. (WWII) (Sept-Richmond, IN) EdHeld, 1212 Linwood Ave., Columbus, OH 43206.10008

664th Topo. Engrs. (Sept-Washington, PA) RudolphMalik, 104 Cramer Ave., Bentleyville, PA 15314. 10217

684th Engr. Light Equip. Co. (Luzon) (Sept-St. Louis)

Eugene Holford, 1315 S. 21st St., Quincy, IL 62301.

10075708th/715th/773rd Amphlb. TK Bns. (Sept-Dallas)

Henry Fitzhugh, 545 Willow Wood Ln., Lancaster, TX75134. 10473

711th Tank Bn., C Co. (Aug-Port Allen, LA) Darrell

Clement, 625Azalea, Port Allen, LA 70767. 10264713th MP Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Utica, NY) William Fegley,

104 Underdid Ct., Ridgewood, NJ 07450. 10020


Vetnet720th MP Bn. (Aug-Salinas, CA) Joseph Selovich, 1 90935th St., Kenosha, Wl 53140. 10481

730th Rwy. Oper. Bn. (Including 711th/791st) (Sept-

Indianapolis) D.D. Crum, Box 1 16, Stilesville, IN

46180. 10171

735th Ord., 35th Div. (WWII) (Sept-Grand Island, NE)J.R. Shurtleff, 729 7th St., Humboldt, NE 68376.10085

739th Engr. Bn. (Sept-Gatlinburg, TN) Larry Eckard,

Box 5145, Hickory, NC 28603. 10205748th MP Bn. (Sept-Las Vegas) Louis Duthoo, Box

1 937, Fritch, TX 79036. 1 0058751 st Tank Bn. (Sept-Asheville, NC) Edwin Bridges,

3226 Beliare Rd., Mooresboro, NC 281 14. 10304753rd Tank Bn. (Sept-Des Moines, IA) N.W. Linhart,

13375 Easton St., Alliance, OH 44601 . 10457

762nd MP Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Mauston, Wl) Jim Crandall,

24 Dockstader St., Maustin, Wl 53948. 1 041

7

780th FA Bn. (Korea) (Sept-Beckley, WV) Mathias Hoff,

204 Allen Ave., Beckley, WV 25801 . 10349786th Engr. Petroleum Dlst. Co. (Sept-Cape Cod, MA)John Norton, 374 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 021 39.

10424789th AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Dayton, OH) Anthony

Rauscher, 139 Lakeview Dr., Haines City, FL 33844.10019

795th AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Charleston, SC) C. David

Burns, 103 Center, Maquoketa, IA 52060. 10426806th TD Bn. (Sept-Williamsburg, VA) Charles Rich,

1704 N. Mohawk, Chicago, IL 60614. 10004808th Chemical Co. (June-Anniston, AL) Les Price, 809

Churchill Ave., Pittsburgh PAI5235. 10314811th TD Bn. (Oct-Sandusky, OH) Thomas Burke, 213

Benedict Ave., Norwalk, OH 44857. 10010841 st Engr. Avn. Bn. (Oct-New Port Richey, FL) JamesRudge Jr., 431 1 22nd Way E., New Port Richey, FL34655. 10288

916th Med. Amb. Co. (Oct-Middlesboro, KY) ThomasMassengill, Box 952, Middlesboro, KY 40965. 10293

935th Signal Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Branson, MO) T.M.

Genes, 1 21 2 Heather Ln., Charlotte, NC 28209. 10190942nd FA Bn. (Sept-Chippewa Falls, Wl) Francis Denny,

Westhaven Ests., 3762 W. Old Rd. 30, Lot 88E,Warsaw, IN 46580. 10251

945th FA Bn. (Oct-Lawton, OK) George Buck, 726 50th

St., Des Moines, IA 5031 2. 1 0351998th HQ & Service Co. (Oct-Menomonic, Wl) HarvHinzman, Box 52, Ridgeland, Wl 54763. 10033

1000th Engr. Tdwy. Bridge Co. (Oct-Andover, MA)Louis Feraco, 502 Schoolhouse Ln., Willow Grove, PA19090. 10340

1021st Engr.Treadway Bridge Co. (Sept-Myrtle Beach,

SC) August Metkler, 420 North St., Springdale, PA15144. 10393

1049th Signal Co. (WWII) (Sept-Ankeny, IA) JohnHuser, 309 N.W. College Ave., Ankeny, IA 50021

.

101551110th Eng. (C) Grp. (June-Minneapolis) Thomas Ball,

Box 271 ,Westwood, MA 02090. 1 01 32

1268th Engrs. (C) Bn. (WWII) (Sept-Canton, OH)Norbert Miller, 1335 Tipton Ext., Huntington, IN 46750.

104341428th Float Bridge Co. (June-Beckley, WV) RogerBoisse, 595 Fairfield St., Manchester, NH 03104.10484

3062nd QM Bakery Co. Mobile Special (Oct-Peoria, IL)

William Johnson, 1 103 Dodge St., Bedford, IA 50833.

107103621st QM Truck Co. (WWII) (Aug-Grove, OK) Tom

Davenport, 1906 Moffet, Joplin, MO 64804. 10161

Camp Howze (Sept-Gainesville, TX) Cindy Nichols,

Gainsville Chamber of Commerce, Box 518, Gaines-

ville, TX 76240. 10255CID Agents Assn. (Oct-San Antonio) Bruce Howell, 1 1

8

N. Cherry St., Olathe, KS 66061 . 10002HQ V Corps Vets Assn. (WWII) (Sept-Augusta, GA)James Jensen, 15 Holly Cir. , North Augusta, SC29841. 10115

LZ Brush Run (Vietnam) (Aug-St. Clairsville, OH)Samuel Fox Jr., Box 113, Powhatan PL, OH 43942.

10214Society of the Fifth Div. (Sept-Milwaukee) William

tlpham, 2728 E. Bradford Ave., Milwaukee, Wl 5321 1

.

10084

Navy

10th Spec. Stevadore Const. Bn. (Sept-Evansville, IN)

William Baechle, Station B, Box 6184, Evansville, IN

47719. 1014019th NCB (Oct-Kiamesha Lake, NY) Herbert McCallen,

97 Lawrence Park Crescent, Bronxville, NY 10707.10185

26th NCB (Sept-Oakbrook, IL) Harry Friedrich, 3671

Mockingbird Ln., Dayton, OH 45430. 1044329th Div. Ex-POWS (June-Covington, KY) George

Smith, 2412Griswold Ct., New Port Richey, FL 34655.

1023584th Seabee Bn. (Sept-Corapolis, PA) Harry Wujcik,

6710 Ellenton Gillette Rd. #84, Palmetto, FL 34221.

1038487th NCB (Nov-Clearwater, FL) Willliam Armstrong, 124

MapleTerr., Pittsburgh, PA 1521 1 . 10196118th NCB (Sept-Portland, ME) Art Keene, 1225

Colonial Rd., McLean, VA22101 . 10228137th/139th/3rd Spec. Seabees (Sept-Nashville, TN)Robert Light, 604 S. 16th St., Coshocton, OH 43812.

10248Amphibious units attached to USS Charles Carroll

(Sept-San Diego) Frank Zito, 38083 Calle Quedo,Murrieta Hot Springs, CA 92362. 10080

ARGUS Unit 18 (Aug-Spokane, WA) Lloyd Madison,71 1 7 Mahr Ct., Spokane, WA 99208. 1 0200

Base Hospital 18 (July-Hartford, CT) V.J. Scaretta, 118

Forest St., E. Hartford, CT061 18. 10091Bora Bora Bobcat Seabees (Oct-Williamsburg, VA)

Albert Traugott, 274 Lysander Dr., Rochester, NY14623. 10220

Byrd Station, Antarctica (1966 Winter-over crew)(June-Palo Alto, CA) Larry Spitz, 821 S. Hampton Dr.,

Palo Alto, CA 94303. 10023CBMU-545 (WWII) (Oct-Punta Gorda, FL) G.O. Frazier,

924 Brookhills Dr., Cantonment, FL 32533. 10334Columbia Unlv.-Pralrie State Midshipmen's School(1940-45) (Oct-New Orleans) Wayne Miller, 6023 E.

