The American Legion Magazine
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National Commander David K. Rehbein
"Veterans were pouring back from the Pacific and Italian campaigns. Thousands were being discharged from hospitals without one cent in their pockets ... There was no provision for their training or employment. In view of the critical situation, I believed that Congress might make an exception of an omnibus bill to aid the millions fighting for their country." Warren H. Atherton, American Legion national commander, 1943?1944
"Veterans were pouring back from the Pacific and Italian campaigns. Thousands were being discharged from hospitals without one cent in their pockets ... There was no provision for their training or employment. In view of the critical situation, I believed that Congress might make an exception of an omnibus bill to aid the millions fighting for their country." Warren H. Atherton, American Legion national commander, 1943?1944
Once glorified on the silver screen and accepted in society, cigarette smoking has since been driven to the brink of illegality. It all started with a study by a VA doctor.
By Margaret Davidson
HOW SOCIABLE, EVEN GLAMOROUS, it all once seemed. Today, the lighting of a cigarette is commonly regarded as the epitome of antisocial behavior. Leading men and women of the silver screen once puffed away before audiences of all ages, but today the New York State Department of Health announces in full-page ads that cigarettes "don't belong in youth-rated movies, period."
By Margaret Davidson
HOW SOCIABLE, EVEN GLAMOROUS, it all once seemed. Today, the lighting of a cigarette is commonly regarded as the epitome of antisocial behavior. Leading men and women of the silver screen once puffed away before audiences of all ages, but today the New York State Department of Health announces in full-page ads that cigarettes "don't belong in youth-rated movies, period."
More than three years after Katrina lambasted their VA medical center, New Orleans veterans find themselves poised to provide hope in a city yearning for recovery.
By Jeff Stoffer
By Jeff Stoffer
Peace activists and their allies in Congress tried to shut down the School of the Americas. Now they vow to close its successor, WHINSEC.
By Matt Grills
Last January, the Colombian Navy, with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard, stopped two homemade submarines off the South American coast. Each vessel is believed to have carried more than 10 tons of cocaine, but they both sank after the crews flooded the hatches and jumped overboard.
By Matt Grills
Last January, the Colombian Navy, with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard, stopped two homemade submarines off the South American coast. Each vessel is believed to have carried more than 10 tons of cocaine, but they both sank after the crews flooded the hatches and jumped overboard.
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