European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 21, 1987 the stars and stripes Arm Landers dear Ann Landers a letter i read in your column about christmastime1 has been haunting me. I can t get it out of my mind. It was from Carol in Boulder Creek who impulsively bought Tome groceries on Christmas eve for a Down ind outer in the supermarket. Thai letter reminded me of something 1 wanted la do but did t and 1 have regretted Ever since. Several Yean ago Afler Chr Timas chopping t was waiting for my bus. It was bitter cold and the Comer was crowded with Holiday shopped. I noticed a Ibin elderly shabbily dressed woman whose worn out shoes were tied to her feet with rags. There was a shoe store across the Street from the bus Slop. 1 was aching to Lake that woman Over there and buy Hern pair of Nice shoes. But i did t do it. Why i Don t know maybe i was afraid that she might be offended or reject my offer because of Pride. Anyway 1 did Noth ing. The old woman caught her bus caught mine and we went our separate ways. God bless Carol for buying those groceries. I be always regretted not buying those shoes. Lesson Learned in Georgia dear Georgia every Perron who reads Jour Tetter can recall a that in his or her life when an Opportunity to do a Good deed flipped by. Waal s gone is gone but we can All learn from those missed opportunities and not let the next one to by. Experience is truly he Best teacher. Learann Landers Here ii a new one for you. I Hope you never hear of it again. My husband name is Jama h. Iii. He is of course the third generation of James it we have assured Jinn s father and Grandfather that if we had a ton he would carry the name on last week my husband s brother old us that his Girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy and they have named him James h. In. To make matters worse this woman is married to a Man who has custody of their two older tons. My husband has never been close to his brother. Pat has been in trouble with the a most of his adult life. In fact he was released from jail just a few weeks ago. I feel so sad for my husband because he has worked very hard to live in a High minded respectable Way and disassociate himself from Pat terrible reputation. Please print this letter and let others know the anguish they can cause by taking a name they Are not entitled to. And if you have any advice on what we can do about this i would love to hear it mrs James h. Ill wis dearmn.j.h.111 then is nothing you can do about pal s dastardly deed Bat nothing says you cant oaten your son if Yon have one James h. In. I were Jwo i would definitely dolt. Dear Ann Landers your column several weeks ago about using electrical appliances while in the Bathtub prompts this letter. My wife insists on taking the English muffins out of the plugged in toaster by clicking a knife in them i have told her it ii dangerous. She says i am nuts. How about it solid and sane in Sag in a a tarsal my Are Trilbi. It u indeed risky practice. To retrieve something that is stuck in the toaster unplug the appliance before spearing it. A dwt rtt a a what 0 my amt Riei brie in Triu Minlu a Muriaty Mont a him in tit a the Sui kits a. To �21 i u a Pagan letters overseas tour Extension policy reviewed headline More overseas Lour extensions expected fallowing new source the stars and stripes. Date dec. 11,1986. Excerpt com Manders at All Levels will get the full court press to encourage Quality soldiers to headline discard Lour restrictions Morral source army times Date nov. 10, 1986. Excerpt generally soldiers Are not permitted to serve More than six years at one location he said. We re going to have to junk these restrictions mor Rell said. If a Soldier slays 10 years in the same unit and is doing a Good Job let him stay. We should t move a Soldier just because he s been overseas a fixed number of years " headline services seek to Cut moves reduce source the Stan and stripes. Date Jan 17, 1987. Excerpt that s the message we re get Ting from Congress the official said they want us to reduce the Tempo of moves by Scricc members and we re trying to staff meeting topic foreign service tour Extension Ste source it. Gen. Kenneth e. Lewi commander 21st support come Date when Ever the subject comes to mind excerpt no sol Dier in my command is going to serve Here longer than five personnel action request for Ste beyond five source Quality soldiers As shown by their records attached justifications and recommendations by their superiors whose Only downfall is that they Ore assigned to the 21 is support come. Date every Day. Excerpt request de docs something seem amiss among All the above u docs to me. Seems the Good general in does t read staff briefs from the Pentagon does t keep up to Date on what s happening in a does t care what s happening with a or else he s out to lunch. Now i know this letter will probably generate some canned counterpoints with quotes from All kinds of Good regulations and lock stepping staff officers from personnel and Public affairs. But give me a break the word is out. Let s Start saving Money by letting those soldiers who want to Sony overseas do just that. Quil hassling them and let s gel an with doing what or arc Here to do. Name and location we Lulu old editor s no in 1,1. Gen. Kimn rih to two Crim Rand or 21st support come. Re liw i be read the new policies and in fact have already made went exceptions by extending soldiers but flit than five years in this command the Point ii exactly the one you alluded to encourage High Quality soldiers to extend. If you Are a High Quality Soldier and can contribute to the list support Corad Welcome Reader told How to Deal with mail delays 1 had enough of this Apo system. I am lick an tired of receiving my mail magazines and packages so late i be been waiting Tor a couple of packages for four months and still no packages. I am sick and tired of seeing the magazines i subscribe to in the Bookstore two or three weeks before 1 receive them. When 1 am in the ., i receive the magazines at least two weeks before they hit the Newsstands and never see delays. Just today 1 received a Magazine two months late. This is ridiculous. This is second class postage not fourth class so it should t Lake that Long. Please have somebody explain this. crab Helm Germany editor s note Cape. William a. 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