Show I L Legion gion Opposes Closing sing Units The American Legion and Its It's Auxiliary oppose the closing of many of our US U.S. Veterans Veterans- Administration Administration Ad Ad- ministration Hospitals considering consider consider- in ing this move by the un Ameri can bureaucrats unwise Our American Legion Commander Com Com- mander Donald E. E Johnson stated stated stat stat- ed to the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs that the c cos os ing of these hospitals Is not the appropriate subject of an economy economy econ econ econ- omy move move that the small and que questionable savings said to be realized by the closing cloning does not justify the scope of the service die rendered and and that thus we have really an attempt to thwart the will of Congress and to take a abIg abig abig big step toward dismemberment of ot the US U.S. Veterans tion and and the disintegration of the veterans program as we know It II today It is up to our citizens and t especially es our war veterans to write our Utah Congressmen in Washington DC D.C. to oppose the closing Our February Post meeting was called oft off as most of our members memo mem bers had the flu Frank E. E Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son Post No 14 will meet again at the Veterans Memorial Building Building Build Build- ing Tuesday March 9 9 Post officers officers of of- request members to be pre pre- sent Remember Legionnaires the meeting date Legionnaire Richard Dick Smith returned home greatly improved im proved having been a patient at atthe atthe atthe the US U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital Ho Legionnaire Herman IIerman will enter the Veterans Hospital for treatment this week Post No Nb U 14 Publicity ty j |