European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes january 15, 1969 letters to the editor count at this time of the year we tend to count our blessings. 1 am most grateful of course for having a wonderful wife a Fine son and a Lovely life is much Richer also because of a chaplain 1 serve with in Vietnam two Christ Mases ago. Chaplain maj Leroy Johnson is truly a Man of god. Those who have not heard him have missed hearing one of the most dynamic pastors inthe military program. He Speaks from the heart his words stay with you and my family is very proud to Call Humour pastor As chaplain with the 718lhmp in in Saigon he was most inspirational and was with asunder All conditions. He was greatly admired and respected by All the Saigon Here also he greatly influences our lives. He unites All and preaches to Alt. If you want to hear him come to Vogel Weh Chapel in Kaiserslautern. Sgt. . William g. Walker the main difference who spreads the falsehood that career servicemen Are Sec Ond or third rate humans non careerists that Are dissatisfied. With one of the Best opportunities to mature and Advance themselves Why Are they Dis satisfied because they some times have a difficult an thankless duty to perform. Most of them Are away fro their families for the first time in their lives and Are support ing themselves for the first time. It s a Shock to their psyche which they must Over come. Perhaps they will realize that an no or officer was at one time at the same stage of maturity they now find themselves. What is the main difference Between careerists Ano non careerists maturity and a Loy Alty to their jobs. Does maturity and a greater knowledge of your Job make you a second or third class human i think not Young Soldier. Wake up and realize those cos and officers have a much greater responsibility than you do. And for this they have More material things and comforts. The no or officer is a Man wit i a Job to do sometimes difficult and thankless but when he s correcting you for a mistake you made remember it s his Job and he s not doing it because he s a tyrant. If you Ever have a problem remember he has maturity and knowledge of the military will Bend Over backward to help you. Are you a com plainer or person with motivations. Sgt. Larry l. Hedgeley Guries Germany comment on petition. 1 would like to comment on the recent article concern ing the petition supporting action for the release of the Cap tured Pueblo and her Crew now release which was signed by 500,000 people. As an officer in the 1 am ashamed when my country fails to Back up its own servicemen on an assigned Mission it is a sad situation when the private citizen must beg and plead for action Suchias this. Perhaps Well soon Wake up and recognize the seriousness of Many internal conditions thai exist in the nation we love so much. 1 am also upset Over recent court rulings on such items As gun control Laws prayer an Bible Reading in schools and just a few weeks ago the ruling in new Orleans that students must not be made to recite the pledge of allegiance. This inexcusable wave our Constitution is far More serious than Man believe and could Lead to the ruin of a great country. Right now Many of our military bases no longer play the National Anthem prior to showing films at base Heaters. The reason i be been told is that it is too expensive and takes too Long especially when several show Ings of a film Are schedule the same evening. This is disgraceful and Shock ing i suggest we Wake up and review our values and goals inline. Past history proves that internal decay of a nation regardless of its strength leads to a tragic end. Students running schools an colleges rioting and looting in our cities and proven Breakers and criminals running free to prey on decent citizens All should cause us to ask Why what has happened to the wholesome clearcut american Ideal a. . James p. Porter More realistic people Sun 4 Wist there were people like Peggy Switzer and Michael Coiner Inthia world j use the word realistic because whenever there � a minority of people striving to see equal rights attained by All races then it is the minority who is on the contrary it is herbalist who knows that a prob Lem exists arid is willing to do whatever is deemed necessary to alleviate thai problem True the problem is a congenital one not pertaining to the birth of an individual but that of a nation if the people who Are in a position to do something about this simply ignore the problem then it is the duty of the people concerned to do is a revolution going on in the states at the present time aimed at changing an in just system. The people who desperately want to see a change Are labelled dissenters but Are they really is a dog considered bad if it recoils units evil master in this Case patience has too Long been a part of our society. This is a time for doing. If America stands Idle i the midst of such a test then Shell have to reap what she sowed. Ralph Dorsey rim Tell Germany on dec. 10 you published Aletter from one of our Brave Little housewives Here who though someone had snatched the Sun omit of the sky k it re appeared on dec. 11, so Evi Dently your publication of he plea did some Good. On behalf of her and the res of us Here on the Rock i thank Youl i Don t know who the housewife was but 1 Hope she is Happy now. I believe however that he Joy will be Short lived. I Don t think anyone or thing snatch the Sun from our sky. My theory is the Sun just comes to Hahn on Tai Germany Hahn base is bustling the Christmas spilt has come who Couch with a