European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 09, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 9,1989 the stars and stripes Page 11 annl ahders dear Ann Landers when i saw that letter from the Mother whose daughter was Over weight i knew i had to write my first letter to Ann Landers. I too was a fat child. My Mother and other relatives were constantly giving me the message that i was not acceptable the Way was and if 1 were thin they would like me better. Too often i heard you have such a pretty face. If Only you would lose a Tittle weight you would be Beautiful and still Job Hunting employ ers always favor the women who Are  lately i be had several people suggest that i look into liposuction. They Don t realize How they Hurt my feelings. Ever since i can remember people have watched every morsel of food i put into my Mouth. They have said rude things such As do you really need that and you can t still be hungry Little do they know that these comments Send me straight to the bakery where i buy a Load of pastries so i can pig out and show them that i Don t care what they think. I have built a fortress of fat around me to protect myself from those cruel cracks. I speak for millions of overweight people when i say please Lay off. We know How we look. If you can t accept and love us the Way we arc we Don t want your  thank you Ann for allowing me to say something that has been on my mind for Many years. And please Don t Tell me about weight watchers or Over eaten Anonymous. 1 know about them As Well As every other weight loss program. My name is legion dear legion no comment other than thank you for writing. Dear Ann Landers my Fiance and i have been living together for two years. Our wedding Date has been set for april 1990.1 want it to be perfect so i m planning Way in Advance so that there won t be any last minute craziness. I veal ready put Down a $600 Deposit on my wedding gown. Ann this wedding will be my dream come True. I am so excited about our big Day that i think about it con stantly. I come Home from work bubbling Over with news about the caterers i have talked to our wedding colors the number of attendants their gowns and Llie Flowers they will carry. Last night Dick really became angry. He said i should do whatever i want because he does t want to hear any More about the wedding. 1 Don t believe i be Ever seen him so upset. I was shocked when he said if i mention the wedding one More time he will give me the $600 that i paid for the gown and there will be no ceremony. I love him a lot and can t understand Why he is so negative. Is it Normal for a Groom to be to be so up tight or is this his Way of telling me that he does t want to go through with the wedding i m deeply concerned. Please help me. Hurting in Houston dear Houston your High voltage enthusiasm is probably getting on the Guy s nerves. Cool it. Meanwhile you and your Fiance need to have a heart to heart talk. He May be having premarital jitters. Then again he May really want out. The Only Way to Tell for sure is to give him every Opportunity to Call the wedding off and see if he takes it. Los Angeles times syndicated columnist Landers welcomes your letters. You can write to her in care of the stars and stripes. Apo 09211, . Forces All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned letters but we will withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. All letters Are subject to editing. Letters army explains position on aids soldiers recently the stars and stripes published a Story concerning his policy at fort Hood Texas. This Story originated As an article written by is. Laurie Garret of new Day. Unfortunately the Story was picked up by several newspapers in the United states As Well As the stars and stripes. It contains numerous errors in fact mis quotes and mis attributions and is obviously biased. I be enclosed a copy of a Story and editorial published in the april 9 Issue of the Austin Texas Ameri can statesman. We invited the editor an editorial writer and a reporter to fort Hood to speak with soldiers infected with his. They also toured a unit where his positive soldiers Are assigned and spoke with our personnel officer preventive Medicine officer and a unit com Mander. As you can Sec the impression they came away with is significantly different from the Story printed in the stars and stripes. Needless to say i am pleased that they made an Effort to set the record straight. I realize it is too much to expect a retraction or correction to the original Story. At the same time i fee lit is my obligation to make you aware that by reprint ing the new Day article the stars and stripes did a disservice to the army fort Hood the soldiers As signed to fort Hood who arc his positive and your readership. As you read the Austin american states Man article i Hope you come to the same conclusion. It. Col. Bruce s. Beats Public affairs officer fort Hood Texas editor s note the following is the editorial printed by the Austin american statesman april 9 army s aids policy