European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 b the stars and stripes tuesday april 9,1991the european edition circulation 200,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski a. A a editor. ,. A. U. Cot. Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander made Kohl Nickl 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. Quot news Tel fax 06155-601416 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post Fach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11,  06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus. Extension. -7 a Quot a a. A a. News ext. 237, 255, 282 226, 326, sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext 230, 245, 341. A letters to editor ext. 208. A education Jimi Jones ext. 226. A business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. A bureaus 7. Bremerhaven. Germany Ken Clauson. 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A a a a coming Home special i just read the letter in the stars and stripes called Quot feeling  i can relate to the author s comments. With the exception of a year or two i spent nearly the entire decade of the �?T60s outside the United states. I had three combat Tours in Vietnam and one in the dominican Republic two Short Tours in Germany and one in Okinawa. Packing your bags and leaving your loved ones never seems to get any easier. But coming Home is always wonderful regardless of Public opinion or reception. The first time i returned Home from Vietnam people were pretty Friendly not quite like today but still not too bad. A Quot a. A a a the second time they were throwing unmentionable things at us and the third time they were apathetic. But coming Home was always great for me. I done to feel cheated. I feel extremely Lucky because i survived. I enjoy seeing the yellow ribbons and Happy homecomings. I think a this is the Way it should  in a Happy for our returning heroes arid heroines. I would Only like to remind them that a fall glory is fleeting.�?�. So enjoy it but try to maintain a realistic viewpoint of it All. Readjusting to Normal Lilc is often a difficult task. May god bless All of you. . Owens Wiesbaden German Pride Wasny to lost r this letter is in response to a Pride in uniform returns a published March 24. Your Pride in your uniform has returned because of serving in the Gulf of come on frankly pm rather tired of this. A a a. A a a a a a a a a a Quot a i too served in Vietnam i too came Home to no fanfare. Although thankfully i returned to an understanding father who had served with 101st airborne in world Ward. I had As most of the millions who served nothing to be ashamed of we had just a a soldiered to the Best of our ability. 7. A a. Indeed had i not remained proud of my uniform i could not have continued to Wear it for More than 24 years. If the letter writer was not proud of his uniform then Why in the world did he con Tiniuc to Wear it All of these years in a glad i did no to serve with you a a person obviously just waiting for another War so you could redeem yourself. Of yes in a proud of our troops in the Gulf. They performed admirably. But they did no to bring Back my Pride nor that of the Vietnam vets i associate with. You see we never lost it in the first place. A maj. Joe h. Park Ophoven Germany Wel i regulated weapons a recently published letter pointed out that the Swiss militia has some Hal million. Fully automatic weapons dispersed in the private Homes of its members. What was not mentioned however was that these weapons Are not placed into the hands of any Tom Dick or Hinckley who comes Down the Street. Any use of one of these weapons in an unsupervised situation can result in prison terms for not Only the errant militiaman but his first sergeant and commanding officer As Well. Very few Swiss commanders therefore Are so foolish As to allow weapons into the hands of people he does not know and Trust As Well 7. A a this Swiss example pretty accurately reflects what James Madison had in mind when he included a Well regulated in the second amendment. Anyone who lives in Switzerland and wishes to buy an automatic or semiautomatic weapon at the snap of ones Finger is in for a crushing disappointment. There is no comparison Between the careful regulation of Swiss firearms arid the Slipshod half baked regulations in America. The National Rifle association repeatedly confuses any Type of regulation As an attempt to outlaw gun ownership. I personally know of no one who advocates such a prohibition but i know Many people who want to restrict gun ownership to a group of people that is stable and responsible. 7 a Mark l. Williams Hanau German opposes gun control i have read about As much As i can stand concerning gun control. The Bottom line is that its not working and will never work until we give our police officers the right to use deadly Force. The German police seem to have no problem. The Only people affected by a waiting period to buy hand guns would be the ones legally purchasing them. How Many criminals and gang members do you think buy guns legally i know for a fact there has been a Black Market for the past 25 years. I bought my first gun at 14, and in a almost 40/ i could go Back to the states and have a hand gun within 24 hours and without serial numbers. The Laws that Are Heing proposed will Only take guns from the Law abiding citizens not the criminals. There a two phrases that i believe in a when guns Are outlawed Only outlaws will have  7. A you can take my guns when you pry them from my cold dead  a Cpl. Oscar m. Latham Schweinfurt Germany. A. A a keep doonesbury done to Bury doonesbury. I find it amusing that readers become so incensed Over what they regard As offensive material in the doonesbury comic strip i done to particularly care for fat cats but in be never coughed up a Cornflake Reading Garfield at  fact i done to even like Skinny cats probably the reason i enjoy Gary Lar songs far Side a much. In a sure he gets a lot of hate mail from cat lovers maybe you should abolish your entire comic Section. Thanks to Calvin and Hobbes i can to get my daughter to quit talking to her stuffed Kitty and the next door neighbors kid said my songs head looked like Charlie Browne a. Child therapy for both of them will Cost me a Fortune. Thanks a lot. My wife thinks its abusive to Call a child a Tater a so done to forget to pull Snuffy Smith  grandmother is horrified that you be always allowed Andy Capp to run this Long. I try to console her by pointing out if he was that drunk he  be Able to find his Way Home All the time. Offended doonesbury readers need to put their dilemma in perspective. It is a cartoon not a proposed political referendum. A lighten up folks nobody a forced to read Gary Trudeau a  doonesbury Reading is completely optional. Quot 7�?�.i opt not to read Cathy because i know id choke on a Cornflake with that one. A. A a capt. Don Clarke operation desert storm letters to the editor opposes censorship i have been Reading for several months letters that time and again slam Gary Trudeau for his comments in doonesbury. I remember How the first wave of self appointed censors were suddenly silenced when he ran a strip in the sunday comics written by an air Force sergeant in saudi Arabia. What a Surprise the troop did not say everything is peaches and Cream. The audacity of that troop not to believe every syllable that was uttered from an officers Mouth. The Point is that As members of the military we fight for All the values of democracy including the first amendment. When anyone starts to screen any articles to save the poor and ignorant from All views then democracy is truly dead. A a a a a a a sgt. Hank Fleming Hahn a Germany defense of doonesbury i an completely amazed by a recent letter to the editor. It stated that a doonesbury cartoon was in bad taste because it depicted a m military member being killed. The writer was so angered that he hoped future cartoons would be censored. Is it possible that he thinks no one knew people were killed in War until that cartoon was published maybe the strip should have depicted soldiers throwing water balloons at each other. A a. A. A i know you wont censor doonesbury but perhaps you could censor letters to the editor by people who think All of us americans Are a Bunch of simple minded wimps that la be terrified by a cartoon strip. A 7 if the writer is so shocked by doonesbury maybe he should Stop Reading it. A airman 1st class Tom caviar in Ciurlik a Turkey pen pals 1 am 35 years old and i enjoy cooking embroidery gardening dining out looking at nature listening to music and photographing. A Conchita Gerona a. A a. 40-1 a Torres Street \. To Oberron Davao City 8000. Philip Sines a 7. A a a a a t am 28 years old and my hobbies Are Reading Story books corresponding with pen pals from All Over the world participating in soccer table Tennis swimming and listening to various types of  a a a a a a. A. Camp office. A a. Ministry of defense and aviation a a on . Box 23. Kim a Hafar Ai batin31991. Kingdom of saudi Arabia a a editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. 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. 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