The American Legion [Volume 118, No. 5 (May 1985)]

Cover: Nuclear Submarine, USS City of Corpus Christi, on Patrol at Sea by General Dynamics Photo -- Keeping the Peace Through Strength: An Analysis of America's Major Weapons Systems by Richard Barnard -- Policing the Pentagon: DoD's Inspector General Describes the Pentagon's War on Waste by Joseph H. Sherick -- How to Eliminate Waste in Defense Contracting: A No-Nonsense Approach to Cutting Defense Costs by A. Ernest Fitzgerald -- V-E Day!: There Was Joy and Thanksgiving, but the Peace Remained to Be Won by Richard F. Newcomb -- The Story Behind Taps: Here's How the Nation's Most Soulful Melody Came to Be Written by William L. Noyer -- The Cottage Industry Explosion: Millions of Americans Are Beating the System by Staying at Home by Phyllis Zauner -- The Soviet Military: A Paper Tiger?: The Soviet Military Is Not Inefficient, Not Inept -It Is Deadly by Edward N. Luttwak -- National Convention "85: This Business Trip Promises to Be a Pleasure by Paul Martin -- Who Will Care for the Aging Veteran?: The VA Medical System Is Under Attack at the Very Time It's Needed Most -- It's the Sneezin" Season: Medical Advances Offer New Hope for Hay Fever Sufferers by Edward Edelson -- Big Issues: Should Congress Approve the President's Strategic Defense Initiative? -- Letters -- Command's Message -- Dateline Washington -- Veterans Update -- Legion News -- Post of the Month -- Legionnaires in Action -- Outfit Reunions -- News to Use -- Orben's World -- Parting Shots