The American Legion [Volume 123, No. 2 (August 1987)]

Cover: A Navy SEAL, One of CENTCOM's Elite, U.S. Navy Photo -- Know Your America: The Electoral College: Picking Our President by Proxy by Lester David -- Reading with Your Ears: Caught in Traffic? Feed Your Mind Instead of Your Temper by Phyllis Zauner -- Nature's Magic Elixir: Scientists Hail the Therapeutic Powers of Water by Steve Salerno -- A Game Plan for U.S.-Soviet Relations: We May Be Facing the Soviets at the Rio Grande, Says Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Defending America's Interests in the Persian Gulf: "We Can Get There If the Bell Rings," Says CENTCOM's Commander by Philip C Clarke -- The New Age of Accountability: The Consumer's Best Friend May Be a Former Enemy by Jay Stuller -- Brave Men on Wild Horses: America's Young Boys Can Still Grow Up to Be Cowboys by Gary Turbak -- "Crisis Next Door": The Legion Searches for the Truth About Central America -- Should We Aid the Contras?: Two Congressmen Square Off on This Divisive Issue -- The Dominant Culture: In the World of TV News, the View from the Left Seems to Be the Only View in Town -- POW-MIA: The Search Continues: Defense Investigators Look for Compelling Evidence of Live Prisoners by LtGen. Leonard H Perroots -- America's Number-One Health Threat: The Number of AIDS Cases Is Doubling Every 13 Months, Says the U.S. Surgeon General -- Big Issues: Should We Abolish the Electoral College? -- Letters -- Commander's Message -- Dateline Washington -- Veterans Update -- Legion News Briefs -- Veterans Alert -- Veterans Adviser -- Parting Shots