European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers recently i made the decision id give custody of my three Chil Dren to my sex husband. The responses i be gotten from family and Friend ranged from insensitive to cruet. Society seems to As sume that a woman who does thave custody or her children does t love them or that she is a child be been asked what did you do that was so terrible that you weren t allowed to keep your children i am appalled that Romany people Rush to make a judgment with no information whatever. My former husband earns twice what i make. I could never have kept my family Goin Oft Tny earn Ings even with child support. He is just As Good a Parent As i am in some ways better. We both love the kid. They Are As comfortable living with him As they would be with me say this to those who have the nerve to ask such a question. You Are not entitled to an answer. It s none of your business. Please Don t be so Quick to pass judgment until you have walked in my shoes. I Don t need counselling i be already had plenty. If it weren t for the counselling and therapy 1 would never have had the courage to do what i did. It saved my life. In Milwaukee dear Milwaukee 1 in bin you speak for millions ind they Are grateful. Often the Mother who gives up custody to per forming the most heroic act of her Lite. Such women deserve Praise not criticism and scorn. Thanks for � splendid contribution to this spice. Dear Ann Landers a few Days ago i saw a Young woman in her mid 20s leaving a restaurant. I would not have noticed her except for one thing she was wearing a dress made out of an american Flag. It was a simple wraparound style which made me think that she probably made it was raised at a time when the nag was held in High regard. It was always taken in at Sunset and handled with great care so that it never touched the ground. It seems to me that there Are taws concerning inappropriate treatment of the Flag. What Are the penalties for abusing old glory As this woman did . Loss of constitutional freedoms feared this letter is in response to a letter that was condemning the cute picture that was published in a re cent Issue of the stars and stripes that showed a sol Dier during the reformer exercise reaching for an Apple from his machinery. This act was deemed unsafe by the letter writer an the stars and stripes was asked not to run such Pho tos As the army is continually in the process of teaching safety to All of the soldiers. I take it by that statement that the author is concerned about the safety of the soldiers and i appreciate that. However by asking the stars and stripes not to run certain photos that the general Public deems unsafe it seems that we the general Public Are trying to censor the rights of the whole Public by trying to edit the news. The right to Freedom of the press is a Constitution Al right that Many of Pur forefathers have fought and died for not to mention Many being maimed for life or losing their families and livelihoods. To try to edit the news items that appear is very much like going Back in Lime to the Battle for Independence that was fought Over 200 years ago. Are we regressing to this time i Hope not. There were Many reasons hat i had for enlisting not the least of them being Able to serve in the forces that protect and defend our rights from being oppressed. Having been out of school for eight years 1 did t come in just because 1 did t have a Job. But because i believe in our Constitution and everything that it gives to us Tho people. Freedom of speech and Freedom of press arc just two of the Many things that i think that we All at onetime or another take for granted. A common action there be penalties line and imprisonment for Burn ing or defiling the Flag but the woman in the Dag dress broke no Law. She did however show poor taste and a Luck of respect for this proud Symbol of Freedom 1 Hope she sees this and gives that dress a military dear Ann Landers i loved your response to realistic in la you said an awful lot of people who have worked hard Al their lives deny themselves pleasures and acquisitions that they would thoroughly enjoy because they want to leave a lot of Money to their then you added in my opinion this is a big mistake. Unearned Money can destroy incentive and ruin my husband tells of a business acquaintance who bought a Brand new Cadillac. When his son saw the car his eyes opened wide and he exclaimed wow what did this car Cost you. Dad without missing a beat the older gentleman replied not a dime son 1 look it out of your agreement in Iowa dear Iowa 1 loved it the older gentleman sounds like my kind Angie Tonji Jund Terud cum Neil Lii i wat maj your mar. You ran in Loha k cilia o to Bun and Al rpm Apo 09211. . But one that should always be held in Check. Even outside the .a., while we arc serving in our respective branches we Are Able to enjoy 100 percent of the rights granted to us by our Constitution. 1 chose to serve in the . Army because i believe totally in those rights and Don t want to see them oppressed for my family and All the other families that hold these truths close to their hearts. A free nation with full rights is our nation and none of us want our rights taken away from us. By serving in the army i am Able to defend those rights in that Way. I could have been a lobbyist in washing ton constantly reminding our Congress not to take our rights away nor allowing anyone else to take our rights away. When j Sec someone wanting to oppress my rights and that someone is a member of the ,forces, it makes me wonder whether i made the right decision in Corning Here instead of going to washing Ion. If asking the free press to edit the news because they feel that is not right to show everyday human behaviour it makes Washington seem that much bet Ter. Also when that person is a senior officer of the . Forces it makes me wonder seriously about the ideals that Are set Forth by those officers. Safety is a major item 1 am not denying that. However when free press is questioned and others in my service arc trying to censor what 1 see and read i wonder if i made the wrong decision. I seriously Hope that the ideals of the officers arc higher than this otherwise maybe i should be in Washington. Steve Edwards Augsburg West Germany Reader critical of newspaper writing i feel so much anger toward certain aspects of news paper writing that i see Day after Day that i need to let off some steam somewhere. Maybe someone else feels the same Way. One of the Many things i hate to see is when the writer of an article uses someone famous or something Welt known to draw attention to his article. The example i saw in today s newspaper was exactly what i m speaking of Jesse Jackson s half Brollier charged with murder. His half brother s name was Noah Robinson. Why not use that name True it s not a Well known name but the title used seems to suggest that either Jesse Jackson was partially responsible for it or that the Issue received attention Only because the Man was related to someone whose name is a household word. I hate to see such sensationalism. Jesse Jackson docs not need his Good name brought into the spotlight in this tragedy. Also 1 cannot believe the Way in which Dan Quayle s military career has been handled by the press and Public officials. I Don t know whether he used family connections to enter the Indiana nation Al guard but some of the remarks i be heard about it arc outrageous. I heard one official say his military career is his business. I m not going to comment on pen pals i n. A 32 angina Wilh Ito us Gower win. Enjoy t Flad no flood food and in to. Harry Hopkins 111111 uu$lsl.tlh2 l would like to Eoff Spond w the pop o in Tea is Tnyaa. I no 3d yer Oil. a Pic Ali Reg Linda burrows3 we Toti or to Church raid Ivor hemp Buthi Stoner i tired Well i for one believe it is the Public s is not the Public s business is an official s sea life As Long As it docs not include minors. 1 would rather have Gary Hart in office than a Coward who hid from the War. Hypothetically speaking if he indeed did use family influence. Furthermore one of Cincinnati s Best mayors was run out of the political scene just because he went Loa prostitute. Big Deal he knew How to manage the City. Another Peeve is Wilh the pal they have been inthe headlines for Over a year and i believe that s quite enough. They arc worse than most of the things and people they preach against. They take advantage of soft hearted individuals who Send in Money for their cause. Which is merely to line their own pockets some of the people who Send in their hard earned Money arc living a meager existence while the pal hypocrites arc living High on the proverbial hog. How much have Jim and Tammy Given 10 the poor and hungry and sick from their own pockets in my Opin Ion they will go to hell j us As surely As any m urdu scr. Angela Goy bad Kreuz Nach West Germany defectors turnabout How about that another couple of defectors the brands wants to come Back to the United Stales. Not Only that but they expect the . 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