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All deserve Honor Over the last few weeks i have read with interest and quite frankly amazement the letters quibbling Over who deserves the Praise and recognition for the Victory in the persian Gulf what happened to a we did no to do it for glory. We did it for Freedom and Justice a i think everyone who had a part in operations desert shield and desert storm deserves much  has been looking for some heroes fora Long time. It now has Many. I Salute All of you. My husband is in saudi Arabia and you can bet in a proud of him. But it was not because he was a gunner a Pilot a signal officer or a medic but because he is a Soldier a an american Soldier who did his Job Well and helped give the gift of Freedom to the people of Kuwait and Pride in our nation to the people of America. Al. Thompson Crail sheim German count your blessings i am disturbed about the number of articles from soldiers complaining about their unit not being recognized for deeds about someone else coming Home first or about How rough they have it. As a Vietnam vet i know All too Well the sacrifices you have made and the hardships you Are enduring but please before you complain Stop and count your blessings. With your safety in mind your leaders devised a Battle plan to ensure Victory and you were victorious. You liberated Kuwait to restore its Freedom the greatest gift you could give. Think of the lives you helped change. Through that Superb planning nearly everyone will come Home alive. Pray for those who gave their lives and for their families. Feel proud and hold your head High when you return. Rejoice that your country stood behind you and will Welcome you Home. A sgt. 1st class Daniel Riggs Mainz Germany historical reminder More than a few letters have been published that lambasted the a a Liberal democrats for their desert storm stance. And now a letter has used the term a Liberal leftist to describe them. 1 would like to remind these writers that it was Liberal democrats a presidents Wilson Franklin d. Roosevelt Truman Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson a who took us through world War i world War ii Korea and Vietnam and historically it was the conservatives who were gun shy especially if their pampered sons were vulnerable. With few exceptions present Day Liberal democrats did not oppose desert storm but rather when it would Start. As for the term a Liberal leftist a it is both a non sequitur and a contradiction for neither leftists nor right wingers have a Liberal Bone in their despotic bodies. Which Means on the Battlefield they imagine themselves As the Only ones fighting the War. So it goes with Neo conservatives a past and present american or otherwise a who have one track minds and ears that hear Only the March of jackboots and eyes that see Only the glorified Symbol none of w hich is indicative of a free and pluralistic America. A Joe Wiegman Wiesbaden German truckers vital Loo i am a woman truck Driver in the army and have been a Driver for almost 12 years. As i sit Here in saudi. Arabia waiting to begin another 13-hour Day on the Road to Iraq and Back i wonder Why i have it idiot. Heard mention of the importance of our jobs. Without us truck Drivers there could not have been an assault. How do you think All this equipment food water ammunition etc., gets to the front lines a i rest my Case. So please give us the recognition we deserve especially since we Are the ones who will be the last to leave this country. While some Are receiving cheers and recognition Back in the states we Are still Here doing what we do Best a trans a port. A a a a a a a. A sgt. Kathy Russell operation desert storm thanks fur nothing9 i became so angry at Delta airlines response to the letter from five airmen stationed in England that i decided to write. Delta airlines a Welcome Home fare is nothing but a cruel hoax to the 100,000-plus desert storm veterans stationed in Europe. It raised my expectations and ended up Only making me angry. It. When i first saw the 70 percent discount offer 1 thought fantastic. I can take my family of four Home on leave this summer after i get Back from the persian Gulf. Wrong. Read the offer carefully Only stateside Gulf veterans and other military personnel in the United states will be Able to enjoy this offer. I strongly agree with the airmen who wrote concerning this a Welcome Home program. Thanks for nothing Delta airlines. If you Are really patriotic extend your offer to the 100,000-plus Gulf War veterans stationed in Europe. A capt. Jorge Fernandez operation desert storm�?~warthog9 lauded for almost three weeks now you have been providing your readers with news about the kurdish refugees the Airlift and the new Camps. Most of the news has revolved around the c-130s performing the drops or the helicopters most recently deployed to Turkey. I think its great these units Are getting recognition that is Well deserved. But you have failed to report on an integral part of this operation the a-10 Thunderbolt ii. The 92nd tac fighter so from Raf Ben Waters has been in Turkey since the first Day of the Airlift and has performed such critical missions As escorting the c-130s and determining locations for Supply drops. The a a warthog surpassed All expectations during operation desert storm and was the plane most feared by iraqi ground troops yet the was barely a a Mentior Rof it or any hog Drivers in the news. Come on folks give these Guys credit where credit is due. They have done a terrific Job and should be recognized for their contributions. A Nancy Protzmann Raf Ben Waters England letters to the editor our homeless ignored As of april 26 nearly 2,000 Airdrop missions had been flown to Aid the kurd. Temporary shelter is being constructed to House them and they Are getting fresh food and water daily As Well As medical care All free of charge. Meanwhile Back in the states our own Brothers and Sisters Are watching All this on storefront televisions each night before they retire to their a cardboard  the kurd were strangers until recently. Their plight gained them worldwide recognition because they were in the daily news. I find it amazing that our own homeless Are pretty much ignored until election time soon after which the Powers that be once again turn their backs on them. If the taxpayers of our great nation were polled in a quite certain they would rather have their Money taking care of our own people. A James Warren Mannheim Germany no sympathy Here done to expect me to be sympathetic to families in Europe. Poor things a you done to speak the language get out and learn it. You re in a foreign country what a terrible Fate to be stranded in an uncivilized country like Germany. Why done to you get out and see it Twenty Odd years ago my family moved to Germany. Instead of complaining we Learned the language and made the most of it. As for subscribing to a stateside paper the soldiers in the Gulf can to exactly do that. The stars and stripes is the Only thing that Isnit months old by the time it arrives. Its All we be got too. A sgt. Lisa j. Miller operation desert storm pert pals i am a Leo with a Good sense of humor. I would Elko in have a lot of pen pals. A a Shirl pittman.16 Cambridge Road a cheap Canterbury Kent. A cy13qg, England a v we would like to have pen friends from All Over the. World a a a a a. A a a Rowena we Villaruz 22 a a a a Rhona m. 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