European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday May 18, 1991the a Iund ripes european edition circulation 125,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan a. Commander publisher a Bernard a. Zovistoski editor. I col. Gayle , Usa Deputy. Commander. Marie Kom Nickl production manager a a a Bill Walker european editor Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010.ets 348-5741 or 5823. Telex 419-332.business Tel fax 06155-601376. News Tel fax 06155-601416 a mailing address apr 09211 -4211 or Post a Fach 11.14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt i to Germany. News 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. A 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. V. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. 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A this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication Lor members of the Mhilary services overseas contents of the stars and slopes do not necessarily reflect the official views of. Or endorsement by. The u s government the department of def Visoot the u s. European command. The Appo Trancu of advertising in tins publications including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of Welense or the Siars and stripes of the products or services advertise Quot everything advertised in thus publication shall to made available Lor Purchase use of 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 Pairon. A in Gly americans recently i was in the shop Pette and overheard two. Military spouses discussing the 300 percent customs on items such As Crystal leaving Czechoslovakia. Because of the customs increase they concluded that they could not afford a visit. Yes there is a problem Here but not on the part of the czechs but rather. These a a ugly americans. The. Czechs like much of Europe Are fighting to switch Over to Market economies and to make their currencies con Vertille -. The velvet revolution a the peaceful overthrow of the czech communist regime a brought about a lot of changes. For example the government regulated currency conversion rates for tourists were set to Mirror the Black Market rates and put the Black Market currency exchangers out of business. Then in conic the tourists. It is really a sad sight to see a tour bus pull up and 30 to 40 bargain hungry shoppers pile out and proceed to run not walk but run Down Prague a Wen Ceslaus Square looking for Crystal arid jewelry. One would find a shop that still had Crystal arid yell Down the Square for the rest of her party to a come Down Here they be got  it made me sick to see the impress Sioris americans we releasing behind. A sgt. Jay a. Key a Augsburg Germany Shoih Rcd Byju a score 1 recently received my monthly counselling form. I feel that i am As hardworking a Soldier As any but i found a score of 2 a on a i-to-5 scale 1 is the lowest a for the education Field. The reason i got this is because i do not take correspondence courses. Why should i i will not use them in the Quot real world. T i have tried to pursue College courses but it is next to impossible. In 3 it years i have yet to attend one College course. I have planned and planned but my military occupational specially makes it impossible. Since i m in combat arms in a always in the Field. A / a a Quot a. I have begged pleaded and prayed of r a c h a Nee to better Myse if but to no Avail. What am i to do a spec. Steven d. Greenford. Baum Holder Germany. A a a a mail system blasted. A a. A a. A a a a a. A. I have seen Many things in my life Lime from High tech weapons that decimated a country to a nation rallying a around its troops in a show of. Support that will be unmatched for decades. I have walked upon lands that i knew1 before Only by biblical references. But i have never seen a mail system As slow As the one we now endure. Why is it we can pull of the largest air Campaign in history yet we cannot get a let Ter to Home in a months time i Only wish the problem would disappear instead of my mail. A staff sgt. Mark Arsenault operation desert storm Quot. A Uona tidies still needed during my Volunteer work at the Rhein main Uso tent City for the last six months in be noticed that from september through the beginning of March food and refreshment donations were made in Large quantities. But since the. Lease tire was signed donations have dwindled. Since the Uso is now staffing two Large fest tents donations Are needed More than Ever please Start baking those cookies and donating other goods such As luncheon meat bread Kool Aid Candy baked goods and salads. The service members arc so thankful for All the tastes of. Home awaiting them inside the tents. If you arc interested in donating please Check in your Community where you can turn in goods to be delivered to Rhein main a. A big thank you from All the service members who have passed through tent City arid appreciated your donations. A a a Tamara  Mainz German letters to the editor billionaire a. Ross Perot of a wings of a eagles Fame to come help free us because our government wont _ a Eugene Smith. A. Operation desert fib Well a cell ing the message feeling left out a the recent article. A Homecoming bittersweet for single troops a a was up 8r Nar itly accurate. Many single soldiers including Nysell have returned from operation. Desert storm to a lot less than a Welcome ceremony. Upon my return from saudi Arabia i encountered a hostile attitude from soldiers who did not deploy. I also faced immediate mandatory retirement. Although regulations exist to Honor a Soldier for dedicated service i received no retirement ceremony no retirement award after More than 29 years of service arid no retirement Check does the army really take care of its soldiers maybe retirees Are not included at least not in Vii corps. I believe the feeling is that since there was no service left in the Soldier push Hirn out the door however to All my friends and acquaintances who did congratulate and wish me Good Luck thanks. I needed it. A chief warrant officer 4 Robert l. Gambert �.�. Moh Ringen Germany no Dale id go Point Here we Are at the now infamous a largest air base somewhere in Central saudi Arabia a we have nothing to do and no place to go. The Only thing that a up is the temperature tempers and the number of cases of depression when we got Here we were told we were Here to defend saudi Arabia and democracy free Kuwait and destroy the enemy. We did All of that but now that the War is Over we re told nothing about w by we Are still Here and do not have a Date logo Home. A when we first came Here we had High spirits arid a Job to do. We now feel like Saddam Hussein a  what was it president Bush called them a tech. Sgt. Roy g. Bryant operation desert storm we deserve badge too it was quite disturbing to hear that my unit a medical company in the 3rd army div did not qualify for the combat medical badge it appears that the department of the army is discriminating against those medical personnel not assigned to an infantry unit. Let us not forget about the medical personnel in armoured divisions during operation desert storm. Our lives were in great danger also. We deserve the  cab is the combat medical badge not the combat infantry medical badge. It should be awarded to All combat division medical personnel and not just to the infantry medics. # a sgt. Edward Serviss Quot operation desert storm hold against our will i am in the individual ready Reserve and volunteered at a moments notice to help fight a War against oppression. Now i am one of several Hundred who Are being held against their will in saudi Arabia months after the War ended. How do we get in touch with Texas As the wheels of my Walkman have finally come to a grinding halt the Desort Sand has forced me to turn to my Only other alternative a an radio and. Those indispensable Public service announcements. Yesterday i listened to the musical arid literary Genius of a brilliantly writ ten Ballad extolling the Virtues of turn ing on the Light when its dark essentially the message was turn on the Light when its dark because it s easy fun and effective. Gosh and to think that people ult Over America Are. Tripping on things in dark  should be warned. What should we do when we re thirsty drink water a sgt. Steve p. Bos v operation desert storm a arc policy criticized i am so upset that arc cancelled my vacation to Berchtesgaden Ger Many. I made the reservation four months in Advance. I received a letter from arc Berchtesgaden stating that higher Headquarters had cancelled my reservation to provide room for the troops returning from desert storm. I too supported desert storm not in the theater but by providing essential Mission support. A a it is quite obvious that reservations done to mean anything to arc and i feel that As a civilian supporting the u a government i have been discriminated against i am proud of All the troops who performed their duties but Many others supported them in their Mission Tim Wise v. Raf Croughton England pen pals i am 29 and would like to write to american people. Arthur Kolendo. A a / a a  i a. A a. 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