European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a the stars and stripes monday september 10,1990 letters readers critical i was aghast when i read the Story of the Marine who refused to go to saudi Arabia because he did not want to fight for Oil prices. 1 find his attitude and actions Are that of a Coward and a traitor. We All took the some oath when we enlisted which said a to protect and defend the Constitution against All enemies both foreign and i done to recall any provisions that exempt Oil producing countries from our Protection. Since this Man enlisted of his own free will he is not entitled to a conscientious objector Quot status that permission ended with the draft. I would gladly go fight in his place not because i love to fight or kill but because 1 believe in what we Are doing for an endangered nation. If this Man is too much of a Coward to defend his country a doctrines then i suggest he travel to Iraq where fundamentalist ideological idiots Are always Welcome. A sgt. 1st class Robert w. Miles Bundlach West Germany this is in regard to the unpatriotic Marine who does no to want to fight for the military any More. He asked for a Transfer to a a non deployable Quot unit so As he be sent to the Gulf. Was this Jeffry Paterson sworn in As a Marine if so he swore to Honor and defend our country like the rest of our military personnel. I done to understand the marines decision in not discharging or. Patterson. Why Are american tax dollars paying Mother addresses Issue of How to discipline children this is addressing your Over exaggerated question a to spank or not to spank a it is still a parents right to raise his her children according to his or her own belief. How Long we have that right remains to be seen is it really anyone else a business abuse is a Small word a word that covers a lot of ground. It comes in Many forms like neglect. Neglect includes not giving a child the guidance he she needs to mature into a self disciplined and controlled adult. What Good is a College degree if a person lacks the self control and respect of others he she needs to adapt into society we would have a Bunch of intelligent barbarians Why does no to someone write a letter telling people to teach their children to behave i do not enjoy inviting people Over or going to their Homes when their children Are allowed to walk across my Couch climb on the Coffee table eat in my living room play with my husbands books loudly bang on the piano and use the to Remote control As a teething toy. Or something to fling across the room All those things Are wrong and i done to care How it gets accomplished but it must still be taught i have three children All under age 7. They Are not permitted to behave that Way so 1 Don t expect other children to either. Please let people know it Isnit cute for their children to spill Kool Aid in my living room or to bite other kids. Also let them know that How i choose to raise my children is still my Choice and if i introduce you As or. Or mrs. Smith done to Correct me by saying John or sue i prefer to teach my children respect of adults and themselves. So to spank or not to spank Isnit a question at All its no one else a business no one is perfect but love covers a multitude of mistakes a Suzanne Young Bamberg West German of Marine who refused to go to saudi Arabia for individuals who done to want to serve Marine Cpl. Jeffrey Paterson our country sometimes a person has to do things they done to want to do. Isnit defending our country against some crazed Middle East Leader a Small Price to pay for democracy i think this Marine should be kicked out of the corps with a less than honorable discharge. If he does no to like the Way America does things maybe he should seek citizenship in some other country. A Michelle Hix Wei Brincken West Germany a the marines Are looking for a few Good Well i suggest that they keep looking since they Are a a losing i Hope Cpl. Jeffrey Paterson who a a can to fight for the military at All any How is it possible that the marines come up with a instead of a few Good men a losers like Paterson and Christopher Marler i am sure they knew when they enlisted that to protect their country also Means to fight for it if duty Calls. We can to always agree with our governments actions i did not agree with my husbands three consecutive years spent in Vietnam but we Are one nation and we have to pull together. Please done to Send Paterson to saudi Arabia. I would hate to think of him being Side by Side in Battle with my son who is a Navy officer. To get rid of Paterson As he requested a was soon As possible Quot is not soon enough. Kick him out today a Walt Cogan Darmstadt West Germany Mideast shows . Needs Strong military just when they thought it was Safe to Cut troops. How about that As a constant Reader of the stars and stripes the army Navy and air Force times since the Iraq incident occurred i have noticed the headlines have changed drastically. For several months we were inundated with troop and civilian reductions. But now those headlines have been placed on hold and we read of troops being shipped and flown to prepare to fight for our nations a vital this is the same nation that has been preparing to Send its service members to the a modern Day soup no longer do the recruiting advertisements apply. Instead they should read the army a be All you can be a but not in the Navy a its no longer a Job nor an marines a we no longer need nor want Good air Force a aim High a but do it towards the unemployment line. It almost makes you wonder if Saddam had been Reading his newspaper on our inevitable troop cuts. I May be wrong but i would think strategically had he possibly waited until this time next year or maybe two years he May have been much More successful in his attempts. The quota for cuts would have been met and All those warships battleships and units would have been deactivated As scheduled. 1 guess that old cliche of a you never know what tomorrow might bring is True. I see it every Day. I hear it every Day. The uncertainty is tearing people apart. Morale is dwindling away and no one cares any More. Everything has been happening so fast that no one has had an Opportunity to think let alone really voice an opinion concerning their Fate. So my question is Are the service members who have gone to the Middle East to protect our nations a vital interests the same service members who upon return will a receive their if notices that have been placed on hold while they were in the Middle East a receive that possible Severance pay and possible 120-Day Extension of Exchange commissary privileges a receive their personal signed copy by the defense department of Bob Hopes a thanks for the memories stated by Gen. Carl e. Vuono army chief of staff a Ofreci piteous cuts of More than 35,000 Active component soldiers in any single year will fracture the combat capability that May be required to defend our nations vital Well i guess we should be glad Saddam made his move now so we could flex some of those Muscles a since for right now we still have some of those Muscles to flex. A Rosalind Richards Meckenheim West Germany procedures for Check cashing discussed i noticed during my last trip to the local commissary that when i wrote my Check for the Purchase the clerk keyed my social Security number into the Cash Register. The number was printed out on my receipt and i assume into the memory of the computer in the Cash Register. Is this allowed under the privacy act does writing a Check imply that you have waived your privacy act rights please educate me and satisfy my curiosity at the same time. �?1st it. David r. Smoker Aschaffenbur West Germany editors note a col. Sandra s. Whitt commander . Army troop support Agency european commissary Region replies Check cashing in army commissaries is governed by a 210-60, a personal Check cashing control and abuse disclosure of social Security numbers and other personal information is solicited by authority of Section 3012 and 8012 title 10, United states code and is mandatory for anyone who wishes to Cash a Check in a commissary. This information is used to identify writers of unpaid returned checks. Scanning Cash registers in our commissaries Are programmed with a listing of the social Security numbers of people who have previously written checks that coma not be covered by the funds in their account. Social Security numbers Are keyed into the Register the computer performs a scan of this listing to determine n the customer is on the a had Check list a but the computer does not retain the number is however imprinted on the customer s receipt As Well As on the Cash Register journal tape these tapes Are for official use Only and disclosure of social Security numbers by commissary management is strictly prohibited
