European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 a the stars and stripes sunday March 24, 1991 the Sill amp an european edition circulation 200,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan. Commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor. It col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander. Marie Kominicki production manager Bob Wicker. Managing editor Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager. Switchboard 06155 6010. Ets 340-5741 or 5023. Telex 419-332. A. A. Tel fax 06155-601376 mailing address. Apo 09211 4211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-6100 a a Darmstadt 11, Germany. A a news 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. News exl. 237, 255. 282, 226. 326 i sports ext 225, 269, 263. 332, 321 22t, features exl. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 206. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. A. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 320 v j v a bureaus a Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schun Ca. 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Preference i i Given to Shorter letters so that More can he published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the lid Tor i he stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. A. A a a a a a Quot letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.gulf vet says thanks i was the victim of an iraqi land mine. 7/ i have just arrived Home in Germany. I am feeling both Lucky and thankful to have lived through operation . After thanking god i would like to  few  pie. First 1 would like to thank the people of my unit Charlie co., 498th support in of the 2nd amid div fwd. They responded quickly to the situation and ultimately made my treatment and evacuation effect live and timely. Personally i want to thank it. Bond and staff sgt. Walker both nonmedical personnel who responded As Well As any combat medics i know. Secondly thanks to the Pilot and Crew of the Alreva who picked me up. They came quickly and whisked me away to  in a matter of minutes. You Guys Are aces in my Book. Thanks for my first chopper ride. Next my undying gratitude to the men and women of the 403rd combat support and 312th evacuation hospitals. You All Are True professionals from the Lime i hit the emergency room until you sent me off to Ger Many you did nothing Short of Small miracles. From the litter bearer to the surgeon the Ward nurse to the 91a and the cast tech to the chaplain each one of you gave me excellent care boosted my morale and relieved my suffering. Further thanks to the air Force personnel for their adept evacuation of me and other soldiers to Germany. In every instance All my needs were met. I still done to care for the c-141 but ill let you take care of me any Tunc. A -. A last but not least thanks to All the people at Lan Stuhl army medical Center in particular the orthopaedic Stalf and personnel of Ward Ioc. Your concern and care was outstanding. Your High Caliper  ahem is the reason i am Home and doing As Well As i am. To All of you thank you. You deserve to know your efforts and expertise arc deeply appreciated you have done Well and were As much an integral part of operation  As the bomber pilots and the combat a arms. A a ,. , if you could find my wedding hand Silver amethyst ring and Swiss army knife please Send them to me at c co 498 so Apo 09355. A warrant officer Ronald w. Karlstedt German Lei us not forget i would like to address the letter regarding the picture taken of the grieving family who lost their husband and father in operation  As shown in the stars and stripes. I too at first was upset that the picture was printed. I thought a a who could be so heartless to take a picture of this grieving family a the anguish showed on their faces you could feel their pain i showed the picture to my husband. His reply to my question was a that is so we do not forget that this War had its Quot to Sirnoi everyone is going to come Home. Many died and the lives of those who were at Home waiting longingly for their spouses or loved ones will never be the same. Their husbands wives children fathers mothers will not he coming Back Ever. We should not forget that Many Are suffering and in deep pain As they adjust to something they never believed would happen to them. We cannot forget them.�?