The American Legion Magazine [Volume 42, No. 5 (May 1947)]

Cover Drawing by O. F. Schmidt -- Heroes' Return by Karl Baarslag. Reverence surrounds the Government's huge program to repatriate the dead -- What Labor Wants by Dave Beck. Needed is understanding between men of good will in industry and labor -- Oh, The Eagles They Flew Low by Roark Bradford. The Snark couldn't make sailor men out of Bugaboo and Iron Man -- The Legion: As We Were by Richard Seelye Jones. The first of two articles describing the greatest of veterans organizations -- The Time For UMT Is Now by Paul H. Griffith. Our National Commander discusses Universal Military Training -- Memorial Day 1947 by Joseph Auslander. A tribute to those who did most to give us victory -- Everybody Wants A Muskie by Gordon MacQuarrie and Phil Drotning. Catching a really big muskellunge can be a lifetime career -- So You Want To Go Rocketing by Guy Halferty. Proving that whatever goes up need not necessarily come down -- Serviceman's Samaritan by C.C. Springfield. Andy Anderson is bringing new life, outdoor life, to handicapped vets-- The Editors' Corner -- Sound Off! -- Sports Varieties -- Parting Shots