European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Arm Landers saturday november 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers several weeks ago our Small town had a special memorial service to Honor two Law enforce ment officers who had been killed in the line of duty. When our local Piper primed the Story they included a poem. I was to impressed by the poem la a i went to the police station in asked wac it came from and who wrote it they did t know the source but they said one of the butt office had had it pinned to Hii bulletin Board. Please print it Ann. It s truly Beautiful and a Well deserved tribute. S.h.c., crime prevention specialist Raleigh  Deu Raleigh Here it is. My thinks for wading it on. A part of America die someone killed a policeman today and fort of America died. Apiece a four country be swore to protect will be buried with him at a Side. The is aspect who shot him will stand up in court. With counsel demanding his rights White � Yoang widowed Mother must wort for he kids and spend irony hog lonely nights. The beat that he waited was a Battlefield too just As if he d gone off to War. Though the tag of oar nation won to flyer Halfman to a name they will add a Gold Star. Yes somebody killed a policeman today it happened in your town or mine. While we slept in Comfort behind our locked doors a cop put his life on the Tine. Now his ghost walks a beat of a dark City Street and he stands at each new Rookie s Side. He ant weird the Call and gave us his All and apart of America died. Dear Ann Landers i am a 22-year-old woman who came Here from Japan when 1 was 13.1 consider myself americanized although i am not As worldly As some of the women who work with me in the Canning Plant. I want to remarried and have a family but i am not willing to Lake just anybody. I hive been going with Nice nun for six month Sand we gel along Fine except when we argue about sex. Have never had any experience and do not care Mohave any until i am married. He knows this. Last sunday he asked the to prepare a picnic lunch so we could drive to the country. After lunch As we were resting on the grass he took a ring out of his pocket put it on my Finger and said Thi ing makes Yon my wife the ring looked like in a Box of Caramel Corn i get up immediately Ana said "1 Don feel  please Letl me if a ring seals a marriage. Blue Jay in  ii Toko More thin ring to sear a marriage. A a Jakk ii essential and the ceremony mint be performed for an author Ltd person. Tell your Friend Yon checked with me us i old he should Dot get any More Brightmen like in club one. All Letten to the editor must contain the full printed a and address of the writer and must be signed. We Mot read unsigned letters bul we will withhold your me on request us protect Yaw privacy. An Letten Are added to editing. Reader finds . A taxing experience i am newly assigned to great Britain t Haven t been known As a complainer bul never in my 17 Yean of Active duty have i been assigned to a foreign country where the Exchange rate for the Dollar was More than us Dollar itself. A one Pound Noil avenges j1.66. With our present pay and the annual Low percentage pay raise it makes it Norder and harder for the single and married . Military to exist in this country. I am also appalled by All these British taxes we Ait required to pay. Road lax television tax and believe it or not screened windows tax. All these taxes paid Are not deductible on our income tax returns. Why is there not a sofa status of forces agreement in this coun try that would exempt us from these taxes plus other Issue Why is an not available in this country there is a minor that an will be Ava Ilab pc through a Cable serv ice. An is free and great Britain should not be authorized to tax or charge us for it. If great Britain do snot agree with a sofa we should pull out or designate All or England a Short tour area not accompanied by dependent. We have been takes advantage of Long enough. Now 1 really understand Why America became Ameri Call was because the British taxed everything but the air you breathe. Name withheld bad Medenhall England editor s note it. Col Robert a. Bros director a blk affaire 3rd air Force replies there is no single status of forces agreement that Papua to All nato forces stationed in All other nato member countries. The nato sofa provide specific tax exemption for official it iritis of nato forces and establishes a climate under which nato countries May also Tuten tax exemptions Tot private activities of individual personnel of the Force. The exemptions that have been in. Tended pursuant to sofa vary slightly from one country to Neiber. The United kingdom Bow Urr Foj by no me