The American Legion [Volume 133, No. 6 (December 1992)]

Driving Force: The 55 Alive/Mature Driving program steers seniors to safety -- When Bad Things Happen, Bounce Back! How to turn adversity into advantage by Victor M. Parachin -- Prayer in School: An Intolerant Supreme Court. The nation's highest court ignores America's religious traditions by Michael Novak -- Washington Lobbying: Blessing or Curse? The political process needs lobbying, says a Washington expert, but not its back-room excesses -- The Best Song Anybody Ever Wrote: How U.S. GIs helped "White Christmas" become the biggest hit in American history by Michael Lasser -- Eyes in the Sky: Small, cheap satellites could watch the world and help keep the peace by Gary Wheatley -- A National Priority: Restore veterans faith in VA, National Commander Munson tells Congress -- The War Years: 1942 -- The Beginning: Pearl Harbor plunged an unprepared America into war by Charles J. Hanley -- The War Front: Costly, early defeats strengthened America's will to win -- The Home Front: U.S. factories geared up for war production as Americans sacrificed -- As the Year Ends: At Midway, America took the first steps to victory -- The Year in Pictures: War comes to America -- Big Issues: Do we need a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution? -- Vetvoice -- Veterans Update -- Vets -- Commander's Message -- Your American Legion -- Parting Shots -- Washington Watch -- Legion News -- Cover: With this issue, The American Legion Magazine begins a series of four annual articles about each year of World War II. We start with 1942 on page 26. Cover illustration by Mark Riedy