52nd PI., Indianapolis, IN 46226. 10336Comm. Unit 4/Marlne 2nd Sep. Wire Pltn. (Rendova-Munda/1943-44) (Oct-Seattle) Edward Emanuel,12629 54th Ave. N.E., Marysville, WA 98270. 10256

Gamewardens of Vietnam Assn. (June-San Diego)

Robert Korn, 1307 Stoney Gate PI., San Diego, CA92128. 10260

Hurricane Hunters, Inc. (Sept-Asheville, NC) Hur-

ricane Hunters, Inc., 2818 Cedarcrest Dr., OrangePark, FL 32073. 10209

Lion Four/Navy 3205 (Sept-Portland, OR) Hal Wenick,Rt. 3, Box 1 96, Florence, AZ 85232. 1 0007

NAMRU-2 (WWII) (Oct-Hot Springs, AR) Chuck Davi-

son, 1122 Holmes Place, DeKalb, IL 601 1 5. 10338NATS Ferry Wlng/VRF/VRS 1, ACU (Officers & Pilots/

1942-46) (Oct-Virginia Beach, VA) Will Carroll, 10715HowertonAve., Fairfax, VA 22030. 10373

Naval Mlnewarfare Assn. (Sept-Norfolk, VA) LeeGoldfarb, 18 Bunker Rd., East Hanover, NJ 07936.10119

NCB-38 (Sept-Great Bend, KS) Edmund Plisek, 377Cherry Lane, Seward, NE 68434. 10034

PATSU 1-7 (Sept-Las Vegas) Walt Kulhanek, 121

1

Childs Rd. W., Omaha, NE 68147. 10360Seabees of America (FL Chapter) (Oct-Springhill, FL)

Wayne Snow, 1613 Larkin Rd., Springhill, FL 34608.10242

SLCU-18, Boat Pool 14/15 (Emlrau/Manus) (Oct-Lexington, KY) Earl Neagles, 7197 Spring Hill Dr.,

Spring Hill, FL 34606. 10050U.S. Navy Band (Aug-Washington, DC) Frank Sci-

monelli, 6508 Elmhurst St., District Hts., MD 20747.10047

UDT-13/USSBarrAPD-39(WWII)(Nov-Fort Pierce, FL)

Marvin Cooper, 14336 Bora Dr., La Mirada, CA 90638.10186

Unholy Four/USS Pres. Adams, Jackson & Hayes/Crescent City (Aug-New Orleans) Bill Lindner, Box4006, Virginia Beach, VA 23454. 10280

USN Armed Guard (Oct-Topeka, KS) Donald Gleason,227 North Knox, Topeka, KS 66606. 10286

USN Armed Guard, Northeast Region (Aug-Pittsburgh) Hilary Makowski, 202 Wedgewood Ct.,

Carnegie, PA 15106. 10240USNAAB Manadon Field (England/1943-45) (Sept)

Thomas Boyce, 150 N. Beacon St., Middletown, NY10940. 10078

USS ABSD-2 (Sept-Hampton Beach, NH) BernieceTangney, 3961 Hwy. G, Wisconsin Dells, Wl 53965.10453

USS Acree DE-167 (Oct) Norman Richardson, 2704Datura St., Sarasota, FL 34239. 10239

USS Albany CA-123/CG-10 (Including Marines) (Oct-

Cocoa Beach, FL) Allan Heide, 3269 Ewing Ave. N.,

Robbinsdale, MN 55422. 10176USS Aulick DD-569 (Sept-Portland, OR) James Hays,

4621 El Caminito, Shingle Springs, CA 95682. 10189USS Ballard AVD-10 (Oct-Hot Springs, AR) ClayburnWilkinson, Rt. 1, Box 467H, Hot Springs, AR 71913.10385

USS Begor APD-127 (Sept-Erie, PA) Harold Elson,

39623 lolaniCt., Fremont, CA 94538. 10048USS Bennion DD-662 (Sept-Baton Rouge, LA) William

Kelley, 35 Horton Place, Milton, MA 021 86. 10089USS Bermingham DE-530 (Oct-Mystic, CT) MartyConserva,72WildroseDr., Andover, MA 01 810. 10109

USS Blue DD-387/744 (Sept-Lexington, KY) JohnPrewitt, 316 N. Maysville St., Mt. Sterling, KY 40353.10458

USS Blye DD-387/744 (Sept-Lexington, KY) JohnPrewitt, 316 N. Maysville St., Mt. Sterling, KY 40353.10181

USS Bridge AF-1 (Sept-Pidgeon Forge, TN) Oliver

Nash, 5218 Las Campanas, San Antonio, TX 78233.10391

USS Canberra CA-70/CAG-2 (Oct-Norfolk, VA) Paul

McManuels, 317 Somerset Dr., Shiremanstown, PA17011. 10038

USS Canopus AS-9 (Sept-Eureka Springs, AR) AndrewHenry, Box 637, Thousand Palms, CA 92276. 10383

USS Champlin DD-601 (Oct-Baton Rouge, LA) Carl

Olson, 4520-1 8 Ave., Rock Island, IL 61 201 . 10449USS Charles Lawrence DE-53/APD-37 (Oct-Nashville,

TN) H.B. Cranford, 14547 Pebblewood Dr., NorthPotomac, MD 20878. 10408

USS Chickasaw ATF-83 (Oct-San Antonio) Floyd Clark,

Box 360, Silsbee, TX 77656. 10324USS Clamagore SS-343 (Oct-Charleston, SC) JimStorms, 3029 Thrush Dr., Melbourne, FL 32935. 10398

USS Cleveland CL-55 (Including Marines) (Oct-

Daytona Beach, FL) Robert Hemming, 5625 Finley Dr.,

Port Orange, FL 32127. 10450USS Coghlan DD-606 (Sept-Nashville, TN) Pat Tan-

quary, 147N. Fiji Cir., Englewood, FL 34223. 10282USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 (1944-76) (Sept-LasVegas) John Thomas, 163 N. Hill Ave., Deland, FL32724. 10268

USS Comfort (Sept-San Francisco) KennethKjeldgaard, Rt. 2, Box 141, Fairfield Bay, AR 72088.

10189USS Cone DD-866 (Oct-Charleston, SC) Roy Dozier,

1118 Madison St., Clarksville, TN 37040. 10051USS Daniel A. Joy DE-585 (Sept-Virginia Beach, VA)Robert Somerville, 12842 Forest View Rd., Palos Hts.,

IL 60463. 10073USS Dauphin APA-97 (Sept-Detroit) Donald Fox, Rt. 1

,

Box 76, Enon Valley, PA 16120. 10238USS Davis DD-395 (Oct-Norfolk, VA) W.P. Crewe, 961

Atlanta Cir., Seaford, DE 19973. 10344USS Dawson APA-79 (Sept-Wichita, KS) HaroldProchaska, Rt. 3, Box 132, Dunlap, KS 66848. 10188

USS Edmonds DE-406 (Including USS Bismark Sea)(Sept-Sanford, FL) Bob Barrett, 1586 Hilltop Rd.,

Casselberry, FL 32707. 10315USS Elden DE-264 (Sept-Cedar Rapids, IA) Stanley

Korenkiewicz, Rt. 1 , Box 482, Shamokin, PA 17872.

10231USS Emmons DD-457/DMS-22 (Oct-Niagara Falls, NY)

David Jensen, 87-26 259th St., Floral Park, NY 1 1 001

.

10323USS Enterprise CV-6 (July-Denver) Mel Hofer, 1 371 1 E.

marina Dr., #A, Aurora, CO 8001 4. 10039USS Everett F. Larson DD-830 (Oct-Norfolk, VA) Peter

Kope, 5637 Circle Dr. W., Cicero, NY 1 3039. 10470USS Fanshaw Bay CVE-70 (Including Air Grps.) (Oct-

Pensacola, FL) Duane lossi, 310 Edwards St., Ft.

Collins, CO 80524. 10461

USS Farenholt DD-491 (WWII) (Sept-Cincinnati)

Denver Sauls, 1 602 West Oak, Jonesboro, AR 72401

.