Tai the least generous of All nato countries. A would Tarj much like loft be a Complete exemption from Road tax for the Benefit of is. Personnel assigned to the United kingdom rather than the one year new Notrea we now enjoy. So far we bait not Beta met convince the British ote meat but icy shawm extend the exemption and is a Sovereign nation they an not obliged to do so. The sofa specifically provide that there ii Hoob ligation from any of the member countries under the relevant article to " rant exemption Iran taxes by mein respect to the me of Roada by private vehicle. Similarly television tax is one of the few item thai Many of our personnel find partial air Berdt toot. A have not been am to get Relief yet the poll Woolry of the briton government appears to be that this ii More in the nature of a Lee to support the bbl Lher than Kreren producing tax. Screened window lax does oot exist. Ii May be that someone has been pulling you leg. Most people we re talked to find the unite kingdom a very desirable place to be stationed. Their of Rale is very ugh and we inc merely belief e that a . Assign ment is much sought after. At car As Ibe Cost of tiring most service people we know find the pm of living allowance event Oil an discrepancy As the Pound to dour nth changes. Your comment about the minor of an being Avail Able in the United kingdom through Cable is More than a Nonor. Many people Hen and on the continent have been working very hard for a Long time o nuke that reality. If everything goes Well we could hive an Benny the end of the year. Special parking sign danger pointed out this concerns parking signs on military installations. Terrorism is a lurking problem. Special parking spaces with signs such As reserved for com or Gen eral officers help to advertise o these terrorists the rank of some officers and enlisted soldiers. Would t it be much safer to these people and less identifying to have a sign Reading permit parking Only and have these people place a coded pass on the dashboard i know 1 would t want la Park in such a place and be marked As someone worthy of an act of violence now or at a later Dale. Is this a very secure Way to Deal pen pass i in for fend rom Otto , ill Yunfoh. With parking ii is really an advertisement for danger for those who Park there. Debra Kupari Hasan Germany editor s note sic. Jan j. Doeltz Law enforcement no policy Branch my operation derision a , replies the writer has valid concern regarding parking signs which Are posted on military Ithna Lalkas. Re served parking facilities or spaces should be designated As Parkins by permit or numerically by  of eligible up Kors. Designating parking spaces by name Grade nut or title Bio be Anri ded. I Wezki we w kit pin Piri. I in 2i vat Noel j in t cart i t Atnip Grdic by to tent. I j9l 39 i vat Ati Der Ord and Woutila a d  i we pop Munc 1 me two . J. Duna hit Efto 4 jlwvj34jjiwd�qrtiwwerwrrvfi Al Start i Wnm in to Briu to Pustow Mhz in Tow arid. I my 24 a i old and d0v4l& my Hub Tutt 4ncfud Fenui a Ming. R & Maurya Oft. Plan  . Wanton he  ofe. Of Seh Engin cd Ptim Ira Xii a m your pin Pat column. I would i in car Rippond with a of from to put put Man Man the a up in. I i 24s a to i lad no. Bijj. Bit g no Illyn Tyml hmm if it . Metro Mirus i would but b pfc a in vou1 fan pal a ohm my to Btl a pm tog Wal Hong Many vhf Luong weft Fri feta in Stirt of. A Vav Arvi m. But Rigi am Wisl own Fri j muck pan Attr. My my ten Ulab  by la op1mnt of 0 Imp. W new Stan my Mool of a to Outt Ricott klirn4m.  Slit part Pooh act ii t4 37. A Filo   y. Thum Oherni tilt awkcz97si t4i in urn Conwi mob Holft ets 318-5741 � hb-sb2j to 0419-Ui. Ortw Yah Olla of Tim 4q1. Kewsmkau1rrauno, or Marti my win. Elk Mug in Poon Ioa. But Surg a. Bui iw4. Afo site Miami ets 4is-7�j. Fat jmj a m1 Breher Aveh Oul imm to. A  prow ets Mi-9459. Btu Tunn cd. W71 . Or Kuung Day a this. Tuuao fan. Pulumu. Apo d9227. Wimm ets Minin or Nawm in in test ise cwt id Moog of a. Utun techs us rat Apo Oto a autonom ek5h or us hat Sizon.   out Vuci we Iii her tuna Osoja of a. Room 1eth, p o. Boom. Waltl Neu. Do. 2095mom a we Biaua a la Dju Ato and Orr in bom. Nuking noon n. Or Rutn Virg much. On adv Cuk boil own. Fax. Uoo a Ciuni. Soured Init main our Iamb Tom Huan Suju i. Odum a. Aim urn acc ooh a vim ets Igo-7�4 or  a i Iii 7ihb1 Nvart Ruiru. Omu Aht jowl of. Burn to. Room 119.phd, Bachkul by itt. Apo. Tia. Till. Cis jul tolf. I Nivian. F a Shii an of. A Juso 01 us. M. Too or to gets Xhon or 7109 thu  a Tinh tree in voomll7ll�.ets4� 7luj  or mdih4. Met. I s Uon a. A. Riisma. Ryjoi. Era pm a ,0711470119. Porn Huleatt j pm a Nix. Nipin. Noti. Mesa pm w. Fpo nt111 i Imp Autoro to 10 a. Nil of Nix m. Goal