European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers everybody wants to have class but few people know what it is. Several years ago you printed your definition in the Ann land ers encyclopedia. I believe it is Well Worth running in the column. . Kennett. . Ii was Classy of you to ask. Here it is what is class Cleta never runs scared. It is sure footed and confident in the knowledge that you can meet life head on and handle whatever comes along. Jacob had it. Esau did t. Symbolically we can look to Jacob s wrestling match with the Angel. Those who Hare class Bate wrestled with their own personal Angel and won a Victory that Marks them thereafter. Class never males excuses. It lakes its lumps and learns from past mistakes. Class is considerate of others. It knows that Good manners Are nothing More than a series of Small sacrifices. Clans bespeaks an aristocracy that has nothing to do with ancestors or Money. The most affluent Blue blood can be totally without class while the descendant of a Welsh Miner May Oore class from every pore. Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others Down. Class is already up and need not strife to look better by making others look worse. Class can walk with Kings and keep its virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common every one is comfortable with the person who has class be cause he is comfortable with himself. If you have class you Don t need much of anything else. If you Don t Hare it no matter what else you Hare it does t make much difference. Dear Ann Landers i am a 41-year-old divorced Mother of two. 1 work As a Hospital lab technician to support my family. When i returned to work after 10 years at Home. 1 was shocked at the changes that have occurred because of aids. My Hospital provides five sets of protective lab Coats for each technician. We Wear Latex gloves when we work with body fluids. When we do an autopsy on an aids Case we Wear Waterproof hooded jump suits shoe covers hair covers surgical masks face Shields and double surgical gloves. All this costs Money. Since it is a government Hospital the taxpayers foot the Bill. If you accidentally stick yourself with a Needle you must be tested for the aids virus. It you Don t get tested and aids symptoms appear later insurance companies can refuse to pay for treatment. I am in Good health because i Don t smoke or drink. I exercise cat properly and get enough sleep. I am also in my fifth year of celibacy. I too. Live with the fear of getting aids. Not be cause of anything i be done but because people with aids even if they Don t show symptoms endanger everyone who has to work with their body fluids. I believe people who arc sexually promiscuous arc either insane or they have a death wish. Am i overreacting As some of my friends say . In Texas dear Texas probably but i can understand your fears. People who work with body fluids of aids patients must be extremely cautious. It can be a matter of life and death. I Don t fault you one Iota los Angeles times syndicated columnist Landers welcomes your letters. You can Wale to Tor in care of the stars and stripes. Apo 09211, us. Forces cat team All tanked up and raring to go there is a Competition scheduled to happen in Ber Gen West Germany in june of this year. It lakes place every two years because it takes a year to train prop Erly. The canadians Host this Competition thus it is called the Canadian army trophy or As we lovingly Call it cat this Competition is considered by government con tractors to be a showing of different tanks from differ ent countries to see which tank is the better weapon thereby making sales for the country whose tank wins i be got news for those people that s just their Point of View the cat Competition is Between the nato forces of the Central Region basically this Means Europe. This year we have three . Teams three German teams one a Cherland team one belgian team and of course one Canadian team. To the men of these teams this Competition is not about Selling tanks but to Sec who arc the Best tankers in the free world the top gun for tankers my personal involvement is with the cat team of 4-32nd Armor 3rd army div v corps and this is from where i base my views. When word was put out to our soldiers that a cat team was to be formed they had to apply for an inter View. The first interview led to several others As Well As records checks and so on. Finally the initial team was formed. The chosen people were told from Day one that they were expected to be the Best and that meant to do their Best at All times to keep their skills and knowledge at the Best possible highs and in general to keep Pride in themselves and their new unit. They were also Tom that throughout the course of the year there would have to be cuts in personnel to put the unit within Competition regulations when i came time to go to Bergen. This meant now there was Competition among themselves to stay on top. In this initial team the time came to do skill qualification tests sets As is done in All army units. Of the 76 soldiers Al through e-7, to test 36-37 scored 90 or better and the average score was 89.97. They had the highest Overall scores in the battalion there were the usual comments i could have been on the team i just did t want to As Lime came and cuts were made there came the comments. He made it because he was a favorite but i was actually Butteri to these people i say this if you could have tried but did to keep quiet if you made the Nilal team then you have every right to be proud. If for some reason you did t make the cuts it was t be cause of favouritism it was because Overall you did t fit into the Jigsaw Puzzle As Well As someone else did. You have no reason to feel bad because you helped to make the cat team what it is today. To everyone the internal Competition is Over the 4-32 cat team is made and now it is up to each and every one of us to support them All the Way to the Competition they arc our cat learn As the Competition draws closer in june and it seems our men live in the Field More and More and just come Home to visit i would like to Tell the family members to hang in there. Oar men red 111 now More than Ever. I know they be been glad to have us Here behind them. To the single soldiers rest assured we support you too for All the men and women in the so called Back ground who have supported the team by helping in everything from guard duty and up to keeping All our equipment going. I say thank you. I believe your efforts should be applauded for working both As cat support As Well As working in your original units. To All of the Canadian army trophy team of 4-32 a i wish you the very Best and i want you to know How very proud i am to have known each and every one of you Julie i Lull Kirch cons West Germany writer lauds military education programs it Felt Good to read the Success Story of the Soldier who found out that the Best Way to realize potential was through education. The Story emphasizes the value of the educational programs offered by the armed forces. It also shows the importance of starting higher Edu cation with a solid foundation. Through the tests of general education development ged staff sgt. Torres was Able to obtain the Basic skills necessary for successful College education. Fortunately in