10041

USS Flusser DD-368 (Sept-Norfolk, VA) E.B. Dennis,

Box 1 2241,Jackson, MS 39236. 1 0055

USS Frank Knox DD-742 (1945-47) (Nov-Philadelphia)

Bob O'Kon, 1945 Stony Garden Rd., Kintnersville, PA18930. 10066

USS Frederick Funston APA-89 (Oct-Williamsburg,

VA) Ted Thomas, 9745 Via Roma, Burbank, CA 91 504.

10339USS Freestone APA-1 67 (Aug-Chicago) Irvin Parry, 652

Nilsen Road N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA52402. 10015USS Gendreau DE-639 (Aug-Las Vegas) W. Price, 2006Winter Haven Dr., Imperial, MO 63052. 10093

USS George A. Johnson DE-583 (Aug-Buffalo, NY) JoeHarrison, 21 15 Armstrong, Morton, PA 19070. 10236

USS Grayson DD-435 (Oct-Baltimore) Harold Witmyer,

9017 Chesapeake Ave., Baltimore, MD 21219. 10237USS Helm DD-388 (Sept-Santa Rosa, CA) Richard

Steel, 1259 Wanda Way, Santa Rosa, CA 95405.10348

USS Henderson DD-785 (Aug-Reno, NV) Dick Sierra,

505 Park Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080. 10193USS Hoggatt Bay CVE-75 (Including VC-14/88/99)(Sept-San Diego) D. L. Canady, 5868 Argyle Way,Riverside, CA 92506. 10377

USS Holder DDE-819/DE-401 (Oct-Charleston, SC) M.

Rambo, 71 7 Canary Dr., Charleston, SC 2941 4. 10026USS Houston CA-30/CL-81 (Oct-Charleston, SC) JohnSkarzenski, 4268 Palm Ave., #128, San Diego, CA92154. 10311

USS Hydrus AKA-28 (Sept-King of Prussia, PA) WesleyCampbell, 455 Hillview Rd., King of Prussia, PA 1 9406.

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USS Hyman DD-732 (Jan-Caribbean Cruise) RobertMoldenhauer, 52 S. 20th St., Kenilworth. NJ 07033.10213

USS Intrepid CV/CVS-11 (Pittsburgh chapter) (Nov-

West Mifflin, PA) Walter Kuczma, 149 Skyport Dr., WestMifflin, PA 15122. 10060

USS Irwin DD-794 (June-Nashville, TN) ThomasAdams, 183AMeriline Ave., West Patterson, NJ07424. 10482

USS John Marshall SSBN-61 1 (June-Norfolk, VA) Pete

Gunn, 3 Green Valley Lakes Rd., Old Lyme, CT 06371

.

10172USS Kretchmer (Oct-Omaha, NE) Henry Hyde, 291 3 S.

160th Plaza, Omaha, NE68130. 10433USS Lacerta AKA-29 (Oct-Kinston, NC) David Hum-

phrey, Rt. 7, Box 528, Kinston, NC 28501 . 10397USS Langley CV-1/AV-3 (Sept-Nashville. TN) Henryetta

Cokor, 11643 County Line Rd., Gates Mills. OH 44040.

10011USS LaPorte APA-151 (Sept-Boston) Arthur Nigra, 29Elmwood St., Revere, MA 02151 . 10262

USS Latimer APA-1 52 (Oct-Omaha, NE) T.A. Nisbet Jr.,

425 Boulder, Lawrence. KS 66049. 10297USS LCI (G) 580 (Sept-Greenville. SC) Ken Weber, 241

1

E. Sunset Lane, Lindenhurst, IL 60046. 10182USS LSC-60/USNABPD (San Bruno) (Oct-Lancaster,

PA) Thomas Lidie, 4990 Flossie Ave., Frederick, MD21701. 10102

USS LSM-103 (Oct-Rockford, IL) Lee Darnell, 8709Glacier Dr.. Byron, IL 61 01 0. 10279

USS LSM-15 (Oct-Kansas City, MO) Darrell Pigman,5404 N. Washington Ct., Kansas City, MO 641 18.

10059USS LSM-439 (Sept-Crawfordsville, IN) Eugene Helms,

203Woodlawn PL, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. 10474USS LSMRs 1 88 thru 200 (Sept-St. Louis) Fred Clapper,

48 Mason Ave., Webster Groves, MO 631 19. 10120USS LST-1045 (Sept-New Orleans) William Moore, 759Scenic Dr., Marion, OH 43302. 10012

USS LST-1062 (June-Lancaster, PA) Jack Smith, 205Johnstons Lane, Mercersburg, PA 17236. 10441

USS LST-138 (Aug-Mt. Pocono, PA) Richard Timmer-man, 1403 Juliett Dr., Wall, NJ 07719. 10087

USS LST-277 (WWII) (Sept-Huntsville, AL) Bill Irwin,

5509 Panorama Dr., Huntsville, AL 35801. 10466USS LST-31 2 (Sept-Canton, OH) John Rees, 61 1 5 Reno

Dr., Louisville, OH 44641 . 10057USS LST-542 (WWII) (Sept-New Orleans) ThomasWilson Jr., La Belle Vue Rd., Rt. 3, Vandergrift, PA15690 10376

USS LST-55 (Oct-Pittsburgh, PA) Rowland Stebbins,

9945Carrigan Dr., Ellicott City, MD 21043. 10101

USS LST-598 (Oct-Durham, NC) Richard Baker, Box

11204, Durham, NC 27703. 10129USS LST-619 (Oct-New Orleans) Darwin Ekey, 1306Maryland Ave., Steubenville, OH 43952. 10246

USS LST-683 (June-Falmouth, MA) Robert Lawler, 6

Curlew St., West Roxbury, MA 02132. 10353

USS LST-73 (Sept-New Orleans) Les Shanteau, 861 7 W.

St., Rt. 163, Oak Harbor, OH 43449. 10442USS LST-834 (Aug-Wheeling, WV) James Fuchs, 112Bradley Dr . Coraopolis, PA 15108. 10083

USS LST-958 (Sept-New Orleans) ArthurWegman, 6547N. Pasadena Dr., Oak Harbor, OH 43449. 10446

USS LST-968 (Sept-Atlanta) Don Dussliere, 519 9th

Ave., Silvis. IL 61282 10226

USS LST-979 (WWII) (Oct-Kansas City, MO) JamesTierney, 6507 N. Campbell, Gladstone, Mo 641 18.

10135USS LST-983 (WWII) (Sept-New Orleans) HenryMcHarg, 2600 Denmark Rd., Columbus, OH 43232.

10187USS Madison DD-425 (WWII) (Sept-Wildwood Crest,

NJ) Arthur Norgard, 2 Dune Lane W., Beach Haven, NJ08008 10356

USS Major DE-796 (Oct-Memphis, TN) Bob Young, Box251.Gardena.CA 90248 10419

USS Mannert L. Abele DD-733 (Sept-Newport, Rl) RoyAndersen, 13 Algonguin Rd., Worcester, MA 01609.10204

USS Manning DE-199 (Sept-Savannah, GA) Allen

Ingram, 1 125 Cobb Rd., Savannah, GA21410 10476

USS Marblehead CL-12 (Sept-San Antonio) FredBrown, 12 White Ave,, St. Louis, MO 63135. 10407

USS Marsh DE-699 (Aug-Las Vegas) John Cullinan,

2920 Karen Dr., Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732.10364

USS Milwaukee CL-5 (June- Mountain Home, AR) Albert

Hensley, 29 Roman Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314.

10003

USS Missouri BB-63 (1947-51) (Ocl-Jacksonville. NC)B.H Cain Jr , 706 Old Bridge Rd., Brielle. NJ 08730.

10343USS Mount Vernon AP-22 (WWII) (June-San Diego)

A G Ramos. 536 4th St., Imperial Beach, CA 9203210440

USS Omaha CL-4 (Sept-Las Vegas) Claude Arnold,

1333 De Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360.10475

USS Otter DE-210 (Aug-Las Vegas) Bill Nielson, 600Greenwood Dr., Jupiter, FL 33458. 10199

USS Parker DD-604 (July-Honolulu) Russell FernandesSr., 1 10 Alvil Rd., Elsmere, Wilmington, DE 19805.10415

USS PC-1130 (Oct-Las Vegas) Paul Emery, 2464Clayward Dr., Burton, Ml 48509. 10438

USS PCE (R) 852 (Sept-Memphis, TN) Ed Stone, 5021

Martin Rd., Warren, Ml 48092. 10086USS Pecos AO-65 (Sept-Cleveland, OH) Walter Socha,

1 7392 Kinsman Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062. 10249USS Prince William CVE-31 Assn. (Sept-Oklahoma

City, OK) John Love, 740 N. 165th St., Seattle, WA98133. 10366

USS Princeton CVL-23 (WWII) (Sept-Orlando, FL) SamMinervini, 251 Marlboro Rd., Wood Ridge, NJ 07075.

