European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Different feeling about Anthem july 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 in glad that a recent writer is proud of the National Anthem and sorry that he is so with people who do not feel the same i think he would be less perturbed if leased some insight and attempted to sex Glne Why some people do not readily Dux up and sing with he offers no answer by lamenting a loss if patriotism among american soldiers or idling us now he is proud to stand at alien he leaves us with no explanation with a asking of such rhetorical questions As is it merely a piece of cloth i would not characterize myself As part of the crowd which disturbed the writer but and it difficult to arrive at the same conclusions from their Lack of enthusiasm As be such As no respect for our county and no common decency for their Fel Low in not defending their actions since the movie theater is not the proper forum for a debate about such important and intense 1 do acknowledge there right to dissent at another time and in a different there Are Many possible reasons hype Oak do not display the same feeling As the any one of them May have to do with the actual words of the National an i wish i could Back his opinion concern ing the words of the song 100 How i think its a bit ludicrous for him to Lay that the words of the National Anthem ire what America is about and what were founded since he is of that Opin i think he deserves a Little enlightening and consciousness Doest the writer find it a bit hard to Wallow the land of the free when he thinks of the millions of Black Ameri cans who were slaves from 161 to hats 242 years of perpetual How can this phrase be uttered with any truthfulness when a Good Deal of the founding fathers owned slaves and plantations Thomas Jefferson and George Washington Are two outstanding in my opinion it was not a free land when Black people were forced to labor for so Many years without any Type of Bompensa i do not see too much Freedom in be ing traded and bartered for like a piece of property at the capricious whim of As far As the Home of lie Brave is con i find Little bravery in a nation Milch along with the help of its practically exterminated the euro team edition Usa my u Una tech pull Jugi of wet tin Sun it my u Misc Tim my urn Tyrnn tit nimm my s to Mart the Ston Tut Apo store Pihu Apo pm hum n w mho my of Natty Tel grim fun club or mum inf i a news aureaus of Buh tag Siusun Tat my Stu la Kummu Zimni Mil of her arg my Surv Tot Hwn Targ a tent ii slim gun my Loury my to skirt try Kay  offices pm mob urn mob in Mil my Tim stun Lul Semi Mana Blu Mil Turtur comma Civ native inhabitants of the land professes to love so i would like the writer to show me Brav Esyat wounded i would Tike him to Snow me bravery in the Selling of disease infested blankets to indians already re moved from their Homes and placed on a is it Brave to wipe out a peo ple s main source of food and clothing the Slaughter of he Buffalo where is the bravery in carbines versus bows and a and guns against there Are Many True acts of Freedom and courage which i am proud but what has occurred to our Black and Indian Citi Zens makes k almost hypocritical to say those at least in this Frame of refer i consider myself a Good citizen and do not abhor other people who exhibit their dissent with some of my we All measure patriotism there is nothing wrong with the writers i fed 01 at ease because he possesses what i would Label Blind that is not my definition of bund allegiance can he just As dangerous As a Lack of the fascist regime of the Nad third Reich in Germany an example of the terrible ramifications and consequences of such the United states desires its soldiers to be but at the same time u wants them to they should have Faith but not Blind that one principle of the american army which sets ours from every other in the the theme of a tree thinking citizen sol Dier is As alive today As it was when the first Continental Congress called upon peo ple to fight during the revolutionary this is one principle which i am extremely proud of and if it is that tradition which May some Day truly make w a land of the free and a Home of the Bra be for All in i Hope that the writer thinks twice the next time be sees people appearing to show disrespect towards the National perhaps be will try to delve into the reasons underlying such actions instead of applying a false test of a i am also one of his fellow soldiers and Hope be does Art dismiss me because i have a different As that i always our first 1 have not him but wish he would gather More information about maybe this Basic history will alter his feelings a if i still respect his As stated there Are Many things which i am proud of in our history but in there Are some factors of which i am Gen ninety ashamed and pm i am patriotic enough to accept our faults along with the positive Side of our i am an american i trying to stick to the concepts and traditions exemplified by our first citizen soldiers Back in 4 Dexter Jeffries Germany overdoing it in regard to a recent letter you i