European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 14, 19b6 the stars and stripes. Page 11 dear Ann Landers my Mother passed away on feb. 20. I found this clipping in her sewing Box. It appeared in one of your i 9  was a Good daughter and let my Mother know How much 1 loved and appreciated her. But maybe i did t do As med a Job As i should have. That is the thought that crossed my mind when i read the column. Otherwise Why did she clip it i know you have Many requests for re prints but i Hope you will Honor this one. It would mean a lot to me. A few regret sin Radnor a. Dear Radnor Here it is. Dear mom i understand so Many things now thai i did t understand when 1 was growing up. I did t know How Hurt you were by some of the things i said and did unlit i was Hurt the same Way by my own children. Unlit 1 travelled that Road myself i had no id halt hard you naked with Nerer a complaint or the burdens you carried doing the everyday things i took for granted. I did t know Bow Many times i could Bane nude you Happy by just saying i Low you mom or i appreciate Wasj Yon ire trying to do for me but i know now because it would mean the world la Bear those words from my own children. Ii look me All my life to learn what matter is 1 wish there was some Way i could Lei you know How much i appreciate your Yean of sacrifice and unselfishness your efforts o ittes us on the Reghl track and everything you did to help your Chil Dren grow up straight and Strong. Thanks mom you the greatest. Your daughter dear daughter i nope thousands of mothers who read this Beautiful letter will think perhaps it was written by their daughter. My thanks to you and god bless. Dear Ann Landers the response you gave to Jungle girl in Atlanta was an insult to me and All the other females who do not shave their legs i am g-fool-1,25, the Mother of a 3-year old Bay and am pregnant again. 1 used to shave my legs when 1 was in High school because in was the in thing to do. My Mother never said i should or should t. When 1 graduated and began working i decided it was a bother and a chore and not Worth the Effort i also discovered the More you shave the More you have to shave and in time the hair grows Back thicker. Shaving May also produce ingrown hairs that can be very painful. Men Are the Only winners in this constant Battle against leg hair. They make millions of dollars off electric sharers razors creams and lotions. I also have hairy Arm pits and a Little Mustache Over my lips. 1 make no at Empl to remove any of it. I accept the fact that something in my genes is producing this growth. Freedom of Choice Ann is what makes this land of ours so great. So Don t go telling Young girls or older ones either that they should shave. Give them the  and proud it null. A a every woman has be right to go around with hairy legs hairy armpits and a mus tache if she chooses. But in our culture such hair is considered unsightly and superfluous. I m with the group that is willing to Lake us time and trouble to get rid of it. Rudon wit Hora � Wal in Newi amt Rico swirl rate my unlit Landen Mav to drat Imler Loller in out of Tho Shari and sir Loti Apo Oll .forcn.1 All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of tins writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned letters taut we will withhold your mine on request and protect your privacy. All tetters Are subject o editing. Stop snivelling appreciate what you be got he says. The ongoing controversy that has Beci raging across his Page Over the last few months has once again inspired me to Lake per in hand in the vain Hope that several folks around Europe will possibly Wake up and smell the Coffee. Americans As a people Loo often take for granted the privileges that our Freedom has Given us. While there is certainly no doubt that each and every american should stand toll and be proud of his country we tend to go overboard with the me first attitude while stationed overseas. So you could t get the Tot the fro Olfe Whiz snaps at the Exchange. All they had was Choco bang and the cafes garage says you la have to wait a few More weeks for that deluxe Multi purpose intake whatchamacallit for your 72 trans am. Not to mention the fact that tie stocking procedures at the commissary Are utterly outrageous. And the milk on the shelf expires in five Days. And there s not enough room in the Ken Nel for snooker and we be already been Here seven hours. And i be been waiting and waiting for the new Robert Ludlum novel Al the Book store. And my sponsor did t have a room for me at the guest House. And 1 had to wait two cd Ira hours for my null cup cases paid physical at the Hospital. Blah blah etc., etc., and nausea. People this is Europe in Case you Viaven t noticed. This is not fort Benninger fort mood where every possible luxury or convenience is available to the discerning shopper i find it difficult to believe that we Are enmeshed in a massive government plot to downgrade morale by denying us All the forget phone Calls says Reader i wish to make a response to the statement of the minister in Detroit concerning the Lack of a Proa Ecell to the family who lost their son in the bombing attack in Berlin. We the soldiers who serve in the army arc not asked to Sien a form requesting a phone Call in the event of our death. We train logo to War and win. Terrorism is a form of War in which one Side docs not have to meet Batik a rained troops docs not stand their ground with their weapons nor face the world with their convictions and beliefs open la All. That our president decs not care is a Gross mis Justice to him and those of us who serve in the . Army Navy air Force marines and All units of combat support. A appears to me that president Reagan has More than enough to keep him Busy and the message to the family was a Strong one one that we in the military arc proud of the bombing of Libya. With this action we the United states have done More than make a phone Call to one family we have sen a message to the entire world one which will be a reviving of an old emotional statement which Onci rocked an Empire Don t tread on me. We Grieve for you the family of sgt Kenneth t. Ford. We too have our families Here with us the worry and mental anguish Are with us Inch Lime a Soldier Dies. Our Brothers and Sisters in arms arc dear to us we know them All in one Way or another As we All work for the same thing Freedom. Drive on America drive on. We need to continue what we have undertaken. We ask for no Quarter we will give no Quarter to terrorism Ever sgt William j. Longworth Kitzinger Germany she tells Story of needless death. Recently two servicemen died. Needlessly. Coming Home from work or. X. Was driving. His pretty wife Sal in front. Their Good Friend or y., sat in Back in a fog on straight Road or x. Pulled out to pass. He hit a German vehicle head on and was subsequently struck by two More cars. Or. X. And or. Y died instantly mrs x. Sustained minor injuries. She was wearing curse Albelli they were so close to Home. Or s Loving wife and Ihrck Small children were awaiting him. This Community is stunned. If Only. If Only. This loss did not have to bet if telling this horrible tragedy causes even one More person 10 use a Seatbelt in will be Worth any discomfort such a True Story May cause the renders. A concerned wife and Mother anywhere Germany writer defends Bradley testing i am writing in response to the article you Rait on the Bradley. I worked on the Tow system on the Bradley at fort Hood for three years 19s3-b5 and find it hard to believe that anyone could say those tests were rigged. Everyone worked hard to learn the operations of the equipment and put in Long hours training on How to work As a team. If anyone thinks they Are unsafe or that any tests were rigged they should talk to the Crew of the two tracks that flipped or the two that sunk no one was Hurt in any of the four weeks. I think the infantry deserves a big hand for the great Job they Are , Frank Mechlin Mainz Germany heed lesson shape major says i Hope the military Airlift come and every Soldier Sailor airman or dependent flying Back to the state or anywhere for that matter will take a Good lesson from the attempted bombing of Heel Al Jet in London not to mention the Twa bomb. Pen pals i m an at Tran i Luft a and would Lika id have pen pall i live to a Tinall Village bit my Bobbin Ora Ruhm n or Hwali Cuberly too tall Bartolt Ujj  held in Ianora of quite popu la. I speak Arabit eng Lluli and French. Toubl Abdeh Marfil of Nnami med. Aln Vovkol Itle Wicena torte i a would Tkv pen pall irom bluer . T Andhiv pea Yang Ping Pong and he car. I can write in end Liri an innocuous gift from a european Friend could make big headlines if it destroyed a 141, c-5 or stretch 8 filled with , military and dependents. Mai surren o. Stag to shape Belgium to Cut and italian l am � Tori old Ond n . Ferbal Ltd Tab c-6.w.p. 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