10328USS Ranger CV-4 (Aug-Norfolk, VA) Bill Rohlfs, 1300

Eastfield Dr., Clearwater, FL 34624. 10380USS Redfin SS-272 (Oct-San Antonio) M.O. Turner,

21 13 Alamo Nat. Bldg., San Antonio, TX 78205. 10009USS Reuben James DD-245 (Oct-Washington, DC)George Giehrl, 5473 Shimerville Rd., Clarence, NY14031. 10082

USS Robert L. Wilson DD/DDE-847 (Sept-Nashville,

TN) Dominic Aliberti, 335 Aura Rd., Clayton, NJ 08312.

10168USS Roe DD-418 (Oct-Mystic Seaport, CT) Len Gordon,

241 Newman St., Metuchen, NJ 08840. 10097USS Saginaw Bay, CVE-82, VC-78/88 (Sept-SanAntonio) Earl Homman, 4220 Old Mill Rd., Lancaster,

OH43130. 10325USS Salem CM-11 (Sept-Decatur, IN) Harry Bowers, Rt.

4, Box 186, Decatur, IN 46733. 10021

USS Saury SS-189 (WWII) (Oct-San Antonio) Ralph

Piatek, 151 5 Capri Ct., Rio Rancho, NM 871 24. 10044USS Shea DM-30 (WWII) (Sept-Las Vegas) E.F. Kane,

910 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion, IA 52302. 10309USS Shelton DD-790 (Oct-Laughlin, NV) Frank Benson,

311728th St., San Diego, CA 92104. 10477USS Sibley APA-206 (Oct-Sibley County, MN) SharonWeckwerth, Box 21 ,

Henderson, MN 56044. 10420USS Spangenberg DE-223 (Aug-Las Vegas) LawrenceDente, 25 Renwick Ave., Staten Island, NY 10301

.

10253USS SSN-716 (Sept-Las Vegas) Myron Varland, 458ArgosCir.. Watsonville, CA 95076. 10158

USS Susan B. Anthony AP-72 (Oct-Williamsburg, VA)

Charles Cambre, 500 Azalea Dr., New Iberia, LA70560. 10394

USS Swasey DE-248 (Oct-Memphis, TN) Ted Sluzas,

Box 2466, Okeechobee, FL 34973. 10290USS Tanner AGS-1 5 (June-Kansas City, MO) Charles

Horn, 506 Frielrich St., Rogers City, Ml 49779. 10261

USS Thomas Jefferson TAPA-30 (Aug-Columbus, OH)Wilber Taylor, 2277 Nayland Rd., Columbus, OH43220. 10413

USSTorsk SS-423 (Sept-Baltimore) Pete Gunn, 3 GreenValley Laves Rd., Old Lyme, CT06371 . 10173

USS Tortuga LSD-26 (Sept-San Diego) Tom Evans,

1049 Darwood Ave., Kalamazoo, Ml 49004. 10436USS Triton SSN-586 (Aug-Groton, CT) Ralph Kennedy,

89 Laurel Wood Rd.. Groton, CT 06340. 10410USS Venus AK-135 (Sept-Lake Ozark, MO) FrankMaschlerSr., Rt. 1, Box 120M, Louisburg, KS 66053.

10022USS Virgo AKA-20/AO-30 (Sept-Gettysburg, PA) Rita

Taggart, 214 Amhurst Rd., North Cape May, NJ 08204.

10369USS Wesson DE-184 (Oct-Greensboro, NC) Charles

Wismer, 96 Milford Square Rd., Quakertown, PA18951. 10112

USS Wheatear AM-390 (June-Cincinnati) Larry Metz-

ger, 35 Northwest St., Allentown, PA 18102. 10157USS Wilkes-Barre CL-102 (Oct-St. Louis) GaylonPatterson, 2642 Horshoe Ridge, St. Charles. MO63303. 10540

USS YMS-52 (Oct-Charleston, SC) Hollis Nelson, 1702

11 St., Moline, IL61265. 10127

USS Zellin APA-3 (Sept-St. Louis) Thomas Hoffman.

35444 Ave. H, Yucaipa, CA 92399. 10341

V-12 Program (WWII) (Nov-Norfolk, VA) Robert Jones,

Box 12728, Arlington, VA 22209. 10223V-12 Program, Dubuque, IA (Oct-Dubuque, IA) Diane

Gallagher, 2000 University Ave., Dubuque, IA 52001

.

10076VB-18 (USS Intrepid/WWII) (Sept-Cocoa Beach, FL)

Jim Schneider, 2748 Elm Dr., Palm Bay, FL 3290510167

VB/VPB-133 (Sept-Orange, CA) George Galloway, 8691

Garo Lane, Garden Grove, CA 92644. 10429

Vermont Boot Camp Co. 403 (1966) (Sept-Vermont)

Robert Graeter, Box 404, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450,

10043

VF-73 (Aug-North Kingston, Rl) Edward Canisius, 3417Hickory St., Sheboygan, Wl 53081 . 10202

VN-11/12/13/14/15 (1941-44) (Oct-Pensacola, FL)Gerald Lahay, 1493 Cladiolus Ave., Orange Park, FL23451.10295

VP-83,VB/VPB-107 (Sept-Norfolk, VA)B.F. Denny, 2704Sandy Valley Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23452. 10358

VPB-111/VP-1 11/21 (Oct-Pensacola, FL) Wally Light-

foot, 292 Middlecreek Rd., Otto, NC 28763. 10219VPB-121 (Aug-Santa Clara, CA) Ron Sathre, 31626 SanAndreas Dr., Union City, CA 94587. 10221

VPB-13/15 (Sept-Portland, OR) John Fuller, 16474 S.E.

135th, Clackamas, OR 97015. 10316VPB-208 (1942-45) (Oct-Nashville, TN) Edward Burns,143 Jacksonian Dr., Hermitage, TN 37076. 10206

VPB-34 (Sept-Fairborn, OH) John Passwaters, 4801Holly Ave., Middletown, OH 45044. 10130

VRC-50 (Aug-Orlando, FL) Clint Staples, 6910WindstreamTerr., Orlando, FL 32818. 10367

VS-23 (Oct-Las Vegas) Patrick Barney, Box 97, Humbird,Wl 54746. 10276

VT-24 (1945) (Sept-Norfolk, VA) Edward Dwyer, N10836Rainbow Terr., Fox Lake, Wl 53933. 10357

Air Force

8th Foxhole (S.W. Pacific/WWII) (Oct-LaFayette, LA)John Lemons, 1 01 0 68th St., Des Moines, IA 5031 1

.

1002521st Weather Sq./40th Mobile Comm. Sq. (WWII)(Sept-Charleston, SC) I.V. Kirch, 34 Hoss Rd..

Indianapolis, IN 46217. 1027222nd Bomb Grp. /2nd, 19th, 33rd, 408th Bomb Sqs.,

5th AF (Sept-Hampton, VA) Jack Clark, Box 560967,Rockledge, FL 32956. 10327

27th Trp. Carrier Sq. (Sept-Charleston, SC) RobertMajor, Box 1042, Murphy, NC 28906. 10345

43rd Service Sq., 5th AF (Sept-Lompoc, CA) Elvis

Stitch, 300 Amherst Place, Lompoc. CA 93436. 1 021

6

63rd Trp. Carrier Sq., 403rd T.C. Grp., 13th AF (Sept-

Seattle) Aron Tobiska, 31 S. Holland St., Lakewood,CO 80226. 10405

64th TC Grp. (Oct-Tampa, FL) V.F Cotosman, 6591Hayes St., Hollywood, FL 33024. 10141

64th TC Sq. (WWII) (Oct-Tucson, AZ) I.K. Holdener,

1836 La Rienda Ave., Tucson, AZ 85715. 1001882nd Ftr. Grp. Assn. (Aug-Denver) Ralph Embrey, 7865

E. Mississippi, #1203, Denver, CO 80231. 1027595th Station Complement (Sept-San Antonio) JudsonWingard, 1367 N. Lake Dr., Lexington, SC 29072.10037

306th Ftr. Cont. Sq. (Sept-Milwaukee) Ray Allen, 480 W.

