European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 dear Ann Landers your answer to concerned Mother who was worried be cause she found her parity Hose and her daughter s Bikini under Wear hidden in her son s room made me realize that you must not know anything about Auto erotic asphyxiation. This is a game played by Young men usually Between the Ages of 14 and 21. They dress in women s panty Hose and Bikini under Wear engage in masturbation take a rope toss it Over a Joist pull a Slipknot in a noose and put it Over their head. As the rope tightens it gives them an erotic High seconds before they become unconscious. The weight of the body supposedly re leases the knot and the subject regains consciousness. Sometimes however the knot does not release and the person chokes to death. Although hundreds of Young men have died As a result of this experimentation one never sees any men Tion of it in the papers. I m sure the reason for the secrecy is that the families Are ashamed to let the circumstances of the death be known. Please Ann Landers print this letter and make parents aware of what can happen to their Young sons. If you do not believe me consult with any Large Urban police department. The police along with the parents Are the ones who take Down the bodies and it i heartbreaking. Sign me one whose family has been touched St. Louis dear St. Louis i do know about this tragic accidental form of suicide and have written about it in this space. I Hope All my Young readers will realize How danger Ous this Little game can be. Hundreds of deaths occur this Way most of them unreported for the reasons you mentioned. Thanks St. Louis for giving me the Opportunity to discuss this topic again. Dear Ann Landers i am not writing with a problem. I am writing to Praise an Unsung hero. My Stepfather dad married my Mother 16 years ago. Mom was a problem Drinker and had no maternal instincts. She had Many boyfriends and a lot of unpaid Bills. Dad came into our lives just in time. With his love and support mom changed into a different person. My Brothers and Sisters and i Felt loved for the first time in our lives. He helped us to learn and grow in ways i never thought possible. We Learned to Trust and love for the first time in our lives. We All had been molested by one of my Mother s boyfriends now years later i want to thank this Beautiful per son. Words cannot express my love and respect for him. He not Only changed my Mother s life he gave Usall a life we could be proud of. I cannot Tell you his name because mom would be embarrassed but when he reads this i Hope he know sit s me. I love you dad your grateful child dear child what a hear warmer i am not going to print the City of origin nor the gender of the sender. I want every deserving Stepfather who reads this letter to think it was intended for him. Dear readers Here s my laugh for the Day what s your age asked the magistrate. Remember you re under Twenty one years and some months the lady an swered. How Many months the woman hesitated a moment and replied los Angeles times syndicated columnist Landers welcomes your letters. You can write to her in care of the stars and stripes Apo 09211 u forces a-10 Pilot s father remembers his son european edition col Jeffrey m. Cook Usa commander editor in chief it col Suzanne l. Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising n this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of de sense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex this letter was sent to president Reagan by Joseph j. Foster following the death of his son capt. Michael p. Foster in the a-10 crash at Remscheid West Ger Many . 8. I am now at John f. Kennedy Airport in route from Seal Beach Calif., to London. From there i la go to Raf Ben Waters to be with Michael s wife Peggy and their two sons Michael age 6, and Christopher 1 /2 years old. Peggy is six months pregnant. Michael was a 1978 graduate of the air Force Academy an will be buried there. The Media and press reports have thus far failed to report that Michael was a highly experienced a-10 Pilot having spent 1983 to 1986 flying at Raf Woodbridge. His flying brought him in Day to Day Contact with our nato allies and he spent a great Deal of time at Forward operating locations in Ger Many on training missions. From the summer of 1986 through the summer of 1988, he was the air Liaison officer to the 2nd brigade of the army 3rd inf div at Harvey Barracks in West Germany. He was in charge of 11 air Force personnel who provided ground direction for close air support to u. S., German and other nato armies. He and his family actually lived in the town of Weisen Heid with German neighbors. Little Michael went to the German kindergarten and Christopher was born in a German Hospital on july 4, 1987. Mike and Peggy liked Germany. We visited them in sep tember 1987 and met Many of their German friends. They returned to England this past september and Michael came to the states for a-10 at Davis Monthan fab Tuscon Ariz. I saw him off three weeks ago for London at the los Angeles Airport. As we waited for the flight he said that he hoped that there would not be a War in Europe and that the a-10 training missions helped keep the peace. I Hope you can see Michael s Strong dedication to peace and Friendship with the German people. I am sure Michael tried to do everything possible to aver the Accident. My wife and i and Michael s six Brothers and Sis ters extend our deepest sympathy to the families of the German people killed and injured in the Accident. I am sure that they would want to know that Michael gave his life in the cause of peace for their country. As you pointed out or. President this world needs More dedicated Young people like Michael. Joseph j. And Ruth m. Foster Seal Beach Calif. Writer says living on Economy has pluses after Reading countless letters to the editor whining about How rough life in Europe is i must comment. What prompted this is a recent letter from a person in Niernberg who can t receive an to and has the further misfortune of being forced to live on the econ omy. My family and i Are also in an area that does t have an but we Are Lucky enough to get dutch and Ger Man stations that Are As Good As anything an had to offer during previous Tours. We have a very limited Exchange run by canes. They do a Good Job but have very limited space so they can t Stock everything we May be used to. To compensate for this great inconvenience the local area has provided us with some very Nice stores such As Kau Halle extra plus and any Type of specially shop you can find in the states. What is truly amazing All the stores Are staffed by courteous and professional sales staff. We too Are forced to live on the Economy. There is no base housing Here so it in t even an option. To help overcome this devastating experience we have been welcomed into the communities of our German hosts. 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