European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday february 5,1991letters to the editor a always plenty of heroes says one of our major newspapers in the United states recently stated that the technical evolution of War has eliminated the presence or possibility of heroes. The author of such a statement has either forgotten or never been required to summon the kind of courage required of a v a a the Sailor working on  which must sail through seas that Are contaminated with mines that have the capability of ripping through the Hull without warning. A a a. A. A a the Sailor preparing meals in the Galley of an aircraft Carrier a prime target who must accept the fact that his Fate May Well depend on the skills of others. A the Soldier sleeping in a Hooch that is just Yards away from the helicopters he maintains knowing that a terrorist attack in the night could mean that he will not have the Chance to say a i am sorry Honey we must not1 waste any More of our precious time  a the Soldier hauling ordnance knowing that an air or ground assault on her vehicle May not even allow for a Chance to seek cover. A the Soldier who unleashes tension by shouting a i got it. It s a kill a knowing that a miss would be not afforded a second Chance to intercept the missile and destruction that was just seconds away. A the airman returning from a Mission who responds to the reporters question a what is special about this f-15?�?� by saying a it s mine sir a a the Soldier who digs a foxhole on the front line knowing that he May be digging a grave. A or the Soldier who delivers the mail which conveys the concern and support of loved ones As Well As the comments of the free press which ironically exists by virtue of the so very Many unmentioned heroes who have passed this Way before. Heroes i would say that we have plenty if the image of a hero is a Wriight in shining Armor wielding a bloodied sword in the face of a foe we have lost our perspective. If we must look for neroes in time of War we have yet to open our eyes in time of peace they Are All around us. There is nothing chivalrous about War. It is cold and cruel to All who must Bear it. However As Long As there Are Caesars we will in the presence of that which we hold holy have to Render unto Caesar that which is a Caesars. A a a a. A  a ,. A a a Steven Smith Worms Germany major protests Story s negative image there was a car race held in the soviet Union some years ago. America was invited or participate. The following was reported by a Moscow newspaper on the Day after the race a in yesterdays car rally the soviet entry finished a splendid second while the american entry came in next to  it was not noted anywhere that it had been a two car race nor that the american car had a won. A a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a a. V this serves to Point out what a difference wording can make in communicator. Your recent article entitled a families of troops in desert shield rank next to last for space a flights was a Good example of this principle. Your headline did create a negative image and you never recovered from it. And As a Mac Aerial Porter very much involved in implementing this program i take exception to the inference you make. The travel program you cited is an attempt by our leaders to do something positive to help the families of those military members serving in the persian Gulf on extended duty. Unaccompanied family members except from environmental morale leave Mel areas Are not authorized by Law to travel space available on a recognition of Blade sacrifices sought it is not enough that people of color have suffered the greatest indignities known to Mankind in the a new world a . Slavery economic political and spiritual oppression. Nor is it enough that the mortality rate for  is equal to that of the so called a third world a or that Public education was intended to be a failure to eliminate a a coloured  or to Man Tion the disenfranchisement homelessness medical and racial discrimination major civil rights reversals or even predictable by annual a poverty reports a reminding the dominant culture of the Fine Job they Are doing in keeping a them in their  now we Are confronted with the greatest indignation of a a polling the White majority and publishing their opinion of what they think of people of color. If this does no to smack of narcissistic ethnocentric imperialist racism i fail otherwise to see the objection the question should not be what Whites think of Blacks and hispanics but rather How could a White majority with unlimited education a culture a resources spiritual freedoms and a a insight be so brutally ignorant of the very world that has been sacrificed at the expense of others for them to live in a Vivian Cartley Hindre Neu Ulm Germany pen pals Dod owned controlled aircraft. The Gulf crisis has created a unique situation wherein family members were trapped by the proverbial catch-22 of having no option for travel because their sponsors were not available to travel with them. Recognizing this our leaders within the framework of the Law have opened space a travel to those affected. As your article correctly pointed out they Are currently authorized to travel unaccompanied while their sponsors Are deployed. They Are processed in the Mel category of travel category 2-c, the same As unaccompanied Mel authorized travellers. We in Mac look upon this As an extremely positive people customer oriented initiative unlike the negative slant you put on the article. Once selected for a flight they receive the same treatment All categories of space a travellers Are afforded meals baggage allowance the same fee payment schedule which by the Way can be paid by Check and right to travel within the United states to the Point where the overseas Mission terminates not necessarily a to Only the first Stop stateside a As your article indicated. For some missions this can include the West coast. A maj. David e. Liebergot Raf Mildenhall England editor s note. Reading Sci i m 27 years old. I enjoy j ence fiction and writing letter a staff sgt. Willie Satterthwaite a usic hmm-165, my a Fpo san Francisco 96608 60,14 i would like to correspond with pen pals Between the Ages of 20 and 40. 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