European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 b the stars  sunday april 28, 1991 the circulation 160,000 european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan a commander publish or. Bernard a. Zovistoski \ a a editor it. Col. Gayle a fix Usa Deputy commander Marl Kom Nickl production manager. Bill Walker. European. Editor Doane a 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 faqs 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11,  06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus a a Extension. Quot. A 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, a. 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This newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication Lor mor Ebers of the military services overseas. Contents o the Slars and Snipes do not necessarily rolled the Olti Cial views of of endorsement by. I to . Governed the department of dense or the u a european command. The appearance of  i do or is i e i m i o in products or services aiiverti50i1 Phy n if is publication. Including  by n Snipes of Hie id it f i Lull be  la jut regard to re Mel slams  non Mei award giveaways about two weeks after the ground War ended my seniors went around to each vehicle and told us we had to turn in recommendations for awards As soon As possible. Most of us replied that we had done nothing above and beyond the Call of duty and that we had simply done our jobs. However on ceremony Day Many men were called up to receive various awards. At first it was funny. There were Silver stars Bronze stars army common Dation medals and other types of appreciation bestowed Many of the awards read a keeping head out of Turret during battled or a engaging a t-72 iraqi tank a 1. The Best one was a for capturing 40 Epos enemy prisoners of War a who were sitting Down in formation and happened to be in the path of our oncoming vehicles. We All laughed at that one. About an hour and a half later we were dismissed. Many talked about How unbelievable the whole charade was. One Soldier was so upset that he rcom mended the awards All be turned Back in. Of course that did no to happen. The question was where does one draw the line Between doing ones Job and going above and beyond the Call of duty. Yes it is a thin Tine a very thin line. And on that Smoky Chilly afternoon my unit crossed it but crossed it the wrong Way a -. A a a a a. A. A. My men and myself apologize to the fellow soldiers of. Past conflicts who earned their awards. A spec Robert Santos operation desert storm mint when we return we were just doing our jobs. So Stop whining and do your jobs and done to begrudge us our return. A staff sgt. Darrell Stamper a sgt. Raol w. Estrada a staff sgt. Kathleen Wingfield a sgt. Jeff Kistler a sgt. . Carter operation desert storm combat soldiers unite combat soldiers of the world unite and cast off the chains of your oppressors communism May be dead but the seeds of class conflict have been sown in the. Desert of the Middle East. A new social dialectic has been born. We the combat arms have the Means to right the wrongs of the system that deprives us while the rear Echelon lives in luxury. Why should we enslave ourselves to the opiate of the masses a patriotism and the Mission a while they live off of the fruit of our labors namely showers televisions Vars air conditioning a batteries three hons a Day and no Foxholes we have the training leadership and equipment. The time for action is now a 1st it. David f. Williams. A staff sgt. Russel n. Weaver operation desert storm thank god you returned thank god All of you soldiers returned safely to your units family and friends so quit complaining about who was first to go to the Middle East and who had done this or that. Everyone was effective. If they Hadnot been you a still be there. Focus instead on who really brought you Back a god. A staff sgt. J. Daniels or. Kitzinger Germany no comparison to All of you who did no to go to desert storm in recent weeks we have read letters complaining that we Are getting More recognition when we return to the states than troops returning from other overseas locations such As Germany Spain Etc. / some letters also said that soldiers and airmen who did t go to the persian Gulf had it As hard or harder than those who went. Those of you that worked Long hours in support of desert storm we thank you. But please done to compare your experience to ours. You worked Long hours but saw your family when you were done had a Beer and slept in your own bed at night. Also  heard of Many people stationed in Europe who were there against their wishes. \ now let s look at w hat be had in desert storm. Scud attacks terrorist threats extreme heat 12-hour shifts tents cots dirt and Sand and res. There was no Beer no night life and we spent Christmas thanksgiving and easier without our  see done to expect any special  precedent v giving coast guard women a two year maternity leave could set a dangerous precedent. Where does it go from there will women in the rest of the services ask for the same i pictured most of these women trying to get out of returning to Active duty because they have become settled Down and Happy with their jives. There Are Many women in the real services a army air Force Navy and marines a who have babies and do just Fine. Most bases offer excellent childcare centers. My wife is military. We have had. Three children since she enlisted and we Are doing Fine and our children arc Normal and Happy. A a c the coast guard has the easiest Job in our military and yet they want something like this. A Karl j. Chase or ii Raf Mildenhall England. A women can be a grinds i have no doubt that certain women can fight in the . Army a infantry. If a woman can prove to me that she can Lead men in combat i would follow. From private to general we Are taught to take the initiative when opportunities present  1 know women have done so in civilian and non combat Arras military endeavours. I think the All purpose supreme infantrymen Are the army rangers. They possess the qualities of intelligence arid discipline and they refuse to quit. A a a Grunt expects these qualities in a Leader. If a woman wants to fight and win in combat she should Endeavor to be the Best. Equal opportunities Are stressed in the army. Yet the Laws stand set by Congress. Why i am a private in an airborne infantry company deployed with Vii corps in desert storm. I be been through air a borne air assault and nato patrol schools i still seek much much More . A All i m saying is   wants to be something be the Best there is. Quot Al letters to the editor the Way a one female High school Junior said. Yet i say a Lead the Way a in accordance with airborne Ranger standards. A a a a a a a a a. Keep trying and you la earn respect for the Effort. Then the rules May change. Exceed the standards Lead by example and maybe ill see you in Ranger school. A pfc. . Wurts a operation desert storm Bush getting he Job done so what if president Bush went fishing boating jogging and fishing again and even secured his re election. Every time i read a newspaper i done to expect to see Bush crying from the Oval office. No Way that a not what its All about. There must be another Side of our president for the Public to see. Why did no to a recent writer mention that the president travels with his staff and works very hard Between fishing jogging boating and other activities if Bush had been neglecting his duties As head of our nation there would have been More than enough democrats to speak up. A Johnny Maldonado Iii Darmstadt German father of All traitors it what words can be used to describe a traitor to the nation and the troops that. Defend it. Searching the dictionary is one Way and Reading the newspaper is  me give my definition of traitor in just two words. Ramsey Clark How can a nation of such great deeds As desert storm allow such a person to organize an International tribunal against his own country he should be facing a tribunal for collaborating with the enemy. Acting on his own he entered the enemy Camp arid openly supported iraqi claims against the United states. Make room Jane Fonda you now have company on the list of those least admired. A a his claims that we killed thousands of people is a fact of War. If we had fought the War As he saw fit thousands of americans would have died instead. Who appointed him the conscience of the world a Saddam May have lost the Mother of All Battles but Ramsey Clark will win As the father of All traitors.1 a command sgt. Maj. Patrick v. Of Donnell. Munich Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing Jahcir 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 . Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars  Apo 09211-4211. A  a  requesting information or assistance arc answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day. Except thursday and sunday. A such Quot letters should be addressed to. Readers 7\ction line. The Slars . Apo l1? 1-4211