The American Legion [Volume 128, No. 5 (May 1990)]

Cover: Funeral Detail by Art Stein -- When the Legion Comes to Town: Preparing a Host City for a National Convention Takes Years -- Money for the Asking: Your State May Have Money Waiting for You by Phil Nelson -- How Legionnaires Can Honor America's Heroes: Symbols of War and Remembrance Need Support -- Where Heroes Dwell: Arlington's Solemn Beauty Honors Our War Dead -- A Nation at Work: Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole Discusses the Nation's Employment Scene -- Democracy: A Blue-Chip Investment: Is the "Domino Theory" Working for Democracy? by Ronald J Getz -- Mind Your Own Business: The Entrepreneurial Spirit Thrives Among Retirees by Phyllis Zauner -- The Great Budget Juggling Act: A Report Card on the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Budget Law by Oliver Starr -- Should Military Women Serve in Combat?: The President of N.O.W. and a Former Army Officer Debate the Issue -- The Plastic Merry-Go-Round Some Credit-Card Consumers Get Taken for a Ride by David E Wilke -- VA Budget Battle Resumes: The FY 1991 Budget Request Has Good and Bad News for Veterans -- Washington Conference Report: Flag Amendment, VA Funding and Agent Orange Are Top Concerns -- Big Issues: Should the United States Lift Trade Restrictions with the Soviets? -- Letters -- Commander's Message -- Your American Legion -- Money Sense -- Veterans Update -- Legion News -- Veterans Alert -- Parting Shots