European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 letters the stars and stripes a a a a a a it a tuesday wednesday january 1/2,1991 Quot a Quot Silas. Quot 1 a. It a a a a v5, a a a extra Effort of transport units lauded this is an open letter of thanks to everyone who is in a transportation unit. Since my husband and i have been in this Type of unit for seven years i know a lot about what Type of a Job this is. The people work hard and Are usually on the Road every Day and it is not just for getting the mail to you. There a much More to it than that. A a a a a a a a. The reason i write this letter is because with All the holidays Here these people Are Apt to feel a Little used and unappreciated. I just want them to know there Are some people who do understand. A. Anyone in a transportation unit knows about getting up extra hours sometimes Midnight for their assigned run. They know about not being Able to drink when off duty in ease an important Load comes Down that needs to be shipped somewhere in a hurry. They understand about being awakened at 2 3.0 . For a run that needs nine trucks asap. All this while pulling services Donarm Landers their trucks Normal duty cd and very limited time off. No Field duty when would they find the time they re always gone. Payday activities and Long weekends what Are those i can Tell you what they Are. In a. Transportation unit unheard of everyone says the Apo postal workers deserve their training Holiday after the Christmas mail Rush. You bet they Doi but what about the ones who hauled All those letters and packages not just driving them around but sometimes loading and unloading them.  never see a Day off for it. Why because after Christmas mail there is still regular mail and desert shield cargo to be delivered. Not to mention All the other cargo loads they normally have and Surprise runs that come Down. Then there a the no who must stay late or get a 1 . Phone Call to make sure All the oops returned dear readers there is something about the Holiday season that inspires people to become essayists. Today a column is what 1 have distilled from several letters plus a few thoughts of my own. I Hope you enjoy this joint Effort. Happy new year everybody let this coming year be a Little better than All the  a a a a vow to do some of the things you be always wanted to do but  find the time. Call up a forgotten Friend. Diop an old grudge and replace it with Sohie pleasant memories. Share a Tunny Story with someone whose spirits tire dragging. Vow not to make a Promise you done to think you can keep. Pay a debt. Give a soft answer. Free yourself of envy and malice. Encourage some youth to do his or her Best. Share your experience and Olfer encouragement. Make a real Al tort to stay in closer touch with family and Good friends. Resolve to Stop magnifying Small problems and shooting from the lip. A find the Jime. All of us have the same allotment�?24 hours a Day. Give a compliment. It could make someone a Day. Think things through. Forgive an injustice. Listen  when you realize you were wrong. An apology never diminishes a person. It cd crates him. Done to blow your own Horn. It you be done something praiseworthy someone will Nolice sooner or later. A a -. Atry to understand a Point of View that is different from your own. Few things Are 10,0 percent one Way or another. Examine your demands on others. Lighten up. Take a quiet walk alone a Heiju you feel like blowing your top. Laugh the loudest when Fie joke is on you. The sure Way o have a Friend is to be one. We Are All connected by humanity and our need for one another. Avoid  mists. They drag you Down and contribute nothing. Behind. Be gentle. Done to discourage a beginner from try Jig something risky. Nothing ventured Means nothing uned. Be optimistic. The can do spirit is the fuel that makes things go. Go to War against animosity and Chippla Ncncy. Express your gratitude. Read something uplifting. Deep six the trash. You  cat garbage Why put it in your head done to abandon your old fashioned principles. They never go out of style. When courage is needed Akk yourself a if not me who if not now when a take better care of yourself. Remember you re All Ytulve got. Pass up that second helping. You really done to need it. Vow to eat More sensibly. You la feel better and look better too. Done to put up with a second hand smoke. Nobody has the right to pollute your air or give you cancer. If someone says a this is a free country a remind him or her that the country May be free but no person is free if he has a habit he can to control.  books you borrowed. Reschedule that missed dental appointment. Clean out your closet. Take those photos out of. The drawer and put them in an album. If you see litter on the sidewalk pick it up instead of walking Over it. Get real. Phoniness is transparent As Telfus tiresome. Take pleasure in the Beauty and the wonders of nature. A Flower is gods Miracle. Walk tall. Look people inthe Eye. Done to be bound by superstition and fear. Smile More. You la look 10 years younger. Done to be ashamed to say a have a Good Day.�?�. Done to be afraid to say a i love  say it again. Say it still one More time. They Are the sweetest words inf Quot the world. A. A c Cica tors Syndicate letters to Ann Landers May be addressed in care of the stars and stripes. Apo new York 09211, and they Vylla be lot warded to tier. Safely. Lets not forget the person on standby re Gomery. Who Quot is subject to being called at any time when some Una a has a breakdown or Accident. Then there is the severe punishment for any Driver fault Accident human weak Nesses and fatigue have no leg to  in this Type of unit. And done to let your foot get weighted either lest your tac Box Tell on you i done to begrudge the Apo anything they can get in the Way of compensation for the wonderful Job they do i just Hope they realize How Lucky they really Are. At least they have set work hours and some weekends  please everyone have a Lind thought or word for the ones who bring the mail so it can be delivered to you. And bless their support of our loved ones in desert shield. It May be the Only compensation they receive. A Pamela Foringer Giessen Germany Holiday greetings from Small town America in radio humorist Garrison Keillor a mythical Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon the entire population turned out for a photograph on Vij Day. Back in Nar Rowsburg n.y., the local weekly newspaper modified the event to Send Holiday greetings to the men and women serving in operation desert shield. A not a demonstration for or against any policy the photograph was a. Way to remember family friends and  Avyay durin8 the Holiday season to Mph of in Biver a poster the neighbors pit a per the upper do aware River Valley an the communities of Barryville Beach Laki i v to 1 Dland Glen spec Jefferso Vilh a in try Ilir North Branch Smallwood an the pts s a5, i he photo ran on the front Page i Law River reporter s 1991 Chris Lam edition