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of that legislation, the House and Senate have passed language cover- ing TRICARE that was signed by the president April 26.

Doctor, Airman

[In “Attention!”], page 28, April 2010, the review of Coppola [Small Press United, 2010] says the pediatrician was a second lieutenant. … Physicians are not brought into the military as O-1s. They usually start as O-3s.

—Star Carey via e-mail

Editor’s note: According to his bio, found at www.coppolathebook.com/ author.php, “Dr. Chris Coppola was sworn in as a second lieutenant in 1990 as part of the Air Force’s Health Pro- fessions Scholarship Program.”

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Reagan in Retrospect

[Note that] 138 Reagan administration officials were investigated, indicted, or convicted pursuant to the many scandals of that period. In reviewing

Reagan’s Secret War [“In Review,”

Rapid Fire, April 2010], William Bushnell tells us Reagan was “an as- tute politician and crafty statesman.” Fine! It means that when Reagan was presiding over the most corrupt administration of the 20th century, he knew exactly what he was doing — just like any crook. Reagan didn’t win or save any-

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thing. All the heavy lifting had been done by the time he showed up. The Cold War was brought to a successful conclusion by men and women wear- ing the uniform of this country and performing their duties 24/7 around the world for decade after decade.

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