The American Legion [Volume 123, No. 6 (December 1987)]

Cover: Checking His List by Curtis Publishing Co -- Seeing the Difference and Choosing: A 12-Year-Old Makes the Most Important Decision of His Life by Walter Polovchak -- Danger in Our Skies: Aviation Safety Continues Its Deadly Decline by Jerome Greer Chandler -- Beware the Fire Season: Trying to Keep Warm May Put You Out in the Cold by Bill Cantor -- The Family: "Wellspring of Our Strength": The Tie That Binds Legionnaires to the Ideals of Patriotism and Caring -- War Crimes and Carnage: Tortured Children and Murdered Parents Lay Bare the True Nature of Soviet Communism -- Norman Rockwell's America: Poignant Reflections of Typical Americans in Typical American Settings -- Has Big Business Gone Haywire?: It's a Monopoly Game Gone mad . . . Who Owns What Depends on What Day It Is by Jay Stuller -- Yes, Santa, There Is a Virginia: Belief in Santa Claus, and in Fairies, Is Essential to a Happy Childhood by Skip Boyer -- Your Are What You Eat: New Research Establishes a Relationship Between What We Eat and Our Health by Edward Edelson -- Loneliness: A Growing Affliction: An Affliction That Warns You That Some Important Need Is Going Unfulfilled by Phyllis Zauner -- Raising Funds for Post Growth: Helping Your Community Takes Money. Here's How Some Posts Raise It Through Service -- Big Issues: Should the Social Security "Notch" Be Adjusted? -- Letters -- Commander's Message -- Dateline Washington -- Veterans Update -- Legion News Briefs -- Legionnaires in Action -- Veterans Alert -- Veterans Adviser -- Parting Shots