The American Legion [Volume 133, No. 1 (July 1992)]

Cover: The Pledge of Allegiance Is a Vow to Serve the Country and the Flag of the United States of America. These Students At Nottingham Elementary School in Arlington, Va., Carry on That American Tradition by Robert Crandell, Picture Group -- All Aboard for Chicago: Legionnaires Prepare to Visit the Windy City for the 74th National Convention -- A Decade of Remembrance: For 10 years, the Wall Has Helped Heal the Wounds of Vietnam -- I Pledge Allegiance: Those 31 Words Mean We Respect Our Country and Our Flag by Fran Roberts -- Tick . . .Tick . . .Tick . . .: The Population Time Bomb Continues the Countdown to Extinction by Gary Turbak -- State and Local Governments: The Crisis Can Be Solved: An Expert on Government Says They Must Do More with Less -- A Congressional Scandal That Touches Every American: Congress Has Allowed Post Office Rates to Increase and Service to Decrease by William S Broomfield -- Health Care for America: Which Way to Go?: Keep Our Current System? Or Go to One Like Canada's? by John Hoff and Theodore R Marmor -- Patented Problems: We Need to Invent Something to Fix America's Overloaded Patent System by Jay Stuller -- Why We Still Need NATO: A Strong and Visible NATO Will Keep Peace in an Unpredictable Europe by Gary L Geipel -- Spring Meeting Report: The Legion's National Executive Committee Calls for VA Reform -- Big Issues: Should Congress Support the President's Trade Policy on China? -- VetVoice -- Commander's Message -- Washington Watch -- Veterans Update -- Legion News -- Vets -- Parting Shots