European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 17,1987 the stars and stripes Arm Landers dear Ann Landers please do millions of people Lafavor and print our letter. I m sure we Aren t the Only ones with this problem. It s not that there arc so Many freeloaders in the world but people do tend to be thoughtless. We moved to Michigan a few of years ago from the East. It s gory Genus Here in the summer. We Are within an hour of wonderful boating fishing Golf and Tennis. Sound great Well it is but there Are problems. It s visitors. We have a Large number of relatives on both  also have a great Many friends. We like to have them visit us but frankly we can t afford it. If couple and their two kids stay with us for a week they Reward us by taking us to dinner once. Since we normally eat most of our dinners out we get stuck with Abill for our or six because they Are on vacation. Groceries for company Are at least an additional s100 week. If they play Golf at our dub the Green feet and cart Are $40. The Gas in our car in t free. I hate to be labelled cheap and have people think we dont want to see them but in Exchange for not Page 11 letter Navy husbands make themselves heard in july 1986, the dependent husbands at Nav fac Brawdy As we Call it decided we had to do something to get husbands dependent types out and about not just out on the town with the boys for a few pints but rather something constructive. So we banded our Little group together and with command approval formed the first chapter of the society of Navy  for a Start we elected officers to maintain control and give us direction. We Are Small about 12 Strong but we make ourselves heard the local command is very supportive As we Are Alto supportive of it. At first we decided to try to get out and meet Tome of the locals and let them see us. We began with the task of cleaning up a local Royal naval memorial cemetery which is located in the Small town of Haverfordwest Wales. The local people were pleated and so was our wives command. I suppose that would fall under the heading of Community  we Alto get together and have food sales tacos Borritt roast beef sandwiches at the military base having to pay for hotel could t they make sure their vacation does t Cost us anything if they took us to a if i a re is a of Marvel a few dinner every night it Woulf not Cost As much As their " Vino Waltl age of pc St Illicy and they eat it up so to speak. It s a Long Way to Taco Bell the proceeds of our sales Are used mainly for charities. At this time we Are raising enough Money to Purchase a video camera and television to be used As a teacher s Aid at a local Grade school attended by both Welsh and american children. The work we have done has brought us Many re quests from the locals and the command. We also hold ladies night out for our wives which they always seem to  have done other Community related services and also performed services for the command. Also might add we recently received letters of appreciation for relocating the movie screen for the base Cine a. We have both a Bowling and a darts team named the blues  to sum up this letter you might say we have decided to do something about being left  we Hope this is an assistance to those who feel  Paul Brown vice president the society of Navy husband Brawdy Wales Hotd Boffl. On guests Don t realize that they Aren t the Only people who visit us. During the summer we average four groups month. This meant we spend $3,000 on guests from june through August and while i m at it i might As Well get it an out of my system. Hostess gifts seem to have gone out of style. And in addition to the financial outlay there is the extra  of our guests think the House cleans itself and break fast and lunch appear by magic on the table. They also believe fremling do the laundry. I want to repeat what i mid earlier Ann. Our family and friends Are not Moocher. They just Don t realize that their visits Cost us Money. I Hope a few million people will learn something when they read this. You can be sure a great Many folks who Are in our spot will bless you. Open House in Michigan dear of he t Yon letter every word of it. If anyone who Reafa it feds uncomfortable it is tale to assume the writer Haayo. Dear Ann Landers it is both my pleasure and duty to set straight that idiot from Muncie ind., who delivered that diatribe against beards. She even went so far As to give bearded men the a fuzzball of the year award. Then she listed four dumb reasons Why men adorn their faces with clumps of superfluous  you added two More. My husband hat a Beard and i love it he keep it fairly Short and Well groomed. In fact i comb and shape it every morning before he goes to work. As the years go by the Gray hairs Are sneaking in. I find i very attractive and others have remarked that he looks very distinguished. I cant believe that people have to Little on their minds that All they can find to complain about is the hair on a Man s face. Did it Ever occur to them that it i Jutt a matter of taste just As a woman s hair style is i m sure 1 spoke for thousands today. Thanks for bearing me out . In Springfield Ohio Dew spine my do to Dew speak for thousands and most of Ike angry mall wat from women whose husbands have ear. I Haren t had such complaints since a food Edi Tor goofed a my Rede for meat teat a Agafea Tom synd pm com Tel Yancura a Tom your  can him to or h can of to Sun and str pm. To mzi1. . Fri for  As retired military member living and working in Germany i recently had the Opportunity Loe pc Rince the tour offered by the Heidelberg itt to Luxembourg which included visiting Bastogne. At i watched the film about the Battle of the bulge with the american troops moving into their defensive positions and the germans crossing the Border into Belgium it brought Back memories of my experiences during the korean and Vietnam conflicts. Even with the great leadership of general Patton the americans lost 29,000 men and 35,000 germans were annihilated. With lumps in our throats we also toured the grounds of the Battle of the bulge and the cemetery where general Patton is buried alongside 5,000 of his men. Since the army is forever seeking fresh leadership with new ideas i recommend All Small unit com Manders to encourage their men to take the time during their tour in Europe to visit Bastogne gain ing knowledge through the experiences of our past. Great leaders will Aid in making our leaders of to Morrow. Bob Contato Heidelberg Reader questions vast majority comment one comment made by a recent writer is mislead ing. He stated that the vast majority of germans perform compulsory National service of 15 months duration. In act the Active German military is made up of approximately 230,000 performing compulsory National service 65,000 professionals and 200,000volunteers or  therefore if you compare these ratios 230,000 265,000, the German military has a majority of volunteers rather than a vast majority of personnel performing compulsory National services. Just a few facts to set the record straight. An added note the maintenance of a credible deterrent by the entire Alliance is the Bottom line and As this writer Points out the Soldier is the key regardless of nation and nature of service. I. Col Carl r. Boesch exec Tite officer office of the Deputy chief of staff for Host nation activities Hausa eur Parent suggests avoiding name mix  i would like to address this letter to the attention of anyone who deals with children teachers coaches Den mothers Etc. Many times i have been put in an. Awkward or embarrassing situation because my children and i do pen pals Lam 19mraottand Wouri singing dance to and Reading. Justat j. Banga ankh Bavm Jbv. Tatuan Zamboanga City Palasa pc my name in your pan pal column. I am 19 Yawara old and aka in dog. Mung Bung. Pm and mafia total annl Rabat 204-banarazdnvatrtjan.2ajnboanoa.oty in upping 7b01 not share the same last name. I of course am remarried. Not Only does it Hap pen to me but to my children who Don t always know How to handle the situation. I be found through my experience the Best Way to handle this situation is to address the parents just As that to the parents of. I realize when dealing with children it in t always easy to remember that their names May differ from that of their parents but it does happen. At times we Haven t gotten mail because the letters were addressed or. And mrs. Using our children last Nam Sand our children have muted out on some important events. So for the children i ask for a Little Courtesy. 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