Briar Lane, Green Bay, Wl 54301. 10451

312th Ftr. Cont. Sq. (Sept-Milwaukee) Ray Allen, 480 W.

Briar Lane, Green Bay, Wl 54301. 10225316th Ftr. Cont. Sq. (Sept-Milwaukee) Ray Allen, 480W.

Briar Lane, Green Bay, Wl 54301. 10104333rd Ftr. Sq. (Oct-St. Louis) Herman Hazelsood, Rt. 2,

Tamms, IL 62988. 10218376th Heavy Bomb Grp. Assn. (Sept-Tucson, AZ) Joe

Lynn, Rt. 1, Box 89. Stonington, IL 62567. 10467390th Serv. Sq., 74th Serv. Grp., HQ & HQ (Sept-

Nashville, TN) Cecil Lain, 8230 White's Creek Pk.,

Juelton.TN 37080. 10416454th Bomb Sq., 323rd Bomb Grp. (WWII) (Sept-New

Orleans) Joe Havrilla, 1208 Margaret St., Munhall, PA15120. 10308

455th Bomb Sq., 323rd Bomb Grp., 9th AF (WWII)(Sept-Seattle) Leonard Metzger, 18409 64th N.E.,

Seattle WA 981 55. 10414456th Bomb Sq. (M) (Oct-New Orleans) Thomas Curtin,

116-13 103rd Ave., Richmond Hill, NY 11419. 10464487th Bomb Grp (H) (Sept-Buellton, CA) Pete Riegel,

409 N. 3rd St., Lompoc, CA 93436. 10463650th AAF Band of Presque Isle, ME (Sept-Reno. NV)

Lloyd Smrstik, 5638 Stratford Cr., #116, Stockton, CA95207, 10267

801 st/492nd Bomb Grp. (Sept-Houston, TX) Sebastian

Carriere, 4939 N. 89th St., Milwaukee, Wl 53225.10362

871st Airborne Engrs. Bn. (Sept-Boone, IA) PegHoagland, 59 Medford-lndian Mills Rd., Vincentown,

NJ 08088. 10322926th Signal Bn. (SEP)TAC (Aug-Madison, Wl) H A.

Turner, BoxT, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214. 10208

1352nd AAFBU, Search & Rescue (Sept-Marco, FL)

Donald Pricer, 1860 Dogwood Dr., Marco, FL 33937.

10365Cochran Field, Macon, GA (Oct-Macon, GA) Raymond

Hejl, 2031 Knightsbridge Rd., Macon. G A 3121 1

.

10210Columbus AFB (Nov-Columbus, MS) Bob Neese, 2605

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Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. 1024790th Bomb Grp. (H) (Oct-Sacramento, CA) Bill Martin,

5144 RidgevineWay, FairOaks, CA 95628. 1046294th Bomb Grp. (Oct-Dayton, OH) Wade Wilson, 1941

Harris Ave., San Jose, CA95124. 1032997th Bomb Grp. Assn. (Sept-Omaha, NE) HarryAlsaker, 1308 Jackson St., Missoula, MT 59802.10435

97th Bomb Wing (1946-59) (Sept-Nashville, TN) L.J.

Capps, Rt. 1 , Box 369A, Erin, TN 37061 . 1 0077304th Ftr. Sq. (Pinellas AB/WWII) (Sept-Arlington, VA)

Charles Aikman, 1415 Nabors Ln., Odessa, TX 79761

.

10400342nd Serv. Sq. (Sept-Batavia, NY) Charles Brunhoelzl,

204 Cooper St., Courtdale, PA 18704. 1001338l8t Bomb Grp. Assn. (Sept-Nashville, TN) Howard

Kesley, 5908 Manor Place, Brentwood, TN 37027.10245

388th Bomb Grp. Assn. (Aug-Valley Forge, PA) EdwardHuntzinger, 1925 S.E. 37th St., Cape Coral, FL 33904.10378

390th Bomb Grp. (WWII) (Oct-Tucson) Bob Waltz, Box15087, Tucson, AZ 85708. 10469

426th Night Ftr. Sq. (Oct-San Antonio) Rolan Schmidt,

Rt. 4, Box 72, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. 10040442nd A. F. Reserve Assn. (June-Richard-Gebaur AFB,MO) Joe Blair, 3214 E. 104th St., Kansas City, MO64137. 10418

444th Ftr. Inter. Sq. (Oct-North Charleston, SC) WallaceMitchell, 535 Mimosa Rd., Sumter, SC 29150. 10045

461 8t, 484th Bomb Grps. (Sept-Kansas City, MO) BudMarkel, 1 1 22 Ysabel St., Redondo Beach, CA 90277.

10404598th Engr. Sq., 382nd Service Grp. (Oct-Midland, TX)Lee West, 1209 Gem St., Tulare, CA 93274. 10197

674th S AW Co. (Aug-Canton, OH) Jack Harmer, 4069Gardner Rd., Metamora, Ml 48455. 10379

679th/703rd/1022nd/1536th/1537th/1 539th Ord.Cos., 5th AF (WWII) (Sept-Buffalo, NY) Nate Frankel,

1609'AlmaraClr., Louisville, KY 40205. 10274756th TC Sq., TAS, MAS (Oct-Dayton, OH) Bert Stewart,

Box 8396, Temple Hills, MD 20757. 102581503rd AB Grp., Haneda AFB (Aug-Moline, IL) William

Teichman, 4338 5th St., East Moline, IL 61244. 103213450thTng. Sq. (Adm) (Sept-Dayton, OH) L.M. Benson,

1000 S. Eastern Ave., Jacksonville, AR 72076. 100053910th Bomb Grp. (England/1950-53) (July-Tampa,

FL) Bill Parkhurst, Box 2881, Tulsa, OK 74101. 101106147th Tact. Cont. Grp. (Oct-San Antonio) Billy Turner,

8702 Midcrown Dr., San Antonio, TX 78239. 10337Air Tech. Service Command, Flight Section, HQ Sq.

(July-Fairborn, OH) Walter Huzzar, 742 Perry St., VanWert, OH 45891. 10124

HQ & HQ Sq., 20th AF, 21 st Bomber Command (WWII)(Sept-Colorado Springs) John Mollerskov, 1407Oakdale Ave

,Racine, Wl 53406. 10046

HQ & HQ Sq., 2nd AF (WWII/Spokane & ColoradoSprings) (Sept-Colorado Springs) Grady King, 2609Fenwick Dr., Dallas, TX 75228. 10232

Pilot Class 43- A- 1 (Sept-Seattle) Owen Skau, 41 1

1

S.W. 325th St., Federal Way, WA 98023 10194Pilot Class 43-G, Williams Field (June-Portland, OR)

Earvie Cloyd, 4236 N 34th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85018.10035

Pilots Class 44-H-l-J (Sept-Washington, DC) Norbert

Engle, 10003 Glen Way, Ft, Washington, MD 20744.10068

2nd Bn., 2nd Marines, 2nd Div., F Co., 2nd Pltn.

(WWII) (Sept-Terre Haute, IN) E.L. Furnas, Rt. 52, Box161,Terre Haute, IN 47805. 10053

2nd Bn., 5th Rgt., 1st Div., Easy Co. (Korea) (Sept-

New Orleans) Bart Dauberman, 526 N. 2nd St.,

Lykens, PA 17048. 103613rd Bn. 9th Marines, I Co. (WWII) (Oct-St. Louis)

Robert Ghsinger, 8580 Harold Dr., Berkley, MO 631 34.

104393rd Bn., 1st Marines Assn. (WWII) (Aug-Omaha, NE)

Carl Bennett, Rt. 1 , Box 341 , State Line, MS 39362.

