The American Legion Magazine [Volume 107, No. 4 (October 1979)]

Presenting the New National Commander: An introduction to the man who will lead The American Legion -- How We Lose Wars and Peace: No generation of Americans has ever before been so recklessly placed at the mercy of so pitiless and powerful an enemy by Gen. Lewis W. Walt, USMC, Ret. -- Dad and His Flying Machines The story of a fabulous character who served in the famed Lafayette Escadrille and then went on to other daring exploits by Barbara H. Lamm -- The Day the Market Crashed: It was 50 years ago that the bottom dropped out of the stock market, signalling the great depression by Lynwood Mark Rhodes -- Letters -- Big Issues: Opposing Views on the question: "Should There Be a Ban on Big Company Mergers?" -- The Message Center -- News for Legionnaires -- Dateline Washington -- Books -- News to Use -- Report from Houston -- Parting Shots