would like to get something off my mind that been there since the policy of play ing of the National Anthem before movies i consider myself just As patriotic As the next although perhaps More so than i do feel that the practice of playing the Anthem before artificial in such As a is overdoing Itania the Anthem used to make me feel very proud to be an but these Days you hear it so much it tends to lose us Impact on ones in the course of one one can be subjected to the playing of the Anthem no less than five via and the in afraid you Are part of a vanishing and i Hope these few thoughts of mine will give you some insight As to set Robert Crockett und Scy Germany letters of the editor bending the elbows and ears scene conversation at an air Force or n men bar cd Alul 8busers harborin8 the air i read something about Barkeep How bout another the stuff again since they i it from using an illegal i thanks for the drink it still remains a serious figures show 27 sgt can1 understand what they get from using an illegal All the thanks for Thi sgt you said a Mouthful i nope they never Art a test for booze if they Ever did 72 per cent rather than 27 per cent of us would be in the Stew cares if we have a snort now and in let shave another since i mentioned Uudna Aboul no and then whens last ume Chi missed a 1 dont see you missing Tegt but this stuff wont kill you like them maybe i better get Home before my old lady thinks in smoking pot one Ruys dependent Wue can i join you a set we were just ready to have another Whall you have Michael Lamb Ira Kuon Crete item cant be repaired after Reading a recent letter concerning the repair service at cafes pickup i Felt compelled to write concerning a similar i took a detox track automobile tape deck to my local pickup Point at Flieger Horst Cavern i the tape player had destroyed a tape and in the process some of the broken tape became stuck on the inner Workings of the tape i re Quested that the piece of tape be removed and that any repairs that were necessary be approximately two weeks later my tape player had been returned to the pickup Point the girl said that she had bad news for it seems that cafes cant get parts for Delco products and therefore the tape player was returned with the same rubber stamp statement As the previous complaint which we Are not Able to repair this please Send to manufacturer or to the nearest factory for this would be acceptable u it we rent for the fact that the piece of tape was still in Side the tape indicating that no at tempt whatsoever had been made to repair the the situation became infuriating convinced i could be no worse 1 decided to attempt repairs in a manner of no More than 15 minutes i had the cover removed the piece of and re placed the in another is or 20 min utes the tape player was Back in the car and was working i saved what would prob ably have been an exorbitant repair but i was very disappointed with cafes obvious Lack of concern for Cus Tomer i think after this i will More seriously consider taking my business to the German it May be quite expensive but the Job will be done capt Stewart by land Germany editors note col wll lao command Aad Public re lations he re plies 11 appears that your displeasure with the Safe Europe repair service can be attributed to a slip of Lac infamous rubber to insure tint u does not happen the stamp has been in the Plant has been instructed to inspect personally All items Belag re turned a repaired to customers and make the final Dis too As to whether la an repairable or if an item is not a written statement who be provided explaining thank Yon for pointing out a problem that apparently was Mare severe Baa was first cafes apologizes for the inconvenience yen experienced Aad inks Forward to another Opportunity to serve on unlocked cars recently the stars and stripes published a letter concerning the problem of unlocked car doors in i can agree with the writers desire to enlighten people to the hazards of leaving their car doors and i can sympathise with your anxiety Over the temptation to your i cant agree with your reasoning As to the fact that if something were stolen from the Auto that it is the fault of the owner for not property securing the be the attitude that you express in your letter is the very attitude that is starting to surface in our courts the attitude that sends a Man to jail for protecting his household with a firearm and the same attitude that blamed the lady in California for being raped because she was hitchhiking and those were the to follow that thinking to its extreme would leave a person to blame for a Rob Bery on the Street for carrying Money with i Hope that you have not taught this attitude to your because if he believes it then your troubles Are just be you wont have to worry about punishing him for reaching into an Auto to steal something because if it happens to be my i will take care of that chore for if its not dont touch and if you do be prepared for the worst owner Germany reminder All letters to the editor must contain full Priale name and address of the writ and must be unsigned letters Mill not be considered for