European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 letters the stars and stripes Friday april a 1988 military chaplain responds to critical letter Many interesting and timely articles have been published concerning volunteers. We Are a family or volunteers. Because of this we have in involved with Many organizations and made Many acquaintances from different places. I m touched by the Long hours of firs ser Gnu and How they pull Money out or heir own pockets and Are called out of warm bed in inc Middle of die night to help their men and still have to put in a full week. On the other hand being Active in the Chapel activities. I be seen chaplains put on a Pedestal. The Lake turns being on Call. If they Are on Call on holidays Tiey get comp me and their Calls Are infrequent. Also the half Day they work an sunday is considered a full Day so they get an additional Day off during the week. I have also seen chaplains honoured and praised and Given free meals for saying o prayer and yet when volunteers arc Given a lunch or dinner of appreciation the Volun Lccy with Many hours of service with no pay pay for the food from heir own pockets. How Many chaplains even Volunteer their Lime with the Light budget and the falling Dollar How is it Hal inc chaplain in charge of finances receives a cd Civ for custodial fees from Chapel funds should t this be one of the additional duties that come with being i chaplain being people who Don a drink and Emo acc and Are family Onen Ted we thought we would meet people of like persuasion in the Chapel. We have found very few. Even the chaplains Are known to visit places which Are questionable. These Are men who Are kiting examples for families and children o follow. If the chaplains Are our examples How can they justify these practices name withheld i Milf in Wesl ctr Miny editor s note chaplain col Killio fal Cone chief. Education did Profe atonal development division office of the command chaplain he Safe replies John a Ley Tmur did. Do ill the Good you can by ii he it eur you can in til the ways you can to All inc places you on to Mil the people you an u Long As Ever my to which i would add and nut in nil the this May a the Creed of chaplains and volunteers. Persons who lire this an indeed admirable and families wherein this spirit ii nurtured ire in Loach with life. A proud Sample to All our lint sergeants and in do who to flirt fat Marly of their time and when Able of their personal resource in Talling care of their Roopi. It Ilso Admire chaplain who sent god in the Mili tary Community by Pmj tidings Opportunity Foi Wirtl grow expression pastoral car and personal moral and Spiri Tual growth. The Community certainly praises nose Chapla Liu who live this minion and Girt even More. This can be a formidable accomplishment Whin Lonj Hoar i service and ministry go in Nourt in perform ing dirtiest beyond the my pit in visitation and presence to Only he few. Senior chaplains ant Jiorle such chaplain id Lake Lime to refresh the Melvn so that of majr in More in Urtrice id their people. You can count on Asch chaplains to be exemplary. Although All Chaplet Long ire subject to betas called 14 hours a Day a duty chaplain is designated to itch Allate a prompt response to emergency situations. Tali also allows the other chaplain to be fret to schedule needed time for their families and Community in he chaplain fond system no one ii Eonta Eluted for administering he fund. A Check May be written to inc custodian is a control procedure in order la admin ister he fund this is nol for his or her personal us. Reader says take time to thank firefighters after Reading a recent letter from a postal worker i Felt a need to write his i Cdr. My husband is a firefighter. In Case not everyone knows their work schedule let me Tell you. They work 24 hours on and 24 hours off. That s 72 hours a week every two weeks they get an Citra Day off. This is known As a a Day. Most firefighters arc hard workers and have families. Talk about being overworked underpaid and unrecognized firefighters Ore All of the above. How Many people even the commanders have taken he Lime to Tell the Guys thanks for a Good Job Well done."? i am speaking in general and of the Bowling Alley fire at Hannab. My husband As were other firefight ers on this particular Day was off. They the firefight ers had probably played with their kids helped around the House and More than Likely were very tired. But when they got recalled they went More than willingly you tee hat s their Job to make sure you and 1 and our families Are Safe and secure. Firefighters Are always there when they Are needed. This includes car accidents. Some of the firefighters including my husband arc emergency medical technicians 1 Ney pull people out of wrecked cars and other tight spots help heart attack victims and lend to All sorts of personal injuries. They respond to smoke alarms false alarms fuel leaks chemical