European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Arm Landers tuesday february 25, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 11 dear Ann Landers i am one of six Sis ters. Five of us remarried and have grandchildren. Weall have our own Homes. The sixth Sis Ter Marion is slightly retarded an epileptic. She lives in an apartment an takes care of herself. I see Marion once or twice a month and talk to her on the Telephone two or three times a week. Another sister sends her Money regularly and Calls her once month. She has not seen Marion for five years. Another sister Calls her three or four limes a year. The other two Sisters have not seen or talked to her for at least 20  i Tell them How lonely Marion is and How much she would love to see them they allay we have families of our  when mom was dying she asked whats going to happen to Marion i said Don t worry. Momma i will Al ways take care of  my Sisters have reminded me that i was the one who made the Promise. I be told them 1 was not asking them to take care of Marion just that they go see her once or twice a year. 1 am writing this because i invited Mari on Over on her birthday and she had a bad seizure. It broke my heart to know that Noone cares what happens to her. I m afraid her Sisters think they Are to High class to be involved with someone who has  can i do to open their eyes sad sister new York dear sad Send them each a copy of this column. I doubt that it will change anything but you will have the satisfaction of knowing you hid it on Ibe line. Dear Ann Landers you missed the Mark when you an swered the divorced Mother of four whose live in would not marry her unless her tuba ligation could be reversed. Surely she should realize that if the Man cannot Jook upon her four children As his own heis a very poor candidate for the demanding role of stepparent. She ought to drop him like a hoi potato. It has been Well documented that the percentage of child abusers is much higher among Stepfather than biological  Altitude makes him a prime Candi  consideration Why did she wait until the relationship became serious before she told him she was sterile it s one of the first things i d mention if thought the Guy was even slightly marriage minded. If a Man is looking for baby factory i d want him to know Early on to look  am open to being a Foster Parent or adopting. To me a child is a child is Achild and i would love any child no matter whose genes Are  about kids writer says equal Opportunity in military is a joke Well said. Thanks for your thoughtful comments. Dear Ann Landers i have sent you four Chain letters to bring you Good Luck. I asked you to let me know each Lime that you received my letter Anil followed the instructions. My name and address was on every envelope. So far no word from you. Why in Ogden Utah diff 1 1. I Saver read Chain tellers. They go right i to the waste Basket. No letter is an swered unless it is accompanied by a self Mur Essed stamped envelope. In Wourl wishing to Wilh to nun America Sendl  Quorn May add Reti ill rms can of the stare and so rape Apo 09jii, . Forces All tetters to the editor must contain toe full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read used letters but Swul withhold your Nameon request and protect your privacy. A letters ire subject to editing. Of Guys so you Don t like women in the armed forces. You believe that women should be at Home cooking your meals watching your kids cleaning up after you waiting on you. Well Guys times have changed believe it or not. Women s roles did nol change  has been a slow process Over centuries. The Industrial revolution made our live easier because you men invented built manufactured All those Nice Little things tomake women s work easier. We no longer had to do our Wash in Washtub and hang our clothes up to dry Washer dryer go to the Market on a daily basis to Purchase perishable items refrigerator beat rugs on a clothes line vacuum cleaner carry water in from the pump in Side plumbing. Keep in mind you Guys it was women influence that made free Enterprise what it is today. It was women who made you in ventors and manufacturers Rich today by purchasing these items. It is a Well know fact that 85 percent of the purchasing Power is controlled by  Guys let s face it you gave us too much spare time. We became Idle. Our minds would soon vegetate without some sort of stimulation besides playing Bridge or volunteering our services to needy charities. We became aware that our abilities were Worth the almighty Dollar too. You men became threatened at the thought of us taking away your jobs. Look at what happened during world War  on Guys you could t do it All by yourselves. You needed workers for the War Effort or your precious plants would shut Down and the free Enterprise system would go Down the Drain along with your jobs. It was women that freed the men to go Towar. It was women that continued to keep your plan s open. It was women that sup ported you men in whatever Endeavor you chose or was chosen for you. Women All through history have serve with or in the armed forces in some form. Docs this really bother you Guys when the women s army corps was around you rarely heard snide remarks about women and equal Opportunity. Be Lieve it or not the women s army corps was the same As it is today in this mans army except we were separated from the male population in billeting. They