dear sky and that glorious Sun. Our boxes have become Creaky and our fingers Frost bit from Hie cold but we havea Story to Tell you All that you won t believe when told. It s been a Long three week since our Sun was switched and stripes ran a missing and without a hitch. It was replaced the very next Day without a pause or delay. Who can we thank for this glorious gift we Only Pray that it won t be re switched. We bless you a for your thoughtfulness and. Wish you a very very Jerry . Another Hahn housewife i Hope i can be of some Helpin the Hahn housewife s search for the saw it briefly Here at Lahr Germany on sunday dec.8, from 12 15 to , but it was very hazy and i must con fess that we can not swear that it was the Sun. It was a Bright yellow and High up in the sky and according to my wife who remembers seeing Al on oct. 25, it looked similar to the if i see it or hear of anyone who has seen it i la Send word posthaste a. C. Abbott having spent some months i Hanau i can appreciate the problem of the is really no sum Sun is alive and Well but if she wants to see it she must get in her car and drive to Bella italia. In fact at Cam Darby Uvo Rno we see the Sun most every , it can not be returned. The Sun flow has been in Italy favor for hundreds of years. That is Why there Are so Man German tourists Here. By the Way you can take the Autostrada Del sole Road of the Sun our autobahn from Milan to this part of the italian Riviera chaplain maj g. L. Myers a Sita spi Asbed Darby Ite Dick Tracy it was Good to see the Dick Tracy comic strip of dec. 24, the strip very simply put Forth the meaning behind Christmas and honoured our Menin uniform and the United states and its As a nation is sup porting these thoughts even i that does t make the headlines. Mackil Wiesbaden to a Ohrborg s letter which appeared dec. 28 ins a. Annette i m glad you Haven completely Given up on us poor americanized americans. I and Mil that we students rarely find lasting foreign of us seem interested in a personal glimpse of another individual. Most of the clubs organized in Germany for German Amer ican relationships dissolve int English lessons. From the few German friends i do have i relearned just this we re All Dis Tinct personalities despite the country or language we claim. I am a 20-year-old history student interested in International relations. Thanksgiving and Christmas have Phe but you have a standing Tortat Lonford. Easter. I live closet t in a Cavern me at 730426 or it s so easy to by Fig separating America rope. You and i havely accomplished it you Stuttgart Germany Annette i was Happy to see you letter. My views and feelings Are lust about the same As the rest of the american youth in Europe. Don t forget there Are a lot of Young people in the service besides dependents. We try to come into Contact with the Young people of our Host country. Some tune a we succeed in making friends sometimes we dont the Rea son we Don t is Plain the resentment of foreign military forces in your country we Are Only Here to help safeguard Germany and the rest of Europe against those opposing forces which Are against All forms of we go off Post for example to the local discotheque and we ask a girl for a dance she refuses. Then we get stares of resentment from the Guys How do you think we feel dancing is something All american youths engage in., i America when we go to a dance it s taken for granted that Well dance. But when we go out to a dance Here an do nothing but sit and sulk be cause no one will dance Withus it shatters our Hopes for building better relations. When something As simple As a dance is denied what the use in trying at All there Are a lot More reasons that american youths Over Here stay off by themselves but i used dancing As an example because it s a typical pastime pit or to two to Tif off j -t7 i 1 1 i 1 for Young people All Over but especially s too bad there Aren t Many German youths that fee the Way you do. I know the american youth would jump atthe Chance to mingle with the German youth if they Only gota fair Chance. I Only Hope that you will practice what you preach and perhaps make your Friend feel the same Way. I sure Hope you , 4 Robert Sheehy Lan Stuhl Germany Annette you have very nicely expressed the same ideas of an american family toward the germans. How can we meet the people and become Friend Sand Exchange cultures my family consists of an 8-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy. We live in an american housing area provided by the government. Americans Are no usually bilingual in our coun try there is no need for it. Sour children must attend Amer ican schools Here. Even it relearn German to whom can we talk to practice the newly Learned language my husband must travel on occasion and i often take the children and go with him. Behave Learned Many things about the germans and want to Lear More. Our interest is endless but we can t seem to Contact germans on a personal basis Darleen Date line in regards to a letter in a dec. 18 from Patrick Bouta of would like to remind him that the International Date line compensates for the Aleutian islands. Although these islands Are actually West of the 180 Meridian which places the theoretically in the East they Are still East of the Date line and everyone should know the East never meets West advice versa even along the 180 Meridian. This still puts Alaska in the most Western part of the United states Ami the state of Maloin the most Eastern part. Since the first people in the . 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