European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 Mil a or mk9hhbbwhbibbmdbhbwehlhmlhhhiwvhbbhemhbbihbb9ihbh9hwrhb9bmflba respect for Flag Anthem strongly urged i am writing about two Small words. The first word is National which according to the dictionary his several meanings two of which i la list. 1. Pertaining to. Or belonging to a nation As an organized whole. 2. A person who is dedicated to one s own nation or its interests. The second word is Anthem which As one of its definitions Means. A song or hymn of Praise or  if taken separately these words Don t seem All that important but when put together they take on much More meaning. National Anthem a song of Praise or loyalty belonging to. And symbolizing a nation and its people. Every Day at Spang Dahlum a we arc Given the privilege of hearing not Only our own but the Ger Man National Anthem As Well. This brings me to the heart of my letter How to respond upon hearing these songs. I will give you some examples and let you decide which is Best. 1. Stop face the music and Render the appropriate Courtesy while reflecting on the meaning of the song what it symbolizes Anc Why you arc stationed Over seas. 2. At the first note run to the nearest open door Way bus. Truck or car to wait for the music to Stop so you can get Back to the More important things you were doing. 3. When driving act As if you Don t hear the music or turn up the stereo so you won t hear the music and quietly reflect on its meaning. The Way we respond to the National Anthem shows All of our nato allies exactly what we think of our country and helps form their opinion of our country. As civilians dependents or military members who arc representing their country i know that the people Reading this letter will be Able to pick the Best choices from the above list. Staff sri. Kenneth a. Cissel  a West Germany i am writing this because for the past three years i have held it inside but a person can Only take so much. I am talking about the appalling attitude of people toward Retreat. I am a military dependent and for three years have watched Active duty and dependents Duck inside buildings or make a mad Rush to get off Post before 5 . I m talking about the men and women who presupposed to be  Iidle serving our lag. If you can t take a minute a Day to respect old glory Why arc you serving her How do you expect your spouse and children to learn respect for her if you Don to i do Sec Many Active duty people get out of their cars and Salute if they arc unlucky enough to gel stuck inside the gales. But i also notice your spouse and older children stay in the car. Why could it be they arc too embarrassed or ashamed of our great Flag to get out and put their hands Over their heart and show the respect she deserves How arc we supposed to teach the children to respect something that they Sec so Many others abuse the next time you hear Retreat please respect it if not for yourself and your Pride in old glory for the men and women who have Given their lives during War and peace serving her. Jodie banker Kirch cons West Germany who says respect for the Flag is waning one of the specialists at the  med  happened to be looking out the window and to his horror saw two men lowering the colors. We discovered later they were two workmen who were Given instructions to replace the rope that had be come worn from exposure to time and weather. When they lowered the colors they wadded the Flag subsequently placing it on the ground near the Gate guard office. The specialist who initially saw the workmen called for assistance from another Soldier. Both sol Diers ran outside secured the Flag to the lanyard raised the colors to the original position and then lowered the Flag in proper fashion. After folding the Flag according to pm 22-5, the two explained to the workers the prescribed method of raising and lowering the National colors. I am extremely proud of these two Young soldiers who acted without direction in a patriotic manner. By the Way the two soldiers arc spec. Jerry s. Moore and spec. Jose Munoz both medical specialists As signed to the 2nd Field Hospital the unit operating the . Army Middac Bremerhaven. Command of t. Maj. David k. Tracer Bremerhaven West Germany Reader corrects 40-year-old report yes i did my jog today but came Home not too fatigued to read your May 2 edition s Sands of time in which you mentioned 40 years ago today a British plane which had been missing one Day while flying the Berlin Airlift was found crashed i me soviet  of Berlin with All four members of the Crew dead. That is not fact. The aircraft a world air freight Halston Type air Craft Tail a aka. Was found 20 Miles West