European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 1c the stars and stripes Friday february 27.1987 hardship stories fail to move this Reader if the stars and stripes is trying to convince people thai there Are problems among Servic members because of the declining Dollar they May want logo about it in a different Way. The Only thing the decline in the s Anicic did was Point out what idiots exist in today s military. The article highlighted folks who arc being forced to use pawnshops to malic ends Eccl. A certain private first class had to Pawn a $900 Diamond ring for i2 my. See he s cot a wife who Calls the Stales a lot and three children one kid into Reebok s he s also not telling his wite that he s pawning things. I Hope she does t spend too Long searching for the microwave oven that was Here yesterday Well daddy rec oks it s time to take the president s advice and just say no Tell your child times arc Lough and some ices cd pensive sneakers will have to do. If he or she can t handle thai strike a bargain. You la buy the Reboks but be forced to Pawn All of his or her other toys and clothes. And maybe when your wife realizes where the microwave went and Why Shell use paper pen and n 22-Ccnt stamp to reach out and Louth someone in the slates. Then there s the army staff sergeant who pawns items because he likes 10 live nigh on the hog and party a lot plus has two sex wives and three children the oldest in College to support. Give me a break this Guy has i8w years in the service and is supposed to be responsible. Sorry but i did t Rench for the tis sue for this Guy either. Next came a Guy Wilh a 1,000-Mark phone Bill. I m sure it s Safe to assume these weren t All local Calls. Even at a three to one Exchange Rale a $333 phone Bill is not Normal anywhere in the world. It s Lime we All got off the woe is me kick and look at the real reason people arc finding it hard to live in Europe now. It s a classic riches to rags Laic. When the Exchange role was to our advantage we rushed out and bought vast amounts of Sperco and video gear loaded it into our new european made car Wilh an awesome insurance tag attached and travelled to various euro Pean hot spots every weekend. All that is Over what we re faced with now is High higher insurance and maintenance fees and weekends in front of the television if it has i been pawned yet. Uncle Sam gives us food and shelter two biggies in the Basic survival plan. Most anything beyond that is a hummels Crystal stereo equip Mcnol rented video tapes and travel beyond our military Community Are Dia pers clothing heat and electricity Are necessities. Naturally our food and hous ing allowances rarely cover All and prob ably never Willso any rent or Basic food costs above and beyond Pur allotments became n necessity. During this Dollar dilemma we need to Cut the for the truly hard pressed people out there seek help. Not through a pawnshop but through one of the Many agencies provided by the military such As financial planning assistance financial Aid agencies Etc. If the Media insist on telling human suffering stories then they should focus on people who arc Down and out through no fault of their own. Catastrophic ill Ness natural disasters and victims of crime arc All Good examples to seek Oul. Until then quit embarrassing me and the military with bogus human horror stories. Staff sri. Tammy Cournoyer Rumstein my Germany physician shares info on injury prevention injuries to the facial area Are cause for concern not Only for aesthetic reasons but because trauma to the upper or lower jaw might impair the functional ability to Chew speak and open and close he Mouth. The three leading causes of facial injuries in Chil Dren Are Falls hits by a Blunt object usually during sports competitions and automobile accidents according to or. Col Dick Sanders base dental sur Geon. Raf Lakin Heath. England. Children do not have to fall from great Heights to suffer facial trauma. Most Falls Are from bicycles stairs and Steps but sports takes its loll As Well. The consumer product safety commission con firms the following causes and number of childhood facial injuries in 1985 Falls from bicycles 64,628 Falls from stairs and Steps 5 7,144 baseball 31,210 football 5.617 hockey ice Field and Street 2,109 soccer2,126 studies by Oral surgeons indicate that injuries to the mid face seem to increase after the age of five explains or. Sanders. We attribute this to the fact that during those first few formative years the Skull being More prominent Shields the face and takes most of the Brunt of any Impact. When facial injuries do occur however the most common Are fracture of the cheekbone Eye socket and More specifically the Roost frequent injury to the lower jaw with the exception of the More common cuts bruises and knocked out Teeth Are fractures of the Condyle. The Condyle is the part of the Jawbone which forms part of the Lempo Mandibular or jaw joint. This is a very delicate area in children. Because of its Loca Tion the Condyle is often fractured when a child Falls and hits the Chin says or Sanders. Though we can t guard our children around the clock or. Sanders suggests precautions parents can take to help prevent needless accidents and facial injuries. These include keep Gates on stairways in the Home. Keep doors and windows closed and locked. Check bicycles regularly for Loose wheels and handlebars or malfunctioning brakes. Make sure children Wear the proper Mouth guards safely helmets and facial masks when participating in organized or informal sport activities. Always have children ride in the Back seat oscars. Using safety restraints. Though facial injuries alone arc not usually life associated injuries May be More serious. Any time children suffer facial trauma a thorough examination should be made to Rule Oul any hidden injury to the delicate jaw area which May have gone unnoticed. If a child Falls Down and does t seem to be Hurt but later has problems chewing complains about pain or discomfort in the facial area or has bruising on the face or inside the Mouth the Jawbone May be injured and the child should be taken to the dental clinic for examination recommends or. Sanders. For More information on preventing sports injuries write to the american association of Oral and Maxim Lof Acial surgeons atoms for a free pamphlet Enli led sports safety give yourself a sporting Send requests to atoms 211 East Chicago Avenue suite 930, Chicago Iii. 60611. Or. I. Col Ben Tara Ilano Raf Lakin Halh England behaviour of dependent kids worries writer t am writing to you in regard to a serious problem with our dependent Chil Dren. What s happening to these kids is so outrageous. Children of military families seem logo so unnoticed. While Scricc members Are taught and trained to respect love and defend their country to give their life if necessary the kids arc seemingly training themselves. To gel right to the Point they Are be coming heartless and cruel. They do or say anything to cause or inflict pain on other children. These kids have so Little self respect they arc learning How to hate and How to Hurt not All kids but a lot More than care to Sec. If a child wears thick glasses fur example or has any other feature Short of perfect he gets picked out and then stomped on. I have watched these kids kicking one another in the face and then laughing Over their Victory reasons being the child could t fight or was t Cool or was funny looking to the other. I could go on and on with the things i be seen but that could take forever. If you could be around elementary schools As the kids gel out you would not believe what goes on. If you break up a fight and then ask them Why they Are fighting you will hear i Don t know or just be a Short Lime Back a 10-year-old boy pulled a knife on an 8-year-old. Why because he wanted the 8-Ycar-old s marbles. Today i came upon two Little Guys fighting in he mud Snow and water with three older boys watching. The boy oni Mon the Bottom Only cried and the boy lop kept hitting. Upon pulling Thi apart and asking them Why the boy who had been on the Bottom through tears said he was Only trying to help the one who was beating him up because the big Ger boys were hurting him. The worst part was the Little Guy on top. When 1 asked him Why he was so confused and ashamed about what he was doing he said i Don t know the older boys just kids were laugh ing aloud. When i looked in their eyes they were empty no feelings inside. That did something to me. I know a lot of the causes for this and i place no blame on any Parent. I grew up myself As a hard headed kid in plenty of trouble but there were people on the outside who cared. I know there arc youth programs and plenty of activities for military children but Ilia s hoi enough these kids arc our future and already they want to kill each other off. They need people to Lake a stand for them to reach out and let them know we Core. More people need to know about this problem. We have so Many Cis who May be homesick lonely frustrated or de pressed. Why could t some kind of program be started to link these kids and gis together to help each other to help them feel worthwhile and most of All needed something along the line of a big brother or big sister Type program. This is just my opinion but i Pray that some Day it will become a reality. 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