European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 Anh Landers letters dear Ann Landers our 27-year-old daughter is gelling married. When she be came engaged the Groom s Mother let me know that the wedding was our responsibility. She said we could do whatever we wanted and they would t interfere. This was her Way of telling us Don l look to us for any financial we realize traditionally it is j. Our responsibility but with to of y Day s prices it really is too Cupen j Sive for one family to handle. Many parents arc sharing the cos. My husband and i both work and make a Good living but we Are far from Rich. We also have two sons 15 and 17, with College ahead of them. The Groom s parents both work. This is their last child Al Home their House is paid for and they take a vacation every year. My husband and i feel hat we Are being taken advantage of. We have agreed to cover All the expenses except the band the Church the attendants Flowers and the photographer. The Bride and Groom Are pick ing up those expenses. As it is we Are pulling out 18,000 for this wedding. We Are paying for the dinner and reception. So far nothing has been said about a rehearsal dinner which the Groom s parents should Host after All it s heir son s wedding Loo and we feel they should offer to help. Not Happy in Illinois dear not in Iii i suggest that you get together with a professional wedding planner and have a joint conference. Lei the authority explain what the responsibilities arc for each Side. They need to hear from in outsider that the Groom s family pays for the rehearsal dinner. I believe it would be prudent to scale Down everything. In my opinion $8,000 a lot of Money for working people to spend on n wedding especially when they have two More kids to Send to College. Dear Ann Landers my sister and 1 did not speak for 20 years. I tried once to Patch things up but she was stubborn and refused to meet me Halfway. I was Loo proud to try again until Mother s Day. 1 began to think about Nfn and How sad this rift would have made her. I decided 10 Swallow my Pride and try one last time. To my Surprise my sister was thrilled to hear my voice. We had so much catching up to do so much to Tell one another. All the bad times were forgotten and we both fell As if we had never been apart. We Are in our 70s now. What a waste of 20 years we could have shared so Many wonderful times. I have read your words so often forgive and i m ashamed that it took me so Long to take your advice. I Hope my letter will encourage others who arc hang ing on to old grievances to learn from my experience. 1 Haven Felt so Light hearted in years. So thank you Ann for what you have done for our entire family. For the first Lime in years i feel whole. And my Sisler says she feels the same Way. Keep this Anonymous please . What a Day Bright Knetl your letter is Sun to i scour us others who have been on the outs to pick up the Prmt or a pen and set things straight. Just say Ann Landers suggested thai i Call. It s her idea.1 i la Bel you will get a warm response. Loa Turret by Tumalad columnist Landria up tar Rili to Tut in an of tin Bun ind str ten Apo fell us focal writer comments on serving overseas ones to get those assignments and you mostly won t be the last i m sure some Day i la be Hie same predicament As you. But 1 won t be worry Aboul what s going on Al some other Exchange Al i Don l know How much More of this stuff i can Lake the complaining riot like All of the other complaints. It s the complaints from those socially out cast underprivileged individuals who were Deal a bad card by being Send to those ungodly places such As the azores Greece Turkey and Norway. This is to those of you who think we drive limes to our shopping malls exchanges and our Gigantic commissaries while you arc constantly Laving i Csc Well we have a Small Exchange and commissary Gull trips on us All of the Lime. Come on give us a break. I m sure somebody look a gun to your head and said take this assignment or Well blow your head you people fail to realize thai these individuals who cry Over some of the most ridiculous items arc either spoiled Rotten people from Paradise fab Usa or have bad attitudes for overseas living. Then again everyone has a breaking Point and is entitled to voice their opinion. Jus because you have an Illy bitty Exchange and you Don t get live to broadcasts does t mean you have to Lay those cries of envy on us. You Are not the first one s an Defi Intel. Stuck in the same i " ing about of some other location i Nave to concentrate on what s in front of me because that s what counts. Forget about the whiners and comp trainers Over Here. Concentrate on your career family and your off duly time. In locations such As yours i know they place a whole lot of emphasis on morale More so than others. Til be honest do you think that by you slating that you Are so underprivileged with mini exchanges and commissaries and limited to that i should see the eight towards gracious living i m in the air Force Home boys and an ammo troop Al that. I m going to sit Back up on my brew and watch a Little an. To did you know in Norway they have a commissary the size of our Shoppe Lac reply that s not important we have an inspection next Wah sgt Antonio f. Johnson Matin a West Germany go won t use drugs for enhancement 1 have a couple of comments to make on an article about drug use recently published in the stars and stripes. The article concerned the military s possible use of amphetamines to help keep soldiers awake Dur ing combat. These types of drugs arc presently illegal. The use of these drugs by the military would be in contradiction with its Long standing ban against drugs. If the military docs go ahead with such testing it should consider using soldiers who have been tested positive for drugs by urinalysis. These soldiers have already expressed their willingness to Experiment with drugs. Some of the aide effects of the drugs to be tested include paranoia and violent behaviour. Both arc also brought on by combat. I be never been in combat but having someone constantly trying to kill me would make me paranoid. It would also instill in me a deep desire to kill whoever is trying to kill me i would like to say that i am completely against the use of drugs by anyone except for their use to cure disease under a doctor s supervision. I will never willingly use such drugs for corneal chief warrant officer 2 Michael c. Cleveland Augsburg West Germany writer criticizes cute howitzer picture the recent front Page picture of the Soldier reaching for an Apple while perched on the barrel of his howitzer should never have been published. It represents the kind of behaviour that drives commanders and safety officers crazy. We preach safety until we arc Blue in the face and the stars and stripes prints a cute photo of a Soldier violating both common sense and safety. You need to work with us on the issues that Impact on the lives of our soldiers. Don t Send our soldiers confusing and mixed signals. Edit out Hose items that cannot be treated As cute when safety is involved. Maj Richard Kuzma kit Zindren West Germany White wonders Why Kkt uses hoods something puzzles me. I m White and i m proud to had i been in the Park that Day t would have be White so Why is in that Kun Klun klansmen hide gladly joined the Multi racial group. 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