European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes tuesday May 7, 1991thestajsandpripes european edition circulation 145,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan. Commander published. Bernard a Zovistoski a a a a editor Quot it col. A Fly w. Fix Usa Deputy commander. Marie Kom Nickl. Production manager Bill Walker a european editor Deane 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 Fach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11,  06155-601 plus Extension 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. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326,. A a a a bureaus. Bremerhaven Germany Ken clauson., building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern. Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-6659. Orciviliah0471-88702. A a Kaiserslautern Germany Deooe Arrington Doke Peggy Davidson Lynda Davidson building 2899, Pulaski a Barracks Apo 09227-3717 Telephone civilian 0631-52104 Tel fax 0631-50696. Quot a. Quot v Munich Germany Steve Taylor building 16, stairwell. 2nd floor Mcgraw Cavern soured Apo 09407 Telephone ets 440-7320 or civilian 089-690-1800. Nurnberg Germany Vince Crawley ei5e bather build. My 21. William o Darby Cavern Apo 09696-Telephone a a ets 460-7256 or civilian 0911 -712563. A. Stuttgart Germany Joseph Owen. Building 4303, room 201, Wallace Barracks. Mailing address co Vii corps Fin. Group of amp to Wallace Barracks Apo 09154 Telephone ets-420 7179 or civilian 0711 542s 71 /. Wurzburg Germany John Millar room 110, River building Apo 09036 Telephone ets 350-4704 or civilian 0931-"71569,-.�� a a 7 v. Brussels Belgium David Tarrant International press Center 1 Boulevard Charler Nama Box 45, 1041 Brussels Telephone civilian 00322 359-0967 Tel fax 00322 a 2309086.  a mediate Chanean j. Ring Cruger and Gary Miller Naples Italy Asa Box 56, Fpo 09521. Telephone Auto on 625-. .1110 ext. 4880 or civilian 0039-81-7624049  East stars and stripes Middle East Bureau Gener. Al delivery Apo 09616. Telephone in Dhahran saudi Arabia 00966-3-8955q16 Tel fax 00966-3-0646716.send let a lers to the editor to Apo 09211-4211 in Germany. A a new York City room .401, 252-Sevonlh avo., new York 10001, Telephone 212 620-3333. United kingdom Murid rth Winder Amy gels Lor Jones. Budding 436 Cess or Raf Mildenhall Apo 09127 Telephone Dow 238-2226 or civilian 0638-512226. Washington . Chuck Vlinch Janel Howells Lerney Oast a the Pentagon,.room 2e756 . Bax 46095,-Washington, do. 20050-6095 Telephone 703-697-6695 a lol lax 703 693-6366. Business offices circulation for Home delivery service and inquiries Call the office nearest you listed below Germany a a Berlin civilian 8331b46. Ets 332 4412. A Bremerhaven civilian 0471-85168, ets 342 8119. Rhein main a civilian 069-692050 of 692565, ets 330-6025 or 7103, telex 412712 Cen Reg Tol tax 069. 694087. Kaiserslautern civilian 0631-57070 or 57079, ets 489. 7100, Tel fax 0631-50696. A Munich civilian 089-6901503 or 6901504. Ets 440-6556, a Tel fax 089-699,1606. Nurn8erg Civili Art 0911-712558, ets 460 7001. A Stuttgart civilian 071.1-546743, ets 420-7175. A Greece Quot. Athens civilian 9923390. A ,. Y Italy a a. Vicenza civilian 0444-515358, ets. 634-7545, Lelela 0444 300-641. A. Spain Madrid ets 665 5807. Civilian and Leiala 0034-16561465. Turkey. Istanbul civilian 664372, Lel fax 0090-1-1664372 United Kingdo Newbury civilian 0635 44768. Dan 266-3209a advertising display ext. 247,309. Classified ext 349 this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication Tor members Al the military services overseas. Contents olt the stars and stripes do not necessarily reflect the official views of or endorsement by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements Dos not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or  Standard attention readers with a conscience. Do you want to save Young menus lives do you want to save your country some Money do you want a a Kinder gentler nation a Well in be got the solution and it really is simple. First write your representative and senator and Tell them How much you support women in combat roles. Hopefully a Bill will be passed and Well be seeing women grunts. Second wait for a War to break out. I guarantee the Republican congressmen and male senators will  the president the go ahead to kill their daughters. For some reason society has set yet another double Standard for women. They Are so fit that they can be in an explicit entertainment Magazine and show off their bodies but at the same time can to have the same right to bleed and die. 7 no one seems to mind a Young Man dying for his country but a Young woman the boys at Capitol Hill would choke at the idea a pfc Ray j. Berlejung Kafer Tal Germany l a no special treatment this is in regard to a mothers at  Ai am a female technical sergeant and am currently supporting operation desert storm. My husband is also an Active duty military member and is stationed stateside. We have no children. In a getting a Little tired of hearing about military women wanting to get out of their obligations just because they have children. They must realize that their dependents Are their responsibility not the military a. And they  expect special treatment just because they have dependents. _ 1 feel single people and married couples without dependents Are being discriminated against. When it comes Down to choosing whether to Send someone to War it seems those without dependents Are usually sent. It is unfair to imply that we Are More expendable. Perhaps the military should Start their cutback of personnel with dual military couples who have dependents and with single parents. A tech sgt. Carol l. Sipes operation desert Stormi fairness in benefits every Day we read of the Many benefits persian Gulf War veterans can receive from tax Breaks and extra promotion Poi College. I am an infantryman