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Articles in Nov, 2003 issue of VFW Magazine

• Sr. Vice C-in-C Furgess correction
• Instilling the 'warrior ethos'
• Where Veterans Day began: the holiday to honor all veterans began with and idea from a shoe store owner and some help from fellow Kansans
  by Julie Carter
• Liberty Memorial Museum: a 'world class' museum in the making: designers of this new WWI museum draw parallels between that war and those of today
  by Janie Blankenship
• Answering those POW questions
  by Mary Schantag
• Patriotic education lacking
• WWI vets: last living links to a bygone era: with less than 400 of them left, these century-old warriors still have stories to tell, about the Great War
  by Janie Blankenship
• 1st Cav and NVA: tangle in La Drang Valley: both sides are bloodied in November 1965 in the first major bout between the U.S. Army and the North Vietnamese army
  by Al Hewingway
• Noting sacrifices of National Guard
  by Christopher L. Angell
• Vietnam education center on track
• Hallmark salutes veterans with cards: the greeting card company will continue its Veterans Day cards and has expanded the line to accommodate veterans of every service
  by Julie Carter
• 'Delivering the goods in peace and war': perhaps the best-kept secret at the Pentagon, this 50-year-old mover of national security materials is continuously at work behind the scenes
  by Janice Arenofsky
• Commending the students
  by Frederick N. Kawa
• Some French still care
• Repaying the debt: a sense of guilt pervades many males of "Generation X" for putting self-interest above public service
  by Kenneth Lee
• VFW chief welcomed home to Connecticut; promotes First Book
• Korea POWs endured hell
• Gulf War, Lou Gehrig's disease linked
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Winged warriors: a tribute to military aviators
• We've lowered our loan rates
• Korean/Cold Wars equally important
  by R.G. Sommer
• VA restudies health of Gulf War vets
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Afghanistan: the 'forgotten war': U.S. troops pounded Taliban rebels in southeastern Afghanistan as their numbers swelled and their attacks grew bolder. Here's a wrap-up of the year's combat
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Clarifying membership goals
• More sites in the Southwest
  by Gary Lafond
• SHAD vets could get VA care
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Iraq—a final salute: VFW magazine presents this memorial listing in tribute to the Americans killed from Aug. 2 to Oct. 9 in Iraq
• Projecting a positive image
• December 2003 issue of magazine cut
  by Richard K. Kolb
• Last U.S. unit leaves Saudi Arabia
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Iraq war debated in 'Alamo City': VFW's national convention served as a forum for Administration officials and lawmakers to debate troop deployments, VA health care and concurrent receipt
• Jest a minute
• Appreciating veterans of all eras: VFW's foundations are built upon respect for sacrifices made in past wars as well as those occurring today against terrorism
  by Edward S. Banas, Sr.
• Things to look for
• Korean War remains returned
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Convention competition winners: posts, districts and departments gave their all during competitions and contests in San Antonio
• Reunions & claims
• Thanks for covering recent war vets
  by Robert Davis
• Army reveals why troops fight
• Malaria strikes Marines in Liberia
  by Tim Dyhouse
• All-American Commanders: the following All-American Commanders have distinguished themselves during the 2002-03 year