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Callaghan Cover photo by Matthew Rainey 34 World War 2.0 Individuals, groups and foreign governments wage war against the United States in cyberspace. By Alan W. Dowd 38 Peaches and Pound Cake U.S. soldiers are an esteemed band of brothers that spans the ages. By Retired Maj. Gen. Robert H. Scales, U.S. Army 7 Vet Voice 10 Commander’s Message 12 Big Issues 14 Living Well 20 Veterans Update 48 Rapid Fire 60 Comrades 64 Parting Shots OUR NATION’S MONUMENTS View a slideshow gallery of veterans monuments in the nation’s capital, by photographer Noel St. John. www.legion.org/legiontv The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published monthly by The American Legion for its 2.5 million members. These wartime veterans, working through 15,000 community-level posts, dedicate themselves to God and Country and traditional American values; strong national security; adequate and compassionate care for veterans, their widows and orphans; community service; and the wholesome development of our nation’s youth. JANUARY 2010 | THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE 00 Page 02 ATTENTION VICTIMS OF ASBESTOS-RELATED MESOTHELIOMA TRUST EARNED BY Bud Coady Dave Fanikos OUR SERVICE. Harvard, 1979 Harvard, 1985 USMC, 1979-89, 1991 USMC 1986-1989 Gulf War Veteran Attorney at Law Attorney at Law SUCCESS Like you, we served our country. And like you, we believe in just compensation for those diagnosed with Mesothelioma. For 20 years, ACHIEVED Coady Law Firm Attorneys have successfully represented veterans stricken by Asbestos- THROUGH RESULTS. related Mesothelioma, securing millions of dollars to help pay for healthcare and support their families. 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YYYYooouuTTTTTTTuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Coaches, players and fans will soon be able to keep up with their teams with dynamic new Web pages tailored to their needs. Team registration services, schedules, statistics, photos and more can be found online. HOT LINKS Great places to go online. The Burn Pit burnpit.legion.org Need to vent about an issue that matters to veterans? Go to The Burn Pit blog site. Read the latest posts and share your thoughts with hundreds of others. Legiontown, USA Photo by Becky Burch www.legiontown.legion.org BETWEEN THE LINES American Legion posts throughout the Additional material from selected American Legion Magazine articles can world are be found online. Look for extras from the following stories this month: making www.legion.org/media diff erences in their communities. 42 Trouble with VA? 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Like many young people The Magazine for a Strong America growing up in the inner city, he got caught up in problems on the street, and a judge gave him the choice of jail or the military. HOW TO CONTACT US Fortunately, he made the right decision and For assistance with membership record verification, became a soldier in the U.S. Army. membership applications, change of address, notification of member death or changes to magazine Upon his discharge, and because of his or Dispatch subscriptions, contact customer service. CUSTOMER (317) 860-3111 military training, Hector still wanted to give SERVICE [email protected] back to his country. He became a member of The American Legion Data Services the FDNY Emergency Medical Service. At the P.O. Box 1954 Indianapolis, IN 46206 fi rst opportunity, he took the test to switch over For change of address by mail, attach old address to the fi re side and was promoted to fi refi ghter. label, provide new address and membership number. I met Hector when he was assigned to my NATIONAL (317) 630-1200 HEADQUARTERS 700 N. Pennsylvania St. company, Engine 23. As his captain, I had long Indianapolis, IN 46204 talks with him and learned about his diffi cult life. AMERICAN LEGION P.O. Box 1055 MAGAZINE Indianapolis, IN 46206 He explained that in his early 20s he adopted E-MAIL [email protected] three siblings after the death of his parents. He TELEPHONE (317) 630-1298 WEB SITE www.legion.org had married young and was the father of fi ve. SUBSCRIPTIONS Free with membership Hector was committed to helping the young Non-members: $15 Foreign: $21 people of his South Bronx community. His goal was to have a boxing and physical Post-spon sored and widows: $6 Single copies: $3.50 training program to teach them discipline and to stay out of trouble. MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN LEGION Hector came to me in August 2001, less than a year after being assigned to Veterans who served at least one day of active military duty during wartime, or are serving now, are potentially eligible Engine 23, and asked for my help. He left the military on shaky grounds but for membership in The American Legion. Members must honorably. He wanted badly to rejoin as a member of the Army Reserve. have been honorably discharged or still serving honorably. ELIGIBILITY Aug 2, 1990 – current Airborne was his dream. I wrote a recommendation for him. DATES OF Dec. 20,1989 – Jan. 31, 1990 Sept. 11, 2001, changed our lives. Hector Tirado, 30, along with fi ve other MILITARY Aug. 24, 1982 – July 31, 1984 SERVICE Feb. 28,1961 – May 7, 1975 members of Engine 23, responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center. June 25, 1950 – Jan. 31, 1955 Dec. 7, 1941 – Dec. 31, 1946 Along with 537 other FDNY members, they made the supreme sacrifi ce. 