European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Yank u Pliml Theta weekly by the my of the u7 army and u for tale my to tsp armed ple Turet and Ether material from yank May be Earo Aud if they Art not  by Taw or military provided proper credit it release Date he tended and to Eelje prior Perl men hat for to to entire by Franklin fort Berf and reviewed by military main editorial office 205 East new York Edt Toftum staff Manjoine Joe a Art Art Deml at Alt ant Mana inf aah att Litant Art Ralph Leo Burtt wort Eye Edi Al Iii Ca Navy Dearald Nua aet attic Date Ralph aah John Max Barrett John Haver Lafayette aah Gerfo Corpt Frank aah Douf Lai Deml refer Ca Jack Marvin Marlon a Dae my 8ft Robert Mcmillan a John Chuck Deml Lionel Robert Corpt Bill Hyman Tom Corpt Jamet Corpt Joe Central Tom Deml Larry Ca Bill Lon Corpt door to Corpt Ted Deml Maton Pawlak u8nr Wornom h u8wr Evan Wyllo u8csr Jamet Del aah Jack Deml Paul aah Jin Tift Raa Aeri Robert Schwartz Merle aah Howard Corpt de Cun Ninf aah wham aah Ralph Robert crepe go crts aah Pat aah Howard Ca Dott a aah David a maj Ca Earl aah dem Wal Frank Frog pm aah Jaek Ca Rudolph aah Tom Harry aah Leo Rio aah Donald aah Melton Dan aah Ira Dave Werner India Burma and Paul aah Jud Deml Georfe Corpt Walter pm Tom Richard puerto Don Africa Middle ea8tpersian Richard Deml Ray Iceland Gordon Frank conman diff Franklin fors Eie Euteve Jack business North proof repeat Gerald overseas Bureau Chariot Stanley assistant Harry Roberta Harold Hawley Central South Merle Millham Justus Craemer Howard Jack at Titrant Harold Burroughs Grady Frank Gladstone Charles Stubblefield Middle k Bow i Tea Ames puerto Francis Sam Moat i this weeks cover i n the Tholl Corrod Rizal Anve rican troops enjoy a saturday afternoon at a Ball for More of Dick Hanks baseball turn to Page photo disk Rudolph Cua cae 4 4 Jeha ahm Siadal areas Ralph if by Dick Arthur Tommy and Ivan dear yank from time to time there appears the somewhat fervent lament that the Only Way to get a real peace out of this War would be to let Tommy and the doughboy who Are fighting get together and dictate the peace i refer to the expressions of opinion As laments for the reason that every one of them is pregnant with the idea that such a thing can never that the men who know what it is to fight a War will never have the Opportunity to exert their influence to Avert another yet All the discussions concerning organizations for veterans of this War have been from the somewhat narrow Point of View of our own they have All dealt with such things As soldiers benefits and veterans not a one that i have seen has suggested an inter National veterans organization whereby Joe and Ivan can exert their influence on an International scale to the end that the things that they Are fight ing for today do not become a Jepty and meaningless phrases of Versailles and the league of right now the most influential Factor in International affairs is the United nations armed with Rifle and who is carving on the Battle fronts of the world a Victory for lasting peace and International this same armed with a ballot and an organization to keep him informed on the trends of International an organization through which he can voice his opinion in the Halls of inter National can continue to be a vital influence on world at the least that any of us Are putting into International relations is a few of the Best years of our some of us Are giving up health and sanity in in my if we go Home and forget about the rest of the limit our interests and activities to the purely National we can consider these sacrifices As a total a Job Well started but an unfinished if we concern our selves wholly with an organization Deal ing with problems of veterans compensation and rehabilitation and neglect to Weld ourselves into an influential pres sure group on the International we Are not completing the Job we started and in so doing Are leaving a Hole in the foundation of a peaceful Hole through which the tides of inter National dissent and ill feeling May swell to bring on another world struggle and to bring our sons to write another bloody chapter in the Book which we have started but not yet it is imperative that we should not allow our present Union of efforts on the Battlefield to dissolve into Mutual indifference with regard to each other and with regard to the world at in order to avoid such dissolution and in order to preserve our identity when we voice our we should form an an organization where by we can keep a Finger on the pulse of world affairs and through which we can make our heard in the House of International i for one am anxious to learn of any such International veterans association As May be organizing and if there Are none t am More than willing to listen to any one who has a Concrete and constructive program to Monroe postwar conscription dear yank the question of postwar compulsory oneyear military training pops up All from everyday conversations it appears to me that More than 70 percent of the soldiers want some sort of a pro there seems to be the feeling that the army system should be improved for that a much Fine toothed comb should be used in selecting Leader a period of entry should be so regu lated As to give the least interruption to the mans rights of the Pursuit of we dont want it thrown at our Broth children or friends As it hit perhaps there should be an increase in academies which can train men Over a Long period of time to be Good officers and at the same time study for a Norma life Industrial Trade or an increased Roth could turn out better qualified leaders than mass production under straining require ments such As the officers candidate schools had to As for interruption of the most logical suggestion i have heard has been to set an age deadline of say permit Ting the prospective trainee to enter his one year of service Between the age of 16 and the deadline at which he will automatically be can plan his Many would like to work the year in Between High school and col physical disability exemptions should be very those incapable of keeping up with a heavy program can have Spe Cial training in service dont put a penalty on Good Italy t5 Perry Hadder dear yank All the government would need to do would be to offer a College education to anyone who qualifies if he would join the army or the Navy for four if decent uniforms were provided there would be no difficulty in getting the necessary with this plan the government would have an uninterrupted flow of College trained army and Navy men available at All it would be a great advantage to have All the rated in the army or College nine months of the year could be devoted to both academic and two months to actual and one month of be a land of free citizens with the great est possible degree of individual is it Freedom to have every Able bodied youth grabbed by the army at a certain age and made to become a regardless of his ambitions and plans for a career that the Way its done in Ger Many and Are they Good models to copy from we  stand by and see a Law pushed through under cover of the tur Moil of which will possibly endanger our whole future Way of military schools and Roth colleges can be increased if and Mili tary training should by All Means be kept on the voluntary also our regular army strength could be maintained at a higher level in South West Pacific Fred Snyder solder for bugles dear yank just in Case the Doest get a Bugle Here is a Little tip for his being is still repair Tell him to get a soldering Iron and go to work on a direct application of heat at any crack or break will fuse the material at that Point very any roughness will clean with a smooth file and Sand paper and leave a finish As Good As i received a letter of commendation from the Navy for this idea but it Doest look like it has gotten around to the ones who can use Del Darrell la Zor sic Pacific George Conklin sic dear yank the Issue of mandatory service in peacetime is More than just the passage of a new it is a threat to the Freedom of the american in wartime the nation comes it is not Good to make the government All important at All times for then the Freedom of individuals is sacrificed for the Good of the this is not the Way our country was designed by its America is supposed to sweating Texas dear yank i am i am getting foreign service credit but not 20 percent for service Here in i got the 20 percent but no foreign ser vice credit for three years of soldiering in those Are two angles of my unadjusted service rating which seemed straight enough when the plan was announced May at that time a Little simple addition revealed that i had 116 i was top Man in the i was even willing to yield five Points i had Given myself for a Battle that i want sure then our personnel unit went to work on my column of they quickly pared my neat total Down to didst get the five Points for the doubtful Bat the Star and 36 Points representing three 1 for Tom Flannery