European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Letters August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers Why do they run Home and head for the Ball Field i suppose their Day starts out about like anybody there in the army for the most so there up Good and they have so nobody could say they dont have plenty to keep them Why do they do it these few men when other Guys Are sitting Down with a cold drink watching their favorite to Why do these few Rush throw off sweaty grab a Quick bite and Rush off to a Dusty Ball Field i dont i Haven been Able to get an answer out of whenever Ive tried to broach the subject or to give them even a Small it seems that a Shoelace that already tied needs relying or that a Patch of dirt there rubbing their toe in needs studious to say it i dont think there in it for the because to a Man they shy away from get embarrassed and change the Why do they do it then Ive watched Many a game this and even More practices now in watching Allstar practices and these few men Are still out they Are painstakingly correcting and training a Bunch of 10to 12yearold boys mine included who Are not always portraits of humility and Why do they do it i guess perhaps because they remember their own boyhood and what Ball meant to them maybe 20 years or so ago some coach in Little Rock or Spokane or Dallas or anywhere took an interest in maybe baseball helped them learn about trying their or playing by the rules and they want to pass these values along to a new generation of maybe its just sheer to hear the crack of a Well hit Ball upon a Bat or see a rare throw from Center Field to Home plate just a millisecond before the runner slides id Wager its a bit of All of the love of the the love of the the seed planted in them years ago bearing they Are now influencing and training Young and id take that 20 years from Many of these boys will be doing the i cannot thank you coaches and that goes for basketball and football for taking time out of your Busy lives to train these your childrens childrens children will reap the benefits of the seeds youre sowing god bless you Tilton Heidelberg importance of military retirement system to gis in a recent stars and Les answered a though the representatives letter addressed the actual current congressional legislative Situa it neglected to address the perception created in the minds of Many servicemen Active and retired that Congress and Many economists fail to understand How important and equitable a Good retirement system is to the in i feel that the perception they have of our services is misunderstood and insufficiently just one example based on a conserva Tive calculation of the nights and weekends not even fully accounting for All the Many housed the european edition capt Dale us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell Proctor Mcdermott production manager managing circulation manager this newspaper is authorized 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underpaid without even considering i dont begrudge this in a but i do resent being told my retirement is or will be too undeserved or harmful to the if retirement is reduced for to include new then a careful accounting should be made of donation of then paid As a due debt at retire ment in addition to the reduced the investment earnings this would pro Duce would More than make up the loss brought about by reduced i can assure you this will never it would Cost More than the current there is nothing wrong with our current system that a Handoff approach by con economists and administrations would not take care this includes Cost of living raises that currently exist in i would like to briefly address the there is nothing wrong with a lieutenant colonel earning a substantially higher retirement than a technical he de Seves he earned his capabilities and intelligence helped bring it to do otherwise would be to degrade our system to a which is warrant officer David Smith Germany More about a Drivers License i read with interest your note to the let your research is commendable Howe i believe military their depend and other citizens living overseas can easily avoid the expired Drivers License problem described by the writer when returning to the states on temporary emergency or simply no one with a valid state of residence Drivers License should allow it to expire renew it before it there is no requirement that one live in a state to renew a License previously in most states Issue a new License when one submits a change of address not Ifica for those states with a photo Drivers usually a License is issued stating valid without i recommend anyone residing overseas notify their state Drivers License Bureau of their address and renew their License before learn to shop German in practically every Issue of your Good paper appear complaints about the commis sary and you know and i that the do their level Best to Render Good service and Quali its just impossible to do better with the constraints placed upon the system by the military and the Why continue to be dissatisfied with stuff in route from Texas for six months there Are Many i refer to clean German stores where one can easily find fresh wholesome food and excellent products in other at reasonable in these one does not have to produce ones or stand in such Long its another but one can learn enough to get by without a in its an try youll like the few familiar products for which you Are willing to suffer Are still in the commis sary and Grain Germany some like Texas for in continue a Drivers License As valid As Long As a person is in the military service and then allows 45 Days for renewal after return to the even the to renewal Cost every two to four years As could help prevent unnecessary problems for personnel returning to the states for any Howard Helton Heidelberg i read with interest your article on which states Honor the Usa eur Drivers License and also a recent letter to the editor on the same we were faced with the same dilemma shipping a car to and driving to since i was unable to travel with my my oldest son was to share the driving with my your article indicated he would be unable to drive in South Carolina and but he was Able to drive through the other states along the we solved the problem by obtaining an International Drivers License for since he Only had a Usa eur Drivers the International Drivers License costs 9 is Good for three and is valid in All countries except the one it is issued in in this Case warrant officer Eugene Kocmoud Kaiserslautern pen pals i am 20 years old and would like to have pen my hobbies Are Reading and camotes foundation University Dumaguet City 6501 Philippines i am a 26yearold Catholic who would like to have friends Rose Villa Poalina Mckinley Gul Huangan Negros Oriental 6525 Philippines i would like to have my name published in your pen pal i am 21 years i am studying to be a Taele dear Ann Landers How wonderful it is to see the photo graphs of missing children on milk car but i wonder How Many people Orcalie that few of these missing Chil Dren were abducted by sonic arc but most have been snatched by a divorced i spent two years interviewing victims of parental kidnapping for my Chil Dren in the 1 was stunned to discover that Many boys and girls had been physically and sexually abused by the Lov ing Parent who had abducted some children were forced to Dye their Hail and change their the fortunate three out of 10 who Are found almost always Suffri Lon term surprised read on it is 10 times More Likely that the kidnapper will be a Mother or a father and not a Abrams dear Sally thanks for an i urge any one who suspects that a child in your neighbourhood May be such a to Call the police at often these children Are your Mother or dad died or didst want you or is in jail or on dope and i want to make a Home for you in another i also urge any abducted child who May be Reading this to dial 0 and i am in trouble and want to make a collect Lon distance Call to my please help dear Ann Landers i read with interest the column from depressed in Alabama about the High school kids who were permitted to share a bedroom when the boys parents threw him the Mother said shed rather have her 16yearold daughter sleeping at Home with one Guy than making out in parked cars with lord knows How How do you feel about divorced who sleep with their men friends when their teenagers Are at Home and can hear tin bedsprings creak and everything that is said dear same its terrible destructive and dear Ann Landers i moved from my Hometown a year age but i still keep in touch with family and my Best Friend ill Call her Brenda writes at least two or three letters a she was always very pretty and had a great yesterday i received a letter from she enclosed a newspaper picture of a Small group of Rny pals at a social i was amazed to see what Brenda looks she has gained at least 30 id think she was pregnant but 1 know this cannot be i will be going Home in a month and 1 need to know if i should say anything to Brenda about her in dear the camera usually adds 10 also there is the possibility that the photo was taken at an Odd Angle and Brenda got the worst of she has indeed put on a great Deal of she is surely aware of it and need not be be kind and say c 1985 news Amer Irica Syndicate sell Man University Dumaguet City 6501 Philippines please place my name in your pen pal i am an 18yearold roman i am studying math Tagle sell Man University Dumaguet City 6501 Philippines i would like pen i am 19 years old and studying to be an my hobbles Are dancing and Escobar 158 Marll rez Street Negros Oriental