The American Legion [Volume 182, No. 3 (March 2017)]

Growing Veterans: A Marine Corps veteran teams up with a trauma counselor to prevent suicides, through farming, fellowship and an eff ort to end the stigma of getting help. By Ken Olsen -- Global Security, Economic Strength: The United States has all the resources for a winning hand, provided it stays competitive in a changing world. By Deborah Wince-Smith -- A Lifetime of Healing: A plea to God kept Phil Salois safe in Vietnam, then set him on a path to the priesthood. By Henry Howard -- Living History: We should make it our mission to collect and archive the accounts of every veteran before their memories are lost to time. By Don Keith -- Regular features: Vet Voice, Commander's Message, I Am The American Legion, Living Well, Travel, Veterans Update, Rapid Fire, Comrades, Parting Shots -- Cover photo by Clay Lomneth