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ARTICLES
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THE ROCKY ROAD TO MARS ByJames Oberg
Technicalandscientifichurdlesstandin the wayofmanl<ind'snextgiantleap.
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THE ROAD TO BETTER EDDCATION ByArmstrong Williams
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Ireadwith interestthe article "82nd ter the alcohol industry to recovertreat- TheArmy's decisiontoissue ablack
National Convention Adopts 165 Res- ment costs for alcohol-related illnesses. beret as standard-issue headgear con-
olutions" (November). I take my hat Such litigation should be as severe for cernsme.IservedwiththeRangersfrom
off to the various chairmen and others thealcoholindustryasithasbeenforthe 1981 to 1984. The beret, as part ofour
involved in drafting these resolutions. tobaccoindustry. uniform, distin-
Please keep upthe good work. The alcohol industry's advertise- guished us as
-RobertS. Howe, Northridge, Calif. ments reach Americans ofall ages, yet elite soldiers.
the damage alcohol causes is virtually Formany ofus,
incalculable. Vehicle accidents and earning the
physical impairments increase each beret was one
year. Many convicted drunk drivers re- of our highest
ceive repeated token punishments and achievements
are allowed to repeat their offenses. inhfe.
-LloydStrickland, Alexandria, Va. The Army
wants to take
this beret and
Vet status is elusive give it to the
Regarding Christopher Jones' letter rest of the soldiers to increase self-es-
Flag designer thanks LegMi aboutnotbeingconsideredaveterande- teem and build morale. This is repre-
I am a member ofAmerican Legion spite service in the Guard and overseas hensible. By taking a symbol of
Post 211 and designer of the National (Vetvoice, November), I toohave many sacrificeandcheapeningit,theArmyis
Veterans Flag now up before Congress. years of service in the Reserve - 14 betraying those who currently wearthe
There has been some controversy over years Navy and two and a half Air beretandthose whohave worn itinthe
thedesignbecauseoftheinclusionofthe Force. But because I've neverbeen de- past.
U.S. MerchantMarineemblem. ployed or activated for more than 90 -Eric W. Foltz, Lake Forest, Calif.
Imagine my excitement as I browsed days, I've never gotten a DD 214, the
throughthe Legion Web site and noticed magicpieceofpaperthatopensthedoor
eligibility ofmembershipforthe USMM to veterans benefits in Massachusetts. Athletes disrespect flag
hasbeenapproved.IknewTheAmerican People I worked with attended boot The American Legion's efforts to
Legionwouldneverletthecountrydown. camp and went right into the Reserves. preserve ourflag make meproudofmy
- GregoryJ. Sanders, Lorain, Ohio They have veteran status for four years membership.That'swhyIwanttopoint
ofreserveduty,yetmanyGuardandRe- out an incidentofdisrespecttothe U.S.
Editor's Note: U.S. Merchant serve personnel retire without having Flag and our national anthem during a
Marines who served between Dec. 7, been deemed veterans despite 20 years medal ceremony at the 2000 Olympics
1941, andAug. 15, 1945, maybeeligible ofservice to theircountry. in Sydney.
forAmerican Legion membership. - Warren Smith, Weymouth, Mass. Four American track athletes won a
medley race and were awarded Gold
medals. During the awards ceremony,
'Eiinsts' awaken memories WE WANT YOUR OPINIONS these athletes showedoutrageous disre-
The article "Ghosts OfThe Pasf' was spect for our flag and national anthem.
great(November). Irememberhearingas The American Legion Magazine Their horrible behavior resulted in
akidin the 1930show wewouldhaveto welcomes letters concerning articles negative comments from the media. I
fight Japan. I remember pictures of that appear in the publication. Letter hope The American Legion, in its con-
draftees training with broomsticks, stove writersarealsoencouragedtosubmit tinuing quest to protect our flag, will
pipessimulatingmortars,rag-coveredair- photographs of themselves for alertourmembers tothis.
planWeesawnedrseiglnuscoknyctaorshtahvaetsaaimda'nTuafnakc.-" pBaonesdssiuabrleedaptyuobtliiinmccealtuipdohenowynioetuhrntuhhemoibmreelerttotefwrosnr. KorIeaamn aWaMra.riIneloCvoerpmsyvefltaegraannodfmthye
turingbasethatproducedtheequipment verification. All letters are subject to country, and I believe it is my duty to
we needed before we got into World editing.Sendyouropinionsto: take action when anyone insults it.
War II. We don't have that anymore. The American Legion IVIagazine -RaymondLynch, Cranford, N.J.
Perhaps Gaffney's article will awaken P.O. Box 1055
someone somewhere.
