European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday june 15. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters could v ram boys Tough lit out in the real Man s army with a Mii Turc of curiosity and slight disgust i read the Story from up entitled Rise of rambo mania deplored by . it teems Hal sad but True Many of the folks Back Home arc caught up in a current fad of Welt yeah dude if i was a Marine or Green Beret or something i d Wanna go kick some com Mie a know members of a private non profit re search group quoted in the up Story maintain that there is a difference Between the vicarious thrills of rambo mania and True patriotism. I must agree. Farther til pick on Sylvester Stallone a bit and Why not he has been extremely Weh paid for his rambo fantasies that apparently inspired this fad. Only in Amer bless her could a. Long haired actor with body by Nautilus and absolutely no military experience of his own become tie idol not Only of nuke Iran Nelre Libya body by Budweiser armchair warriors but average Down to Earth folks As Well. Yes i Loo paid to see each of those Tii Firitz one time. The first rambo was t too far fetched but first blood ii give me a break. I d like to know who was the text meal adviser1 who allowed that the relatively Small rocket from a Shioo Jdc us ached Light anti Armor weapon Law could destroy what was sup posed to be a soviet Mi-24 Hind Gromad attack helicopter referred to in some aretes As a flying tank or that the Ameku pos who were liberated by Rusta would t be turned into crispy Crit ters As key crouched there in the Lawi Back Buu area then were other glaring technical or run a that movie but hey it i Joel Handen and after what Doc the american Public know right if it it just tinny Cut Why Are Zwaay americans to cd so lied a generally speaking the american Tecc Meinberg known better thai to bes we what he or shews in these Yinru Malory Little products of Hollywood " n the Latc-20tr ceo Tarj b Aat it was my privilege to have served for iwo years in an airborne unit at fort drag. . My unit was not involved in the operation in Grenada and i am too Young in have served during the Vietnam War i am not a combat Veteran. Vii Hie at Bragg however i trained under served with and associated with sol Diers who have been in combat. K they talked about it at All these men made it Clear they did not enjoy being shot in and considered combat a fearful experience. None of these Guys has inc flawless Phy Sique of a Stallone or commando Schwarzenegger in fact their main physical attribute probably is thai they can or could at one time carry heavy Rucksacks Lead bearing equipment and weapons for Many hours across Many Kilometres of rough terrain White allowing themselves Only a couple of Field rations and a few hours of sleep per Day. I would further venture to say thai prob ably none of these combat veterans could single handed eliminate a Hundred or to communist vietnamese hoops and their cadre of soviet Smeuna. Advisers. But these men must have done something right they Are still alive and in uniform. To the naive ram boys who have taken these movies a bit too seriously 1 would offer for their consideration these anecdotes from reality. These Aren t the kind of stories military recruiters Are Likely to Tell than starting an ill important sin Day patrol during the Florida phase of is. Army Ranger school the Soldier pc now full Well that before he sect Camp rudder lignin he might fall asleep my Belike. While stand ing upright and get left behind somewhere when Bis patrol moves cot he Wil lapse once again into a waking fantasy of having pot oat Runoff Are to put into his nag Ging stomach he will once again develop very bad Case of body odor As will the other Ranger students around him his tendinitis is not going to get any better and be might even find yet another Nowc Irish wait a minute Vine and fall face firm equipment and All Inlo the mud. Suppressing to or to the Soldier watches in incr Pir trix incr on the crowded ?0 aircraft vomit into a plastic bag air sick us. The Soldier now wants Only to Pel out the door and Hopes earnestly that no one on Sicily drop zone has aborted the jump. Rubbing his aching ribs inc Soldier slowly gets Back on his feel squares off with his hand to hand partner invariably two inches taller and to pounds Hea vier and is once again heaved up and Over As his partner seems to catch on and is performing the technique correctly just then an instructor walks by and say do it shivering in the Cool evening brew the Soldier shares wih growing Dis belief at his Camp Mackall special Topographic map. This has to be the Ter rain feature he was looking for and inc navigation Point surely is around Here somewhere. Alone he flashes his red filtered flashlight All around searching for he thin yellow pole amid the Pine Trees to s got to be Here. It in t. At one Lime in his life. The Soldier caught Catfish using night Rawler Earth Worms As bait. Now several Days into his survival and evasion raining the Soldier is about to Cut a few of the protein Rich but Nasty lasting crawlers. One by one raw and squirming he drops them into his Mouth Biles Down once and quickly gulps same Iod thud. River wider. Somehow he does t fed