European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 letters the stars and stripes monday december 31,1990t a a a. A it i a i. I1 to a a of a it a re to Gulf troops fire Back at grousing gis this is id response to the article entitled a was desert cools troops tempers f a grousing is a pretty word. Some Call it and while we re not stupid enough to claim that we Are a speaking on behalf of everyone a there Are those of Tus who arc still proud to do the Job we arc Alj paid for. It is bad enough that we have to read daily about deserters. But then we have people within Ifica service who take the first Opportunity to speak to the Media Only to Majic us look like Lazy migrates. We arc sure that most troops Are very appreciative of All the a a goodies that they receive. We certainly Are. A a Hong Uncertain periods of waiting have been a part of armed combat since nations have fought. Your constitutional rights and a cold Beer will be wailing for you when you get Home. Your Job As a Soldier is maintaining these freedoms not Only Lor yourself but for others As Well. A. None of us knows what will happen next. If it comes to fighting our Job. Is to . If it is More wailing then we should maintain the appearance of a Strong military not a Bunch of crybabies. A spec. Mark a. Billups a sgt. Todd l. Kurkoski sgt. Keith Loeffler pfc. Herb c. White a Vic. Jesse d. Peterson operation desert shield meter almost 18 years in the Marine corps in a no med at the number of Quot crybabies we have in the . Forces. One sergeant stated a fall the goodies we done to want them we Only want one thing to go Home and that a speaking on behalf of everyone a 1 must have been asleep when he talked to me about it. In a sure that when the time comes for us to pack up and go Home no one will turn Down the Opportunity. In the meantime this sergeant can pass All his goodies that he does no to want to my marines. The Yeti use them they also said that if they weren to going to fight they had no business sitting around the desert. In be had Long discussions with my company and they Are very Content to sit in the desert is. Firing rounds in anger. 1 would like to congratulate spec. Thompson on the arrival of his new daughter. It is a shame it took the red Cross 10 Days to reach him. Could it have been they were trying to notify a Warrior about a loved ones death maybe just maybe they were boxing or bagging the other sergeants Quot goodies Quot for him. How about the one who shouted Quot i done to see Why i should fight for constitutional rights that Are denied to me Quot did the stars and stripes forget to censor All his comments so to the majority of the 200,000-plus, i Salute you., we wont insult or question our can Unander in chief. Well do the Best we can with what wre have Complete the Mission and then we can All go Home and have a Beer with our loved ones. A is sgt. . Operation desert shield to the soldiers who Felt compelled to complain about everything they could think of to a reporter what were you thinking of what were you trying to accomplish one Soldier says maybe the president should come drink hot water with him. Who do you think you arc do you know that the president is at the top of your Chain of command /. ,. We Are All in the same boat and none of us likes it but it is our duty. I think live Public is aware of our hardships. The president has enough to worry about i think the last thing he should be concerned about is your backstabbing him and your commanders in the press. A a Staft sgt. Scott a. Myers operation desert shield i can to believe that you printed the letters which so a a t a to. Quot to s a a sw1 of a a a a v \ 4 a a a a ,4�?~ a m Quot a a a a it a a a a a v a. A a a. A a a is Sustina. A a a. A a Tbs Civ a 7 it a a 41 of a fors amps St amp be David a Soldier deployed As part of operation desert shield stands by his Bunker in Saidl Arabia. Blatantly threaten the morale of not Only the rest of the army but the entire deployed . Forces As Well. I have nothing but contempt for the attitude especially exhibited by the non commissioned officers who were interviewed. Everything you have is what you make of it. You must improvise adapt and overcome. If i m not mistaken we All raised our right hands and took an oath. Or did you forget what that oath consisted of so anyone else who May be interviewed to the future watch what you say because snivelling Isnit going to get us Home any sooner. It makes you look bad your unit look bad and the . Military look bad. We All want to go Home but we re Here to do a Job. A spec. Robert Dobbs operation desert shield i would like to set the record straight. The few soldiers who were interviewed have Given the wrong impression of the morale of the troops Over Here. Granted i doubt if anyone really wants to be Here but it seems to me that some individuals forgot that they signed the contract and this is where they were ordered to go. I done to know what the morale in army like Over Here but from what 1 can Tell it seems As though the morale of the marines is much higher. The marines Are Over Here to do one thing accomplish the Mission. A. I for one will be glad when i get Home to my wife again but until then ill do my Job the Best that i can while i am Here. A sgt. Tony j. Benedict operation desert shield a few of my friends and i Are sick of Reading about soldiers involved in operation desert shield who Are complaining. Either the Media is taking statements from soldiers and twisting them out of context or the arabian desert has been filled Wall to Wall with whiners. I understand that in or not there and i done to know what it is really like but i know that i be crying for More volleyball nets or making statements like a Why should i fight for constitutional rights i done to even .have.?