European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i married a Lovely widower in 1967. He sold his House and moved into my Beautiful debt free Home in the suburbs. Because i loved him i agreed to spend my inheritance while he saved and invested his Money for our old age. We have taken Many Beautiful cruises and trips abroad for which i paid. I take care of All the household expenses and have fed clothed and nursed him through several illnesses. I have never asked him for a dime nor has he offered to give me anything. My husband is now 89 years old and i m in my late 70s. I just Learned that All his savings stocks and Bonds Are in his children a names and that i am not mentioned in his will. This Man is Worth a lot of Money but if he should die i would have Little More to live on than $227 a month from my social Security. I am scared to death Ann. I have no Money for an attorney and done to know where to turn. Please help me. A worried sick. In Virginia Dearva you must see a lawyer at once. Ask your Clergyman your doctor or a Friend to recommend one. You be been supporting your Well heeled husband for 23 years which seems terribly unfair to me. If he should die and there is nothing in writing to compensate you for the Money you be spent you could be in serious trouble. Please write and let me know you took my advice. In a worried about you. Dear Ann Landers. The Man who wrote about Valentines Day in his fourth Grade class 54 years ago he received the fewest Valentines brought Back some painful memories. My second Grade teacher had a game for choosing the lunch line. Each Day she selected a different person to Start the line. That person would select someone he or she wanted to sit by. I remember the first time we played the game. I was really excited and looked Forward to being chosen. The game went on and on until i was the Only one left. I  believe that not a single person in the class wanted to sit by me. The game continued Day after Day. After every session of choosing it was obvious that i was the most unpopular person in the class. I tried to pretend that it did t bother me but i was really crushed. The memory of those painful Days hurts even now. I wish All teachers would eliminate selections based on popularity. Recognition should go to those who Excel in Scholastic achievement or demonstrate kindness and consideration for one another. It a Windsor Ontario dear Windsor you re singing my song and i thank you. Dear Ann. You credited a Man in Montana for the following. The author is really Ogden Nash. Please run it by your readers again with the proper credit. A y p bill1nqs dear Billings. Hundreds of readers knew this shame. Here it is. To keep your marriage brimming with love in the Loving cup it _ whenever you re wrong admit it. Whenever you re right shut up. C creators Syndicate the sofa it  european edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col. Suzanne l. Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermott. Production manager managing editor circulation manag this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars an d Phe necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the . Go. Department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this put Dart Mem of de supplements does not constitute endorsement by a Yiep. Sense or the stars and stripes of the products or services and Veise everything advertised in this publication shall be Mai e s0x Purchase use or patronage without regard to race colo�?z9 a Jon or National origin age marital status physical Handicap politic any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Main office switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 348-5741 or 5823_ for departments dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets p Extension. Letters reductions a re code procedure explained and i did no to. For i have a question concerning the upcoming reduction in forces for the . Military. If a Soldier Sailor or airman is forced to separate from the service merely because there is no room for that person and it is not the fault of that person then what kind of re enlistment code re code will be put on that persons do form 214? As a former member of a Reserve unit i know that people from the Active services who have an ets expiration of term of service and then wish to join the reserves must have a a a Good re code i.e., re-1, re-1a, and some re-3s. All other codes were a a bad and not accepted into service. Id hate to think that a person could put in 10 years Active be Laid off then find out that they  join the Reserve unit Back Home because of a a a bad re code. I know id like to join a Reserve unit if i were Laid Oft so to at least get a Little of the benefits i had been getting besides building on my retirement so any answers a staff sgt. Michael b. Speer Darmstadt West Germany editors note a col. John w. Querfeld chief. Enlisted division office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel department of the army replies concerning re entry eligibility re codes assigned to soldiers separated from the army due to impending Force reductions code re-2b is normally assigned for separation either voluntary or involuntary under army Early release programs necessitated by Force reductions strength limitations or budgetary constraints. Under some circumstances a for example soldiers who have a bar to re enlistment or lost time a a code in the re-3 series is assigned. As a general Rule soldiers who leave Active duty with codes in the re-1, -2, and some of the -3 series Are eligible to continue their military affiliation in the Reserve components of the army. The writer should Contact his unit retention no or the servicing transition no for More details. A Retiree privileges in Spain Are detailed i am a . Air Force Retiree residing in the United kingdom. I have recently purchased an apartment in Spain. In the United kingdom retirees Are authorized limited Exchange and commissary privileges. I am trying to find out if i will be authorized the same privileges in Spain. Could you give me any information on this subject . Gross Bowdon England editors note a col. William t. Fowler commander air Force commissary service a com replies thank you for the Opportunity to clarify the shopping privileges for military retirees in Spain. The 1982 agreement on Friendship cooperation and defense Between Spain and the United states prohibits . Military tourists retirees widows or . Military personnel civilian employees of the . Forces in other countries and their dependents from using commissaries stores or sales Points with articles free of Spanish taxes. This restriction prohibits Access to or use of exchanges commissaries Gas stations and class six stores. However other base facilities which provide Basic subsistence and convenience items May be used such As cafeterias clubs recreational facilities minor sales outlets Mac terminal Post office and Hospital. Regulations expressed above became policy in Spain on feb. 15,1984. Should you require additional information on the shopping policies for retirees in Spain please Contact Mike Gargano he Safe Dehs Ramstein a West Germany at Auto on 480-2865. A no shows Hurt already limited clinic service. 1-1___1 ref a inn cd Vuc Quot a recent letter to your column commented on the shortage of army optometrists and the resulting five month waiting time for an appointment at Berlin army Hospital. Many of your readers May not be aware that medical appointment waiting times Are also impacted by a no shows a those individuals who have scheduled appointments yet do not notify the clinics if they Are unable to keep the appointment. Sergeant s time and training Days in particular seem to show Reader corrects us on Bart in a recent a article Jean Bart was called a  that is incorrect. The Encl Pedia americana refers to him As a Privateer a which is not the same thing. ,. The United states for instance honors our privateers of the revolution and the War of 1812. It is improbable that the French would have erected a statue to Jean Bart in Dunkirk if he had been a a pirate. 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