100613rd Bn., 5th Marines, G Co. (Korea) (Aug-San Diego)

Tex Downes, 708 Loma Linda Rd., Austin, TX 78746.10031

5th & 14th Defense Bns. (WWII) (Oct-Hyannis, MA)Robert Herbst, 19 Shannon Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT06810.10230

5th MarDlv. Assn. (Sept-San Diego) William Dwyer, 21

3

Garfield Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406. 104595th Med. Bn., 5th MarDlv., B Co. (June-San Diego)

Francis Ebenkamp, 1413 Maute St., Jasper, IN 47546.

102717th Serv. Rgt., Motor Trans. Co. (Sept-San Diego) Mel

Bochman, 2089 Cirone Way, San Jose, CA 95124.10163

10th Defense Bn. (Sept-Lancaster, PA) LesterAuchmoody, Box 6, Mt. Joy, PA 17552. 10371

23rd Marines, 4th Div., RW Co. (WWII) (Oct-Bedford,

PA) Paul Policastro, 2722 North Bend Rd., #1,Cincinnati, OH 45239. 10136

23rd Rgt., 4th MarDlv., F Co. (Navy included/WWII)(Sept-Nashville, TN) Bob Jeter, 2408 Pafford Dr.,

Nashville, TN 37206. 10300F-2-5, 1st MarDlv. (Korean War) (Sept-Jacksonville,

NC) A.B. Hendrickson, 705 Doris Ave., Jacksonville,

NC 28540. 10139HMM-265 (Vietnam Era) (June-Pensacola, FL) Dave

Boatwright, Box 448, Chiefland, FL 32626. 1 01 92Panama Canal Marines (1941-45) (Sept-Fre-dericksburg, VA) John Boyce, 51 1 5 MacNamara Dr.,

Fredericksburg, VA 22407. 10342V-12 Program (WWII) (Nov-Norfolk, VA) John Daven-

port, 125 Dillmont Dr., Worthington, OH 43235. 10222VMF-211 (Sept-St. Louis) Jim Perin, 3224 Laurel Dr.,

Everett, WA 98201. 10028VMF-311 (July-Poughkeepsie, NY) Paul Goldberg, 627Wayland Rd,, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. 10088

Coast Guard

USCG LST-770 (Oct-Clearwater Beach, FL) HerbertBartlett, 2363 Israeli Dr., #59, Clearwater, FL 34623.10032

USCGC Cobb 181 (Sept-Baltimore) Herbert Baker, 535Magill Ave., W. Colllngswood, NJ 08107, 10030

USCGC/USS Glacier AGB/WAGB-4 (Aug-Salem, OR)Bruce Brady, Box 14007, 4000 Lancaster Dr. N.E.,

Salem, OR 97309. 10178USS Belfast PF-35 (Aug- Wadsworth, OH) JesseVaughn, 7577 Bear Swamp Rd., Wadsworth, OH44281. 10137

USS Casper PF-12 (Sept-Colorado Springs) RobertDeWitt, 4762 E. Harvey, Fresno, CA 93702. 10056

USS Gen. Hugh L. Scott AP-13 (WWII) (Sept-Seattle)

Joe Pantano, 1511 Eagle Ridge Dr., F-2, Renton, WA98055. 10099

USS Harveson DE-316 (Ocl-Nashville, TN) Ed Hollins,

241 O St., Seaside Park, NJ 08752. 10081USS Key West PF-17 (Nov-Charleston, S.C.) JamesDekas, 1 10 BigelowSt., Brighton, MA 021 35. 10431

USS Lorain PF-93 (Sept-Colorado Springs) RaymondWilliams, Box 864, Marmora, NJ 08223. 10430

USS LST-1 68 (Sept-New Orleans) Fred Powelelt, 1 14 S.

Main St., Lake Mills, Wl 53551. 10298USS LST-18 (Sept-New Orleans) L.P. Clooney, 1 174CurtinLane, Houston, TX 77018. 10352

USS Machlas PF-53, Escort Div. 33 (Sept-NewOrleans) John Jones, 806 Helene St., Wanlagh, NY11793. 10122

Miscellaneous

Azores, Lajes Field (1940s & '50s) (Sept-WrightPatterson AFB) Robert Watson, 4171 Rondeau RidgeDr., Kettering, OH 45429. 10072

Bataan & Corregidor Survivors (Other Far East Ex-

POWs) (Aug-Fontana Village, NC) Wayne Carringer,

Box 46, Robbinsville, NC 28771 . 10388Civilian Conservation Corps, Cos. 2735/1797 (Sept-

Marysville, KS) Donald Cushing, 606 Oak St., Marys-Ville, KS 66508. 10227

Civilian Conservation Corps, Co. 1733 (Oct-Ava, MO)Glenn Wallen, Rt. 1, No. 17, Good Hope, IL 61438.10382

Korean War Veterans and Era Assn. (Oct-Phoenix) JimBork, 3301 W. Encanto, Phoenix, AZ 85009. 10017

Korean War Veterans Assn. (IL Convention) (June-

Decatur, IL) Billy Smith, 6 MacCory Dr., Decatur, IL

62522. 10241

LET'S GET TOGETHERThis column is for notices of proposed reunions.

Notices should be submitted on official forms that can beobtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelopeto Let's Get Together, The American Leqion Magazine,P.O. Box-1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. Notices arepublished only one time per unit per year. No notices are

published in November, the Convention issue.

Army

1st/94th Field Arty., C Btry. (Germany/1972-73) Butch

Westfall, 790 Louis St., Beckemeyer, IL 62219. 105443rd Bn., 17th Inf. Rgt., 7th Inf. Div., K Co. StanleyLawrence, 241 Gunnell Rd., Grants Pass, OR 97526.10561

8th Field Hospital & attached units (Nha Trang)Delmar Harris, 404 N.E. F St., Stigler, OK 74462.10577

9th Station Hospital John Funderok, Rt. 1, Box 195C,Delphi, IN 46923. 10496

13th Station Hospital (WWII) P A. Bernard, 7628Vintage Ct., Indianapolis, IN 46226. 10576

21 st Engrs. (C) (1952-53) M.L. Marcey, Rt. 9, Box 308,

Winchester, VA 22601. 1057133rd Inf., H Co. (Panama Canal/1940-41) John Ondrey,

541 Pelham Rd., New Rochelle, NY 10805. 1050563rd Ord. Depot Co. (Germany/1951-53) Richard

Sheridan, 105Terrace St., Sheffield, AL 35660. 1051367th Signal Bn. (WWII) Victor Slchting, 876 St. John

Rd., Martinsville, IN 46151, 1057370th QM Truck Co., 5th Army (1943-45) Carlton Guillory

Sr., Box 76, Highlands, TX 77562. 10518116th FA, 31st Inf. Div. (WWII) Philip Rosete, 3112Dewey St., Tampa, FL 33607. 10500

140th Tank Bn., 40th Inf. Div., A Co. Charles Fortner,

71 6 North Ave. N.W., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. 10485150th Inf. Rgt. Noble Lanham, 1282 Poca River Rd.,

Poca.WV 25159. 10564155th Inf. Rgt., 31st Dixie Div. (1953-55) HarveyThatcher, 135 E. Central Ave., Van Wert, OH 45891.

10534180th Bn., 45th Div., D Co. (WWII) David Hankey, 947Conneaut Ave, Bowling Green, OH 43402. 10491

188th Med. Bn., HQ, Det. /618th Med Clr./421st MedColl. Cos. Claude Humble, 417 W. Silver Meadow,Midwest City, OK 731 10. 10493

202nd Ord. Depot Co. (WWII) Clyde Colloms, 920Georgia Cir., Cleveland, TN 3731 1 . 10502

204th FA Bn. Fred Lingner, 3633 Fox Run, Cibolo, TX78108. 10533

222nd Ord. HM Co. William Wolfe, 49255 Purinton Ave.,

East Liverpool, OH 43920. 10579270th Engr. Bn., Cos. A/B/C Frank Scandin, 7400

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334th Ord. Depot Co. (Illesheim. Germany) CarmenDeMito, 24 Ember Ln., Horsham, PA 19044. 10524

474th AAA AW Bn. (SP) Marvin Cook, 4455 Elm Dr.,

Allentown, PA 18103. 10512553rd Engr. Bn., C Co. Tommie Dent, 152 Red Hill Rd.,

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Putty Hill Ave., Baltimore, MD 21234. 10558776th EPD Co. (lndia-Burma/1943-45) John Ondrey,

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Pelham Rd. , New Rochelle, NY 1 0805. 1 0504915th FA Bn., 90th Inf. Div., HQ Btry. James Tate, 295Union Ave., #104, Campbell, CA 95008. 10562

1276th Engr. (C) Bn. (WWII) Richard Shultz, Rt. 4, Box4750, #151, Donna, TX 78537. 10546

CC B, 1 st Arm d Div., HQ & HQ Co. (1 951 -53/Ft. Hood)Bob Aurele, 5247 Fieldcrest Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15236.

