The American Legion Dispatch [May 5, 1994]

Defense Dollars: Legion urges Congress to hold the line on troop reductions, budget cuts -- House backs off from plans to slash VA medical jobs -- Selective Service vital insurance in high-risk world -- Command Post: An encore for the players of World War II -- "Taps" Tape Available to Posts -- Blood drive officials hope Legionnaires get point -- AL Baseball throws out first ball with Baselines -- Departments slate dates, locations for annual conventions -- Budget cutters make it difficult for Coast Guard mission in '95 -- Dateline: Capitol Hill -- In Honored Glory -- A Matter of Trust -- Public Relations: Right words for the day -- Commander, chaplain play key roles in services -- Installing new Post officers should follow guidelines, tradition -- Here's a heads-up for wearing Legion headgear -- Idaho, Italy finish first in membership recruiting milestones -- High court to rule on VA immunity to bad-care claims -- Poor, service-connected form majority of VA medical users, GAO study says -- Military clothing stores allowed to sell items to WWII veterans -- Yanks for the Memories -- Veterans learning getting fresh start with job program -- Diamond-Year Honor Roll -- National Adjutant's Newsline: Don't argue with Legionnaires who buy ink by the barrel