European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                4 l v up fe1 if7 a re rms or in a -�nt1-1-fr--?�?� if trt�?~�?~.i-tjt1? re it la i1  . ,.j., iwtftt1-, v a Quot "v1.? it Joti _ a .v1 �-.,. T a a Ift 1 �?~1 to i 4 a .l-.f-v. -.yt. . A a. A it. A it. A a a a i.  a a  r.4. J a a fond memories of a wonderful tree dear Ann Landers i believe Etc speaking for Many when i write this letter. My coworkers and 1 read your column daily and we were outraged when you went on vacation for two weeks. Have you Ever heard of doing your work ahead of time you must get thousands of letters every Day. How difficult would it have been for you to sit Down and answer a Mere 14 letters before you left for your Vacat Iori considering the Money you make it should t have been too much of an inconvenience. After All it s fans like us who assure your Job Security. You re sure Quick to jump on the poor work ethic of America s youth yet what signals Are they getting from you you should be setting an example Ann since you Are a major role Model for the Young people of today. . We have a bet going that this letter will never appear in print. Dev Fargo . Dear Bev obviously you done to realize what it takes to put u column together before i find one letter that is suitable for publication i must read at least 100, then there is the Job of balancing the material to av6ld repetition All the while keeping an Eye open for letters of general interest and new information not to mention contacting authorities and checking and re checking to make sure the information is Correct. No one screens the Moil or selects letters for me. 1 also write every word that appears under my. Byline. And done to forget in a in the paper seven Days a week every column has two or three letters. This comes to approximately 18 letters for seven Days of columns this Means i must read at least 3,600 letters in order to put together two weeks of material. Last year was my first vacation in 34 years. Whom do you know who has worked 34 years without a vacation How difficult would it have been to sit Down before 1 left and write two weeks of columns a lot More difficult than you think. When this letter appears in the Fargo forum you a better take a few Days off because the sensible people in town arc going to make your life miserable if they figure out who Bev is. And you also lost your bet Toots. Dear Ann Landers. Almost everyone has at one time or another bought a newspaper from a vending Box. Here is How they work my husband is a Vendor. He pays for the papers he puts in the boxes and collects the Money at the end of the Day. What is left Over after he pays for the papers is what our family lives on. Quot every Day people steal several papers from our boxes. When they Are confronted with the theft you would pot believe How Nasty they get. They done to see anything wrong with taking an extra paper. Well one paper a Day comes to $221.50 a year. Sometimes we lose this much in a single week. It is against the Law to steal newspapers. You can be arrested for it. Please Ann help the hard working vendors who Load these machines come sleet Snow rain or Shine. Let the Public know that when they rip off the machine a its not the paper company that loses its the poor Vendor. A his wife in Hartford dear wife ill bet the pilfering in Hartford and elsewhere is reduced sharply after this letter appears some people need to have things spelled put for them and you certainly did a Good Job of it. A  creators Syndicate. A v since it is almost Christmas i wanted to share this memory with every one especially w Ith he troops taking part in desert shield and i heir families. It is Only a memory and the time and place were different but i Felt a lot of the same feelings that i believe everyone is going through right now maybe Niy Christmas Story will bring a smile to someone s face or help them to be stronger. My husband had just gotten orders to go to Korea for a year. The thought of being separated from him for the first time Ever was terrible hut 1 knew being a military wife sometimes meant sacrifice. As 1 watched my husband walk away to Board his plane i Felt an emptiness inside which i had never Felt before. The months went by until it wus almost Christmas. The thought of spending it without my husband depressed me. Somehow 1 slopped feeling sorry for myself and started wondering How he must feet. 1 talked it Over with my Little daughter and we decided to do something extra special for Quot daddy a along with some presents he really needed we sent him a stocking and a tiny Christmas tree. The tree looked real even though it was t. It was Small but Beautiful. 1 got a letter from my husband right after Christmas he told me How surprised but Happy he was to receive my gift. He and some of his friends got a kick out of trimming the tree with the miniature ornaments and lights 1 had sent. Everyone in the Barracks stopped by his room to take a look at the tiny tree lie decided to put his gift where everyone could enjoy it. Some of the Guys in the Barracks did t have any loved ones to correspond with during the holidays or the rest of the be Btu my husband said the Christmas tree really cheered them up and got everyone in the Holiday spirit. 1 guess you just done to appreciate things until you re away from them. I missed my husband and the people there missed being Home. It taught us All to appreciate the simple things in life like Home family friends and Loving each other my husband has since come Home and we really enjoy having him Here a Aitu livery Christmas now wre put his gift a the Little Christmas tree a on the table beside our big Christmas tree. I remember How much happiness it brought one year to so Many people. As i think Back on this somehow the Little tree does no to seem so Small after All a Cathy Sanfor Mohi Ingen Germany As thoughts of an army wife before deployment the uncertainty the wait before and just How Long after what will happen once you re there . All  thought of being alone. The children can i nurture them with extra love the Way you do How Long before you go camping and fishing How Long before i can Tell you 1 love you and hold you who will hold me when i cry who will be there when i can t take any a More a. A. _. A  when i think of the loneliness i am More scared than Ever before. When you leave a part of me will be gone. You Are my Best Friend you hold my heart when you go my heart will be with  will be our first Christmas apart. How can i make it Jolly when there will be a big Gap where you sit next to me As  the boys open their gifts who will eat the cookies and drink the milk. A who will sing the song Only you sing when its time for the boys to Brush their Teeth and who will wrestle Wilt them and make them laugh the Way you do i can try but it just wont be the same. I wont hear you Reading stories at night while you lie next to Willy getting Sleeper than Willy himself. Who will talk to Josh when he needs your advice or help a i can do some of these things but i just can to do them All As Well As you. Who will take care of me if pm sick who will make sure you Are of the Way i do there Are so Many things that we take for granted Day by Day that i see so clearly these last Days before you go. Nears so 1 will make every Day the Best Day so you will leave with Beautiful and Happy memories to last you until you return. Remember always that 1 will do my Best Piui i will be waiting for you to come Home however Long it lakes. A a. A a Quot so when you go take care of my heart because it will go with you. I love you. V a Terri rocks lend sch Libisch Hull Germany a Mission essential jobs we have just had  major snowstorm in Central Germany along with tie usual announcements on an radio that Only Mission essential a people should report to work when i arrived i was amazed to find How few people think their jobs Are Mission essential. It appeared Only about 25 percent of the people at my base showed up As a Way of deciding who should he Cut first in tie intending major draw Down i suggest unsafe and Usa eur ask an to announce that Only Mission essential people show up for work some Day in the Tutu Reva a a. A a. A a a a a those who done to show a thus declaring they done to think their jobs Are essential or important a will be the first to go. A it cob Caryl. Dikkers Sembach Germany. Pen pals i would Ilka pen friends my hobbles Are writing letters travelling Reading dancing listening to music watching soccer and Sharl no idea. A Cotliar simms.50 school Street. A. Port Maria ., St. Mary a _ Jamaica West indies a a a a i am 21 years old and my hobbles Are dancing singing Reading and writing. I would like to have pen pals Between the Agos of 20-40. A Marie Dthomas ,.a a a a 60 Potter Dale cres. Cumberland Yre Goody .  St. Catherine Jamaica West indies please publish my name in your pen a column i would like to correspond with Young  pie in English or French. I like to Exchange Pov ters Stamps and Post cards. A a my. Abdeh mils Qadi  at Tao Uhd. Rabat Morocco i. Am 24. Years old and my hobbles Aro. Sewing and visiting  Quot a Annette Smith. Ewarton  Lopez Heights. St. Catherine. 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