The American Legion Dispatch [July 3, 1997]

NEF outlays top $1 million: Grants to needy Legion family members already are triple the 1996 total -- Agencies mishandling treatment of sick Gulf veterans, report says -- Command Post: We can't afford to backpedal on defense -- Top cop takes the road less traveled -- Willis Creek Gang memoir makes handy Scout fundraiser -- Dole leads drive to fund WWII memorial -- Pageantry on Path to Prominence -- Veterans mobilize in backing bill to expand VA care -- Basic training begins for Legion leaders at revamped workshops -- Research group seeks remembrances of Audie Murphy -- National Adjutant's Newsline: House members heard voice of "We the People"