European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Job Well done by Security police february 1981 the stars and stripes Pago 11 in regards to the Chain of happenings at Rhei main and Wiesbaden speaking of course of the arrival of the 52 freed Ameri cans As just another would like to bring to the attention of everyone a group of individuals who put in so much time and Effort to make sure All was in order and secure for the arrival of the 52 and the former president and his i am speaking of the 435th Security to even before the final arrangements were made they were placed on As events began to unfold Many started work ing 12 to 14 hours a after working a regular eight hour shift would be called in and end up working up to and Over 16 hours a with the work schedule of the Many individuals will end up work ing 14 and 15 Days straight As is the Case with Mission essential it is doubtful if anything will Ever be said or done about that their Mission was no Way helped by re civilians and spectators who were either ignorant of Security restrictions or who simply refused to they were the subject of much harassment and verbal abuse for doing their Job to the Best of their i am not a Security policeman and do not work with them on any real i do real ize they were doing their and it was a Job Well withheld Rhei main Germany open curtains european edition Rose Usa editor chief editor chief Mert managing editor Elmer Frank production manager Henry Epstein circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for armed forces the stars and stripes is published in conjunction with the armed forces information program of the department of contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official View of the the depart ment of defense or the european the appearance of displays in this newspaper concerning commercial publications does not constitute an endorse ment of the department of including 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Civ telex 26174 sans United kingdom Greenham common Civ Newbury 0635 military Newbury 0635 46263 i have been living in the  housing area for Over two years and be Lieve i should bring some attention to a sensitive subject people leaving their per Sonal lives open to others by having the curtains on the windows open All the i have seen Only the usual while washing dishes or sitting in my living room families eating children playing and other various but talking to friends about i find they have viewed More personal scenes a teenage girl Undres men and women urinating and watch ing a Man and wife foreplay beginning in the living room to making love in the so called privacy of their own for my friends i cant say whether or not their viewing is just Idle curiosity or a form of but i believe that if my fellow stairwell dwellers Are informed they can be seen so Well by maybe  value their own no matter if it is the third and close those withheld bad Germany not color this is in response to your 18 letters to the editor i am astounded at the implications made by the my family is White and we Are not different strokes is a favorite show in our not because the actors Are Black but be cause it is Good family when we watch to the color of the actors does not Cross our As for White Shadow there Are As Many White Basket Ball players As Black and the coach is also How do you characterize the show As a Black in its the actors that make a show Good and not their we want the shows Back just As you withheld Ramstein Germany reminder All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we do not read unsigned but we will withhold your name on request and protect your writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy especially if they desire a fast because of the Large volume of mail this column receives letters that Are Brief and to the Point have a much better Chance of being letters to the editor standards instead of numbers subject if i were battalion commander for a while we hear a great uproar in All of today armed forces about the welfare of the lower enlisted this situation demands an objective review by every rank in every some of the most frequently heard suggestions Are for better More longer stateside Tours of duty and More stability for the  family All of these Are Good each of these alone or in combinations would enhance Soldier morale and increase with the coming of an Al Volunteer american numbers and statistics soon took priority Over discipline and the soldiers opinions of their perhaps for the first time on such a Large became a major Factor in the policymaking process of the higher this is Good also but should not be today Young Soldier docs not strive for rank but expects it to be and if All rank is earned in this then Why should superiors be respected today Young Soldier also realizes that the army will Grant a waiver for Many of those imperfections which were once considered in soldierly in order to meet its enlistment objectives number and Why then should a Soldier strive to Correct that one Small imperfection of own Combine these two feelings with the almost open Chain of command for those soldiers who have problems and the end result is a newly barely weaned Soldier whose right it is to be considered a this right has now been earned by simply signing an enlistment contract much like a Union member buys the right to strike by joining the while it is of utmost importance that each Soldier have a sense of it would be my goal As a battalion commander to make the term professional or even the term Soldier a great privilege to be to this i would concentrate on discipline beginning with respect for and showing no mercy to those not desiring to meet my 4 Greta Insko Germany some Pitfalls of buying a new car pay its Way Back to the the cheapest was via standby at Bremerhaven then came the 2 percent state tax which amounted to and then the biggest kick of All a new 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