European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ahri Landers dear Ann Landers recently i visited the Vietnam memorial in Washington and was shocked to discover that John Murray Martin had been listed As Mia missing in action until 1979. His plane was shot Down on nov. 20, 1967. The Pilot who was with him was my sweetheart James Badley. He was Lucky enough to bail out. Jim Badley wrote his brother. That night and said a capt. Martin never came out i am heartsick. I can to Stop thinking about John and Tina and their five kids. In a afraid to go to sleep. They will probably list him As missing but there a not much doubt about what actually happened. Tina wont know for awhile that her husband went Down with the plane but the air Force seems to think that is  i should mention that when the air Force lists men a missing in action a their widows continue to receive the servicemen a full pay i know that Jim was planning on talking to Tina when he came Home but he was killed March 27,1968, so that conversation never took place. It makes me sick to think that the Martin family has lived with doubts All these years. I would like to find them and give them Jim a letter. It also describes what a hero John Martin was in the last moments of his life. Can you help me locate Tina Patricia or Kathleen Martin John Martin was born in Pittsburgh and i believe his family later lived in Dover Del. I have tried without Success to find them through Friend find Agency air Force locator and Omega task Force an Mia pow organization. I Hope you or your readers can help me in my Mission Ann. It would be wonderful if Johns family had All the facts about the last hours of his life. Sincerely Lynda Paffrath san Mateo Calif. Dear readers if anyone knows the whereabouts of John Martins family members please Contact Lynda Paffrath. Her address is 215 castilian Way san Mateo Calif., 94402. In a sure Lynda will let me know if this message bears fruit. Of course if i hear anything ill pass the word to you my readers. Dear Ann Landers in a taking this information directly from �?o50 simple things you can do to save the Earth by the earthworks group the earthworks press Berkeley Calif. Please print it. 1. Americans receive almost 4 million tons of junk mail Ever year. 2. About 44 percent of the junk mail is never opened. All those Trees die in vain. 3. Every person in the United states receives junk mail that uses up the equivalent of one and a half Trees a year. 4. If Only 100,000 people stopped their junk mail we could save up to 150,000 Trees annually. If a million people did this we could save up to a million and a half Trees. Here is what each person can do. Be sure to Tell your friends and family write to mail preference service direct marketing association 6 East 43rd St., new York . 10017. They will see that your name will no longer be sold to the Large mailing list companies. This will reduce your junk mail by nearly 75 percent. Suggestion to get people moving one Volunteer in your office could produce a form letter and distribute a copy to All the employees who would merely fill in the particulars and pop it in the mail turning Green in Long Island c creators Syndicate thursday september 27, 1990 the stars and stripes a no says stakes Are High in desert i am a sergeant in the . Army who was deployed to saudi Arabia in late August. Due to my units Mission i have been closely following the Media coverage of the persian Gulf crisis. It appears to me that the Media is portraying desert shield As an extended vacation for the soldiers involved like a weekend Field problem at the local spa a a Little sweating some volleyball dieting and forced abstinence from alcohol. None of this pertains to the Field soldiers such As myself who Are living with few comforts in the midst of the saudi desert. As part of the first major modernized armoured forces to deploy my trip out was nearly As austere As my current life in the desert where temperatures from 9 . To 4 30 . Are 120 to 135 degrees in the Shade. Of course the Only Shade is Man made by armoured vehicles and nets since no Trees Are available. Today i read my first paper from Home a 7-Day-old prominent Georgia publication. In it i found a photograph of an air Force Soldier in an army uniform in saudia Arabia. He was carrying a Teddy Bear. With a soldiers space being critical no self respecting no would allow one of his soldiers to take this junk with him. This is a waste of space and does not portray an american Soldier accurately. One article talked about an ordnance unit playing volleyball in the morning and complaining of a Lack of Beer after daily training is completed. The article also stated that a to get acclimated to the desert troops Are staying outdoors although there Are air conditioned quarters  the article also stated that free housing is available from saudi Arabia. Not Only have i failed to experience any air conditioning since setting foot in saudi Arabia the Only free housing in be seen is a Large . Army tent. In fact the Only air conditioning in be seen was during a bus ride to our equipment passing Mercedes Nissan and Chevy pickups had their windows rolled up. Another photograph has a smiling Soldier in the foreground the background clearly shows More soldiers whose faces reflect concern and uncertainty for the unknown. I Haven to noticed any interviews with front line combat soldiers other than the 82nd. In the desert the mechanized and Armor combat soldiers Are training on land navigation maintenance Ami Are conducting mounted and dismounted patrols Ami recon in the heat of the Day and the dead of night. We done to go around in to shirts Roll up our sleeves or look for a cold Beer. Infantrymen can not rely on a Long life once in Battle so he must never let his guard Down lest he come Home in a body bag. Id like to invite the rear troops to come out to the Field sometime from the Back Burner to the front Burner. In a not saying that the support troops Arentt working and arc not in danger just that volleyball is a luxury Only they can afford and quarters arc a dream Here. A our wives at Home All must stretch the Dollar a Little More since we Are being charged to be Here. This May sound As if in a bitter about being Here. In a not completely. I am proud to be a . Army Soldier whether at Home or in saudi Arabia. This is my chosen profession and it is the most honorable one i could have chosen. I just regret the sugar coated portrayal the Public is getting making this appear to be a cake walk or Friday night Liledown. My wife and family deserve to know How it really is Heie. Maybe then the Public will support a Quick Resolution rather than a drawn out stalemate. Out Here we Are playing for real and the stakes Are High for each Soldier and for America. Lets Start telling it like it is before we find out the hard Way. A sgt. Doyle Robinson operation desert shield soldiers proud to serve in saudi Arabia my husband and i Are currently involved in operation desert shield. We Are both in the same company and we have five children Between us. When the Call came for us to deploy we did not ask Why. We have both been in the service for Over 10 years and we Are doing our Job. What is very frustrating is that the soldiers who tried and Are still trying to get out of this. The soldiers joined dear Abby please add my name to your pen pal list. I am 20 years old.  Llamas St. Barangay san Pedro bin Ambagan Negros Occidental Philippines please add my name to your pen pal list. A Marite Fragada san Jose Negros Oriental Philippines 6202 i am 35 years old. I enjoy All types of music and travel. A Christine Rowe 54woolmoreroad Erdington Birmingham b237eb England i am 41 years old and i would like to have my name published in your Pon pal column. A Des Austria 2091-c-Pedro Gil Sta. Ana Manila Philippines please publish our names in your pen pal column. ,27 a Ebonne Beltran,25 a Linda Barrette,35 of Elcris superstore sales Street Davao City 8000, Philippines the army freely with no Force. What right do they have to try and Back out the army Isnit an open door for College or a a extra Money it is a Job of answering your country Scall when needed. As my husband stated he a been training for 14 years he can finally do his Job. We Are both proud of what we do and have no regrets. A spec.  operation desert shield Navy flier corrects a amps As a flier of Navy s-3a Viking aircraft i was most disturbed with what i saw in a recent picture. In the caption below the photo you called the aircraft pictured fighters. The a average Joe might not know any better but your publication caters to a Knowles Grahle military readership. A photo of 12 aircraft on a Carrier flight deck not one of which is a fighter should not be labelled As a deck full of fighters. In Case you had forgotten fighters Are not the Only aircraft flown in the Navy. A it. Christopher Bishop Frankfurt West Germany All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not publish unsigned letters but we will withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. European edition circulation 170, col. Genee. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col Gayle w. 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