particularly big bad or Macho As he squats Here with worm grit in his Mouth and a Grimace on his face. Training and preparation for War the most important tasks of any peacetime army. It is hard work that occasionally ii very dangerous in its own right often it h so routine Aslo be Boring and it Seldom is glamorous. The Young rambo fans who Are lured into military duty for the wrong reasons probably Are in for a Surprise. Set. Marti Kotos Augsburg Germany Ahn Landers dear Ann Landers i have worked As a Lei phome operator for an answering service for the past year and a half. This is considered an unusually Long Lime for his Type of Job. Most employees quit a of tar three or four months Acca use of pressure. I used to wonder Why nobody liked to work Here until 1 ran into another employee who had quit last year. She pointed out Why this office has such a rapid employee turnover. When ivc answer a Telephone it Means the doctor or store is closed if not for the Day just for lunch. I was Lold to say Good a Alcmeon or. Smith s answering service Joan speaking. May i help you hardly anyone listens to that. The first question out of the caller s Mouth is. Is this the Secretary then 1 get a rundown on what is happen ing in their lives. For in ample the children Are ungrateful and selfish the husband is drinking too much or gambling or cheat ing. The roof leaks and the dog isl dragged mud through the living room. These people Are supposed to be calling 10 make an a Point men with the doctor yesterday one woman sail she was very Boisy and Sik cd if would mind ordering a Large Puiia. And please Tell them to hold the just recently i was working on a Friday evening when i received a Call from a fran lie Mother. She wanted to a nth to her Pedia Tricia because her 2-year-old daughter Lead had a 104-Dcgrcc temperature for the past three Days. Why was he calling in 5 30 . Friday instead of wednesday during regular hours i am amazed at the ignorance i have encountered while working at this Job. Would you please print this letter and in form the great american Public thai an swering services Are there to take messages not to listen to a lot of nonsense that has nothing to do with their Job bugged in Buffalo Somers a o be entered into lightly 4ft. I is Al of a message to noisy neighbors plea for manners i m tick and tired of people. They have no women Al a. My wife and 1 were Cal eng the Exchange and 1 was holding the door open for my family when a big fat lady Tut about Over my son and she did not even say Enciu me or she just gave my son a dirty look and went on her Way. Please print Ray Letler and someone might read in and water out for the kids and act like . 4 Anthony w. Sparks locution withheld patches wanted so logo biihnthhc.4-km. This letter is to every person living where others roust dwell dear neighbor i want to Tell you just How much i appreciated being kept up by your loud voices tonight. You May not realize it but loud music is not always the culprit Here. I and others in our building you too possibly on occasion have been kept up night after night because of your Good i Realise that the couple s visiting you Are Good friends and that you have a lot to catch up on. However while you were catching up 1 was soothing my child Back to sleep for the third time. You May ask Why did 1 not come up or Down and inform to of the pro Hoff i hav time and time in. Only i have discovered that the Only ing thit Zuccoro polishes is guilt for one or two blessed evenings while a few night Down the Road everything is Back to Abo Why should i have to leave my Nice warm bed trudge All the Way up or Down the stairs to ask you to be quieter when you already knew and have been told that your voices carry throughout the entire building so please dear neighbor the Neit time you and your friends arc enjoying your selves Stop and think is my Good time keeping anyone awake tonight la name and locution withheld pen pals now pm Kaow few my Barty acc Miv tawn Fern i worn. A i i just Fata Ink dear Ann Landers tin ii or peace of mind who wrote Stet crazy clean and disorganized wire in Dayton. I be known both Lundi for Many yet. Crary cleans have a Tot of nervous Energy. Their husbands and Kidi Aren t Happy became they can t live in peace. Hubby ii in he garage where he can enjoy the mess end the kids who Are usually locked out of the House Are playing with neighbor kids in their Yard or their House where they can be themselves and have a Good Lime. There is a big difference Between Normal clutter and a Pigsty. Ann. I believe very few women Are living in pigs ties. Must Hornet with Happy families have clutter and there is nothing wrong with the Mai being out of place. When i tee a House with Young Chil Dren that is 100 percent orderly i feel Tarry Tor the kids. It s Home was always the gathering place for playmates whose mothers were crazy clean and was delighted to have them. Comfortable in Kansas pull h0m1 my min in tour in Mlo a i a x ran1 a Laa to Hur n m t or it worn my Ottun a Muring male Ming i con Wori a or Llano a Tab 1. my America a Wmk i. To i of tit in v Lith com Mira. We to. Nig. Ets to. Or Munoz a it my i Mth u. Omni a4 jul is. Ets to. 4 i -4 in. 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