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Articles in August, 2004 issue of VFW Magazine

• WWII Memorial article comprehensive
  by Frank Montoya
• VA home loan increase proposed
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Astonishing discovery of mysterious "Gold Rush" coin stuns experts: world's rarest U.S. $20 gold proof found: the San Francisco Mint 1854 Double Eagle Proof!
• Steady stand at LZ Bird: a savage assault by North Vietnamese Army regulars was stopped by the combined efforts of artillerymen and infantrymen at LZ Bird in Binh Dinh Province on Dec. 27, 1966
  by Al Hemingway
• Families can be at Dover
• Dover policy wrong
  by Charles Gargus
• VA to pay teaching credential fee
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Iraq, Afghanistan vets due two years care
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Reunions & claims
• Patriot, hero, role model: for young Americans, the inspiring story of Pat Tillman's life should be a lesson in integrity
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Preserving our national heritage
  by Philip N. Baker
• America's warriors return: over the past year, families and hometowns have celebrated the return of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Here is a glimpse of a few of those heartfelt reunions and joyful turnouts
  by Robert Widener
• 12 GIs killed in Afghanistan
  by Tim Dyhouse
• June's question: do U.S. history textbooks present an accurate demographic profile of Americans who served in WWII?
• At the Grassroots level, troop support is alive and well: with patriotic fervor, Posts and Auxiliaries across the country aim to show they care
• National Cold War memorial in demand
  by David Hagen
• 20 MIA remains found in North Korea
  by Tim Dyhouse
• MIA team sacrifices remembered
  by Dixie Lee Smith
• VA budget lacking: mandatory VA funding is a priority goal for VFW. Here's an update on a topic that could be crucial to the veterans vote in the upcoming presidential election
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Overlooked heroism at Lang Vei
  by John W. Mullen
• WWII memorial: 'really beautiful': hundreds of thousands convened in Washington, D.C., for a sentimental journey to dedicate the long-awaited WWII memorial
  by Janie Blankenship
• PTSD: a taboo in need of discussion
  by Duncan T. Trueman
• Iraq—a final salute
• Returning from the war zone
  by Ed Donald
• A VFW tradition of service: as members, we all have an unwritten obligation to uphold the finest traditions of our organization, and that demands tenacity
  by Edward S. Banas, Sr.
• "I'd travel halfway around the world to meet with the VFW": Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
• 'Where Eagles Rest': from an early Wright brothers military plane to the latest F-22, the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, spans the spectacular history of military aviation with grand style
  by Robert Widener
• Equating religion with patriotism
  by Sy Harris
• Prestige vs. importance
• New list helps identify eligible terrorism war veterans: enterprising recruiters can now pinpoint exact areas where veterans are earning the latest VFW—qualifying medal
• A glance at the Great Lakes states
  by Shannon Hanson
• VA to build 156 community clinics
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Pledge of Allegiance intact
• Be featured on VFW's Web site: we are now featuring our members on the VFW Web site
• States memorialize their Vietnam War dead
  by Julie Carter