European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 dear Ann Landers Lama 23-year-old College Grad uate business major. I Don t pre sume to speak for my generation but i know what i feel. People wonder about us. They say we Are materialistic just put for ourselves. They say we arc apathetic. It must go deeper than that. Teens Are committing Sui cide in record numbers. What is wrong with us just look around. The Media a cast far and wide bringing stories from All Over the world. We have overpopulation the environment is being destroyed our natural resources Are dwindling. People Are oppressed starving and killing each other. There Are enough weapons to blow up the world we live in 40 limes aids continues to spread and there is no vaccine and no cure. On the Home front the United states is faltering. The National debt is at an incomprehensible level. Homeless people freeze to death on the streets. Gang violence alcoholism and drug abuse arc rampant. To Chi Are having babies oui of Wedlock and Many will never get off welfare. Not Many people my age will be Able to own a House no matter what their educational Theyel or whom they work for. Takeovers and mergers ruin the Hopes of Job Security. Most of us expect to have a lower Standard of living than our parents. The . Is losing its Edge in the world Market --.-. It sounds hopeless Bui i love this country and i think there is Hope. 1 Don t believe that my generation. Is apathetic. We Usi Don t know where to Start. Waiting for guidance -.,.in California dear waiting in California i ice no sign of apathy or resignation in your letter. In fart i sense that you ate deeply concerned. 1, too refuse to accept the fact thai we arc doomed. Bat Whit i Roettg to an to any answers out tit Rel. Dear Ann Landers i am writing from behind bars. The charge a felony child molesting. Not a pleasant subject realize but this letter is not being written to be pleasant or to Gal n sympathy.  you be never seen me in the Parks or near play grounds looking for victims. I Don t play Ball and i Don t give out Candy. I Don t Leer at children or stare Al Ziern yet i be never lacked for victims i be held sever Al positions of responsibility working with the Public. You be probably met me and liked me. Your children have Learned that i can fix a Bike and will talk to them when no one else has time to listen when mom was Loo Busy or dad was too tired Urey came to me. I know More about your children s teachers and their school problems than you because they knew i was interested. The two Little girls i molested can never regain what was taken away from them and i will spend live years in prison. I was molested As a child and fee certain that at least two of my victims will grow up to be moles hers l am sick at heart but the damage is done and i can t undo in. The next Lime your child has something to Tell you Don l be Loo Busy to listen. Ask yourself if 1 won t listen who will guilty and ashamed in Monon ind. Dear Monon you be nude same valid Points. Are you listening parents prison won t solve your problem when you Are re leased you 11 still have 1. I Hope you Are aware that to Bare is mediation hat could help you. Platow please look into it. Cafes responds to critic of exchanges we have lived in Wiesbaden West Germany for Over three Yean and have at least two More years on our extended Lour. We feet that the Good things about Germany outweigh the bad. My husband and i often shop at War Kauf and other places on the Economy and find lower prices even with the Mark rate the Way it is and better Quality than a cafes. Just today we went to the Frankfurt Exchange t was looking at women s clothes and they went from one extreme to another Liz Claiborne for outrageous prices $so-j70 for a skirt or dresses thai look Tike they were brought out of some 1930s Tosel some Choice i hold a of position on a nearby air station and find i have to order from , Penney or levers to look Good for work. Also today we were looking at Crystal. Cafes wanted $48 for a dish while Willi Geek wanted 40.80 Marks for the same dish at Christmas we bought a Hummel downtown at a much lower Price than cafes wanted for the same one. Now Tell me that cafes is the Best around it seems that when they have an item that is a big seller example hol soit photo albums. Three in a set they find it necessary to discontinue thai item. One other example went to buy a pair of Tennis shoes and when they did t have the pair i wanted i asked the sales clerk. Her answer was they were Selling too  what kind of reasoning it thai. I just want to let people know that it does t Hurt to Check out War Kauf and other stores for an item. Don t be afraid of the language Barrier because most Ger mans know enough. English to help you. Maybe if cafes loses some business they la gel the hint. Name withheld Wiesbaden West Germany Edt Toh s note 1a col. Charlie while Public affairs officer he cafes Europe replies i m glad you Hare found other stores to shop and find the items you want we know that it is next to impossible for cafes la be All hings to All people. The fluctuating Dollar Rale and he ability of input stores to offer loss leaders nuke it difficult to teat local Price on All. Items. However a still stand by our statements of consistently offering Rood prices in a Dally basis with an emphasis inward meeting the desires of the military members Reserve. The items offered to the exchanges represent Art Esti mate of the demand by the customers using he Exchange. Higher priced clothing h offered Beaise there Are customers who want thai product. Al the same time we offer other brands As Well As cafes brands which Are priced to by Mure  our Crystal Ball is not Clear and the de Mand exceeds what the manager estimated As in the Case of the shoes you mentioned. Then we to Back order More and try to work harder to better predict whal you the customer will be buying. We never claimed to be perfect but cafes is trying harder to meet your needs. If you see something that could be improved or if you can t find an hem. Then i t us know about it our Exchange Manageri Are there to Serre Yoa.  Bird dog was fictitious heroism real in reference to the editor s note concerning Bird dog to the Purist "bat-21" would be fictitious. However "bai-21" is a True Story based on la. Col. Hambleton s adventure. William , in his epilogue said thai in order not 10 Burden the Reader with the extremely Complex details that went into the Rescue operation it was necessary to interpolate into the Story a fictional character who would perform the role actually played by a Raiher populous cast of real  As far As who appeared to be the real hero in the movie is i guess a matter of opinion. All the fact Forward air controllers daily risked their lives and Are heroes in their own right. "bat-21" is the Story of it col. Hambleton though. His exploits earned him the Silver Star distinguished flying Cross air medal and the purple heart. Kevin a Tillman Kall Uii air station West Germany. I would also like to Point out that although the movie was Good on its own it did a grave injustice to it. Col. Hambleton and was a poor depiction of his actual 12-Day ordeal As a downed aircrew member in Vietnam i also highly recommend the Reading of the Book "bal-21" available at some stars and stripes bookstores in order to gain a better insight on the trials and tribulations it. Col. Hambleton had to in pen pals 1 24ear-Ou woman and i Wum Kkt pan ran Irand sword i moing new Dure As Well As other downed air Crew members during the Southeast asian conflict. Sol Sid Price Rhet Maln a West Germany. As stated at the beginning of the movie and Book by the same title both Are based on the True Story of the massive Rescue 9peration for it. Col. Him Teton in Vietnam in the Spring of 1972. Although the Book has some changes from actual events and the movie depicts even More in the interest of dramatization the Basic Story is certainly nol fictitious. Since there was no copt. Clark in real life who was part of the Effort no epilogue on his later life was possible. I. Col. Barry a. 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