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SONS OF THE (317) 630-1200 AMERICAN LEGION www.legion.org/sons JANUARY 2010 | THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE 7 Page 07 My wife and I are able to shop I came from a family of people The Cold War should not be at any military base exchange who were all very proud to lost to history, nor should its and pay no state or local sales serve. My father served in the veterans. tax. I receive a small but wel- U.S. Navy, and my brother – Jim Weller, Warrington, Pa. come retirement stipend. There served in the U.S. Navy and the are many Navy Lodges in resort Canadian Air Force. Routine PSA testing areas around the country where I was living in Canada, and in Many thanks for your piece on we can stay for small fees, my senior year, everyone at prostate cancer (“Men Often Skip including Hawaii. I can fl y school enlisted. One of my Prostate Cancer Test,” Living space-available on military girlfriends went into the air Well, November). The tests for aircraft to almost any U.S. force. Since I was 16 when I PSA are, regrettably, not always destination, for free. Last, but graduated, I went on to college, foolproof, but they’re the best we most important of all, we and when I turned 18, I joined have at the moment. receive, at no cost, TRICARE the Canadian Women’s Army. I am a survivor of prostate health insurance, which supple- They sent me to Winnipeg to be cancer, and without the PSA test, ments our Medicare and civilian trained as a medical technolo- would likely be a statistic. health insurance. That may not gist, a job I’ve worked at all my Despite a PSA lower than the seem important to many young life. I was able to help put my conventional wisdom, I followed people, but believe me, the older husband through college to be up and eventually delivered up a we get the more important the an engineer, and I’ve helped my tumor just starting to metasta- availability of TRICARE. children get educations. They are size. Had I not taken action – Robert Riddle, Haltom City, Texas a teacher, a nurse and a fl ight when I did, my cancer would attendant, all working. have become an entirely differ- It was interesting reading how Here are just a few things I ent, and much less treatable, the military changed people’s attribute to my service: a career, cancer. Please encourage your lives. I couldn’t help but wonder an ability to travel (which I have readers over 50 to pay attention where the other 11 million like done, all over the world), self- to their prostates, as the likeli- me were. Before I joined the confi dence, good health and a hood of attack is about one in Army I was a good Sunday caring attitude toward others. I four. Get it while it’s treatable. school boy, never smoked or wouldn’t change one minute of – Robert G. Ford, Oak Bluff s, Mass. drank, and did not run around my experience for anything. with girls. Within months of – Virginia Kelliher, Carlsbad, N.M. Roster for a new Legion year enlisting, I found myself doing In the November issue, there all of the above. What a change Cold War medal was no mention about National in my life! Thankfully, I and I would like to thank The Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Martel others like me quickly got over American Legion for its contin- being Southern Area commander this when we were discharged, ued support of the creation and or that he was Florida depart- and dutifully took on the respon- issue of a Cold War Service ment commander in 2008. I do sibilities of families, jobs and Medal. Recently, a Department believe he should get that law-abiding citizens. of Defense poll of questions to recognition. – Frank W. Crane, Findlay, Ohio Secretary Robert Gates resulted – Joseph Martel, Merrimack, N.H. in the Cold War medal being the I read “How the Military No. 1 question. Similar to the Editor’s note: The photo accom- Changed My Life,” and I’m sure Global War on Terrorism Service panying “Open Your Heart Helps every veteran can write a similar Medal, the Cold War Service Needy Families Enjoy Christ- letter. I thought you might like to Medal was previously recom- mas” (Rapid Fire, December) hear about my military life and mended by Congress but has yet appeared courtesy TheBismarck how it changed me. to be issued by DoD. Tribune. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE WELCOMES YOUR OPINIONS Include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verifi cation. All letters published are subject to editing. Due to the volume of mail received, not every letter can be acknowledged. The American Legion Magazine, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206 [email protected] 8 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE | JANUARY 2010 Page 08