The American Legion [Volume 148, No. 6 (June 2000)]

The No-Coddle Approach To Juvenile Rehabilitation: Military-like boot camps spark debate on whether young criminals emerge as productive citizens by Layne Cameron -- Is America Safe From Crime? Good news as well as bad lurks in every corner of America 's fight against crime by Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- South Korean General Thanks American GIs: A retired air force major general reflects on the alliance that kept his country free. Interview by Dan Allsup -- The Problem With Gays In The Military: Ban enhances military readiness by Fred Peck -- Washington Wake-Up Call: The flag-protection amendment gets jilted for another year as two senators vacillate by Alan W. Dowd -- Taking Over Cripple Creek: Bikers swarm a Colorado town to pay tribute to POW/MIAs by Peter B. Rose -- Big Issues: Should the United States have a flat tax? -- Vetvoice -- Commander's Message -- Washington Watch -- Veterans Update -- Legion News -- Vets -- Parting Shots -- Cover: A Florida deputy sheriff, in the role of a drill instructor, "welcomes" a juvenile to Florida's boot camp. Tom Strattman photo