called this the wac detachment. Much like what you men used to do when you segregated the Black army from the White army. How Long did it take for this mans army to accept Blacks How Long did it take to gain Trust in the Black Man inthe foxhole Well they the Black men arc there whether you like it or not. Now the Black Man should unde Standall these unfounded biases. They do but now they join forces with this mans army to band together for the common cause against women in the army. Equal Opportunity in the military is joke. Most complaints Are made by men against women. I m so sick of hearing Why Don t women have to do this Why can t women do that if you Guys would do a Little research you would know the answers. Keep in mind that army regulation were written by men with the help of Legal advisors and medical personnel All of who Mare far More knowledgeable on the subject than you. There Are reasons for different standards. What do you think the military is on great big boy scout training Camp to make All of you into the incredible Hulk do you he feels Charity begins at Home after Reading the opinions and facts on the pros and cons of the Gramm Rudman Bill inthe stars and stripes for the past month and about All the big Dollar cuts in the Domestic and defense budgets it seems to me really illogical to read about How much Money the United states is sending to the underdeveloped third world countries. We hear about the plight of american Farmers who can not afford to keep producing the food our country needs at a Price the people can afford. We read about unemployment rates and figures and rising prices. We hear and read about the economic problems in our own country then in the same Issue we read about the billions of dollars we re using to develop underdeveloped countries trying to persuade them to embrace democracy an keeping our fingers crossed when the final Choice comes. Then on top of this Congress decides to balance the budget which is really great Andi m All for that but i feel we Are cutting our throats instead. The a is falling on needed programs to Benefit the Well being of our own people United states citizens who Are taxpayers. We cannot help the Farmer out. We in the military can not even receive a 3 percent  people needing welfare and social Security vets who have served the government for 20 years or More putting their lives on the line in the name of Freedom Are now once again paying the Price. I feel it is illogical to spend billions of dollars or the rest of the world while our own country is suffering. If we Don t take care of our own who else will staff set. Harold Brown rams Teui a Germany Reader voices housing problems i would like to comment on the letter about not enough bedrooms in quarters. I recently arrived in Germany with my11-month-old son. I had concurrent travel so i thought housing would be available when i got Here. Little did i know that it would be at least a four month wait for temporary quarters and an eight month wait for two bedroom quarters. I am presently living in a guest House until i either get Economy or government housing whichever comes first. It s hard living in a guest Bouse and i read that peo ple Are complaining even when they already have their family settled Down in quarters. I Don t know when i la Ever get settled in yet people Are complaining that two bed rooms Are not enough. I would gladly take their two bedrooms and they can wait for a three or four bedroom set of quarters. I also have household goods that i won Tsee for awhile. In my household goods is a new crib that my son has barely slept in and will probably be too old for once we do get  say be thankful for what you have be cause you could be worse off. Spec. 4 Robin t. Otis bad Kreuz Nach Germany Foster parents to All our friends of the a Ellingen Community recently our family was certified As Foster family. Within the next couple of weeks we will be opening our Home to two mule children who need us. We would like to thank All our friends of the a Ellingen Community for their love support and contributions of furniture clothes and toys for our Foster children. In our times of doubt of our ability to handle such an important task our friends in bldg. 3800 and our company the 421stmed. Co., were there to lend us their guid Ance love and support. If you Are interested in becoming Foster parents Contact your local acs. Tom and Debbie Fischer and Luigeno Germany really think that the military is based sole Lyon muscle Power it does t take much muscle Power to pull a trigger on a  makes you think that wanting equal rights Means that women want to Bemen when Black men wanted equal rights did it mean they wanted to be White Why Don t you Check into what equal rights really Means before showing How ignorant you really Are do you really think women get Over inthe army would you like on a daily basis to face open bigotry would you like to beaut into situations just to prove that you can t do it because you Are female i m sure a few of you Are thinking if i Don t like the situation then get out of the army. In t that your intent with your open hostilities to drive females out of the Mili tary i m sure that your system works to som degree As the retention rate for females is very Low. I Don t blame any female who cannot Deal with our so called leaders with their shallow minds. 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