10521

Ord. Elect. & Optical Instr. Maint., Ord. OverseasMaint. Det. (Frankford ARS) Alex Melnizik, 5225Harrison St., Hollywood, FL 33021. 10578

William Beaumont Gen. Hospital, Ward 10 1946-47

Sam Frank, Box 1 94, Bazine, KS 6751 6. 1 0530XX Corps HQ & HQ Co., 3rd Army (1944-46) Roland

Lizotte, 36 Wesley Dr., Trumbull, CT0661 1 . 10499

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54th Seabees Louis Selby, 4000 Corona Ave., Norco, CA91760. 10541

Air Bombers Train. Unit, Banana River, FL John Motta,

50 Olmsted Ter., Plymouth, MA 02360. 10542ARSD, Navy 60 Banika E.R. Devantier, 1 1 15 91st St.,

Niagara Falls, NY 14304. 10531

Boot Camp Co. 1916, Great Lakes, IL (1944) Franklin

Brown, Box 177, Greenock, PA 15047. 10507Boot Camp Co. 464, San Diego (1952) Ed Gillick, 3413H Ave., N.W., Cedar Rapids, IA 52405. 10511

Boot Camp Co. 646, San Diego (1951) Jim Ruotsala,

36976 ChinulnaCt., Kenai, AK 9961 1 . 10539CASU-27/NACTU (LANT) James Smith, Rt. 1, Box364A, Bolivar. OH 4461 2. 1 0488

COMNAVFE Staff, Tokyo (1950-52) Jim Ruotsala,

36976 Chinulna Ct., Kenai, AK 9961 1 . 10535Destroyer Escort Sailors John Cullinan, 2920 Karen

Dr., Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732. 10525Gunfire Support Grp., LCPL Unit (1943-44) Michael

Trkula, 416 Middle Ave., Wilmerding, PA 151 48. 10506Service Craft Unit 4 (Korea) Jim Ruotsala, 36976Chinulna Ct., Kenai, AK 9961 1 . 10538

USS Ault DD-698 (1968 to Reserve Status) Mike Lind,

Rt. 1, Box 146, Polk, NE 68654. 10492USS Blessman APD-48 J.M. Whitworth, 33 20th Ave.

N.W., Hickory, NC 28601 . 10563USS Capricornus AKA-57 (1943-46) E.J. Patterson,

2501 San Diego Dr., Arlington, TX 76015. 10489USS E-PCE (R) 850 Fairview Charles Hutson, 450Clover Rd., Etters, PA 17319. 10570

USS Floyd B. Parks DD-884 James Robbins, Box 61

,

Twain, CA95984. 10572USS Flying Fish SS-229 R. Martin, 3002 W. Elm St.,

Phoenix, AZ 85017. 10528USS Gransvllle S. Hall YAG-40 (1967-68) Frank Tetro,

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MN 56477. 10509USS LSM-173 Ernest Schroeder, 5 Milton Place,

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USS LST-709 (1944-46) J. P. Martin, 913 Eldorado Dr.,

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Falls. NY 13148 10501

USS LST-922 (1944-46) Bob Patterson, Box 5, Neosho.

MO 64850 10536USS LST-982 (WWII) David Robinson, 263 Broad St.,

Dyer, TN 38330. 10556

USS LST-986 (WWII) Elwood Throndrud, 521 N.W. 2,

Ortonville, MN 56278. 10523USS Macon CA-132 Carl Storm. Box 60, Buskirk, NY

12028. 10543USS PC-488 (1942-45) C. Montella, 50 Cambridge Dr.,

Glen Mills, PA 19342. 10498USS PCEC-873 George Chaisson, 250 West St., Ware,

MA01082. 10515USS Platte AO-24 (1939-70) D.G. Johnson, 8521Cherrycreek Dr., Centerville, OH 45458. 10494

USS Sanctuary (WWII) Chris Dokoff, 808 E. Elm St.,

Griffith, IN 46319. 10557USS Soubarissen AO-93 Robert Foster, 42015 Edward

Cir., Columbiana, OH 44408. 10497USS St. Paul Assn. (Including Marines) J.D. Guar-

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VP-47 (1953-55) Kenneth Milligan, Rt. 7. Box 58B,

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Binghamton, NY 13904. 10549

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399th Bomb Grp. (H) Thomas Ulam, 716 10th Ave. S.,

Surfside Beach, SC 29575. 10553491st Bomb Grp., 8th AF (England/1944-45) William

Koon. 4243 Heidelberg, St. Louis, MO 631 23. 1 0574Base Ice Cap Det., AACS Greenland Robert Bruce,

4830 OakridgeDr., Pittsburgh, PA15227. 10575

Air Force

55th Air Depot Grp., 20th AF, HQ & HQ Sq. (WWII/

Hawaii, Guam) Larry O'Dea, 5804 Ruatan St., College

Park, MD 20740. 10519405th Ftr. Bomber Grp. Roger Warren, 7550 Palmer

Rd., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068. 10551

607th AC & W Sq. (1951-53/Korea) Leo Phelps, 1010

Louisedale Dr., Fort Wayne. IN 46808. 105271363rd Photo Flight, Wiesbaden Robert Simpson,2468 Bancroft Way, #10, Berkeley, CA 94704. 10567

1931st AACS Sq. (Elmendorf AFB/1950-52) Herbert

Harville, 845 Spencer Hale Rd., Morristown, TN37813. 10490

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2nd Bn., 4th Marines Charlie Awkerman, 207 Oak Dr.,

Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065. 105453rd Bn., 3rd Marines (1961-62) Roger Holtzapple, 228

N. 11th St., Lewisburg. PA 17837. 10550Marine Support Bn., L Co. Dave Lippa, 29426 Port

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UNITED— At the check presentation by Roadway and unionofficials to support the Family Support Network (from the

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the network. AccompanyingSpanogle were headquarters

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FAMILY SUPPORTContinuedfrom page 47

"We also handled calls from husbands

whose wives were sent to the Persian

Gulf," Chilelli said. "A lot of these

fellows were in a bind because they

didn't know how to cook or do laundry."

One of the calls handled laid the

groundwork for a meeting of Desert

Storm families at the Post. "We'regoing through some difficult times, and

I believe a support group is necessary,"

said Karen Olson, whose husband wassent to Saudi Arabia last August after

Iraq's brutal conquest of Kuwait. Shecalled the Legion network and suggested

the formation of the group.

Several families attended that first

meeting and expressed their concerns,

ranging from financial hardships to

fears about the safety of their loved

ones in the Persian Gulf. Families were

told about their rights under the Soldiers'

and Sailors' Relief Act.

Some of those attending— often

choking back tears, told of the frustra-

tions and loneliness they have shouldered

for several months. "We are so proud of

you," a woman Legionnaire told the

group.

As the meeting came to a close, an

Auxiliary member seemed to sum up

why The American Legion Family Sup-

port Network was created. "If we can't

share the tears of these families, weshouldn't be here."

But the network has shared more than

tears for the multitude it has helped. It

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where George C. Scott in the title role

shakes his fist at German Gen. ErwinRommel's advancing panzers duringthe 1943 battle of El Guettar in NorthAfrica and dramatically cries, "Yousonovabitch, I've read your book!" Thestory was not precisely true— as Patton

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during World War I the Germans wereable to attack successfully in spite of

heavy rains. But the movie's point waswell taken—reading the enemy's bookcan forewarn you of his likely

battlefield behavior.