�?� a. A a Quot. Quot a a. The individual who made that statement had the constitutional fight to enlist. I suggest they get their priorities straight. Their lives depend on it. My Quot life might depend on it. More importantly the lives of my team members depend on those service members realizing who they Are and what they represent Quot american soldiers. A sgt. Kevin St. Jarre Ansbach Germany. During their interviews the Media confuse morale this letter is an Appeal for sanity in the time of world crisis. War is not inevitable. Often if people deem an outcome to be inevitable they refrain from taking action to prevent that outcome even though they May not desire it. No matter How grave or uncontrollable the situation May seem it still consists of people relating to other people we elect our leaders to make w ise decisions on our behalf in the i implore them to look at the persian Gulf crisis with such Wisdom and sobering pens Veness that they will make the Best decisions. While As citizens we Are not in to make Short term decisions in the , we must Bear the consequences of decisions made for us prove to ourselves that the world can cooperate. I Laste and inevitability Are not the words of the Day. Any action taken in the crisis in whatever direction must not be unilateral. As americans we must balance two painful lessons of our past. The first is that we cannot have appeasement As s aggressions prior to . Involvement in world War ii. Second there is Quot Vietnam. From that conflict we Learned that americans must support such a Large scale military action. If the people of this country through Congress do not support such actions then pursuing it with any rational persons preference to be Home with his or her family. In websters dictionary an acute desire of ones family and Home defines homesickness not morale. J. Morale is a Strong sense of enthusiasm and dedication to a commonly shared goal that unifies the group. The Media state that the desert is a accommodating. No Soldier is going to Tell you anything different. But then again when you re a a a Grunt carrying 70. Pounds of equipment omy our Back no place is Paradise. So i am tired of Media accounts about Low morale. I can Only speak for myself but i know t done to need any condescending armchair quarterbacking reporter telling the world that the morale of this american Soldier in saudi Arabia is Low. It is not. A capt. Clint Esarey operation desert shield every time i manage to get my hands on a newspaper these Days i read about complaints being made by the servicemen and women Over Here involved in operation desert shield. Well in be got a complaint i am tired of the newspapers thinking they have found a hot scoop when they talk to the troops and hear about this or that. Let me make you aware of a special secret Only the chosen few have known. Since the beginning of Man when people first started talking one of the first things they did was complain especially once marines sailors and soldiers were in solve Dye complain about everything. Just because operation desert shield came along and everyone is Reading All they can about it reporters seem to think they have found a new Angle. Where were you before desert shield the troops we w Ere complaining about being West Pac being on a med float living in Barracks eating in Chow Halls having to go to can at Twenty nine Palms calif., and the list goes on. Having been involved in All the above once or twice myself and now being Here i see no difference in be got an Uncle Back in Louisiana who runs a Dairy farm. He complains when its too hot 1 can see the headline now a Flash Farmers across country worried because Daisy is going give me a break. We marines sailors and soldiers have been complaining and will continue to complain about everything but that a not really important in the end anyway. What is important is that we Are ready willing and Able to fight if the need arise Sand my Friend be Are. A gunnery sgt , Clark operation desert shield going to War could very Well be tragic. To deny what seems inevitable takes Mutt courage. Togo to War also takes much courage. Lets use Wisdom and experience As our Means to keep control of events to ensure the Best outcome for America and for Ibe world As a whole a be that an Allied War against razor \ a peaceful Resolution through the Success of the Embar 8�- a a one final note Are we running out the Back dog to the South Only to leave the Side door to the East Quot a Quot. Open. A name withheld Augsburg Germany i i pm 1
