European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 26, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers letters dear Ann Landers this is in answer to "1 spell Well but my typing i Lousy. Apparently spell Well has never Stu died a foreign Ian Guage. I am tired of hear ing How hard it is to re learn to spell because � our language has f a crazy words like Bough beaux and  most other languages have words with masculine and feminine genders. The English language has none of that nonsense. In French there Are nine tenses in the indicative two in the conditional and four in the subjunctive. This Means dozens of special endings to memorize. It would be hard enough if All the verbs were the same Type but they fall into four classes for a grand total of 360 different endings in order to conjugate the regular verbs. Then of course there Are the irregular verbs. I have lost count of them the pronunciation of a French word does t give you a clue As to How it is spelled. Half the letters Are silent. Chinese is the real killer. Many words sound alike but they have different mean Ings when they Are said in a higher or lower pitched voice. In other words you have to sing them just right or you Are saying something altogether different. Also there Are hundreds of dialects. The chinese you learn in Canton won t help you a bit in Beijing. I m sorry to say that we americans Are getting soft in the head from thinking everything should be easy. Let s apply our selves and work hard to raise our National in. In the last 25 years our educational Stan Dards have lagged shamefully behind those of Many other countries. Have you noticed How the japanese have been beating our brains out when it comes to manufacturing cars cameras and to sets . Dear no maybe Loo much. I la bet i get a lot of flak in response to your last paragraph. Last Spring i sat on the platforms of three Fine institutions of higher learning and watched the diplomas and honors handed out. The majority of Strainu cum Laudes and Magnas went to chinese Viet namese and japanese students. It Gate me something to think about. Dear Ann Landers i did t care for the answer you gave to the woman whose fat Friend broke her furniture. Why should people have to put up with such stuff maybe you can afford to have chairs and sofas repaired every few months but most people can t. One of my cousins weighs about 240 pounds. 1 like Edith a lot but after she busted two chairs in my living room and got stuck in another one i told her she had to sit in the steel Frame Kitchen chair i got from my grandmother or she could t visit me anymore. She did t get mad or anything just said. I understand and we never had any More words about it. .1 believe the Only Way to Deal with a problem is to be up front. It makes life a lot easier and in my Case i saved Money on furniture repair Bills. In Seattle dear  Well did. We approached the problem from different angles but come out at just about the same place. Thanks for the reinforcement. Ruder we Tho to will. Longwi Tjl"1,sivT1 of Coli Enlil and pm Diw a set 5 to so " is 1"" to �92" u-5 Force reminder All letters to the editor Rouse contain the full printed name and address of the idler and must be signed.  read unsigned letters Bat we will withhold your name on request and protect your or hey. Writer defends High school s threat forces display in reference to the article about the so Viet invasion at Santa Barbara High school i really question the motives of some of the parents and faculty members who protested the threat forces display held by local recruiters at the school. I wonder when some folks Are going to realize that maintaining a military Force is a very real and serious responsibility for All . Citizens and a necessary one and not just something for someone else s kids to do when they graduate from High school. Are these people naive enough to think that our nation has no enemies it s this sort of Altitude that has left us unprepared in the past. I should Hope we have Learned from our mistakes. I feel the threat forces display was a Good idea from the standpoint that it shows potential military members Why we have armed forces. In my opinion far too Many people treat the military As just a Job. Our chosen occupation whether we be career or single term personnel is to be members of an effective fighting Force ready to react on Short notice. We arc the line that stands Between government by popular Choice and subjugation by a foreign Power. H May be trite but i believe we arc the bastion of Freedom in this world and we have the right and obligation to defend it wherever needed. And at present world Freedom is in big trouble. I recall the phrase Community improvement urged i am writing to see if by publishing a comment like this it will help a situation that makes the 3rd inf div look very bad Here in  was in the army for 28 years 141 of them with the 3rd inf div including com Bat in Korea h 1950. Today i am retired and i see every Day a Good percentage of soldiers from the 3rd living on the Economy in such a foul Condi Tion that it makes it very hard for the next Soldier to find a decent room on the econ omy. It does t matter to whom they Are mar ried these soldiers Are very detrimental to the 3rd Here in Schweinfurt. These soldiers come to Germany to show the germans How foul they can be or to put the 3rd s name on the ground. It is very sad that these soldiers Are in the Anny and with the 3rd inf div. Rheodore Ramirez Schweinfurt Germany editor s note command Sajt. Maj. Charlie Miller a Schweinfurt Mili tary Community replies the