European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Friday. March 27.1987 columns writers reply to Vilseck coi inns this ii in response to the Vilseck american High school class of i990 Llesi of America s problems. How refreshing to know that the adults or tomorrow care about our country s future today Tor they will be the caretakers of the present adult generation when we Are Loo old to care for ourselves. The problems of our country May seem frightening but As i see it Ood gives Man a will and what we Dowil thai will is up to us. You can be drug free. You can focus your Energy on your families and the Well being of your country. Or you can do the opposite and make a tradition out of the crises that have partially crippled our nation Al ready. The Choice is yours. The fact that you have shown concern on America s behalf tells me America will be just Fine. Jennifer Way min ludwigs Borg Germany whal a Noble mixed up Bunch. You Are Correct to be concerned about the traditions of Progress set Down by our forefathers although it takes More than adolescent logic to see that materialistic self seeking adults have made America the great country it is. I take Issue with this number Ore our Constitution guarantees life Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness. The individual Pursuit of Happi Ness has done far More for the needy of the world than the Pursuit of virtue could Ever Hope to do. I refer to men and women of great vision who relied no on popular approval bul on their own strength of purpose to see their unique ideas become reality. Look who benefits from the products of the Wrights the Fords the Hewlett Packard proctors gambles and Kimberly Parks. Next time you play your stereo eat a Candy bar Dean the toilet or blow your nose ask yourself if you re capable of such creativity As that from which you Benefit. America � one of the few countries that gives individuals the Freedom to create and to Market their ideas. They May go broke. They May get filthy Rich. It s none of our business what matters is that every successful Enterprise creates jobs. Jobs remove people from the crippling dependency of the welfare payroll never mind if someone gets Rich in the meantime. I Hope before you become America s caretakers 1 you la do some self seeking and perhaps come up with some unique ideas to alleviate the other 10 problems you listed. Don t worry if your ideas make you Rich. I m one who la forgive you. Lit it. Barbara l. Ramsby Trabyn Trarbach Germany we Are a group of German High school students who participate in an English conversation class. We wish to respond to the Vilseck american High school class of i990 s Teller concerning what they feel Are the major problems in he United Stales. We discussed your concerns in detail and would i to offer our own prioritized list As a matter of Inie jest and comparison. These Are what we see As the p problems in Germany which will have a direct Fnu enc on our future. 1. Nuclear Power. 2. Pollution. 3. Aids 4. Unemployment and future Job opportunities. 5. Politicians who Are not oriented to the future Only the present 6. Adults who Don t care about the future i is interesting to note thai our first concerns Are directly related to dangers to our health and Only then come social problems. Your first problem Are social Only the lust ones on your list Are health hazards. We can Only assume that your social problems Are larger than ours. However it is Well known that such trends eventually appear in our society and we should be aware of these possible major problems for our future. We do indeed see some signs such increasing divorce rates an increased interest in materials goods and a breakdown of the extended family unit. You might find it interesting that we do not so your problem of teen age pregnancy and do not fool. This As a problem due to a More open Altit Darand better sex education. The same is also True for and drugs. Because of our social system our Home Csare fairly Well cared for. Our voter rate is fairly Josh which indicates to us that our silent a Jor Hjrao express themselves at least in this Way. We would need More informal Ion a your crisis in education in order to comment of pms. We feel our educational standards Are very Hilt school and learn ing is a serious subject. We Hope our views have bet of interest to you. English conversation cd . Kennedy Hans Darmstadt Gen Anne Zusmann Michael Hsi Nunn to Liz Noteman Bellm Schmidt of Andreas Froebel cd Tan to eating f Kalhar a Koll Nuuuli Elfike dense heat Simone Hochberg Johannes my Del Sebastian Kainer to his class for having the maturity our society s problems at such a congrats to begin to j Young age., havin arnved in 15 different military and civilian comm ams All with the same Basic problems facing would like to offer my suggestions to your ques i How will we Lead r \ can begin right now to develop the leadership re and knowledge needed to prepare you for solving 11 issues you have identified. Start by getting in blvd in your own Community and urging others to o the same. This is so simple for Young and old alike. It is done by volunteering. Canna youth sports programs conducting classes staffing medical and dental clinics for the red Cross raising Money for your school through the pts and Booster clubs and supporting wives clubs in their efforts to raise your Quality of life. Go to your army Community scr let dlr Force family serv ices and ask How you can in. Next ask everyone Yaj Fonow Over the age of 18 if they voted in the ital fusion of the answer it no they Are a part of the Silaff majority that you listed a the second major prawn society faces. Resolve to Regis Ter and Volt so port those political Kader who arc responsive to a needs of your Community. Yet it s difficult loj when we live to tar away. To keep up with their Mons you