enlightened last month published reports indicated that the . Army is aggregating soldiers exposed to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus in Specia Barracks including at fort land. Based on thai information the Austin american statesman editorialized against such segregation. The information however appears to have Hern incorrect. Indeed the newspaper has found that the army s policy is remarkably enlightened. Several soldiers who have tested positive for the aids virus told reporter Dick Stanley at a Ort i lot i that they consider themselves fortunate to he living in an Island of enlightenment at the combat training Post. Aids infect cd soldiers have Legal Protection finn discrimination guaranteed employment free medical care and free Axt for life. Under a policy adopted a year ago l y the depart ment of defense recruits and career Mil Tan Mem Bers arc allowed to Star on Active duty As lung As their health permits. It. Col. Greg Rixon. A spokesman for the department of the army in h Ashington. . Said preserving infected soldiers dignity and privacy arc fundamental to the new policy. The policy says for obvious reasons that virus infected Sulliers matronly he assigned to units that will hoi in overseas or participate in combat. Most of them Are assigned in administrative and clerical functions. But they arc not otherwise segregated. .11 a Ort Hood Only is of the m infected soldiers live on government property. It. Col. Lbruce heals Public affairs officer for Iii corps said the soldiers Are purposely scattered among their  Peers in several Loir Racks buildings indistinguishable from others at Llie Post. Many of the other infected soldiers Are married and live in kill Cen and the surrounding area la Hen the disease incapacitated infected soldiers they Are medically retired and remain eligible for most medi Cal benefits. In sum it appears that the . Army s Altitude toward people with aids could Well serve As a Model for the rest of american government and society. Family to bid Germany a fond Farewell this will probably be the last thing i Ever write in the country of West Germany. It has been a very enjoyable and interesting three years. Anyone who eve has the chant should visit if Only for a Short while. The German people arc outgoing and Friendly and the Countryside is Beautiful. My family and i have found it to be fun historical funny and Awe inspiring All at the same time. Its castles Are a sight to behold and one you should not miss. My two favourites arc  in the heart of Bavaria and Hohrn Zol Lorn in Badin Wurt Temberg. We have seen the breathtaking Alps in the South West the Black Forest in the cast Chic Sec bar Chocs Gadon the Zug Spitz and so Many Small towns that it would be impossible to name them All. We enjoy the German sport of Volks marching walking 10 to 30 Kilometres to earn a medal and the various fists at different times of the year. If you make an attempt to communicate with the German people you will find them warm and responsive in most All cases. The transportation system is Superb and you can get any place you wish for a minimum of Cost. So often i hear the american people Over Here complaining about every Little thing that they can think of usually because they arc too Lazy to go put and experience something new and exciting. So i just ignore negative comments grab my family and go when i came Here i d just left a Brand new Home and i was kind of reluctant to go. However i made Thebes of the situation and loved it. I truly regret leaving such a peaceful quiet country and some Day 1 Hope to return to visit and Sec everything that 1 missed this time. I believe a person could spend a lifetime Here and still not Sec everything that there is to see. If there is anyone out there who is just getting Here and feeling a bit depressed take a weekend off and just drive around. You la Sec things that you never gel to Sec in the states just because of the fact that Germany is a different country and that it is so much older than America. So enjoy it while you can you May never get another Chance the Brummitt family Tamm West Germany pen pals i m 10 years old. And i would like it it you put my name in Yor pan pal list. My hobbles Are Reading dancing being on the school newspaper stall and being part of the student Council. Brianna l. A lab 31 Grant Circle a 6800 Mannheim 31, West Germany i would like to correspond with people All Over the world i am 19 Yean old Heidi Infante Dos Cervantes is. Dum Aguele City. Philippines i am 22 years of and would like port pals. Dorothy r. Opalma 37 real St. Dumaguet City. Philippines i am a Sophomore in High school. I would Tike pen pals from All Over Tia world. Dixie Tyler Box 4497 Apo . 09633 1 would like pen pals. I am 24. Julia Slot a oops Mas 37 real St. Dum Aguele City Philippines please list my name in your pen pal column. I am 37 years old. Robert Alegre a of Palm a 37 real si., Dum Aguele City. Philippines t would Ilka to write to lots of people. I am 27. 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