The American Legion [Volume 126, No. 5 (May 1989)]

Cover: Memorial Day 1989 by Joe Braun-Photo Design -- Seniors Irate Over Insurance Surtax: Millions of Senior Citizens Are Demanding Repeal or Overhaul of the Catastrophic Insurance Coverage Act by Oliver Starr Jr -- Our Overblown Congress: Congress Is Increasing Its Operating Budget to 2.5 Billion Dollars. Shouldn't Someone Tell It About the Budget Deficit? by Charles Philips -- Why the Soviets Left Afghanistan: With the Afghanistan Debacle Out of the Way, Gorbachev Can Acquire Western Technology to Resolve His Economic Woes by Philip C Clarke -- Ask Me About Mike Warren: "Is Our Dilemma That of All Americans After Vietnam: Either Forget About It or Be Damned to Wallow in It?" by David S Harrington -- The Mystique of Advertising: Advertising Provides Americans the Highest Standard of Living in the World. So Why Is It Maligned? -- Is the Cold War Over?: Although Soviet Reforms Deserve Praise and Encouragement, America Is Keeping Its "Powder Dry" by Dr. Timothy W Stanley -- White-Knuckle Flying: We're More Likely to Be Struck by Lightning on a Golf Course Than Die in an Air Crash, but Tell That to the Nation's 25 Million Aerophobiacs by Phyllis Zauner -- Battle Report: Midway: The Japanese Imperial Fleet Met Its Waterloo at Midway by Vernon Pizer -- Desperation in the Middle East: Frantic Measures to Save a Friend from Death by Torture May Have Led to the Iran-Contra Affair by Niles Lathem -- A Lifetime of Nightmares: Part 2 of a Five-Part Series on the American Legion and Columbia University Study of Vietnam Veterans -- Washington Conference Report: A Scientist Accuses the Centers for Disease Control of Trying to "Perpetrate the Largest Scientific Fraud of the Century" -- How Posts Keep Their Members: "Posts That Are Consistently Successful Keep Their Members Active" -- Big Issues: Should the Minimum Wage Be Increased? -- Letters -- Commander's Message -- Dateline -- Veterans Update -- Your American Legion -- Legion New Briefs -- Veterans Alert -- Legionnaire of the Month -- Parting Shots