in 3rd brigade 8th inf div and we were fortunate enough that we were not sent. Very fortunate at the time now it seems As though we Are being punished for not being there. However we re not eligible to receive any of these benefits. We done to get tax Breaks we stayed Home or closer to Home. There were no extra promotion Points As we weren to in a combat zone a terrorist threats done to count. And no College scholarship. Well what is the reasoning behind this because they served their country Well we did too. Proudly. We did no to choose the unit we were assigned to. We did no to decide which units would be deployed. It is not our fault that we weren to sent to War although about that we re not complaining. However our lives Here were changed by the War and we too were affected. We should receive some benefits too. Of i forgot we get to Wear the National defense ribbon. Well i for one will Wear it with Pride while Many other soldiers Are reaping in the benefits of a War where a majority of the soldiers did nothing but the same Type of guard duty we pulled Here. / i done to want to take anything away from those who served in the Gulf. I respect you All greatly and sympathize with your situation. But the arc arc Many soldiers left behind who  be forgotten. A. A spec. Elliot s. Thiede. Mannheim Germany prejudice deplored i am with the 240th signal in braver co from Burbank calif., and i volunteered to come to saudi Arabia. / even though prejudice went out years ago i know no matter where you go in life you will come across some prejudice but can Overlook it. However when it is thrown in your face on a daily basis and your own noncommissioned officers and officers done to care that leads you to believe that they Are prejudiced too. ,. And 1 was always told that today a military did hot put up with this stuff. So what am i to think a spec. Linda Carter operation desert storm rarely changes i am a hispanic Soldier who has been on Active duty for 10 years. And i intend to continue on in this career Field. As the Caliper of Soldier entering military service continues to change an Issue that rarely changes is bigotry against those who speak another language. A it can be identified by comments made by enlisted and commissioned personnel. Quot a if you Are not being a bigot with a certain minority race of Soldier you Are going out of your Way to prove your bigotry with those of us who speak another language. A it is not Only hispanics who suffer bit also those who have roots in or Are from other countries they also fill the ranks of our army. A yes i know . Army is on my uniform but who Are you to Tell me a they done to speak that around  i am sure others would agree. It May not be a big Deal to you but it is to us. A sgt Jose a. Espinoza. Operation desert storm chive trim tax Breaks and extra promotion Points to a Fult ride scholarship to a \ in Loryll  to the editor nearly three months and expects one month at Home before going out again for several months. I know from his experiences that being in the coast guard is just As demanding though the missions Are different As being in one of the other services. V. A a a a they use a combination of air and sea Rescue equipment and frequently risk their own. Lives to save others. The men and women of the coast guar arc highly trained and professional and they Contr Bitite in Many different ways to the nations defense and Security. They participate in the drug interdiction program ensure that boat operators act safely and responsibly and perform customs duties in conjunction with the . Customs service. In Short their duties provide for the Protection of the United states in ways that complement the other uniformed services. A Jackl. Kime Munich Germany 1 enjoyed your article a muslims in the  it portrayed one of the diverse religions practice in the military. A Ai will say that i abhor the thought of having to Hurt anyone because i am a Christian. But i am contractually and morally obligated to a defend against All enemies foreign and  i think if or. Raheem Quot cannot do it then he should do what is Best for him voluntarily separate from the military. , Johnson operation desert storm Salute to coast guard although 1 am retired army 1 would like to respond to the letter concerning the . Coast guard my son in Law is a coast guard member. As i write he has been at sea forsaking Issue with Fain i read Jim faints column a big brother should try to stay out of private  a. A a a a. A it would be perfectly agreeable if or. Fain drove around unbelted in his vehicle arid if Public funds were not spent to treat his injuries should he be involved in an Accident. Perhaps he has private medical insurance. In that Case no private insurance funds should be spent on treating his injuries for that would increase the costs to the other contributors. Or suppose he Dies unbelted in an Auto Accident and he has life insurance. Also no death benefits should be paid. And if we have to construct smoke barriers that permit smokers their habit the barriers should be financed by. Smokers funds. Then of course it would be their right to smoke behind their barriers a it. Col. Robin Datta bad Kreuz Nach German count Gas coupons recently i bought a Book of 100 liners Worth of Gas coupons. When i got to the Gas station i noticed that 30 liners Worth of coupons were missing. Since i could not prove that the coupons were missing before i left the Cashiers Cage i had no recourse ,. Please learn from my mistake and count the coupons in the books before you sign and pay for them. Sharon Yocum Frankfurt German editor s note. Letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily m this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Prefer enee 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 09211-4211. 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 Stripe Apo 09211-4211