European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 23, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 aim Landers letters dear Ann Landers our 15-year-old son attempted Sui cide several months ago. We were Lucky to find him before the 70 or More pills he swallowed could do any physical dam age. After a month in an adolescent care unit and intensive therapy his severe depression is lifting and we All have Hope again. The week after Jason resumed to school a letter appeared in your column about a 13-year-old suicide. The letter was written by a woman who had just returned from the girl s funeral witnessed Over 100 classmates attending and won dered where these friends were when this child was alive. She also wondered what has happened to kindness in kids. The reason for this letter is to Tell you about a teacher in our local school who used that letter from your column to Leach her students about kindness. She did this when Jason returned to her class and i can t begin to express my feelings of gratitude for the help she gave our son. When he was in the Hospital dozens of friends wrote letters and sent cards trying to reassure him of their concern and love. His depression did t allow him to accept their kindness then. But after the teacher lectured her class on kindness based on the letter in your column it was like a Light went on in Jason s head. This letter in t written in the Besten Glish to please change what is necessary if you use it. 1 just wanted you to know that your column helps so Many people and it can Leach too. A grateful Mother dear grateful Mother your English is just Fine. I did t have to change a word. Thank you for writing a most sensitive and thoughtful letter. Dear Ann Landers please give your opinion protocol for the wedding of concerning o a child of divorced parents. My former husband and 1 had an unpleasant divorce when our daughter was very Young. I received custody of the children. It took no great Effort my Hus band did not want them. He married immediately after the divorce which was no Surprise to anyone since that time he has been an Absen tee father. When 1 needed help during times of crisis he always had an excuse not to be there. Our daughter s wedding is approach ing and her father suddenly has surfaced and nays he wants to give the Bride away and be a part of the festivities. After All i am the girl s father he said and i have supported her All these  i had planned on having my brother do the honors. He has been a great help to me and i feel he deserves it. In my opinion it does t seem right for my Hus band to be in the limelight after so Many years of pain and neglect. What do you quandary 1ntheu.s. Dor . What does your daughter say it s her it Tang. Another Factor to consider is or sex has bad paying forum wed Jha if he is the Man has something of Csc. If he is not be Hary Little lug for him. In the final analysis it is s Bride who should decide. Lilno 10 will 10  Amer la Sendl a Nir nay Adaryll . In san slrlp.1, Apo 00311. . Emergency leave and air travel policy explained 1 need clarification on the . Army regulations about emergency leave. I went Home on emergency leave August 1984 in the Philippines. I was processed through the Post transportation office. Because there s no military flight available they helped me get a ticket commercial for my family and me. It Cost the . Army about $2,400 each round ticket for an Ameri can Flag Carrier to Fly Only from Frankfurt to Guam. If they would have purchased a ticket from a foreign airline it would have Cost Only $1.000 each round ticket from Frankfurt to the Philippines straight without problems to the service people. My question b Why the . Army can not Purchase a ticket from foreign com Mercial airlines it would be cheaper. Ako in my Case what is the army regu lations on emergency leave when docs my leave Start and Stop docs my leave Start when i sign out from my unit or when i arrive at my destination when docs my leave Stop name withheld wild Flecken Germany editor s note we received two responses to this letter. The first is from a spokesman from the office of the Deputy chief of Slaff resource management we regret a family emergency prompted your letter. We share your concern regard ing what happens to our tax dolls. Regulations authorize Servic members travel to Aerial port closest to their overseas duty station for emergency leaves in the United states and to i a. Territories and posses Sions for emergency leaves outside the United states. Accordingly you were Only authorized transportation to Guam. First priority for aircraft is military owned or chartered. When not available commercial flights arc authorized. The Bottom line is Public Law requires department of defense personnel and family members travelling at government expense on official orders to include emergency leave to Fly on . Flag carriers. This requirement has been challenged numerous times. However the comptroller general of the United Stales has upheld those Laws. Your servicing finance office will pro comments on medical Cost errors i write to reply to a letter about medical care costs. The letter is filled with so Many economic errors that it would be impossible to try to Correct them All in the space available for a letter to the editor. Let me try to hit the worst ones  writer s first complaint is the Large salary earned though earned is not the word he would use by doctors Engi neers and  if the writer had any understanding of the mental Effort expense exacting integrity and hard work necessary to become and remain a doctor perhaps he would have a different opinion. The Large salaries attract the Best minds into those