-FredL. Alberts, San Francisco Indianapolis, IN 46206 Correction
You can also contact us via e- Editor'sNote: In thearticle "Ghosts
mail directly or through the World OfThePast" (November), GermanFor-
VA Should target alcohol Wide Web: eign MinisterJoachim Von Ribbentrop
Iwashappy toreadthatVAnowhas e-mail: [email protected] is standing to the left ofBritish Prime
the authority to sue tobacco companies Internet: tittp://www.legion.org MinisterNeville Chamberlain,facing
fortobacco-relatedtreatmentcostrecov- the camera. We apologizeforthe error.
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matter how long I live, I'll steaming anymore. As aresult, we have
never get used to the sight of tosendourshipsintoforeignports.Butit
Noflag-draped coffins returning wasn't always this way. Accordingtore-
America's sons and daughters tired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni, who
to the country they died de- testifiedat arecent Senate hearing,just a
fending. I've seen that awful decade ago every U.S. ship inthe region
sighttoomanytimesinmylife. refueledatsea.That'sbecausewehad32
And I saw it again Oct. 20, as oilers in 1990; today, we havejust 21.
the first victims ofthe terrorist
attack on the destroyer USS Cole were Future Prevention. A second question
brought home. In all, 17 sailors were thatneedstobeansweredishowwepre-
killedand 39 injuredinamassive bomb- vent this from happening again. For
ing that nearly sank one ofAmerica's starters. Congress shouldmake itclearto
mostmodemwarships. the White House that our men and
Perpetrated just off the coast of womeninuniformarenottrainedandde-
Yemen,thisactofcowardicemustnotgo ployed to act as diplomatic guinea pigs.
unpunished. Apparently, the Yemeni government
Butbeforethepresidentmetesoutthat knewabouttheCole'sportvisitweeksin
punishment, we should ask some hard advance, giving terrorist spies an oppor-
questions - ofour leaders and ourselves. tunity to plan and hatch their brutal at-
First, why was the Cole even visiting tack. And shockingly, Zinni admitted
the Yemeni port ofAden? Until very re- that the Cole's port security was left to Lebanon,the intelligenceheadquartersin
cently, Yemen was considered a terrorist the Yemenis. Baghdadandsafehouses inSudan. Until
state and was officially off-limits to Weshouldbegintorebuildourfleetof we summonthe will todestroythese tar-
American personnel. In fact, one ofthe oilers. This would give American ships gets, we will not make any real gains in
prime suspects in the Cole bombing - and their captains much-needed protec- thewaronterror.
Saudi-bom terrorist Osama bin Laden, tionandpeaceofmind.
the man who murdered 263 people and And ofcourse, we must punish those Where'stheOutrage?Finally,wemust
maimed another 5,000 in a pair of 1998 who are responsible. The punishment ask a question ofourselves, because our
attacksonU.S.embassiesinAfrica-runs mustbedirectedatthecountriesthathar- leaders aren't alone in theirquestionable
trainingcamps inYemen. bored the suicide bombers, the organiza- behavior throughout the Cole crisis:
He has close ties with the country's tionsthatsponsoredthemandtheindivid- Where'stheoutrage?Americansofferlit-
triballeaders. Andincidentally,hisfather uals who bankrolled them. And the pun- tle more than a shrug as an unprovoked
wasbom inYemen. ishmentshouldbesevere.That'stheonly attackonAmericaclaims 17lives.
TheSenatepanelunearthedtwopossi- wayfutureterroristswillbedeterred The country's ambivalence was
ble answers to this first question, aques- from imitatingthisattack. echoed at the State Department,
tion that will haunt the victims' families We should start with the which blocked the Voice of
forever. Yemeni government and (5*, America from condemning
Simply put, the Navy doesn't have demand that those who - *. the attack in an editorial be-
enough refueling ships to keep our fleet leaked information about ; cause "The 17 or so dead
;
the Cole \ * sailors do notcompare to the
be hand- 100-plus Palestinians who
edover. A have died in recent weeks."
sustained, Days later. State Department offi-
systematic attack cialsbelatedlyliftedtheirobjectionsand
on the state sponsors admitted their initial memo was wrong.
of terrorism should That'snotallthat'swrong. It'swrong
follow. when American service members are
The targets are treated like diplomatic chess pieces. It's
plentiful - terrorist wrong when they don't have the equip-
clans that operate in ment they need to do their duty. And
Yemen's lawless something's very wrong when Ameri-
deserts, terrorist uni- cansdon'tcare.
versities in Iran and Let'shopeallofuscanleamfromthis
The USS Co/e, with a crater marring its hull, gets a tow to Afghanistan, training tragedy and make sure those 17 heroes
deeperwaterforloading onasalvageship. camps in Syria and didn'tdieinvain.
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