European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 10, 1990 the stars and stripes dear Ann Landers i clipped the enclosed article from the los Angeles times Many years ago when my twin daughters were babies. I have had it taped to a Kitchen Cabinet in every place that we have lived. It has become part of my life. To my knowledge  essay has never appeared anywhere else. I feel strongly that every Mother Young or old should reflect on the Wisdom of  message. I have applied it to my own life since 1 first read it. Now that my children Are grown and Busy with their own lives i am glad i cherished every Day i spent with them. It was  essay that opened my eyes. Please share it with your readers. Sign me a a faithful fan dear faithful thank you for sending  sensitive and heartwarming essay. I am sure it will move millions of mothers As it moved me. Did i see myself of course i did a and they will too. Here it is dear daughter although you Are Only 4 years old and will not understand what i am saying 1 feel the need to write  letter and put it away for you to read Many years from now. When you were an infant and the newness of being a Mother wore off i  wait until you grew up. At first i found myself wishing a if Only she would Start walking a and then a if Only she would Start talking a one Day i suddenly realized that you were out of diapers. You were indeed walking and talking and pretty soon you would be going off to school. I remember the morning your father and i brought your baby sister Home from the Hospital. You and i had been apart six Days. When the door opened 1 saw you standing there with your Angel smile. You seemed so big compared to the baby i was holding in my arms. It was hard to imagine you were once that Small. I suddenly realized How much of your Babyhood i had wished away. Being a Mother is demanding. It robs you of so Many freedoms and i resented the fact that 1 had so Many added responsibilities. And then i looked Down at your soft curls and your trusting eyes. Suddenly i Felt so ashamed. My heart almost broke i cannot relive those first four years but i have been trying to make them up to you a and to myself. I Hope and Pray that when your first child is bom you will be Wiser and More mature than i was. I Hope you will enjoy every phase of your child a growing up and not wish they would hurry and pass so you could be free of the a a burdens of motherhood. You and i will have our share of heated words and Page 11 Guss _ _ pie will secretly wish that you would hurry and graduate from High school so i could Send you off to College and angry Battles in the years to come. There will be Days when we will find it impossible to please each other. I i secret Quot Quot. M High be rid of you. Life rushes by All too rapidly my Darling daughter especially the Lovely Days and the Beautiful times. Be smarter than your Mother was. Done to let a single moment slip away in Savoured or unappreciated. These Days Are priceless and afford you the greatest opportunities for fulfilment. Never again will your heart be so full. All my love Mother c creators Syndicate a need for marksmanship training discussed _. A _. A. A a i ten n a. F 11. Alt Al -1 11 1 1 something is missing from our training or rather a Lack of it. This is marksmanship training. Many Fine military schools provide excellent material for the development of Young soldiers As Well As for the experienced. Some of these schools Are now prerequisites in order for advancement but still something is missing. In the not so Distant future College degrees might be in order too. Fine let it be. However Usa eur is not enforcing marksmanship enough. For the truth is that no enemy has Ever had an x put on his 2404 by a basketball softball typewriter starched uniform in or inspection. Liis has always been the task of an accomplished Marksman. If the army can have schools where pot Only credit but promotion Points can be earned that teach Basic and advanced soldiering from practically a to a i can see no reason Why a course of Basic and advanced marksmanship could not be implemented. The course could be added extra week to Ploc primary leadership development course or a separate course mandatory or optional of two to three weeks. It could cover everything from Basic zeroing effect of wind and weather sniping techniques train the Trainer Etc. Naturally vie Wold chef a certificate As Well As promotion of pts. Perhaps a Hebbon we soldiers  ribbons. It. As the mus marksmanship training fad Sta a could be implemented Here. Purpose vow Jota be travelling to units to Only train their trainers but implement along with their commanders a program As solid As sergeants time and with equal frequency. The worst crime or injustice we can do to our soldiers is to deny them or neglect their most important tools in combat their weapons. With talks and actions of troop reduction lets make the Soldier even More efficient. Lets at least make sure the soldiers the army sees fit la keep also see fit to be prepared for what is ultimately their no. I Job a namely to defend and or fight our nations wars and slay alive. A sgt. Joaquin Godoy Schwet Zingen West Germany Augsburg High reunion Augsburg West Germany american High school alumni association is seeking students teachers and others associated with the school to Hopes of holding reunion. Contact. A Sandra Nisly Leader a 294 Salsa suedes. Cermet Valley Calif 93924 a Telephone 408 659-253/ 1. Editors note a maj. Michael b. Henry chief Man Euver forces Section combined arms training division office of the Deputy chief of staff operations he , replies thank you for your interest in a critical training Issue. The army conducts Basic marksmanship training at All army training centers during initial entry training Iet. The army a goal is for All new soldiers to be Well grounded in shooting fundamentals when they arc assigned to units. Sustainment training continues in units on the Basic skills taught in Iet the strategy for sustaining Basic marksmanship skills taught in Iet is periodic prelim nary Rifle instruction followed by instructional and qualification Range firing. A critical step in the army a Overall marksmanship training strategy is to train leaders and trainers. Cur re Fly marksmanship training for leaders has been limited to infantry Basic noncommissioned officer courses advanced noncommissioned officer courses and Basic officer courses. Consistent with Usa eur training strategy the company commander and first sergeant Are the principal trainers within their units. They receive a comp Chen Sive train the Trainer program during their pre command course. The instruction consists of both the fundamentals of marksmanship and the a How to for establishing unit marksmanship programs. Marksmanship training is not taught in primary Leader development courses or Basic noncommissioned officer courses. However the army has recognized  shortfall and is in the process of adding marksmanship training to these courses. Usa eur is enforcing marksmanship training. Usa eur Reg 350-1 establishes individual weapon proficiency requirements. Unit commanders Are tasked to develop gunnery training programs to turn soldiers ability and equipment capabilities into lethal fighting forces. Creating real experts is the goal. Within Usa eur every Soldier assigned an m-16a1 or m-16a2 Rifle will combat qualify twice annually. 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