European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Readers action Lin questions a in desert duty with All the reports in the paper and on the news regarding conscientious objectors and people being exempt from going to saudi Arabia there Are a few questions i would like to have answered. With More troops being called up daily quite a few think they done to have to go to saudi because they Are an a Only child or because they re the Only son in a family and if they go no one say if they were killed would be Able to1 carry on the family name. Exactly How True is this another question that eds clarifying is that regarding. Brothers being deployed to saudi Arabia. Is it True that Only one male from each family is to be deployed and if this does turn out to be True who determines who remains in saudi Arabia and who is sent someplace a a else a a a a a a a a a a a a a v a 1 a a. A last of All what is the military policy regarding the statement i heard that if you had a father Grandfather brother or Uncle who has fought in a major War you done to have to go to saudi Arabia i keep hearing different answers when i ask people. /. A Renalta Silva. Raf Ben Waters England a Denis a. Keating marketing and advertising office office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel department of the army replies /. Question do we have a policy which protects Quot Only a children Quot a. Answer no. The continued existence of a family unit Only child status is not a basis for department of defense Dod or army policy. Accordingly there Quot is no policy which would exempt a service member from a. Quot assignment to hostile fire imminent danger areas solely because he or she is an Only child. A. Question is it True that Only one male from a family. May be deployed to a combat zone answer not True currently there is no specific assignment limitation which would forbid the concurrent assignment of More than one family member to the same geographical area even under hostile fire imminent danger conditions. Question what is the policy regarding soldiers having immediate family members who were involved in a previous Wara a. A answer if a service member has members of the / immediate family who were killed or who die when serving in a designated hostile fire area other service members of the same family shall be exempt from serving in hostile fire areas upon request. If serving in a \ designated hostile fire area at the time the death occurs they shall be reassigned upon  i to write us a a a a readers action line is the readers Quot court of Las resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or a questions about policies and guidelines a Hen other. A avenues for answers Are not readily available if you. A have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211, All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those. Seeking information of general interest to our. A. Readers. Arlene Glynn dishes up a Hearty meal to a recruit. Free Chow in fhe big Apple Story and photo by Mike Genalo new York Bureau amp p at and Arlene Glynn have been spending their saturdays and holidays in the Kitchen since 1987. Not the Kitchen in their Home in Queens n.y., but a Kitchen in downtown Manhattan. The Glenns Are the founders and driving Force behind . Liberty Kitchen canteens of America inc., a food service they started to provide service members passing through new York with a Hearty meal free of charge thousands of soldiers have profited from and enjoyed the cuisine without spending a Penny. On saturday mornings the Glenns a he s a Foreman for a painting contractor and she s a Legal Secretary a pack dozens of shopping bags with canned goods o utensils cereals and other items into a Van for the trip into Manhattan. They set up shop in the Kitchen and dining facilities at the Solcher Sahora  it on Lexington ave. Breakfast during a recent visit consisted of Coj react muffins Toast Coffee juice and milk in ample Supply. For those who prefer a hot breakfast Pat whips up scrambled eggs Bacon sausage and Home Fries. In Between breakfast orders Pat gets on with lunch a of the Day of our visit a huge pot of homemade vegetable soup Ham potatoes and assorted vegetables. Pat does most of the cooking. He says he s not enthusiastic about Kitchen work and rarely does any at Home. But he appears to be right at Home toiling Over a hot stove. Quot i like to make Tomato sauce i like lots of garlic and onions a a he says. A the Glenns finance the meals themselves. They receive some Small donations but there Are no Large corporate or private donors behind their program at least not yet. Quot several stores including some of the National chains have been supportive of their efforts. One in particular a King Kullen near the Glenns Home bends the rules to assist them. ,. Quot when there Are specials that require coupons for a Purchase they will allow us to buy 10 to 1.5. A Forte Quot Coupon a a says Ariene. Sometimes stores or restaurants donate canned items or baked goods. These donations have to pass the Glenns close scrutiny. They will not serve items beyond their expiration Date. In one instance they were Given almost two dozen cans of a product from a restaurant Many of them dented and Arlene threw out the lot. Quot in a sort of a health nut Quot she said. Quot my father was. Also and we always ate food that was Good for us. I feel the same Way about these kids. I won t give them something that in t fresh and Good for them. I  serve them anything that i  serve on my dinner table at . A. ,. A it Arlene started working As a  in 1960. And in the mid 80s, she got Pat involved in serving meals to military personnel. It was their desire to have an Quot operation of their own where they could be in charge. That motivated them to Start the Liberty Kitchen operation. A a. A we want thes Young men and women to feel As if they Are having breakfast lunch or dinner in our own a Home a says Arlene. Quot that is Why we decided to incorporate and work As an Independent entity so Pat and i can be certain the Quality of the food we Are serving is the Best. We want hands on control and that is exactly what we  a a Quot we try to get away from an atmosphere of rules and regulations Quot says Pat. The seen places where the kids Are just off the ship and the first thing they hear is show me your id not hello Welcome to new  those who have taken advantage of the a Lynns Home cooked meals have come from governors Island and fort Totten n.y., fort six n.j., any ships that May be. In port and frequently the . Military Academy at West Point. Quot the kids who come Here from West Point get something like $56 a month to spend Quot says Pat. Quot no. Way can they afford a weekend in new York without some help. People think the military Are Well taken care of. They see All those defense dollars but it s not going into the kids  \. The Glenns have applied for non profit status so they can solicit tax deductible contributions. Their dream is to have a building of their own where they could set up a permanent operation. A. Quot we could stay open 24 hours a Day so the kids would always have a place to get something to eat Quot says Arlene. Quot maybe even have some Beds or cots where they could get some  a a. The Glenns have vowed to continue their labor of love after operation desert storm winds Down. T Quot we were Here Long before the persian Gulf operation Quot says Pat Quot and Well be Horn n  if nver a or a Overn wit gives the kids a big  Quot As it happens there s a War going on Quot says Arlene. But they Don t get hungry just during a crisis. They really Are our boys and girls we won t forget . A a a i a r a a and airmen club is located at 283 Lexington ave in o Glenns serve meals there to Active duty military and dependents on saturdays and holidays from 8 . Until 10 p m. Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday february 22, 1991