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Articles in Nov, 2002 issue of VFW Magazine

• Things to see and do
• Calamity at desert one: on April 25, 1980, eight American servicemen died in the first modern U.S. hostile confrontation with militant Islam. The failed rescue of 53 American hostages held by the Khomeini regime in Iran had far-reaching repercussions
  by Rudy Wright
• Preserving lifelong memories
• 'War of the imagination': where do veterans fit in society's perception of the war on terrorism and public respect?
  by Raymond C. Sisk
• Get that flu shot
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Cracking the 'axis of evil': Iran vs. the 'great satan': in the war on terrorism, the Iranian regime is a continuing threat to the U.S.—one that can't be ignored
  by Janie Blankenship
• Jest a minute
• Remembering all victims of terrorism
• VA answers women vets' questions
  by Tim Dyhouse
• VP Cheney's war speech puts VFW in spotlight: VFW's 103rd National Convention in Nashville, Tenn., focused on VFW's efforts to support active-duty troops, memorialize those killed and assist their families
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Reunions & claims
• Accounting for the missing
  by Larry Feldhaus
• POW compensation could increase
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Convention competition winners: posts, districts and departments gave their all during competitions and contests in Nashville
• Treatment of U.S. POWs a disgrace
• Eight Korean War remains returned
  by Tim Dyhouse
• All-American commanders: the following All-American commanders distinguished themselves during the 2001-02 year
• In support of Triangle Hill
• Agreement reached on Burma MIA searches
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Engineers in combat: combat engineers are builders by trade, but in Korea they also served as infantrymen. Three of them earned the Medal of Honor posthumously
  by Gary Turbak
• Submit your name for a free trip to Korea
• This we believe
  by Ronald F. Conley
• Relaying vet news via cable TV: an innovative upper Midwestern cable TV show reports on veterans stories and issues. And it is on the air thanks to two dedicated members of VFW Post 1215 in Rochester, Minn
  by Margaret Moen
• Service, patriotism, history
• Vietnam memorial celebrates 20th anniversary: this Veterans Day marks an especially poignant anniversary over and above its normal importance. Twenty years ago this month the nation paid fitting tribute to the 58,229 Americans who died in the Vietnam War.
• A tribute to Bob Hope: monument designed to rediscover and appreciate the significance of Hope's wartime service
  by Shannon Hanson
• VFW members speak out on Iraq war
• American deaths in the war on Islamist terrorism: since the campaign was launched in Afghanistan in October 2001, 51 Americans have died in that war zone as well as the Philippines. Those killed by enemy action total 14. The remainder died in accidents or
• Students pay tribute to veterans
• Phony vet gets jail time
• WWII vets: public perceptions and popular portrayals: WWII veterans have been the rage in certain circles for five years now. But has popular culture really captured their correct collective image?
  by Mark D. Van Ells
• Vietnam Veterans have been eligible for VFW since 1962