European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 22, 1990 the stars and stripes Pago 11 letters dear Ann Landers in the past year my sister in Law has threatened at least a Hundred times to divorce the hum she married but she stays with him. He has held a loaded revolver to her head beaten her up pushed her out of a moving car killed their cat and committed a number of other heinous acts. There is no question about it Ann the Man is crazy. My concern however is not for my sister Ndaw because she apparently enjoys this Type of treatment. In a worried about the safety of my wife who insists on visiting her sister and the psychopath. This Lunatic explodes for no reason. His behaviour is totally unpredictable. Please help. Worried in Miami dear Miami i can certainly understand your concern it is extremely dangerous to visit in a Home where a Fiot tem pc Rcd relative runs around with a loaded gun. Your wife should prevail upon her sister to visit in Yoder Home arid she should stay As far away As possible from that sadistic nut. In her sister does no to know there Are shelters for battered women someone should Tell her. Dear Ann Landers Many shut ins like myself do not agree with you about drop in visitors. You be said repeatedly that it is rude to Call on family or friends without phoning first. In a sending a poem i wrote for the Midland Mich., Council on aging a publication senior  i Hope you will share it with your readers. Marjorie love Lefler Midland Mich. A do come. A. A come in come in in a glad you came though in a in the midst of a mess. The Corner is cluttered with discarded mail but you came to Sec me i guess do find a chair and sit a spell just throw those clothes in a pile. I started to mend some summer stuff and cleaned the closets awhile til make. Us a bit of Tea my dear if i can find a clean cup. I m really a neater person than this it just seems i can to catch up. My Boris Don t move As fast As they did. My eyes done to see quite the same a. But to surely am glad that you did no to wait for perfection he fore you came. Ann Landers says one must Call  better you did no to do that id have rustled around to clean things up and become too tired to Chat. A so really Don t put off seeing friends or stand on etiquette a a visit does add so much to life its the love we 7/ never forget. A dear Marjorie even though we done to agree think your poem is very Sweet and pm delighted to print it c creator Syndicate a any service member mail appreciated i am a . Serviceman currently deployed in the Gulf Region. I feel i speak for thousands of thankful scr vice members deployed to operation desert shield. The american Public at Home and abroad need to be applauded for their tremendous efforts that they have shown for members of the armed services involved in the Gulf crisis. The family support projects taking place for those that Are deployed the stores of volunteers radio stations and Many different business groups have shown outstanding support not to mention the thousands upon thousands of devoted families and friends. You  believe All the a a dear any service member Quot mail that has hit these deployed locations. Posters banners drawings letters food and treats of All kinds from people caring enough to take some action. Every time i get my hands on a newspaper or Magazine it makes me feel proud to be an american. Old glory waving everywhere you look the Public wishing us Good Luck waving with tear soaked eyes and ribbons displayed and tied around everything you can imagine a All wishing is a Safe return Home. We Are not the policy makers just the members and machines that Back up those policies which our government makes. We Are highly motivated highly earn he Young americans ready to carry out orders and if it Means goodbye with just a hug a kiss or a phone Callwo go without question. America you make us feel proud. You make the Long hours the endless heat and loneliness a Little More tolerable with the support you have shown. Of course there is no other place we would rather he than Back in the arms of those who love us but your attitude and gratefulness helps More Thart you will Ever imagine. A sgt Leonard a Emery ,. Operation desert shield briton for q few Good marines new Yorks amps a a Margaret Woods is looking for a few Good men. The 48-year-old Mother of four from Flixton England is trying to track Down some of the More than 600 marines she corresponded with during the Vietnam War. A a a a a. Woods answered an and in a Marine publication a sea Tiger for pen pals and was amazed at the response. She expected a  in answer to her letter but a was unprepared for the torrent of mail she received. She did however make it a Point to answer each Marine who had written to her. Thus far she has managed to Contact Only one of her. Former pen pals and is overlooking no source of information in her quest to link up with her a a Sunshine boys a As she called them. She is presently in the United states making the rounds of military publications to talk shows and other Media soliciting their assistance in publicizing her search. On tuesday she flew to Washington to visit the department of veterans affairs to seek its help in locating those individuals who pc left military service. �?�1 have always wondered what happened to them a she says. No doubt some were killed during that terrible conflict but others would have returned to America and started a new  Woods is also concerned that some of the men May be deployed to operation desert shield. Anyone wishing to Contact Woods May write her at her Home in England. Margaret Woods 43 Wibberley Park Flixton Manchester m31 3jg a England Reader was of to i iday blues suicide a Soldier in my husbands unit took his own life. In a writing this letter to remind everyone the Holiday season is Here and now is the time when people really miss their family. Its also the time when Many soldiers get severely depressed. V that a what happened in my husbands unit could you please print the warning signs of depression and suicide this Soldier had both physical and mental signs. Nothing will bring him Back but it would make it easier for the unit to go on knowing they made an Effort to make others aware of the warning signs and that something like this does no to happen again a Christine Bennett. Hanan German editors note a a study of 95 depressed children and 92 depressed adolescents conducted by the open pats new York state psychiatric Institute round the followings the most commonly exhibited symptoms of depression from 51 percent of 97 percent of the subjects displayed these qualities depressive mood. Inability to Cej pleasure and Lack of interest. Decreased concentration. Irritability and anger. Fatigue. V a a. Negative self esteem. Insomnia. A a a a a a a a a. \ a social withdrawal suicidal ideas. Excessive and inappropriate guilt. Anorexia. 1 am 25 years Obj and an Indjar citizen working in baud Arabia-1 would like to have pen pals from All Over the word. A. A a nag Ajan a a a a. A  1091. A Khamisa Mua Hayt. Saudi Arabia 11451. A a please publish Liny names in your pen pal column. A a Ruben  Avalencia a a a Negros Oriental Philippines would like pen pals from England and the . I am 34 and my hobbles Are dancing Reading and cooking. A. 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