European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse March 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann i would like to speak my piece for All military wives who feel frustrated and trapped because of their husbands i am deeply resentful of the out dated two people Forone career con my husband is doing Well As an offi but the More he excels in his the More i am expected to its a hell of a life for a woman who does not adore making table serving on attending Dull fun pouring Tea and making Small the dinner parties Are the those who dont show up Are noted by the commanding questions Are some wives have managed to escape the tyranny of the trivial by taking third rate a substantive position which i would like is not available because it is known that we could be transferred at any to i gave up a Beautiful career so my Hus band could have it has been a i feel used and i wonder How Many other military wives feel As i will you print my letter and ask them misery loves killing valuable time in dear Tex i would be Happy to print some re if any officers out there would like to ill print those dear Ann Landers i am an 18yearold Reader who has something to say about i started to smoke when i was at first it was weekends then it was every after a while one or two joints didst faze me so i smoked four or by the time i was 16 i was stoned half the nothing the Weed was a Wall Between me and everything i didst want to like parents who were always Yelling at me to shape up and the disappointment of not making the basketball i was flunking out in school and lost my afterschool Job because i remember where things went in the ship Ping room and even get a phone message my head was really messed then i met she was the great est thing that Ever Wanda made me see that pot was ruining my i quit cold Turkey six months ago and it was like going through dont let anyone Tell you pot int and i had the sleep and even had crying but i stuck it out and now i feel like a new i am so thankful i finally woke up that i want to Wake up the whole take it from pot is a head it can waste hours of every Day and Rob you of it will also pick your pockets if just one kid knocks it off because i wrote this letter i will feel like i accomplished grateful in Texas dear g you thanks for dear Ann Landers our 11yearold daughter has pulled out almost All her eyelashes and Eye she looks my husband leave her grow Back i say she needs professional dear this self destructive behaviour needs in with a great concert marred by a tragic Chicken act reminder the Phil Collins concert at the Frankfurt fest Halle was great the other want it Phil was in Fine he Sang us some Good songs like a True left us screaming for we All had a Good right All but a pair of friends of ours unbeknownst to us at the also Craig and Tammy Haven been Here very Long Only about six they like it Here in Germany and Are looking Forward to their three year tour Craig and my husband went through technical school and even though they work in different units at Lindsey air they keep in touch when my Hus band int on temporary Friday night my husband came Home from work and remember Craig my heart i didst know what was but it didst sound Rumor runs rampant in situations like nobody really knew for sure what the extent of his injuries All we knew was that Craig had been airlifted to Lan Stuhl because that where the neurosurgeons Are and that hed been pushed from the upper Balcony of the fest Halle by a member of the we drove to Lan Stuhl saturday to find out for ourselves How Craig i was concerned about although Craig is in Good i was sure Tammy would be about Strung Craig has a severe head he spends most of his time in what seems to be his wrist is covered with a huge Bruise its possibly the rest of his body is covered with Little bruises about the size of in his More Lucid we can Tell Hes in great he keeps it i have a he recognizes my husband and another Friend who was the prognosis looks it is a matter of Hes very and Tammy Shes one of the bravest people Ive Ever Shes right beside him every hour they let Shes when Craig wakes she talks to Shes very and builds her Confidence on every Good but in sure Shes with Good her father died from a severe head injury after being comatose for two she is also overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and concern from the members of the 2063rd towards herself and their she is especially grateful to Glenn and who have done so doing errands and driving Back and so what did happen to cause it appear they were in a very crowded and in order to get in and out to go for Beer or the they had to climb Over their seats and go Down the next the Guy behind them got even though they excused themselves and but the perpetrator was drunk and try ing to impress his German at one the Guy knocked the Beers Craig was carrying out of his let me Point out that Craig is a big Guy Well built and the other Guy is about half the size of according to now think about that for a moment and questions on bowl tickets i am writing on behalf of the Vietnam veterans assigned to Leitheim Ger its a sincere pleasure to have been named recipients of the 1985 Omar Bradley spirit of Independence we a few who May we Contact about receiving our award after in certain that the past famous recipients received a very Nice certificate at How do we go about obtaining our tickets to the Independence and who going to pay for them usually the honoured Are provided with free admission and roundtrip this seems pretty i dont think the stadium will hold All one million of As one reads into its obvious that we Are sceptical of the sincerity of this award being presented to such a Large group of what we Toler ated during the pos Vietnam Era was a mis Justice to our but in sure that i hold a pretty generalized opinion that awards like this Are Only meant to pacify the vet and have no True value Patrick Herendeen Neu Germany editors note we asked our new York office for they found out the Omar Bradley spirit of Independence award is Given by the Independence bowl committee the one of 16 National bowl is sanctioned by the award is Given to individuals who Are chosen by the committee itself based on their determination As to who is deserving of this the bowl is establishing a fund to solicit corporate donations in order to Purchase As Many As tickets to be presented free to vets who Are Able to attend the this is still in the devel Oping costs would be prohibitive for the bowl to even consider paying transportation for those vets who plan to the award is a Large Bronze bust of Omar there Are plans to display the bust at the Vietnam veterans of America Headquarters in they have not As yet determined the individual who will accept the award on behalf of it might be the president of Vova or it could be a Vietnam congressional medal of Honor if readers require More you can write directly to Independence bowl attn Lloyd Box 1723 71166 letter to highly bored7 executive 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 All letters Are subject to in response to the highly bored executive in a recent i think you should kiss your desk every morning when arriving for in not sure what an executive for Fortune 500 but i do not feel sorry for anyone Over Here who has landed a gs4 while moving around with my Navy Hus band Ive had numerous jobs such As supervising a Large military airports to working for an Exma Yor of Virginia beaches Law however having just arrived i will now be competing along with a Friend who is a registered nurse for the same cashier Job at the Navy wives give up our positions and careers to be with our Hus bands and each time we must Start most of us accept it along with the other hardships associated with being an Ameri can my husband and i along with colonels and senior officers accept the fact we Are the new people at every duty for a former Fortune 500 employee this might be called Lack of executive privilege but in the military its called equal Opportunity in not familiar with the Job opportunities in but i assure you there would be a line of highly qualified applicants for a gs4 position Here in the in our Exchange you could probably get medical advice from a who waited 18 months for the Job or Legal advice from the Bagger at the however maybe they Lack the qualifications to be highly Lee Netherlands compare it to big dogs Are generally Good natured and but one Doest want to get them Small dogs Are feisty because they think they have to but there really Chicken at bark their fool Heads off from behind the furthest what the actual Exchange Between the two after the Beers were knocked from Craigs hands will probably never be known for but in the they Shook there were witnesses to As Craig was climbing Back Over his with one foot Down and the other in the he was from a real Chicken there were witnesses to we All heard the Phil heard it and looked in the direction of the he May have missed a but to his credit and because Hes a professional he kept on youre its another Black stain on the but its More than its another Black stain on americans in yet because of the thoughtless act by one of limited Intelli we All Bear the ill bet his Girlfriend was real impressed when he got carted off to i Hope you All think about this the next time youre getting All pumped up to go out and have a Good we Are guests in Germany at the Permis Sion of the German lets have More than just a Little respect for while were at lets have More than just a Little and in ourselves As its unprofessional if we we Are the ones who Are supposed to be respecting and upholding humanity and human lets show it towards every but especially to each because were were supposed to be on the same Wanek Lindsey Germany the and Floripes european edition Usa editor in chief Cdr 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