European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes saturday March 23, 1991 european edition circulation 200,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan. Commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski a a. Editor it. Col. Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander. Marie Kominicki a. Production manager a Bob Wicker managing editor a a Deane b. Mcdermott a circulation manager a switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 348-5741 or 5823, telex 419-332. Tel fax 06155-601376 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Postrach 11 14 37, 0-6100. Darmstadt 11 Germany a a. A. A news 06155-601 pics Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. News ext. 237.255.282.226.326 a a sports ext. 225. 269.263. 332, 321, 221. Features pm. 230,245,341. ,. Letters to editor ext. 208. Quot a. Education Jimi Jones. Ext. 226. A a a a a a business Handy Mcclain ext. 326. V /. A a a bureaus Ita a a a a a. 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We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the Slars and stripes Apo 19211-4211. A a a a a a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16�?Tevery Day except Rii urday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo t l 211-4211.not front Page hews your front Page Banner headline a wounded sergeant says . Tank fire killed 3 Gist a March 13reeks of the kind of sensationalism you a expect from a paper like the National enquirer. It is definitely not up to the standards our troops deserve and have a right to expect. A. There May be a place in your paper for such a Story. However to make it a Large Page one bold headline at a time when there arc so Many other important news stories cheapens the entire image of the stars and stripes and undermines the papers credibility As Well As that of its editors. I Hope that this was a temporary lapse of judgment and not the Start of a trend those of us stationed overseas with limited English language newspaper options must be Able to count on having a High Quality credible paper. A maj. Gen. James e. Chambers Sensbach Germany army history. My old commander George Patton would turn Over in his grave at Hamm military cemetery in Luxembourg if he heard that statement. I can hear him cursing now the . 3rd army rolled across Europe defeating a first class German army shattering their Best tanks and taking Over 900,000 prisoners. The Normandy invasion was the largest amphibious operation Ever conducted in the history of warfare. It involved thousands of men and ships. When the War ended we did no to rotate. They sent us to a. French port to Board ships for another War in the Pacific. Luckily they dropped the atom bomb and saved us the trip. I spent four years overseas. Having been to Korea and Vietnam i can compare the wars and say a the . Third army was the greatest George Bush a a senior master sgt. Ret William j. Sheehan Lindsey As Germany masked in propaganda a pen a dlr to  so operation desert storm is a masterpiece of propaganda designed to convince taxpayers who arc funding it and the soldiers who May lose their lives in it that the Bush administration has embarked. On this massive Campaign of destruction for a a a Noble and a a just cause. This like All propaganda is a lie. Or. Bush a lust for War has been obvious for quite some time. What better Way to prevent unwanted defense budget cuts and troop reduction what better Way to justify a decade of unbridled defense spending which has left America the Foremost debtor nation on Earth what better Way to establish a . Military presence in the Oil Rich persian Gulf Region and what shall our a just cause be this week to halt a naked aggression a or. Bush and his Gia colleagues have spent years promoting aggression both a naked and Covert in Central America and throughout the. Of world without the Public a informed consent. To a a shield saudi Arabia from a a imminent attack it is doubtful that such a threat Ever existed. To Quot liberated Kuwait Why not liberate Al Salvador Tibet and Lithuania then to destroy Iraq so that we May rebuild it in truth this a a War has one Central purpose to further the shortsighted interests of the military Industrial Complex and to protect the illegitimate a a rights of a few greedy businessmen to reap profits from a a cheap foreign Oil. V As with All wars the greatest sacrifice will be made by those who profit least. A capt. Ernest r. Breitinger . A. A. Giessen Germany a vote for Watti soldiers 1 disagree with president Bush. Not to take away any of the glory from the . Military Victory in the Gulf War but i disagree with our president s statement calling them the finest fighting men in our . I read with interest yet another article concerning the woes of the reservists. This is an open letter to All the reservists who have been called to Active  those of you who have done your Job without complaint who have pitched in and helped above and beyond the Call of duty i offer you a most Heartfelt thank you. We Are deeply grateful for your positive attitude the support you have Given and a Job Well done. To those of you who have complaints 1 realize when you signed on the dotted line actually being called to Active duty was probably in the a a it la never happen to me category. Well you gambled and you lost. You reaped the benefits of being part time servicemen Bers and now that you must do the Job that you voluntarily agreed to do you complain. A i realize Many of you left Well paying jobs when you were called to Active duty but you knew that was a possibility when you joined the. Reserves. A a a a a /. To those of you who will continue to serve proudly in spite of the Cost a thank you. A Sherrie Miller Schwabish Hall German the is Ieko gets bigger in Light of the successful desert storm operation perhaps we should paraphrase the famous phrase from president Theodore Roosevelt a speak softly a and carry the biggest  a spec. Donald b. Slaughter Kae Fertal Germany mail sen ice on time after Reading the article . Postal service gets egg on its face i Felt a need to write this note. I m a reservist called to Active duty stationed at Rhein main a and a postal worker from Tacoma Wash. 1 would like to protect my in letters to the editor Terest Back Home. The postal service gets enough bad publicity but in be got some words of encouragement for those other reservists called to Active duty who might also work for the postal service. My wife mailed my Var from Tacoma priority mail on feb 6 and it arrived in Germany on feb. 11 without any  is Only an example of numerous mailings which have excellent delivery service time. A Robert a. Boyd Rhein main a German signal females Lead Way this is in reference to the article titled �?o30,000 women gis bearing share of Load a and . Curiosity a the article stated that the women of the 937th engr group were the most Forward combat unit with the highest concentration of women a two officers and 12 enlisted females. I hate to be the one to Correct you but that is wrong. L am a member of Bravo co., 13th signal in 1st Cav div and As of feb. 12 at 8 45 . My battalion had 63 enlisted females eight commissioned officers and one warrant officer for a total of 72 females. We As Well As the women of 937th engr group More than pull our share of the Load in our various military occupational specialities mos Sand some outside of our Moss. There Are also Large groups of females in 27th support in 115th support in and the 15th support in. So unless the 937th engr group is in front of my battalion or any of the others i have mentioned then they Are not the  i am not trying to discredit my Fel. Low female soldiers but i believe the information was inaccurate a sgt. Aliena m. Jones operation desert storm we re All human beings when i awoke to the news that the ground War had begun i was overcome by fear and Hope praying that the person 1 loved would not be harmed and yet proud that we were helping a people who were so desperately in need. However one emotion 1 was not prepared for was the incredible sadness of seeing the faces and eyes of terrified and hungry iraqi troops. We have come to know them Only As the enemy a but the majority of these men have been stripped of Pride and dignity and just simply want to go Home. Its easy to forget about the fact that these men have wives and children Back Home who Are praying and waiting for any word about their conditions just As we were. I will never forget this experience of War of having to say goodbye to someone you love not knowing if you will Ever see them again. My prayer for the. Future is to remember As a people that whether we Are Arab american or any one of the Nany other nationalities of people in this world in which we live that when All is said and done we Are All just simply human beings. A Sherri Eddowes Plummer Bamberg Germany