of Tecl the Airfield in the British zone of Berlin and not crashed in the soviet zone of  one might add thai one of the arc members is still erroneously identified on both the Berlin and the Rhein main air base Berlin Airlift memorials As . Wood. More correctly he is or was pen pals Palasa include my name in your pen pal column. I am 24 years old and enjoy dancing and listening tomcat a. Marries b. Don flutes edgy. Punla Salong Mana la. Negros Occidental Philippines i am 17 years do. I enjoy play tag bail games and Reading. I would Tike to write to people. Edwin  Westone Groscene a eng g Dpi. Bacolod City. I would Bhe to write to people m other court tries. I enjoy Reading magazines dancing and watching foreign movies. I am 34 years of. Ester Adana radio officer . Wood. He is one of a number of erroneously identified men on the two mentioned memorials. One would think after some 40 years such meaningful errors would have been corrected. I know i d not wish to show Rny grandson a remembrance of his favorite Uncle which would reflect the name or initials of some other individuals especially if he Hail such a common name As  you la have few More such embarrassments com ing when you mention the further fatalities in the 1949 crashes of operation vittles aircraft Usa i and Raf and those leased by the British government. Ronald . Hirst tvs Badin West Germany #82 Jones Street new Kal Alake. Otoo Gapo City Philippines 2200 please include my name in your pan Pat column. My hobbies Are swimming dancing and singing. I am t s years out. Jurny c Cabugwas no. 20, remedies Street san Carlos City Philippines Arm Landers dear Ann Landers i cheered when i read the letter from the woman in fort mad Ison Iowa. She had just seen rain Man Ami declared the acting Brilliant. The language of however spoiled the picture for her. Had the dirty words  omitted it would not have Hurt the film one Iota. You said it would t Hurt hol Lywood to clean up its Mouth. I agree. In fact i la go further and say it would help the Box  husband and i go to very few movies these Days because of the dirty talk. I la bet millions of americans feel the same Way. Kansas City. To. Dear . Not Only americans but canadians too. Here s a letter from Vancouver dear Ann Landers my wife and i have walked out of so Many movies because of the dirty language that we now rent video cassettes and stay Home. Fed up in . From Panama City Fla amen to your comment about Gutter talk in the movies. While you were at it i wish you had said something about the bedroom scenes on the soap operas in . They re disgusting couples nude in bed rolling around leaving absolutely nothing to the imagination. Rock Bottom i Call it. From Palo Alto Calif i  64-year-old male who has been around. Nothing shocks me but some things offend me. I m talking about the of word in the pres ence of my 15-year-old grandson. I m afraid to take the boy to the movies again. From Dallas i work in a six screen movie theater. My question where arc the parents of these kids who flock to pc movies if they knew what their 15 and 16-year-Olds do during these movies they would be shocked. These films Are provocative beyond belief. From Sioux City Iowa Bravo Hooray the woman from fort Madison was right on. We arc sick of All the filth. Where will it end from los Angeles the writer who complained about dirty language in movies asked is that the Way people in California talk please Tell her that nearly 27 million of us have social conversations and never use the of word. We Are aghast at the change in moral standards and feel just As outraged As everyone else. From Oxnard Calif i m sick to death of crude and vulgar language. How much More explicit can it gel would gone with the wind have been a better Niovich if Clark Gable had taken off his clothes and jumped in bed with Scarlett o Hara Why must decent people be embarrassed in front of their children by obscene words on bumper stickers Gutter talk in the movies and filth on to from Corvallis Ore you la get a ton of mail fro readers outraged about the garbage they Sec in the movies these Days. Many will complain too about inc trash on to radio and the lewd  for Sale everywhere. The Bottom line Ann is what can we do about it dear Corvallis and millions of readers who would like an answer to thai question censorship is not the solution. Once we Start telling adults what they can and cannot read or look at the next step is telling them what they must look at Anthal s fascism. Don t go to dirty movies and Don t buy dirty magazines. When you see Raunchy stuff on to Don t buy the merchandise offered in the commercials. 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