European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ann Landers dear Ann Landers several weeks ago i had a birthday party for my Mother at my Home. During the dinner she proceeded to get drunk and Start a fight with me. My parents have a history of drinking that results in violent arguments with my brother or me. We never know who is going to blow up or in what direction. I told them both two years ago that i was done with this fighting. _ i have avoided their Drunken antics by not being around wednesday november 7, 1990 the stars and stripes a the Downside of Stop loss program t of a a Ham. A a i1 a. _ hit. A. M a. _ Page 11 letters Sissass writer thinks Congress should listen a/1 Fiat Lavra Piloca con/1 a 4-1% a a a a a. H a4 t _ a a a a a. That she could Cut it out or leave. Mom and dad left. Everyone agrees that my Mother was drunk and made a jackass of herself. But there has been no support for me whatsoever. In a told i a a overreacted and that i should know How she gets and should be More tolerant. Usually these episodes Are followed by a month of silence then a Perky All from my Mother. Are never mentioned. This time everyone at fault because i asked her to leave. I wrote my parents a letter hoping to break the silence but i Only made matters worse by suggesting counselling and alcoholics Anonymous. How do i mend this awful situation my family thinks i should apologize but Why should i when my Mother is in the wrong upset in Kentucky dear upset you made a mistake when you kicked your Mother out of your Home even though she was drunk. This time you should make the Call. Dear Ann Landers As a former roman Catholic priest now a presbyterian Lay preacher i Hope that the Harrisburg Clergyman who resented being called on to Pray at Public functions does not speak for Many of his colleagues. It is sad that he places his Comfort and convenience before the needs of people. It also is disappointing that he assumes the worst first that the Clergyman who was supposed to give the invocation did no to show up second that no one thought about the Blessing until the affair was about to begin and third that the people were mostly interested in the  its surprising that an experienced Clergyman would be unable to give a Brief prayer when asked to bless the Power Plant. He might have said a lord help us remember that it is by your divine Energy that we live. Keep us mindful of those millions who live without heat and Light. Lead us to share with  for a supermarket he could have said a lord As the fruit of your goodness is bought and sold Here keep us from being tempted to greed. Keep us mindful of the thousands of children who will die of starvation today. Lead us to share our harvests with  it is contradictory to bemoan the decline of religion and at the same time refuse the Chance to bring religion out of the Sanctuary into the everyday world. Kenneth  Rummenie dear k . Buffalo . I was amazed at the responses i received from clergymen of every Faith. They came from every state in the Union and from Canada As Well. Very few wrote in support of the minister from Harrisburg. The mail was almost unanimously against him. A Clergyman from new York said a there must have been Static on the line when he received his  my thanks to All who wrote. C creators Syndicate let me share some of the True effects of the Stop loss program the army has in place. First i begin by stating that i speak for the silent majority who have been devastated by this program. Most of us realized we made a mistake when we saw signs that said a Welcome to fort Benning or a fort Jackson when we began our Basic and Ait training anywhere from two to four years ago. But even though we made a mistake perhaps the biggest of our life we did our Best in a no win situation because one Day we would ets expiration of term of service and leave this Nightmare behind. We made plans to attend College or accepted Job offers for after our ets. Some of us never took leave so we could leave Early by taking terminal leave. But now All of our Hopes and dreams have been shattered by the Stop loss program. We exist but do not live because we have lost our free will. We go from hopeless Day to hopeless Day because our military occupational specially mos is crucial for the support of desert shield. We have nothing to look Forward to. We understand the events unfolding in the Oil Rich Middle East and the threat of War looms like a dark Cloud on the horizon. We Are patriotic As any american if War Breaks out. But do not use this pretext to hang a noose around our necks and keep us in limbo for another year. We have a life awaiting us in the real world. If War Breaks out we can be recalled like reserves. I would like to say to those in charge review and remove this program before morale gets even worse because morale is what keeps a Soldier a a human being a going. We have no place to go but an abyss of no end due to the Stop loss program. A Florencio Cuauhtemoc Lopez sch amp Bisch pm find Germany european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief _ it. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander editor in chief k,i?minick1 Bob Wicker Deane b. Mcdermott production manager. Managing editor circulation  i 8 a Quot Ems it a sumo Amoe a Arr �ladve0 h j8 publication including inserts or endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Pual Uihleim Lia to. E j.,----------�rvw i win i Uumo Vav oui  Suauu. 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