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tions, for example, he would have under-

stood exactly what the allied comman-der, Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf,was up to. First proposed in 1982 andrefined in 1986, FM 100-5 lays out the

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and against his ability to wage war.

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fighting units were rearmed withAbrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehi-

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MRLS (multiple rocket launch sys-

tems) and Apache attack helicopters.

Its logistics units were streamlined to

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erals the emphasis was on training.

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at Hohenfels in Germany, Army battal-

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realistic battlefield setting against

opposing forces using Soviet equipment

and Soviet battlefield tactics.

The result was the best-trained mili-

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Because they had trained for a waragainst the Warsaw Pact, they wereespecially well prepared for a confron-

tation with an Iraqi force armed with

Soviet weapons and tactics.

The war itself was almost a textbook

operation. The deep battle waged by

the allied air campaign set the stage for

all that followed. By almost immedi-


ately achieving air superiority over the

Iraqi air force, the allies dominated the

battlefield. Not only that, they blinded

the Iraqis as well, preventing them from

seeing the massive allied shift to the

west.

The one allied vulnerability was in

logistics. Getting the tanks and other

heavy equipment into place took time,

as did the task of moving literally mil-

lions of tons of ammunition andsupplies from the United States andEurope to the theater of war. A heavy

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THE STORMContinuedfrom page 31

Shammari, 25, fled Kuwait onemonth after Iraqi troops and tanks thun-

dered across the border and conquered

the tiny, oil-rich nation in a matter of

hours. The former Kuwait Airlines

employee and many members of his

family sneaked across the desert andfound immediate sanctuary in Saudi

Arabia. But what Shammari witnessed

in the brief time he languished under

the rule of Hussein's troops will stay

with him always.

"In my neighborhood, I saw soldiers

shoot women and children for no reason

other than being Kuwaitis," Shammarisaid. "They would just point the gun at

their heads and pull the trigger. I will

always remember their screams andhear their begging for mercy."

Indeed, the atrocities committedagainst Kuwaitis in the final days of

Iraqi occupation were stepped up,

according to Marine Brig. Gen. Richard

Neal, spokesman for the Central Com-mand in Riyadh.

"They were destroying evidence of

those they had tortured," Neal said.

"They are merely covering up the

crimes they have committed."

Four members of Shammari 's family

were also trapped in Hussein's web of

terror for several months. Two wereheld hostage in northern Iraq; twosimply have disappeared. The family

has little hope the latter two will ever be

seen again.

When the ground war began in late

February, three of Shammari 's brothers

found themselves fighting alongside

coalition forces on the frontlines. "I amso proud of them, and that forces such

as those from the United States have

been so brave in helping us liberate our

country."

Shammari said that Saddam Hussein

should be tried as a war criminal in

world court—but not only for what he

did to the people of Kuwait. "He has

brought about the needless deaths of his

own people, too, and that makes himthe worst kind of criminal."

Shammari cups his hands over his

ears and smiles as another jet streaks

by. He knows he's one day closer to

returning home.

NEAR THE SAUDI-KUWAIT BORDER-Lt. Joyce Murphy and Capt. LindaStewart lay back on the sandbags and

catch some of the rays of the Saudiwinter sun. Just a few hours before,

radio reports crackled with news about

Iraqi troops on the run from Kuwait andreports that American and allied casual-

ties were light.

"One casualty is too many," said

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Stewart, a resident ofTexas, and Mur-phy, who hails from Cherry Hill, N.J.,

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and range. The computer then figures

out how the gun should point, and com-pensates for the movement both of the

tank and of the target. Obviously the

finer the computer, and the finer the

servo mechanisms, the greater the

accuracy.

Because of precision weapons, the

military effect of U.S. explosives wasmagnified by the fact that very few hit

anything but their targets, which wasfortunate for Iraqi civilians. Precision

weapons are as moral as they are deadly.

Missile defense

The gulf war transferred anti-missile

defense from the realm of theory to

practice. A few days in January 1991

answered questions that had bedeviled

American policymakers for a generation.

Would Israel's reputation for retaliation

suffice to deter ballistic missile attacks?

No. Could anything stop ballistic mis-

siles consistently? Patriot interceptors

were fired at about 60 out of Iraq's 81

Scud missiles (some Scuds were fired

at Israel before Patriots there were set

up, while others were so far off course

there was no need to engage them).

Nearly all the Patriots hit. Unfortu-

nately, the Scuds' debris killed people.

Would people under missile attack

prefer to have imperfect defenses, or

none at all? Every Israeli neighborhood,

every allied unit, wanted a Patriot unit

nearby. Americans at home asked, if

Saddam Hussein had possessed long-

range missiles, and fired them at our

homes, would we have been as well

protected as the Israelis? No, we would

not have been protected at all. Thereason is not any lack of technology, but

rather that the U.S. government's pol-

icy has been to have no anti-missile

defense. The performance of the Patriot,

however, has raised questions about that

policy, to say the least.

The Patriot is far from the leading

edge of anti-missile technology. TheNike Hercules and Zeus of the 1960s

could have done a better job, and the

Sprint of the 1970s an even better one.

As for the Patriot itself, back in 1 975-78

the Pentagon cut the power of its radar

in half to deprive it of any capacity to

intercept missiles. It did this in homageto the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM)treaty of 1972. Beginning in 1973, the

Army restored some of the Patriot's lost

capacity. The House of Representatives

voted to kill the project, and then-

Sen. Dan Quayle led the Senate effort

to save it.

But the U.S. government's no-defensepolicy stands. Contrary to widespread

opinion, the Strategic Defense Initia-

tive (SDI) was not a departure from that

policy. Its various projects were con-

ceived to produce nothing that wouldviolate the ABM treaty, so despite the

abundance of available anti-missile

technology, the government has spent

$24 billion on SDI and produced not

one usable device.

President Bush recently announcedan anti-missile program called Global

Protection Against Limited Strikes

(G-PALS) to go beyond the Patriot. Buthe pledged that G-PALS would be fully

compliant with the ABM treaty. If so,

then there will be intense, behind-the-

scenes bargaining over how much tech-

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follow-ons to have, and how much to

restrict deployment. One of theweapons, named Theatre High-Altitude

Air Defense (THAAD), for example,

either could be a potent defensive

device, or a puny one, depending onhow many panels its radar is allowed to

have.

Conclusion

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caveats are in order. First, the technol-

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DuPree. They worried that between the

hype over the Super Bowl and the pro-

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failure. Fallon NAS had sent its aircraft

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"The Army supplied tents and we had

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Q a A recently popular theory traced

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where, supposedly, they got their

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materials, training and funding to ter-

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bomb, which killed 241. Why didn't

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airport bombing, the Long Commis-sion—chaired by Adm. Robert Long-conducted an inquiry and concludedthat the Marines had not beenadequately briefed but should havebeen. The commission further con-cluded that terrorism was a kind of

warfare for which we were inade-

quately prepared overall. Finally, it

recommended administrative action

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Lebanon for not ensuring there wasadequate preparation. That 1984 report

had a stunning impact. It went through

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military's part to address terrorism,

but the Long Commission set newpriorities.

Qi The military's most direct

involvement in counter-terrorism wasthe U.S. bombing of Libya in 1986.

What was the net effect on terrorism?

Alt's a mixed report card. It per-

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it did not end Libyan involvement. Qad-dafi continued to supply arms to the

IRA and to fund radical Palestinian

organizations. But the bombing runhad one additional effect: It fundamen-tally changed the equation. From that

moment, state sponsors of terrorism—from Libya through Iraq, Iran andNorth Korea—had to consider the possi-

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rorism was not cost free. There could beanything from diplomatic and eco-nomic sanctions through military

action. The U.S. message became clear:

Sponsoring terrorism may be cheap, but

if you get caught there will be a price to

pay.

Q- How would you grade the U.S.

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Alt reached a high point in 1986.

Afterwards, it sank on the agendaand that's continued with the Bushadministration, but that has more to dowith profile than programs. All of the

programs initiated over the years

remain intact.

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0. At the height of the war, the FBIissued a statement saying that for all

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possible. Even so, the danger is slender.

In any given week, 1,000 Americanswill die in accidents, as homicide vic-

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