iveurasica but lives in Kansas. was elected national comman- der of the 2.4 million member American Legion last August in Charlotte, North Carolina. dur- ing the 96th national conven- tion of America's largest vet- erans' organization, David said in a released statement. He serves as the chief exec- utive officer and official spokesman of the American Legion. with full power to enforce provisions of the organization's constitution. bylaws and resolutions. according to David. A U.S. Army veteran during the Vietnam War, Helm served with the 82nd Airborne Divi- National Commander Michael Helm wiling ins service as chair- man of the veterans affairs and rehabilitation commission, he chaired the System Worth Sav- ing Task Force, a team of ded- icated and knowledgeable vol- unteers, providing in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the status of VA health care to Congress and to veterans advocates nationwide. Helm also served as a mem- ber of the Veterans Planning and Coordination Committee and of The American Legion Ad Hoc Committee studying the Military and Veterans Affairs response to traumatic brain injury and post trau- matic stress disorder. At the local and state levels. sit am Legion Atudilary, having served as District 9 president and as the Depart- ment Junior Activities chair- woman. Helm and his wife are the proud parents of five legion family members: Aaron and his wife, Robie. both gradu- ates of the U.S. Military Acad- emy at West Point, N.Y.; Rebecca and her husband. Jaron Cox. both graduates of Kansas State University; Jacob, a senior cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy; Matthew. an Army ROTC cadet at Kansas State Uni- versity and Timothy. a stu- dent at Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, Kansas. EPSTEIN: FROM PAGE 1 when she was a girl between sponsored by Epstein. Report- 1999 to 2002 on his private edly he and seve 'al other sci- jets. in the Virgin Islands. New entists were in riled to the Yo