must read newspaper and news Magazine for watch to news programs and while to i Herr. Jet them know you Are aware of How they vote is that arc important to you. Your problems numbers six through 11, you can together with others who share your concerns Fen Are rational organizations already in place Julch Are trying to solve these issues. Your Library can provide names and addresses for you to write for information. Thanks class of 1990, for caring about America s future. Good Luck in your efforts to help solve our problem. Carol Shellabarger your Lisl of priorities Are Correct but uncaring materialism and self seeking knows no age Barrier. I wholeheartedly agree we the people of the United states of America need to get involved. Too Many just sit Back and Gripe about everything and do Noth ing wailing for someone else to do it for them. It is time we put a Slop to the corruption and Dis. Honesty in our political leaders. I would venture co say 95 percent of the politicians who run for office and that we the people the voters put in office Are self seeking. That does not say too much for us. Do you know of anywhere in tie world an employee can give himself a raise i know of nowhere except in the Senate and Congress of the United Stales. Since we the voters put hem in office and they Are supposedly there to work for us they Are our employee. I think As their employers we should do As any other employer with employees who did not do their Job should do fire them. The United Stales is supposed to be a country run for and by the people not politicians. As for the drugs family crisis aids pollution and the problems in school i know a lot of people Don t want to hear this. But once we let one woman take god out of our schools and country the rest was inevitable. The United states has almost become an other Sodom and gomorrah and we know what happened there Don t we one More i would like to add to your list our Justice system. More and More people Are losing Faith in it. Ii is supposed to be there to protect the innocent and punish the guilty but too often does the opposite. What has the older generation taught you not enough i am afraid but Don t judge us All the same. How will you Lead belter i Pray than past Genera Lions. It this class is an example of the Leaden of to Morrow i say our country will be in Good hands. Gloria Kilby wild Tecken Germany complaints can often help readers say this letter is a rebuttal loll. Col. Pier f. Isaacs recent goodbye message. I know that the Onty Way some this get changed in some communities or commands is Yinhe soldiers and dependents bringing certain Situ axons or shortfalls if you will to the appropriate per sror persons. I have been in the army fotf20 years. This is my second Lour Here and believe me there have been not a few but a truckload of Chi Hes throughout usar eur. I feel the Only reason these changes have come about is because people Caje. The american servicemen and women deserve the Best they can get thew hould not Settle for less. You said you read the sirs and stripes every morning. You must have Reso Winat the government said about the priority place Eden i n.1 uniformed services overseas. The army takes cafe of its own As Best it can with what Congress gives Turvery fiscal year whoever complains or writes 10 the editor is exercising his rim to Freedom of speech. I Don t have to understand person s opinion bul i have to respect h. I am and to hear you enjoyed your tour in Ger Many. Maybe if someone had not complained about some Jung somewhere your tour might have had a Kink a it. Just because your tour Wasti Assle free does an everyone else s has been. _ letter to the editor Section is for the sol cars and if the editor feels a letter should be printed 90 be in Freedom of the press. I think the editor should print More Garfield and Blondie cartoons. Right now i m Happy until i can find something to complain about. Ted e. Hindu Kuser lantern How fortunate for you it. Col. Isaacs that you and your family never experienced mistreatment from Dodds an radio and television. Cafes mar Etc. Perhaps it s All in one s perception. It s just my perception of ail the Many annoying things thai have happened to me and mine Over the years. The difference in How people react to these annoyances is a result of How people interpret the situation. I d Tike your definition of i be often found in 20 years As an air Force spouse that the so called whiner gets things done gets things changed and makes things happen by whining to the right people. If people did t while their letters to the editor i would t know a lot of what i know about life in Europe. Perhaps you yourself read the letters and foresaw changes you could make before people stood before you 1 will agree that i Don t like hearing people complain and complain but if i hear it 1 attempt to defuse the complaint by realizing that that person is upset and they perceive a problem. They Are not interpreting the problem like others might. I let them Lalk about it and give them suggestions about where to go and who to see about a solution. Tva Ted and annoyed the7 an radio and Televik the less people Are a better they perceive Doi Sion cafes mar Etc. In t in Nice that you and your family have had a super six years in Germany i and most people have had Good and bad experiences. Apparently you be Only had Good ones. Vice fee. Brown Pruen Germany pen pass to Coj Bond with a nil from he earn wet. I in & and Erh in pin Niky. My Hottum no ring. Wrong want to to Mala it Mug a Puying lib. Limit new Amnuoy a avg fun up dint to inn a in Midi pm . To 33mfliyi 11211. In tout gov and work u a amur cow. My Hab two Ati re dog. Wint Flung my i i Kyj Uri i ohm Cit Tulic. A Rita p. Merita i would us pen a lira Iru Jiovo a enl ii my Ohmi ire Mittag my lakh n mute. I am of twi to. Edum Foto of pwn