�. I thought of what he said arid i realized How easy it is to forget. It is so easy to get caught up in the celebrating As the troops return Home  should. But let us not forget those whose lives were lost and their families who Are suffering. Let us not forget those who have been wounded who might never be the same because of the War. Let us reach out to those who. Are hurting. Let us not turn our backs on them. Let us not forget. A Kim d. Cooper Parma sons Germany privilege Noc a right this letter is to All people who think that they have an. Inalienable right to own a gun. All i can say is that i think that they arc wrong our Constitution states in article ii of. The Bill of rights Quot a Well regulated militia being necessary to the Security of a free state the right of the people to keep arid Bear arms shall not be infringed a Quot a Quot a. A p that is the whole amendment. The key words that everyone seems to forget Are a a Well regulated  the United states has not used or needed an organized citizens army for Many Many years. The words a inalienable rights do not show up in article ii. In fact they do not show up at All in our Constitution. Our inalienable tights Are partially listed in the second Pat graph of the declaration of Independence. These rights were in. Doved by our creator not our government or forefathers. They arc of course life Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness. There is not one word about gun ownership. Owning a gun is a privilege not a right granted to us by our govern ment just like a Drivers License and the stricter the Laws and controls Are Over these guns and the people who use them the better. A Alice Celentano Ramstein a German Pride in uniform returns i am a Vietnam War Veteran. I had Only been in the air Force for three years before being sent to Southeast Asia. When i returned i Felt alone7 no open arms to Welcome me. The Public made me feel ashamed of the Uri form i was Wear ing.7. A Quot. I be held that pain inside of me for 17 years. Even with All the Vietnam veterans meetings etc., the mental scars  january i was a a Lucky enough to get deployed  part of operation . With All the troop support americans and our allies Are giving and the a Welcome Home 1 see in the near future i feel the mental scars finally Healing. So 1 just want to say thank you America and allies for standing behind us a you be Given me Back my Pride. And i want to say thank you fellow military members for the outstanding Job you did whether it was in the persian Gulf Region at Home or elsewhere a i can Wear no in uniform proudly. , Teel or. Raf Fairford England time to Start conserving now it is time for everyone to letters to the editor make Small sacrifices. Another War is Over and Many made the ultimate sacrifice. The environmental horror of the War continues. In the burning Oil Fields. Tons of pollutants Are bursting into the atmosphere from a tiny area of the Earth. If we in the industrialized areas of the Earth practice Small sacrifices of conservation daily we can at least reduce by an equal amount the pollutants created by the burning Oil Wells. A a a Quot a a this is a global problem it requires a global solution. Turn Down your thermostats do not drive your car for frivolous trips car Pool for other trips and slow Down. The solutions Are endless use your imagination. Conserve. Quot a Ramona l. Mccall Raf upper Heyford England masking p0w to calmest i recently read an article in the stars arid stripes regarding the return of prisoners of War from Iraq. There was an air Force colonel answering As a spokesman for the serv ice members As they underwent a physical examination. It came As a Shock to hear the defensive nature of the colonels answers about the pow so brutal treatment at the hands of iraqi captors. We All saw the footage broadcast on every major news Channel of battered soldiers Many with swelling Over the left Eye denouncing the War a Quot a a. Y / is there any doubt anywhere that these men were not beaten and forced to make these broken statements the Public outrage was tremendous and the promises to hold Saddam Hussein accountable  my Surprise then to hear this colonel state that the men were not beaten and probably received those injuries during the ejection process. Do we As a nation seem that Gullible that stupid i Hope not. I realize that the United states May want to tone Down Saddam a crimes hoping that his own people will do him in. That does not justify the treat contour pos received a Leonard l. Leclair Worms German financial Embarrass Mill i read with sardonic amusement your financial correspondents Story on the financial embarrassment of the reservist who is losing $100,000 a year and making Only $5,000 a month on Active duty a Story of Keener interest and one which will be read with More sympathy is that of those who have served for years for much less especially those privates and specialists who live on the German Economy. A Philip d. Louthan Vilseck Germany. Pen pals i am 40 and enjoy scuba diving photography and camping. A Robert Mauritzen a am Usang Sasco  York 09616. I feel that friendships make the world brighter a Ruth a. Dela Pena a a. Bacu Yangon Vinoba an. A Hing a an Negros Occidental 6114 Philippines i am 21 and looking for pen pals All Over the world i enjoy driving Ealing and listening o music airman 1st class . Morgan 345th tas deployed May a Apo new York 09600 1 like to read magazines and listen to classical Mellow jazz and instrumental music. 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