The American Legion [Volume 125, No. 6 (December 1988)]

Cover: A Jolly Downhill Racer by David Stoecklein, The Stock Market -- Who's Minding the Store?: Young Families, Retirees and Widows Rely Heavily on These Targets of Misguided Reformers by Rep. Bill Nichols -- The Enterprise Patriot, Part 10: Andrew's Cannon Stalks the High Seas by John Rickey -- "Soviet Missiles Will Be in the Air": A Czech Defector Exposes Soviet War Plans Against the West -- Where Does the Money Go?: Americans Donate 90 Billion Dollars Annually to Charity. How Much Actually Reaches the Needy? by Jay Stuller -- Battle Report: Tarawa: In 76 Hours, the Marines Wiped Out 500 Pillboxes and Killed 4,000 Japanese by Vernon Pizer -- The Greenhouse Effect: Are We Poisoning Ourselves?: Our Burn-Now, Pay-Later Fuel Policies Are Catching Up with Us by Oliver Staar Jr -- Cornelia De Lange Syndrome: Legion Grants Helped Promote Awareness of This Child Crippling Disease by Edward Edelson -- A Visit from St. Nicholas: "Twas the Night Before Christmas When Santa Was Born by Gary Turbak -- America's Shortage of Nurses: VA Nursing Shortage Was One Reason Why the VA Close 2,700 Beds Last Year -- The Human Costs of Vietnam: The American Legion-Columbia University Study Examines Problems of Vietnam Veterans, Who Suffer High Rates of Divorce, Heart Disease, Drinking and Emotional Trauma -- National Commander Testifies on Capitol Hill: "How Do We Survive If Our Government Fails to Recognize Its Responsibilities to Those It Has Sent into the Nation's Battles?" -- Fall Meetings: Rocky Road Ahead for VA Health Care: The NEC Urges Congress to Provide Additional Funds for the VA Budget -- Big Issues: Should Congress Restrict Doctors from Selling Drugs? -- Commander's Message -- Letters -- Dateline -- Money Sense -- Veterans Update -- Veterans Alert -- Parting Shots