European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Yank it Wakly by Enlund of the army and Only to Thatte in the Armod and other material from yank May rear mod if they Are not restricted by Law or military Aro Elded Arete credit it Zeleam dates Are out tried and Frier or Matelon hat Boon ranted for Taeb Toni to be entire Teabeau by Franklin fort Beri and reviewed by military main editorial Ofhie 2w East 42d new York y editorial staff Mana Aida Joe a Art Artw cml taut mama int amt aah attic tent Art 8gt Lea Van Burtt Tom a Al hoary a John Margaret wag Ralph aah Mai Barrett John flt at Ca Merle aah William aah Mack de Howard com Allan aah Rei Robert Corn Ralph Deora aah Pat aah Howard Cafa David aah David Durban Ca pm aah Frank Francis aah Jack Ca Edmund Tram aah Rymph lain i Yotte aah Chuek Delm Deml a Ltd aah Ouie sit of Teeter John Marvin cat Joe Bill Marlon a Hyatt Robert a Dale my go Orr Frank aah rear Ca Jack Lionel Central sat Larry Ca Georja John Bill Ted Deml Evan 8pu u8cgr Vernen u8nr Pawlak u8nr Lon Tom Deml Oil aah Jack Deml Paul aah Justin Robert Schwartz Harry aah Dan aah rearae aah Ira Dave Don aah worker India Burma and Paul aah Geerie Corpt Dave Ca Walter pm Jud Ray Richard puerto Don Africa Middle East persian Richard Deml Alfred Oemil Ray Gordon Frank Donald quient commanding Franklin executive Jack bus inc North procurement Gerald overseas Bureau Chariot a Vahloy militant Harry Harold Hawley Central South Jozua Eubinger Craemer Howard Jack Silver Ati Vitant Harold Burroughs Grady Clay Frank Gladstone Stubblefield Middle knew ten Amei puerto franc i this weeks cover the go taking a horse by the Hoot it t 4 Norman a Blacksmith from he u in a detachment o who Are assigned to boy from the Lolos in Story and More pictures on pages and photo Jud Don Werier 9 Cook 12 1 Pawlak 16 4 17 is final 21 Birmingham general relocation i wonder whether the brigadier Gen eral who saluted Jodl and the other nazi will also touch his fore head reverently to the ground and say Banzai As he receives Hirohito sur Render such action is traitorous to the spirit of Thomas Jefferson and a direct slap in the face to every american Soldier who is fighting against human he saluted both a Man and a uniform which represent aggression and torture it was a contemptible action and demands an France Lionel Rubero dear yank a few Days ago our unit was subjected to one of the most disgusting and Dis Graceful pieces of military procedure Ever heard of by our battalion was formed dress and open ranks and a common German slut was allowed to walk among us in search of a i who she claimed had raped for her scrutiny was to no but the impression upon the defendants wearing the uniform of the was since when does a conquering nation allow such disgusting spectacles it seems that we wearers of that proud uniform deserve better treatment after All the destruction and misery these barbarous germans have brought upon the have we seen our buddies die so that we can be part of such outrage Ous procedure Richard Dilworth dear yank Ive always considered it a great Privi lege to Wear the uniform of Uncle it want because i thought it was a Tai lored masterpiece but because it used to Mand for an american no longer have that Pride which for so Long made All foreigners in a patient in a rear area Hospital and the other Day i saw an american sex prisoner of liberated a few Days be who was on a Stretcher carried by four German the germans were wearing the very uniform that should be our the american looked up and seeing the american uni said thank not knowing he was thanking the fellow countrymen of men who beat and starved him during his not Only does it Hurt the Pride of the Fellows who fought for that uniform but it echoes in the hearts of All those who died to make our uniform what it is to not Only is this feeling common among combat troops who have fought them but every Soldier who took the oath to tight against All enemies and defend his country has the same France Houchens compulsory training dear yank to add to the age old discussion of Post War military service for youth these few i should be taken into con a year of army life would broaden the mind of an individual to the Point where a More Complete Outlook toward life could be it has in my in in now with the the bomb group in the splendid officers and men of the Squadron have made this the Cream of my army the whole 13 months spent in the army maybe six months of this duty could be offered to our youth of America now in it would put to practical usage our Early studies of a half year Over seas would help us understand world problems More also it would strengthen the most important object of All of the Home a student who wishes to continue his formal education As Well As the la Borer will Benefit alike in the respect that the will finance a trip Over our country and other countries that he might not otherwise have been Able to if the student wishes to be am he May enrol in the us the organization we All know looks after the soldiers then the standing armies and our fortified bases would discourage any nation planning aggression this is a problem that should be settled while the War is still on by the men fighting it and by the students who would be they Are the let them decide for India Paul Kleinwachter dear yank discussions of Post War military train ing usually Overlook the most important question that what sort of training it will training of the Type have experienced will have two outstanding faults it will