The American Legion [Volume 117, No. 1 (July 1984)]

Cover by Pete Turner -- Contending with Communists: The Harsh Realities: America Must Keep its Guard Up, because Communists Respect Nothing but Strength, Says UN Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick -- Inside the Soviet Union: How Much of Russia's Bravado Toward the Outside World is Based on Fact, and How Much on Fiction? by Coit D. Blacker and Adam B. Ulam -- America's Energy Dilemma: The US Has Cut Its Dependence on Foreign Oil, but All Our Energy Problems Have Not Been Solved by Louis M. Kohlmeier Jr -- The Nation's Press: A Crisis of Confidence?: Much Criticism of News Media Is Justified. But There's More Right than There Is Wrong by William E. Giles -- Mark Twain's America by Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) -- Miss Liberty Gets a Facelift: Lifting Her Lamp for Nearly 100 Years, America's Beloved Symbol Is Being Restored to Her Original Beauty -- The Ex-POW Today: Too Little, Too Late?: Veterans Who Were POWs Still Aren't Getting Adequate Attention, Says this Former POW by Stanley G. Sommers -- Save the Eagle?: Conservation Is Helping the Bald Eagle Come Back from Virtual Extinction -- Letters -- Commander's Message -- Dateline Washington -- Big Issues -- In My Opinion -- News to Use -- Veterans Update -- Profiles in Service -- Legion News -- Post of the Month -- Outfit Reunions -- Parting Shots