European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1985 the stars and stripes letters Ann Landers readers say Galley was not just following orders to use As a defense for galleys actions in my Lai that he was Only following As a recent writer is not de sense enough unless the writer would also like to apply that same logic to the nazi War the men and women who ran Auschwitz and Dachau too were Only following there comes a time in each persons life when he must decide for himself the moral premises he will base his life and no orders will alter that Galley made such a and he lives with some of his victims were not Given such a Harbert Germany this letter is in response to one published that writer and those like him seem to feel some excuse exists for the actions of former Rusty Galley and that we Are somehow creating a military dichotomy by a news article following up on that unfortunate Village 17 years if he would take the time he would in deed find no situation existed in most of the circumstances galleys platoon was involved with that Day that remotely resembled the testimony Given during the court martial left no room for mis construction of the facts Galley and members of his unit killed dozens of unarmed civilians who were making no at tempt at the Story of him and some of his men sitting on the ditch pouring automatic Rifle fire into Mounds of bodies sounds More like the soviets at Katyn Forest or the nazis at the extermination this want one of those situations where a Soldier had to make a Quick Deci Sion to shoot or not shoot based on a perceived life threat or where a police officer acc Dently shoots a child playing at cops and i think All reasonable persons will agree that in certain situations there is always a possibility of mistaken identity or intent will while we might share some of the grief it causes we also understand that we Are prepared to preserve our Socie what occurred at my Lai was no Acci Dent or mistaken identity or intent it was murder have heard enough about How badly the War was conducted but let me assure you it was most of the troopers were Good soldiers doing their Best to get a unpopular War Over the War was not badly we just were not prepared to face the other problems that came with i condemn galleys he was not acting As a Soldier at my when the my Lai Story broke in 1968 i discussed it with the Guys i was working to a Man they All Felt Galley should be interesting part to this Story is that the discussion was taking place in War zone run where i was leading a Rifle platoon of the 1st Cav lets not dwell on my Lai but lets not Ever forget the lesson Learned Lawrence Sembach Germany thank you7 to Wiesbaden Community commander i want to say thank you to a Man who is doing an outstanding Job and who is greatly appreciated by the people he that Man is Jonnie Forte the Wiesbaden Community i have been stationed in Germany for seven years in three different Loca and i have never seen a Community commander who has done so much for a Community or who is so appreciated and Well Community commanders Are usually Fig ures who Are never heard of or except at social Forte is he is a strongly Felt and much welcomed presence in the it is obvious to everyone that he truly cares about the people in the Wiesbaden he visits the different units and activities under his control often and talks to the Little people and helps them with their personal throughout Wiesbaden there is the Atti tude that Forte has improved the Community in All areas of Quality of people in Wiesbaden really feel that this is a great place to be is a please print this it is important that someone who has done so much for so Many people should be told that those peo ple Are we All wish that Forte could stay Here for another two King Germany writer wants to know when european edition Usa editor in chief Cor us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell production manager Proctor 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thank you for continued improvement since the beginning of my overseas assignment summer i have one improvement suggestion that concerns your sat net would it be possible to indicate the local time and Date that your Frankfurt receiver picks up incoming broadcasts from the United states for a newscast transmitted from los Angeles at 10 received in Frankfurt at 7 and tap delayed until noon would this program received at Frankfurt studio at seven this this program was received earlier this this would help the an viewer to bet Ter know at what time of the Day news it seems to me the information is readily available and would be no big prob i believe this would help the viewer bet Ter know what is going and when it is occurring is it As simple at it seems what Are your ideas Lee Naugle Munich editors note Paul Van chief of television Agneu replies an already uses this technique when there is sufficient production time Between the recording and playback of time Sensi Tive news in the Case 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an either taped or live wrestling we for sure miss those kind of it gets Boring to see basketball and the other Ball games every week after a station like webs in Atlanta has a weekly wrestling show and if you can get can news maybe you can get the other Jose Caraballo Germany editors note Robert an program replies the availability of live sports on an depends on what is available to arts los Angeles from the National networks and other major the network selection is based on event popularity very Little wrestling is scheduled on the if wrestling matches or programs inter National or collegiate Are offered Well include them in our sports program Salmon is tops London Ted Britain new poet has written a poem called the Best worker in its about a Salmon and was composed to help conserve dwindling stocks of the its Hughes third work since he was named in december As the country official poet in Suc cession to the late sir John dear Ann Landers our son James is in the on 1 his commanding officer ordered him to get rid of his he always kept it neat and Well James lost his girl because of this and is very she loved his when he showed up without it she said he looked like a different person and she didst like the new we wrote to his commanding officer and was informed that the orders came from Navy Secretary John Lehman and nothing could be the Only exceptions Are men who Wear beards for medical Rea James has a receding the Beard concealed that flaw very would this not be considered a medical reason let us hear from you James is sad for him in dear Lorain a receding Chin is not a medical prob it is a cosmetic problem Inci can be corrected by surgery if James is miserable about the girl sounds like a world class dear Ann Landers i applaud and thank you for your column on Tourette please let your readers know that a person who has a Mildt medium Case May not exhibit the severe symptoms of constant uncontrollable motion and obscene our 10yearold son had a few nervous which we thought were bad vocal noises such As humming or Throat Clearing we called until a Long awaited trip to Disney our sons behaviour was neither disruptive nor but the excitement and anticipation of this wonderful Vaca Tion turned a Holiday into a tics burst Forth in he could not keep his body 1 was at my wits end when i telephoned our paediatrician from a phone Booth in Disney he suggested that we go at once to the Emer gency room of the local the physician there had no idea what was wrong with the he prescribed a tranquil Izer to Calm him the medi cation was ineffective and the boys rapid movements the paediatrician sent us to a paediatric in minutes our son was diag nosed As having Tourette syndrome and the proper medication was How sad that my paediatrician was unfamiliar with Tourette especially since the Onset of this disease is almost always during i now know that ordering our son to Stop it when we saw such movements As Eye head shoulder Arm thrusting and hum Ming were 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