The American Legion Magazine [Volume 100, No. 1 (January 1976)]

Bicentennial Landmarks, Pope's Creek Plantation: George Washington's birthplace is the first subject to be featured in a Bicentennial Year series on Americana from the Colonial and Revolutionary War period by G.M. Lowe -- President Speaks Out on Veterans Affairs: In a question-and-answer exchange, President Gerald Ford establishes and reiterates administration policy governing veterans programs by Ray McHugh -- Star-Spangled Patriot: Have you ever wondered why we stand for the playing of the Star Spangled Banner? Here's the story of how the custom came about and of the man who started it by C. Herb Williams -- Home Front Helicopters Get a Lift: The helicopter has come a long way since its wartime baptism and, today, with its proven expertise, there seems no limit to what it can do in a civilian role by John J. Stack -- Was the Cuban Missile Crisis Only the Beginning? The former Chief of Naval Operations considers the buildup of Soviet military strength since 1962 sufficient warning to us that we must respond, in kind or face the consequences by Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Admiral, U.S. Navy, Ret. -- Just Off the Highway, Civil War Scars of Lexington, Mo: Tenth in a series of places to visit and things to see that can provide an entertaining respite from the tedium of turnpike driving by Warren H. Spencer -- Alexander Hamilton, the Man Who Anticipated America: The life of the man who, from late teens to his death at 47, fought unwaveringly with friends and enemies alike to help give this country the constitutional government we enjoy today by Harvey Ardman -- Should the United States Cut Back on Overseas Forces? Two Sides of a National Question: Pro: Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), Con: Rep. Floyd D. Spence (R-SC) -- Notes on Our Desk -- Dateline Washington -- Veterans Newsletter -- Parting Shots -- News of The American Legion -- Life in the Outdoors -- Legion Shopper