Fields. Would the writer prefer it another Way 2. The writer says i feel that Access to life saving medical help like air. Should be made available by americans to Ameri cans regardless of availability sic to  from what tree should this medical help be picked if researchers Are denied High salaries to perfect new medical technologies who will spend the Effort if no one can earn the salaries but must depend on government Grants who shall be taxed to provide those Grants 3. The writer lists a number of things he thinks society spends Money for foolishly. Economically there is no such thing As  there Are Only people. If a Man wants to spend the Money he earns on trashy movies who is this writer to forbid him to do so Money must first be produced before it can be taxed or con  who produced the Money the government 4. Lastly the writer says we need a Federal policy to somehow control things while we work out the finer de tails of specific policies. Who is we never mind not important. This last proposal is economically absurd Politi Cally disastrous and morally obscene. A. Economically absurd does it make any sense to tax a Dollar deduct 20-50 percent handling charge and then give in Back this is what All Federal policies do. B. Politically disastrous do we want the people who gave us watergate Korea Gate Wilbur Mills and the arg mine bomb Shell and All the rest to run health care in our country Why does this writer believe the average politician is More honest than the average businessman despite mountains of evidence to the contrary c. Morally obscene no one is born with a right to medical care. If you think so stand in Africa and look for your  what the writer really is proposing whether he knows it or nol is that the Federal government Lake Money from those who have earned it. Deduct handling charges and give it to someone who needs it. The writer s entire letter conspicuously ignores Only one class of people the producers of wealth. There is no Constitution cd right to enslave. 5. Certainly the Bostick family has my sympathy in their misfortune. But misfortune is not a Blank Check on the lives and property of All other americans. I suggest that if this writer wishes to address any other economic issues he should learn something about the subject and should leave Federal policy to the real experts the Union of soviet socialist republics. Staff sri John p. Roshto Grafen Wocher Germany an programming is praised i d like to thank an for providing such interesting Prog of As Money neck new tech times wild kingdom i am Joe s Larry King and Dona  i have found these shows to be fascinating. I also appreciate sesame Street Pryor j place and the muppet show for children. In the editorial Section of a recent stars and stripes 1 read that several ladies from Heilbronn and Mannheim feel that such a Fine show As Money week is worthless pen pals i a t7-ve Rou girl our ii a i Mil a from Owram. I y Riding irl to and . Prezell swot tall m and or. Aon Poon. 411007 amur Nora i would huf to ewer Wood with Ottn from fit Over it world. I a 72 vean old. My Hoo Oiw in thud of Ling a Tidlun and Volna to movies. Am Bui cum Pimp Tam compared to Ryan s Hope and general  what a shame. Frankly i find soap operas annoying particularly the Low budget Ryan s Hope. Don t these ladies Ever feel As if their intelligence has been insulted by such garbage i suggest they forget Ryan s Hope and instead watch More of Fth interesting programs a in offers. I bet they la learn something incidentally i d also like to thank the creators of the army s new television com Mercial when we were needed we were there. We were there when we were needed we were there. Though it was t always easy it was t always fair. But when Freedom called we an swered. We were there it reflects our Pride perfectly. Thank you name and location withheld Cess your leave in accordance with Para 6 10, a 630-5. Generally your leave will begin the Day you depart Aerial port of debarkation i.e., Charleston fab. St. Louis or in your Case Guam and will end the Day prior to your return to the Aerial port of embarkation. Providing your personnel service no Punco with your annotated a form 31 is the first step you must Lake to process your leave properly. A spokesman from the office of the a itly chief of staff. Logistics also replies the funded emergency leave entitlement has implemented in january i9k3. Travel to non-. Areas was not auth Fri de when you travelled to the Philippines in August 1984. In july 1985, enhanced serv was approved including a provision for door to door funded emergency leave for so hers and family members with Homes outside he United Stales. We appreciate your suggestion on Sav ing the government Money however Here is a problem Vilh the proposed option of using foreign commercial airlines. The Fly America act of 1970 makes it Law to use . Commercial airlines when a military Airlift come aircraft is not used. Emergency leave is a chargeable absence at All times whether the Soldier has accrued leave or not. It should be noted however that the travel Lime from the Airport nearest the Soldier s duty station to the emergency leave site and the return travel time is not charged As leave. Soldiers with emergency leave travel questions should Contact their local installation transportation office. Euro pah edition . Blackwell m. Proctor . Mcdermot product in or Iviana Tod de. Or Cut ton manage that Row Tommy it an authored unofficial debt Callon Tor a Mart of the military of Vic to Ovar mat. Contani of th3ir� in strip a not no Varlly the official Al rat Iri or and crud by it jul Novar Manl. Id Ort it of of no or in a. 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