European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10letters the stars and stripes a  relationship Fosters thoughts concerning the recent letter a Germany should be grateful a i feel the need to give some explanations to the German attitude the writer is right we germans should be grateful to the americans and i am sure the majority of us Are. No one forgets the helping hand the United states extended to Germany after the War and during the Berlin blockade. It was in those years that German american Friendship was built. I done to think there is anyone in this country who really questions this Well established relationship. If nowadays questions arc asked about How Long and How Many americans should stay in this country this is i believe mostly for practical reasons. As the Stream into West Germany of East germans and germans from other East european countries has not come to an end our authorities no longer know where to House these people. Therefore in connection with the easing of the menace of the East and with disarmament measures our people in charge Are thinking about where housing capacities could eventually become free. As this writer rightly says this cannot happen overnight. The people Here know this quite Well and understand that the americans worry about their dependents. Another thing is the military practice flights Over our very densely populated country. These flights have Cost lives and caused considerable damage see article "2nd collision of fighter jets Renews residents worries about safety in the same Issue. People Here ask Why done to americans practice such flights in their country where there Are vast scarcely populated areas if they did there would be one reason less for anti military protests. By the Way As the number of Canadian and British forces stationed in Germany is much smaller than the number of american forces those nationalities Are simply a a overlooked in the protests. Recently the germans Well noted that the United states was one of the first nations in the world to Welcome without any reservation the unification of the two deutschland. So in spite of All the talks of our politicians about american forces reductions in Germany i can hardly imagine that the majority of germans will be carried away by anti american feelings. A Erika Steinert Leiter Hofen West Germany to the writer saying Germany should be grateful i thought again about the Berlin Wall. I think it was great it finally fell and so Many family members and relatives were Able to see each other or hug somebody they had not seen in 40 years. The Wall did not come Down because you a american Canadian British or French soldiers a Are Here in Germany to defend them. It was the East German people who finally woke up and wanted Freedom without weapons. Please done to take Pride or credit in something you did no to do. And done to forget a Igor big he was behind it too. I feel More threat by All these forces around me a All the War games you have in Germany and the damage you cause with each exercise in this country that i choose to live in. I would like to invite you to Kaiserslautern called Only a town or Little America where we have 60,000-70,000 americans with dependents together with 102,000 germans including about 7,000 resident aliens like me. I have been Here for 24 years. In a even married to a retired . Soldier. We Here in Germany Are tired of the noise of the jets and the c-5s Landing in Ramstein or Sembach. They Are flying right Over my House and i am afraid one Day a Jet will crash into my Home like the two Over Karlsruhe i can Only say enough is enough you wrote that the germans Are getting greedy and you As an american have to suffer. How Many innocent people have been killed by . Soldiers in Germany. Read the papers and find out How Many Are killed in car accidents because you Are driving like headless hens on German roads violating All traffic rules. Take the rapist who is still running Loose in a town. Not All of you Guys Are bad but there Are Many among you As Well As among germans. If you done to like it Here in Germany Why done to you go Back to the states and defend your own neighbourhood and the dependents your loved ones. I love my three German children and i bet even the russians love their children too. I am proud to be a human being without a gun in my hand ready to kill. You better Back off please and complain in your own country a you will find enough Back Home. I also just heard the sad news from the states. A very Good Friend the nicest person you can think of who was sent to the United states by the air Force for More education was killed a shot Down murdered. This is the Only Way i can say goodbye to Thomas. We All loved you and will always remember you. A Birgitta Faucett Kaiserslautern West Germany a ninja turtles ticket sales explained a fearing the loss of Choice a and no anchovies. Please i would like to address a problem i had at an cafes movie theater when i tried to see a teenage mutant ninja  it was to play for two Days. I was going to see it on the second Day at 6 15 . The manager had secretly sold the tickets at 3 . I saw at least 50 kids under 3 years old who sat there and cried because they  go in that made me furious. I had wanted to see this As i have been an avid collector for about two years but seeing All those people crying was too much. A name withheld Birndorf West Germany editors note a master sgt. Dayton p. Strickland customer