leadership in the Schweinfurt Mili tary Community shares the writer s con Cern about the . Army s appearance in Schweinfurt. On sept. 3, the Community reorganized the Deputy installation coordinator s Dic office under he command group. One of the reasons for the reorganization is to establish Clear guidelines to military and civilian personnel and their family Mem Bers on their responsibility in government owned leased and Economy housing. In order to prevent incidents As the writer described the Dic inspects and monitors Community members in All government controlled housing and Economy quarters. The Dic office is organized to provide immediate feedback to the Chain of com Mand on problems of unsightly or unsanitary conditions. This feedback is provided from the Bottom up using the Chain of authority As established in Vii corps regulation 210-1. The Dic office acts As a second pair of eyes or the Chain of command and ensures that command policies and the con duct of soldiers Are maintained at a High state in the Schwa unfurl Community. Again we share your concern and if there Are any other areas that need to be addressed please Contact the Community command sergeant major at 2323-8332. One of my Drill sergeants used was being in deep  frankly i m All for peace. This is one Job i d really be Happy to lose because of Lack of demand. But i just Don t Sec thai Hap pening in the near future. Diplomacy is a wonderful thing. I m glad to Sec our nation and our potential enemies confronting differences in a civilized Man Ner. But one thing that All . Citizens should realize is that no agreements can be safely made from a position of weakness. I m glad to see the interest in culling Back and possibly eliminating nuclear arms but isl we forget remember that the Warsaw pact outnumbers our forces in conventional weapons. We need to continue to modernize and increase our conventional forces. We have the manpower to held some 36 divisions in out army yet we have 16. It would seem to me it have a lot of Deadwood. Finally All . Citizens should realize thai it is an obligation to defend our nation and the Freedom that we enjoy. This responsibility should not be passed off onto lower classes or be thought of As a duty for the other  our military will Only be As Good As the Quality of the individuals serving in it. All the fancy weaponry in the world will do no Good if we Don t have dedicated people at the controls. And by dedication 1 certainly Don t mean fanatics. I mean Quality men and women cast in the holds of the likes of Patrick Henry or Molly Pitcher honest people willing to sacrifice their lives for a More Noble cause. If our nation should lose this will Principa Bill Jackson May not have any Choice about the presence of soviet weapons on his Campus. Sgt. Douglas b. Smith Augsburg Germany thanks to Heilbronn Woodland i must take this time to extend a heart Felt thanks to the fantastic people who run and work at the Woodland in Hail Bronn. On several occasions i be visited the store when everyone from the assistant manager Down to the stockers were Busy with ship ments inventories or just filling shelves. These people always have a Nice word to say. The assistant manager takes time out from whatever he s doing to follow you and talk or whatever. We Are most fortunate to have the management and Crew of Woodland that gives Peri pals i would he to correspond with people in Oiher countries. I m 20 and i ilk Moil of Mech a record. The thing i ilk most it cooking Pecl Blev cakes. I work for big catering company a general Milit ant in in Illchen i have two Doe and enjoy travelling. Jill hot Dan 4s Horil re Smethwick w. My Lodi b67 5nz England i would ilk pen a from abroad. 1 am 18 Yov old. Romr Llla a tos Ray Manal Onoon set Catena Leoroi Oriental pm upping t would hit to Corm end a Lett Toneri from a Over in world. I am 25 and my Hobbin inc Tud a Dong writing and cooking. I am roman Catholic. I have studied to be a mkt of. Ala. Laurend Oano Tongco tango. A Pul up City  i no in the . Kavy. I would Lik to hav pen pal from England or Scotland. My Fallry it scottish t am 30 and my hobbles Are building models drawing hiking exploring Woodi and the outdoors in general. I ilk Muiloc of All kinds but prefer country and Wesl Arn. I am from California. Petty officer 3. Tom s. Adam pad Rota Spain Box 4 Fpo n.y., 09540-3900 i am 27 years old. I would like pen Palt from All Over the world i am a  m. Call Gilg 079 Mociln apartment Cervantes Street the Hom Clown atmosphere. So Many times we tend to Overlook the Good in Germany and often have Only criticism for communities. I Challenge you to take a look around your communities and find something Good each Day. Your tour overseas will be much More pleasant and Wilt probably go faster. Thank Vou Bobby and everyone at Woodland for that added touch of friendliness extended to All who accept it. Linda Simon Heilbronn Germany dumagu1e Coly Negros Oriental Philippines i am an la Yew old German seriously considering Priesthood in the . T am seeking someone with whom i on share my Christian thoughts. Juergen Urtnow Gulanze Roelke 33 Mil group Rottenburg West Germany i would my to correspond with other from different countries. I a 33 years old. My hobbles Are Reading cooking singing and dancing. Miss Vyrgle Saludar san Juan st., Punla Capri Bacod City Philippines 6001 Stoa in place my name in your pen pal Lisl. I am 21 years old. I am a High school gradual. Matono Pagalan zoo 3, Bula Gen. Santos ally Philippines i would be pen pals from abroad. I am 16 years old. 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