European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. January 13. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Lander recently my Mother died. Be cause 1 am an inmate in the Illi Nois department of corrections i had to hand before my Mother s body in Handcuffs and shackles. For the last eight years in Waskom s dream thai 1 would be re leased before she died. That dear woman had heart trouble and i am sure the shame of having  Ison behind ban did t do her f. J health any Good. She could Noi Bear to face the High Walls the Gates the guards and Iclal detectors that visitors Are forced to Deal  this reason she Seldom came to see me i under stood. I hone thai anyone who is considering breaking Ivelaw will pay attention to what i am writing Here. Pris on gives you plenty of time to think and 1 now know alot More than 1 knew when i came Here and thought i knew everything.1 was sure i could take shortcuts and get whal t wanted out of life without working for in 1 now know thai i was a fool t was Only a matter of time before 1 slipped up and my Luck ran out i know too thai my mistakes caused a lot of grief to people who were not to blame. This is the sad an unfair part. Space in your column is valuable but i Hope you will find room for this letter. I have never seen one like it and i have been Reading you for years. No name please just . Lincoln ill. Readers Call vulgar speech unnecessary and i be talked to quite a few .1 am an american Serviceman t would like Load dress the Soldier who wrote to defend his me of vulgar language to civilian. I Abo Hope a Lii letter will to vice that civilian hut col in of in in crude and vulgar. I my a sergeant in inc army. I litre been through attic training and other army Seho Oji and have heard some of the vulgar language thai was described. But o neither hire i. Thank Job for sharing four hard win wife of 1 kept somebody Sieni dear Ann Landers ust night i took my family out to dinner. It was a fairly ate Tes Duranl while Taisie cloth and cloth Tup Kins. Sealed at a nearby Able was a Man wearing a to Whir with the sword in foot High letters across his Chest. He was accompanied by a woman probably his wife or Girlfriend. He read a comic Book Between courses. Then i began to Nolick other diners. There was Aman u jogging Short and a Lank lop seated at a table with woman and two  waiting for dessert they picked their Iseih and Lei tie toothpicks Dangle from their  saw several senior citizen types wearing his. They were who females who did t seem to , Ann Landers has happened to manners and respect for others disgusted in Tampa dear trap i am do in pm id say thai manner hive n or they of the whooping Crane and the wild Eagle. They a Sill my there Tat hinder id and. Why because we hire become anti will Azul Lutr tured Locaty. While it s of la Lei it All lung out i believe us entirely Loo much Jim been hanging Mil in Rutt it years. People Are inclined to be More Solmn Dulgen ind Lessence fwd with propriety and consist lion for others. Chr Abr May it be Deri hot it s u very poor health. Dear Ann Landers 1 want you to know that 1 agree completely wit what Anonymous in is. Louis said about Date rape. Leading a Man on when you Don t Renean to go All wheway is like flashing your Money in Public. It does t ave anyone an excuse to Rob you but it s Noi a smart thing to do. Anonymous in Oakland dear Oak How True. With i had Laid it k""4ti Tim Sra at in Iii Ira Memn urm i. List own to i Munn Liliu Sun i Snett to Tail us. L�cl�b1 because Yaa be heard it u to Deay that you talc unkind of free wit or at Lent to deny thai you have the Backbone to exercise it and be different. You aay that you me vulgar language became your superiors did. Do you Ever think that maybe if you stood up a exercised your free win in Contro Tung your Tongue Yon mjg Bleep us ame thin from hip Penni to  you could help Mold Young Oldi ennui people who fit in with decent company and who would influence others after them. As for not being Able to enforce prohibition of Vul Garity it probably cant be done All the Lime. However if my in charge and present it can and will been forced. Know became i have been a instructor in an army service school and i did enforce it you d be amazed what discipline and Superior who Back Yon up Cando. Also you aay that your father was in the military Over 20 years. Yet either he Didat Wear it Home or you did t pick in up there since you say you did swear before joining the military. So obviously Jome on overcame their environment. Anyone who Rwy wants to can change their speech pallets to conform la the decent company of True u die and gentlemen. 6ctjabaa.utluuo a Agabus Garaudy like you i am in the military. Like you. I have. Heard a lot of vulgar language since i entered Over 16 years ago. Like you hardly used vulgar language before i entered the service. But unlike you 1 curbed Ray Guage of vulgar language. Why because my wife did t like to hear the Gar Bage that came out of my Mouth. A lot of my friends military and civilian were of fended. T Wain t Selling a Good parental role Model Tor my children and As an no i Wai not presenting Good moral image for the soldiers under me to Emu late. I was supposed to i the rumple i sure was Abad example. Just think of the example you re kiting whenever you use vulgar language. You mid that you had heard nothing but vulgar language since you entered the military. Roseni that statement for two reasons. One you re using the everyone ii doing in excuse not ratty we in the military docs it. And two apparently you Haven talked to Many chaplains or serious churchgoers for that matter. Of i m Noi saying that All  t use vulgar language but t have yet to Bear one filth airborne div onem. �.  lid uvniolro�iich4ln com mtg a cd u of daa a us Titti Tunu gun of my my j4umh Thi Titre Mol it 1 in Alt Nam on in it of i Clodi How to Lell people to ignore the vulgar language you and others use is Way off Bate. Why should we have to sit there silently trying to ignore your garbage Mouth letting you rattle on Why should anyone have to listen to someone spouting such garbage does the right to Freedom of speech mean we Don t have the right to object to such verbal abuse whether or not it ii directed at u 7 have you Ever tried to ignore someone using vulgar language i Luve. It does t work. One final Point you suggest that the civilian Reader join the military in order to understand your Point or View. So whal Jurt because someone May understand your Point of View does t mean icy agree with in nor make it right. Have you tried Lounder stand the civilian Reader s Point of View so come on Clear up your act is your commando the English language thai poor that you have to result to the use of vulgar language to express your self i sincerely Hope not. Suit sol them a Ling Kaleel Witni Germany you say that for Ages vulgar language has Bee going on in the military and there is nothing tiie military can do about ii if they wanted to. Who arthry i have been in the m Hilary for Over 17 Yean and 1can do something about it especially when it con Cerns my area of responsibility. Under the Ucma have the authority to maintain order and discipline within my work area. If anyone enters my office an Don not abide by my wishes 1 can mate them leave. The people who do work for and most of All withe know that 1 Delesle cussing in any manner. When they Are around me they Lake Cut care in How the talk. I would Hope thai they arc not the ones who think it ii Macho to cuss. A3 a division chief it is my responsibility to main lain the welfare for those i supervise and for myself As Well. When someone regardless of rank comes into my office and starts to Cusi 1 simply ask them to Stop. If they Don to i Lell them to leave. You tee under the Ucma. I can do this. I can not speak for my Wing commander or Squadron commander but being around them i have Learned icy do not use vulgar language. I Hope they arc not the ones leaching people like you. For everyone else who feels the same Way i ask Hai you speak up. Maybe we can t Stop it entirely but at least people will know Haw we feel tech. A Fol pm a. Dudley Semtner a Germany right Day wrong month t bought your desk Calendar this year u 1 do Ever year and am surprised to learn thai 51. 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