European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday april 7, 1991 Ibe Euf Opean edition circulation 200,000 col Gene e. Townsend. Usan a \ commander publisher. Bernard a. 20vistoski Quot a editor. A a it. Co. Gayle w. Fix us Deputy commander Marie Komocki production manager Bob Wicker. Managing editor Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010,. Ets 348-5741 or ,5823. Telex 419-332. Business Tel fax 06155-601376. News Tel fax 06155-601416. Mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post Fach 11 14 37,0-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. News 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 34b-8 plus Extension. News ext. 237,255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext 225, 269, 263 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230,245,341 letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. Bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103,. 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European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or Quot supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stapes of the products or services advertised everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap poli Cal Olfilia Sotl or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user of Patron. Shipped out in a matter of three Days because of the War. Some people had less than five hours to pack and say goodbye the the evacuation began those dependents have not yet returned to in Ciurlik. The Point is we were also lonely and bored. There were no cameras Here for us to Send video letters Home. We Are still receiving mail dated january there owning gun a right this letter is in response to All those red blooded americans who think that gun ownership is a privilege and not a . _ j if owning a gun is a privilege and tit a right guaranteed to americans by the Constitution maybe you should think about this. What if its not a right but a privilege to a a a a. A a a a i Quot a a a express myself. A own a Home and property. A travel when and where i chose. A accept or quit a Job. A vote for the candidate of my Choice. A be entitled to a fair and just judicial system. As soon As it becomes a privilege and not a right to own a gun or any of the above listed items you be infringed on my Freedom. W a a it is your right to express yourself but appropriate Carooll it is not your right to inflict your views a err i your right on me by restricting my rights As an american. A Clay m. Marshall. Baum older Germany Clos wife says thanks i am a Young desert storm spouse. My husband and i were married in August. We moved from the states to Germany two weeks later. He left for a six week Field exercise in september. Before we knew it he was being deployed to saudi Arbia. I want everyone to know How grateful i am to have had such supportive friends and family. My family and friends Back home1 kept the letters and phone Calls flowing. They probably do not realize How much i a appreciated those videos of a the Cosby show a a a different world a and a fresh  my friends Here were extremely helpful. They opened their doors and welcomed me in. It is so important to be a part of jux Strong support network. My husbands battalion Aid a super Job. They sponsored pleasurable activities in addition to the informative meetings and news a letters a. Quot a a. Everyone has praised my strength determination and Devotion. They All said that i have done a lot of growing up in the past few months. But i know that 1 would not have fared so Well without the love and support of my family Friend Send the battalion.  _ the War is Over and my husband will be returning Home soon. I just want to thank everyone for being there when i needed them. Of yes 1 would also like to thank those kind people who helped me out of difficult parking situations. A Beth Hagan Hanau Germany letters to the editor done to push religion i just listened to can broadcast about a Case going before the. Supreme court on religion in schools. The Case concerned Benediction in school graduations. I am an atheist and done to care one Way or the other about religion. But on. The other hand who does the govern will be no Homecoming celebrations for ment think they Are trying to Tell people what they should believe in. I make it a policy not to discuss atheism with my friends As Long As they done to talk christianity with me. And that a the Way it should be in schools. They should continue with daily prayers but not require All students to participate a just the ones who choose to join in. My children Are. Christians and that is their Choice not mine. Basically what i want to say is whatever your religion is done to Force it on others. There Are other ways to do it so that people who want to hear it and those who done to can get along. A Karl j. Chase or. Raf Mildenhall England. Us. A a a a. During the Gulf conflict the threat to in Ciurlik was not aircraft attacks heavy artillery or flying bullets,.but we did go on Alert during scud missile launches. We also had three terrorist attacks in the local area. So that threat still exists. We re still lonely still bored still waiting and still Here. We be had our share of the persian Gulf conflict Here at in Ciurlik but we feel left out. A airman 1st class Kevin m. Phillips a a desert storm North one of your readers was not amused by the humor in doonesbury. He was upset with the stars and stripes for publishing the cartoon strip depicting a Soldier on the phone during an explosion. The cartoonist was showing a possible situation during War. On feb. 25, the 475th quartermaster group from Farrell pa., experienced such a situation. Deserved parking i would like to respond to the letter a privileges earned a regarding reserved parking for officers spouses we Nyiry not have earned the service members rank but i feel that if they have earned enough rank to have a a. Fir Siaa won spouse with his father when we were hit by a Send missile. In my opinion the cartoonist was not trying to humor us. He was showing us that everything is possible during War. A spec Maxine y. Montgomery operation desert shield storm Quot sad War memories seeing All these Young men return to the United states after having served in the persian Gulf brings Back fond memories. A a a a a a a a a ill never forget How proud i was when the crowd met me at the Airport in California at the end of my tour in Vietnam. There were a few differences though that should be mentioned v first instead of waving the american Flag the crowd waved Viet Cong flags. Instead of throwing confetti the Crow a threw Rotten eggs. Instead of shouting Praise for us the crowd screamed such things As a baby burners a a murderers a  a instead of returning to hometowns adorned with yellow ribbons and american flags we had to sneak Home in the night to keep from drawing too much attention. 1 spent Over 10,000 hours in combat in Vietnam and other veterans i know spent As much As 20,000 to 25,000 hours fighting in that country. This example is not Given to belittle the 100 hours of ground combat that took place in the persian Gulf area. On the contrary i was proud of the military personnel who had the privilege to participate in it. A my question is Why All of a sudden does the american Public hold these men and women with so much esteem but dumped garbage on veterans of Vietnam and Korea the american Public has the attention Span of about two weeks. If i were among the returning men and women w from the persian Gulf i would take As the use of in Ciurlik for launching . Much advantage of this unprecedented warplanes. The aircraft Here flew South attention As i could. In Abc West to bomb Baghdad and everyone Here contributed to the successful launching. But at in Ciurlik there san empty feeling among the service members. Our Long hours and hard work has gotten us nothing. We have not been recognized. We. Were confined to the base because of a terrorism Alert. Twenty one thousand military dependents were should be Able to Park there. A Cathy Ayres. New Ulm Germany pen pals left out feeling o the persian Gulf conflict is Over and some troops Are heading Home. This was a Job Well done by All troops involved. Quot a for those in saudi Arabia i have a lot of respect. I a Happy that people Are returning to the United states. However in Ciurlik a Turkey was also involved in this conflict. Turkish prime minister Turgut Ozal authorized attention As i could. In about two or three weeks they will be the second class citizens they were before the crisis began. At least they did have a moment in the Sun. Korean and Vietnam veterans never got anything but the criticism and1 contempt of air ungrateful nation. . Light american embassy Cairo Egypt a i would like to have pern  Maribeth 8. Pagan an a a 935 bin a Tayar  Oriental 6211 Philippines. A i am 19 years old and would like to have pen pals a Nore j. Nietes a a. Business arid finance office a. A. West Negros College. A a a Boob kid City 6.100 Philippines a. I am 30 years old and would like to have pen pals. My hobbies Are Reading and watching  a Esther tag at a 152bulusarist. A. A a a . 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