interrupt Normal Aca Demic training it will be of doubtful military training As we have experienced it has been a distorting we have Learned How to avoid to distrust our fellow men and the army for its we have Learned that taking the initiative gets you into such training is of negative value in the training of soldiers is dangerous to the conduct of a free society you dont make soldiers or citizens by cutting grass with razor Blades and restricting the battalion for soot in the Coal what we need is an intelligently planned and capably led training pro Gram without army a program in which new ideas will have a Chance and ignorance will not be at a India Robert Pullman summer uniforms dear yank if we Are the Best equipped and Best dressed army in the Why cant the War department give us a decent dress uniform for summer i gladly Wear the khakis to work because any old Civ Ilian bricklayer would use them to clean out a when i and seven Mil lion other gis have to Wear them to i cant but think that the pm uniform must be the result of a Board of Clad in pinks and tropical if the Wool shortage is the maybe the Jmc can reclaim some of the millions of itchy of shirts which they were so anxious to or if the Cost would maybe the rules could be changed so that pm buying their own tropical woolens could Wear them with out going around the Block to Dodge an or better maybe they could allow us to resurrect one of our civilian Blue suits for special of duty John Hofer pro Alaska dear yank in answer to Hackenbruck letter on Golden May be from Alaska but in afraid he has seen very Little of he is certainly no authority on As for his statement on has he heard of the Matakuska the Homer farming or the Tanana Valley on the Yukon this does not in clude the families All the Way from Ketchikan to Nome who raise their own gardens every the season lasts from four to seven months not two and a half As who is he trying to kid about the Ter Rible alaskan Winters they have them in the but Alaska is not just the How about the Winters in some of the states he states that mining is maybe Gold mining but the other minerals in Alaska have been hardly there is plenty of mining still to be Salmon fishing has been fairly Well yet what about other fish and also clams and crabs has Ever read about the possibilities of the King crab the japanese were Canning before the War around 90 percent of the King crabs used by the As for the lumber business being wait until Southeastern Alaska gets transportation is not but it is improving and shall keep improving As the population increases and demands Call for it to prices Are High but has Ever visited the Pacific Northwest i believe wages compensate for the Cost of As for a stake when you go to its All right but not thou Sands of people and families have gone to Alaska with no stake and have sur to become quite i believe if the will Check his seven Hackenbruck will find All of them from 25 percent to 100 percent off the maybe he should see his native Alaska and then do his Camp Texas Conrad dear yank i read with great interest the letter by Hackenbruck on the Folly of going to Alaska to i think i can appreciate it better than most since Hack and i were in the same company for several months in so for several months he tried to sell me on the merits of and the Rosy future i would have if i went into partnership with however every time an article is published extolling the wonders of Hack gets frankly he dont give a Damn How Many gis would be Digap thing that worries him is that Alaska is going to be cluttered up and spoiled by thousands of people an swering the Call of the i would appreciate yank publishing my address so that Hack May write me and give me hell for exposing Camp Ohio Don Wirick sports in wartime dear yank cheers to Stanley Frank for his honest approach on the necessity of sports in a Burr in the rears of Ted Larry it Al for alleging that professional sports Are so great a morale Factor for servicemen and that the pres ent Battles were won on the Gridiron of american it is True that soldiers discuss sports and paid players Gener ally the talk centers around the supposedly physical deferments of leave us look at the picture from what sources do Husing and Mac Phail derive their sports Britain College men Salvage and waste dear yank All you hear around Here is dont waste dont steal equip ment because someone needs give clothes to the dont do this and dont do yet when an inspection comes around and there Are a few surplus items theres no the stuff is either thrown in the buried in the Sand or thrown in a the same Way at when we got rid of All unnecessary there were hundreds of pairs of civilian thou Sands of ties and All sorts of clothing and equipment dumped into trash Why cant some kind of Salvage dump be set especially at and All that excess stuff be shipped to the needy people in the countries devastated by War Sam Chisling Philippines poets cornered dear yank i cannot understand Why the poetry appearing in and written by ser is of such uniformly poor qual it int difficult to write verse even though not great or is at least perhaps the fault lies in the selection of though i rather doubt perhaps a few hints would Aid our neophyte Milton 1 avoid complicated rhyme 2 avoid forced rhymes and 3 avoid the singsong1 effect of an Overly symmetrical meter 1 attempt to utilize ideas As they affect and not in relation to the Way Shakespeare might have done 5 above that poetry must be it flows easily across the Page All Effort is pro