The American Legion Dispatch [March 6, 1997]

Legion questions VA's '98 budget assumptions -- CFA unfurls nationwide essay contest -- Command Post: C and Y programs are a lifeline to families -- Pitfalls abound when soliciting funds -- Student hospital volunteers major in compassion -- Military experience colors Hoosier museum's exhibits -- Legionnaires invest in tomorrow's leaders today -- S.A.L. contributes growing share to C and Y endeavors -- GI producer documents post-war Berlin -- Legion lines up behind veterans preference -- DoD deploys new units to Bosnia -- VA hopes new resource allocation plan alleviates disparity in care -- Legion calls for independent probe into gulf incident -- National Adjutant's Newsline: Dying veterans discovered he didn't walk alone