European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers when i first arrived in Viet Nam in july 1968,1 was a Supply officer for an artillery Battery. My clerk was an enlisted Man named Kevin Howard Dugan. He was from Blue Point . Kevin was extremely kind an helpful to this Young apprehensive first lieutenant. He was rather shy at first but after a while he opened up and was one of the friendliest and nicest Guys i had Ever met. He was Low key under stated and extremely competent. Kevin never forgot Athing. We were stationed at an isolated Post Miles fro the nearest City and spent Many Long hours discussing new York the army sports and of course the mean ing of life death and War. After 50 Days i was transferred to another Artiller Battery in a town 17 Miles away. Three weeks later Kevin was coming to pick up supplies and we planned to get together. I waited. Kevin never showed up. He was not a Guy who would just fold out. I worried and thought about him a lot. I never heard from him again. Last week As i stood in front of the Vietnam War memorial in Washington i prayed that Kevin s name would not be there but of course it was. It is now 20 years later and i want to let Kevin parents know that their son is remembered by this lieutenant As a kind Loving Young Man who went out of his Way to be helpful. Everyone who worked with him respected his competence and willingness to do More than was expected. Kevin would have made a terrific husband and father. What a shame that he never lived Long enough to enhance the lives of so Many people. His parents Are aware of All this of course but i Hope they will see my letter and get some pleasure out of knowing How much their son was admired and respected by All the men reserved with. Please Ann help me convey this message to Kevin parents through your column. Thank you. Gil Noble Vista  Gil i called the Blue Point ., Long distance operator in search of a relative of Kevin Howard Dugan. I spoke with several Dugans in that area. None was related to or knew Kevin Howard Dugan. I Hope someone out there will recognize the name a Dalert Kevin s parents to your kind letter. If it happens i d love to know. Dear Ann Landers your reply to Loving husband in the suburbs the great mate who cheated on his wife All through their marriage made me mad. The Guy did All he could to be a first rate husband including going into therapy but you bashed him anyway. Twenty years ago my wife whom i also respected admired and loved informed me that she had had afew  i lost my Cool As what husband would t. She became very upset. After All she told me women need a Little variety  i never cheated we Are still married and do our Best to be Good spouses and parents. But i wish she had kept her Esca Pades to herself. I Learned from experience that women have roving eyes As Well As men but they Are much poorer sports about it. Connecticut cuckold dear . You sound like a very decent fellow who deserves to be treated Well. Your wife is Lucky to have you and you can Tell her i said so. Los Angeles times Syndicate columnist Landers welcomes your letters. You can write to her in care of the stars and stripes Apo 09211, . Forces Mac s pet shipment policy explained i am moving and wish to Fly Mac. My family has Apet dog. When i went to my redeployment briefing i was told by representatives of my regional personnel enter that i should Fly commercial because Mac flights Are routinely refusing to make reservations forgets or to ship pets even when reservations have been made in Advance. The difference Between Mac and the civilian rate to return my family to the United states is Over $230 to go to exactly the same place. I therefore elected Mac anyway with the Hope that the system could not really be As disorganized As i had been told. I have now been informed that a port Call for my family with the pet cannot be processed because All of the Mac pet allocations Are filled. The options Avail Able to me Are to Fly commercial or to ship my pet separately by a commercial company. Either option will be at great personal expense. I received an information Sheet on pet shipment some time ago explaining the Mac system. I want to know if the air Force is providing this service Asad Vertise How it is reserved if reservations Are Hon ored and Why the Nurnberg rec does t know the system. If the system does not work As advertised perhaps someone in authority should fix it so it serves the Soldier. With the Peak summer pcs season Here i assure Many soldiers will appreciate this information. Name and location withheld editor s note col. John e. Leuenberger Deputy commander for air transportation he 435th tac Airlift Wing Mac replies in october 1986, Mac implemented a pet shipment program to provide Dod members and their families travelling in permanent change of station pcs status the Opportunity to move their household pets via Mac. This service is not a travel entitlement but was designed to improve services available to Dod travellers. Shipment is limited to pcs passengers Only up Toto pets per family and household pets Are defined As dogs and cats Only. Mac rates Are competitive with commercial rates and in some cases the rates Are set bythe carriers themselves. Currently rates vary from $30 to $130. The commercial carriers that provide contract Airlift to Mac also limit the number of pets they will accept on each Mission. These limits vary from three to eight pet spaces on each flight depending on the Carrier an Type of aircraft. In addition to the contract flights departing from Mil itary gateways such As Rhein main a the Mac Pas Senger reservation Center books passengers on regularly scheduled commercial flights such As Twa pan american Northwest american or Delta. For duty Pas sengers on these flights the government pays a negotiated discount fare which is about the same As the fare on a Mac commercial contract flight. These carriers also make pet spaces available for the european passenger Center to manage. This limited number of available pet spaces Are booked on a first come first serve basis. If we cannot meet the require ment via Mac charter flights the passenger Reser vation Center tries to Book the passengers pets on regularly scheduled commercial flights. If no spaces Are available we will put the passenger on request for the Date required and try to obtain seats pet spaces. Only after doing All this do we make the decision to Issue a Mac no availability card and allow the to Ito tomake the decision to seek alternate commercial arrange ments. The High volume request channels such As Atlanta Charleston and St. Louis Are often fully booked. Natu rally during the Peak pcs period of june August these pet allocations Are in great demand. To maximize chances of obtaining reservations for your pet be As flexible As possible when making travel plans. You should provide a minimum of a 14-Day travel window and be prepared to accept an alternate routing if it will meet your requirements. If Mac Airlift is not available to move the pet it Isth traveler s responsibility to make alternate arrange ments such As air freight. Shipment charges for this service vary by Carrier and Channel. Specific question should be addressed to the appropriate Carrier. Mac makes every Effort to provide this service to a Many passengers As possible. By being flexible the Pas Senger can help us make that happen. The pet shipment handout attached to this letter is locally produced handout distributed by the Nurnberg Ito. If you have any questions please Contact you local Ito to. La Maddalena class appreciated letters we want to thank All of the people who wrote to us. About 300 people from 16 different countries sent us letters and postcards and even some coins and Book lets. Our class answered All of the letters. It was very Nice of All those people to write to us. We got out of school june 16, so we put our own address on some of the letters in Case you want to write us in the summer. A lot of people in our class removing so they Don t know their address for you. Our teacher is moving to Germany. So if you want to write her class she will teach first or second  address will be or. P. H. Robinson Dodds Apo ., . 09330 we will remember you and try to do what you said about saying no to drugs and working hard in school. Thank you. 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