spills on the flight line planes that have o catch the Barrier planes leaking fuel planes with hot brakes planes with engine problems and Many More incidents. How Many people remember thai these firefighter i eel you out make sure you arc Safe Welt and cared for and then proceed Back to the fire or plane or whatever incident it was they arc working on ? they risk their lives nol just for their country but for us All every Day to mate sure we Are Safe and secure All the Lime. How Many people bother to to pc the Lime to say thanks Well personally i want to say to my husband and All other firefighters around the world thanks Guys you arc doing a great Job keep up the Good work we really do appreciate All of you Anil the help you give us. Name withheld Halm a West Germany Higgins was careless says retired Soldier would like to comment on the letter regarding the kidnapping of u. Col. Higgins in South Lebanon. I retired from the army in 1970 so i am More than 10 years of age. 1 cannot agree with the writer s reasoning hat col. Higgins Case is different from other cases in Lebanon. Certainly it is a separate ease but he is not just a victim of the system that sent him there. I worked and lived in Beirut and other countries in the Middle East fur quite some Lime and still have contacts there through friends in the United nations. I know the meaning of maintaining a Low profile. . Col. Higgins made several serious mistakes As i see in. First he requested and used his former Posl in the Secretary of defense s office to obtain this assign ment. Thus As a Marine officer in what had always been an army posting he Drew attention to himself. He advertised perhaps bragging is a bit Strong of his influence and patronage from the Pentagon. Thus he made himself a prime target such actions do not go unnoticed in the Middle East any More. Secondly his travel in South Lebanon it s a fairly hostile area for foreigners was not Iri a Safe manner. He was alone driving a . Car following another . Car that had Al least two people in in. If he had to drive alone he should have been in the Lead car or at least following the first car closely. He should not have been alone. It would have been far belief for the three of them to have been in one car. Radio Contact should have been maintained during the entire trip i h each other and with the Headquarters in Nawaa. Col Higgins should have been doubly cautious in his moves through South Lebanon. There Are no friends there and second mistakes Are not allowed. 1, Loo sympathize with those who have been Kidnap Ped and for their families. They All live by Hope alone u must sometimes seem i Pray for col. Higgins Early release and for the return of All the other Kidnap Vic Tims be they american or other nationalities and for the poor lebanese people. May they All Scon know peace. Charles e. Camlot chant Switzerland Reader has problems with the system prevent a utter month a recent stars and stripes hit me with a kind of a Ujj Vul. Weren t similar headlines in the stars and stripes a few decades ago. Except the place was Vietnam i would refer it. Col. Oliver North to Page nine. It seems Rudolf Hess was sentenced for preparing and waging an aggressive there s something to be said about making a conscientious Effort colonel. Bad on Page one the irs of he change in the 1981 legislation differs from the 40,000 Naf Nan appropriated fund employees who claim exemption. The fact is Naf personnel arc nol paid by the . Government and thus should be exempt. Even put to a vote he 40,000 Naf workers would probably win but. The Law is on the Side of the irs pen pals but blocs that make in right army recall changes Altucci retirees on Page eight really hit Home though. Having retired Here in Germany i went looking for a Job at the co civil Ian personnel office and was confronted by what has to be an extremely prejudicial hiring practice against inc Retiree. The re Siree is not even permitted to com Pete equally for positions Al a . Federal employ ment Agency in Usa cur yet the army feels Justi fied to recall me to Active duty. There s something to be said about the system in All this boys and girls but i can t put my linger on it. . Stevens Forth Vav Cal Germany j Raum Mil to my Una Onwu Fordt Hon Vonu Anvil plus. 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Spaying a female dog or cat will greatly reduce the possibility of breast cancer the most common form of cancer in these animals. Spaying also eliminates uterine infections which can be life threatening neutering a male dog or Cut virtually eliminates the possibility of Romatta problems. The animals will be gentler Laius reducing fight Robled injuries altered animals live longer and healthier live. They Don become fat unless owners id them get thai Way by overfeeding them. Please Call Jour veterinarian and nuke an appointment to have your Pel spaced or Licu tired Gayk he cards Pnemas Versi Germany
