The American Legion [Volume 140, No. 1 (January 1996)]

Lifeline to VA: The NEC takes a close look at the Legion's plan to improve VA health care -- Missile Shield a Must: The Soviets may be gone, but the rogue states are a continuing nuclear threat by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick -- They're After Our Children: What parents need to know to keep their kids safe by B. Gordon Wheeler -- Apocalypse? Not Yet. Doomsayers claim our behavior is destroying the world, but ignore mankind's ability to change by Jay Stuller -- From Potter's Field to a Place of Honor: Chicago veteran who died in the heat wave gets an honorable burial from Illinois Legionnaires by Joe Stuteville -- Broken Compass: America is off course in a sea of moral decay, says former Secretary of Education William Bennett -- Low-Tech Medicine: Getting the best medicine money can buy may not always be worth it. Here's an alternative by Don Oldenburg -- With Preferences Like These: Military service used to mean you got an edge in landing a federal job. Not any more by Ken Scharnberg -- Buick and American Legion Baseball: A Championship Team: Two of the nation's most respected partners go to bat for America's youth by Miles Z. Epstein -- 1998 National Executive Committeemen -- 1996 Department Commanders --Big Issues: Does U.S. security require a third Seawolf submarine? -- Vetvoice -- On Duty -- Legion News -- Commander's Message -- Your American Legion -- Vets -- Washington Watch -- Veterans Update -- Parting Shots -- Cover: More than 100,000 child abductions are attempted each year. Your guide to protecting children begins on page 28. Illustration by Jim Sharpe