European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday May 4 1991 Trestm amp an european edition circulation 145,000stop whining col. Gene e. Townsend Usan. Commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski i. A v. ,. Editor a. A i. Col. Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander a. Marie to Minckl production manager. Bill Walker. European editor Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager. Switchboard 06155 6010.ets 348-5741 or 5823 a. V a. Telex 419-332. Business Tel fax 06155-601376. News Tel fax 06155-601416 y mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post Lach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11,  06155 601  or ets 348-8 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. 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The stars and stripes along with several other Media sources cannot recognize every unit that was in operations desert shield and desert storm or in support of it. Every Soldier whether Active or Reserve signed a contract to do what their country tells them nowhere in that contract does it state that you will be recognized. Just ask soldiers from previous conflicts. You will More than Likely be highly recognized when you return to your duty station whether stateside or abroad also you will return Home when the military decides to let you. Units Are being sent Home according to Mission essentiality not first in first out. The Bottom line is you joined the military to do a Job. Now that you be been called upon to do it you re complaining because you re not getting recognition for it. Maybe next time you should read a contract before you sign it. If you done to like the military get out. If you stay in then act like a real Soldier and Stop whining. A staff sgt. Wesley Deweese spec. Paul Campbell a spec. Rich Smith Crail sheim German support still needed throughout the Media we often hear about participants of operation desert storm returning Home. Everyone is Happy that there is a cessation of hostilities in the Gulf. Family and friends Are elated that their loved ones Are finally coming Home. When operation desert shield first kicked off we were asked not to forget the service members deployed to the Gulf. Now that the yur is Over i ask that Jou not forget the service members who have been recently deployed and Are still deployed to clean up after the War. Regardless of whether the troops Are in saudi Arabia or other areas in the theater we Are still away from our family and friends and we need the same support that was afforded the troops during operations desert shield and desert storm. A sgt. Stevie b. Holloway operation desert storm in the wrong company i watched the an special Quot Welcome Home America a Uso  the so pwn a beginning was graced with the presence of our country a Best including the president two former presidents the Secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. After the introduction of these distinguished americans Host Tony Danza acknowledged another person in the audience Muhammad Ali. Quot have we forgotten his refusal to serve in the armed forces after being drafted have we forgotten that he embraced and kissed Saddam Hussein in an unsanctioned misguided attempt to free the hostages yes. Muhammad Ali has established himself As a great Boxer Civi rights activist and a Leader in the Black Community. Bid he lacks the comprehensive patriotic character to be in the presence of such distinguished company. A maj. Haney Poindexter chevres a Belgium. Dodds staff forgotten after weeks of accolades fittingly bestowed upon returning military men and women of operations desert shield and storm i must admit i feel ignored. Not once did i see a military news article or a political statement thanking the Dodds partners who helped the children and spouses of deployed military members. From the beginning we were there and still arc. Much of the stress and emotional and physical problems that ensued were dealt with and eased by the civilian staff of Dodds. Isnit it time the non combatant support personnel of Dodds gets a Public thank you .1. A Kay voc Nick. Ramstein a German double standards. My question is direct and to the Point. We All understand there arc overweight people in the military. They Are flagged because of this and for any other favourable actions. Then a War begins. Now these same service members Are told How much they Are heeded and How Good they Are some Are put in leadership or High stress positions that require the highest competency. They perform with Little supervision and exceed most standards now the War comes to an end. The Reward they receive for these achievements is notification of a tape test. If they do not meet the army standards they will be considered for separation from the military. Why when there was a War it was their skills that mattered. A staf sgt. Bruce Asbury operation desert storm comics. Just for fun this is in response to the letter concerning prejudice in the Beetle Bailey comic strip. After Reading this letter i Analysed Many comic strips that i read on a daily basis. I would like to share my discoveries. Speaking on behalf of Short people i take exception to the april 22 wizard of id. The idea of picking on a person because of his height insinuating that he or she is inadequate is blasphemous. Andy Capp suggests that All English people Are Lazy and drunk. Snuffy Smith mocks the southerners drawl and should therefore be taken out or. Cleaned up. Calvin and Dennis the menace Are bad influences for our Young readers who May believe that they can get away w Ith such antics. Comics Are created for Light hearted Reading not analysing. Humor in any form is a suspension of reality and not to be taken seriously. So please lighten up and skip those strips that you done to like. A a Cliff Dodge shape Belgium. R disabled Ciul Cnair disabled people do not want pity a they just want to continue life. Having a birth defect in be had nearly 30 years of firsthand experience. Or while walking with one Crutch 1 bumped into a Young Soldier at the Bamberg commissary this Soldier is a credit to himself and his parents. He held the door for me. He made sure 1 was of before entering the door. A True gentleman. He is either very determined or Well trained. Disabled people can do what they want. They just have to work smarter. Becoming disabled is More difficult than being born disabled. This so dict gentleman was in a wheelchair. He no longer has the lower portion of both legs. You. Dear Soldier will have unique trials ahead of you. Remember to work smarter not  to the editor congratulations you seem to w ahead of the Battle of adjustment. A Gwendolyn Allen Bamberg  the Forest we Are a group of schoolboys and schoolgirls. We attend Schobl in a Small Community near Kaiserslautern we sometimes take walks in the Forest in the Vicinity of an american Cavern and have found that american soldiers use the same Forest. We also  that when they leave the Forest they leave behind empty beverage containers and other debris. Sometimes they build open fires this practice is both dangerous and prohibited by German Law. We ask you to protect the Forest. A leave nothing but your footprints and take nothing but your  with Best wishes. A Melanie Lii Mars Stanje Rahm a a Marco Quesnall a Thorstein Haury a a a Nadine Trauer a Patrick Ayala a Carsten Ginkel a Patrick Kiehl. A Erik Holzhauer a Tim Gimbel a Stephanie Knieriemen Hochspeier Germany Lasly reductions concerning the upcoming reductions has anyone Given any concern to protecting the interest and welfare of Host who will have to leave the service in two or four years. V soldiers especially those in the european come will be placed in situations where a a sporting on the sidewalk will be a Ucma uniform code of military Justice offence in order to make cuts on time. This is never applied the same across the Board Only to those deemed socially undesirable or who done to fit into the group Norm. J As for getting a Good Start the separation pay plan makes it much easier for single soldiers with Over 11 years of service. A a a a a a a a the biggest problem i see of occurring is a larger number of service members will be cited for poor performance or misconduct because of prejudice a a problem the service is trying to make the Public believe does no to exist. Finally if Congress pressures the Pentagon for Hasty reductions a spitting on the sidewalk could become a felony along with a marching out of  what i want to know is has anyone addressed the possibility that such things could happen to Good soldiers a sgt. Johnny l. Dillard operation desert Storma editor s note a i 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. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo w211-42 1. 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