relations he cafes Europe replies a teenage mutant ninja turtles was a Box office smash and sellout at the Kalb theater on March 31. In order to reduce the Long lines and waiting time the theater supervisor made a decision to Start Selling tickets Early. This was not done in secret but at the same time it was not advertised either. Please accept the apologies of your Exchange manager Jack Bego. Sometimes decisions of this nature have to be made and the results Arentt always what we Hope for. A special performance of this movie is scheduled for july 9 at 7 . For those customers who did not have an Opportunity to see the movie and for those who wish to see it again. Tickets will go on Sale at approximately 6 30 . It always starts with the Little things. Then of course it snowballs out of control. In a talking about losing Freedom. The particular Freedom that in a afraid of losing is my Freedom of Choice. It already has begun with Small things a fluoride in my drinking water and mandatory wearing of seat belts. That has snowballed so much that we now have cars with automatic seat belts so that you have no Choice about wearing them. Next come the a medium size things like censorship of music videos and Art exhibits. I think i should determine what i see and hear not someone else. The Large snowball variety thing is my Choice of what to do with my body. Where is there Freedom when a pregnant woman is arrested for abuse to her fetus because she drank alcohol what of women being kept out of jobs because of possible harm to a future unborn fetus a these Are very serious violations of my right to choose. Many people will not like my choices and i will not like theirs but we each have to live with them. I am very scared that an Avalanche is about to begin and we will lose All our freedoms. A Teresa j. Burstein Gellhausen West Germany importance of availability of Legal documents discussed matched a recent Gathan in afm with on oct do in a a w.  i watched a recent Gasthaus on an with guest Rob Frazier concerning consulate matters. I must bring up an important fact that May not be known by him. He referred to documents with a a raised stale  not All states have a raised Seal now. Our Home slate of Iowa is among those. The Seal is a simple rubber stamp stating the state with the clerks initials. If this is not brought to the attention of the consulate this could cause delays in processing paperwork. I would like to suggest that the consulate Check with other states on this matter to see which do not use the raised seals any More. A Linda Roberts Pir Masens West Germany editors note a Rob Frazier vice Consul american consulate general Frankfurt replies i am pleased to take the Opportunity to answer the letter to the editor concerning documents needed for passports birth registrations Etc. It is True that not All state county and City governments certify their documents with raised seals. Some use special engraving techniques water marked paper and printed seals using multicoloured ribbons. The purpose of All these devices is to ensure the integrity of the document to which they Are affixed. Documents such As birth certificates marriage licenses and divorce decrees Are Legal documents that help our society govern itself in an orderly fashion allowing authorities to Settle matters of inheritance property and Legal status. These documents must be issued by competent authority such As state county or City governments. Because of the vital role Legal documents play in a nation ruled by Law the integrity of those documents must be protected. The temptation to create false Legal documents to support Fra Dulant claims is great. It is for these reasons that documents submitted to the american consulate must be in the original and certified by the issuing office. A Xerox copy certified by a notary Public or jag officer does not insure the same integrity of the document As the original document itself bearing the Seal of the issuing office. As you can Well imagine there is much greater Access to the seals of notaries Public than to the Seal of a state county or City registrar. Since Access to a government registrar is limited documents issued by such an office take longer to pro Cess one May Transfer the title to a car at a notary Public much faster than obtain a True copy of a marriage License from a county registrar. It is therefore imperative that persons living overseas have on hand or easy Access to original copies of the important documents that affect their lives. Service members who must be ready to be deployed at a moments notice especially need to ensure that such documents Are close at hand time to write for Legal documents is before you need them. Typically the people who come to the consulate need to transact business that affect their or their Tamisy s life such As an immigrant visa a birth registration or applying for a passport. Often the person has a be such As a permanent change of station move or emergency travel. If they do not have the proper original documents unavoidable delays Are the result the registration of a child born abroad is that child a lira t official documentation As an american citizen. It is doubly important that parents Register their overseas born children soon after birth so that the child Slegal status can be  Abr Toa poses Many new conditions on fill kilns having the proper Legal documents available when needed will make overseas living less complicated and More enjoyable