The American Legion [Volume 128, No. 3 (March 1990)]

Cover: Women in the Military by Frederick Sutter -- Two Kinds of Hero: A Vietnam Veteran Contrasts the Deaths of an Antiwar Activist and a Combat Hero by Stephen Banko III -- "Old" Doesn't Mean "Senile": Senility Is Caused by Illness More Often Than by Age by Edward Edelson -- Women: Their Changing Military Role: In Today's All-Volunteer Force, Opportunities About for Women by Alice Fleming -- From Eden to Mars: Eight Americans Will begin Life in a Man-Made World Next Fall to Learn More About Man's Adaptability by Mark Holman Turner -- Defense at the Crossroads: Defense Secretary Richard Cheney Discusses Our Nation's Changing Defense Requirements -- You May Be Richer Than You Think: Soon-to-Be Retirees Have Wealth within Reach by Gordon Williams -- An Uncivil Defense: A Privatized Civil Defense May Be America's Only Hope for a National Civil Defense by Jon Basil Utley -- Battle Report: Anzio: It Was a Costly but Pivotal Victory for the Allies by Vernon Pizer -- Why Didn't I Think of That?: Small Ideas and Common Sense Have Created Great Fortune by Lester David -- "This We Believe": A 1956 Resolution Reiterates Timeless Legion Principles -- Unfair Returns?: Filipino WWII Veterans Seek Improved VA Benefits -- Big Issues: Is the Balanced-Budget Law Working? -- Letters -- Opinions -- Commander's Message -- Veterans Update -- Your American Legion -- Legion News -- Veterans Alert -- Legionnaires in Action -- Parting Shots