The American Legion Magazine [Volume 45, No. 5 (November 1948)]

Cover illustration by Charles "Bud" Hawes -- Wilderness Fury (fiction) by Jim Kjelgaard. In the forest, too, it's kill or be killed -- Talk About Troubles! by Dr. Daniel A. Poling. For those who think that things look hopeless -- Confessions of a Contest Judge by William J. Rowland as told to Jay Uttal. What some people will do for a few thousand dollars! -- Can You Deal with the VA? by T.W. Brickett. At least 50 percent of all veterans get off on the wrong foot -- He Stole a Million by Michael MacDougall. The story of an arch-swindler of our times -- Colorado's Walking Blood Bank: How a Legion Post has adapted a wartime idea to present-day use -- Legion Newsletter: Bulletins of special interest to veterans -- Report from Hollywood by r. Wilson Brown. Happenings in moviedom, as seen by a vet -- The Frontier's Last "War" by James O'Shaughnessy. Less than 20 years before WW1 we almost had an Indian uprisings -- Previews -- The Editors' Corner -- Sound Off! -- Lining Em Up -- Little Known Rights of Vets -- Life in the Open -- Vets with Ideas -- Book Reviews -- Parting Shots