European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes monday May 20, 1991 the Sofman european edition circulation 125,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan. Commander publisher a Bernard a. Zovistoski. A editor . U. Col. Gayle w. Fiusa Deputy commander Marie Kohl Nocki a production manager. Bill Walker european editor Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 348-5741 or 5823. R telex 419-332. Business Tel fax 06155-601376, news Tel fax 06155-601416 mailing address Apo 09211 -4211 or Post Fach 11 14 37 0-6too Darmstadt 11,  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,. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326, bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson build neg 103.  Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone eds 3428659. 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I he  government the department of Welense or the  european command thu appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not. Constitute endorsement by the Deparl rent of Welense or the Stais and stapes of the products or services advertised. Evor Lhing advertised in this publication shall be. Made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard 1o race color religion sex. National Engin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit actor of the purchaser user or Patron. A make it a tradition while sitting Here in saudi Arabia waiting for my turn to rotate Back Home i spend some of my Leisure time Reading articles in newspapers and magazines about the celebrations for the troops returning from the persian Gulf. Being a former Marine corps Veteran of Vietnam and Cambodia i find it exciting to know that Bur country has opened its eyes to the meaning and Pur pose of americans armed forces. Unlike the units returning Home together from the persian Gulf some from Vietnam were not so Lucky. Most units never returned As a group Only those surviving members that were Lucky enough to make it Home. But where were the open arms hugs and kisses then and Why were there so very few to say Welcome Home maybe today a Young generation of men and women arc the children of the Early Vietnam veterans. And maybe they want their sons and daughters to return Home with Pride and to know that they have done the right thing by serving in the Gulf War. Whatever the reason May be i am Happy to know that when i return Home t h is time my wife and son will be waiting for me and the whole world will be saying a Welcome Home a. Let this be a tradition that americans will never again turn their backs on the men and women of the armed forces for serving their country in any conflict. A Start sgt. Chip sours operation desert storm a Green Cross needed the  resulting from the persian Gulf War has prompted Pat Ric Boyer a conservative member of the Canadian parliament to propose a farsighted measure to Deal with future calamities. F Boyer recalled that the International red Cross was proposed by a Young Swiss named Henri Duhant after he witnessed the suffering of thousands of soldiers and a Lack of medical cure at the Battle of Solferino. Quot Boyer wrote to the Globe and mail a we should respond to environmental calamities of this magnitude just As the red Cross responds to wars human calamity and suffering. Canada could play u positive global role by promoting an International Green Cross which would work in. Battle zones with protected status from All sides to clean up contamination and Rescue whatever stricken creatures must be  the time has come for this idea. A Rita Roe Bartlett Pitburg a Germany Safe band Salute a hats off to the Safe band out of Ramstein a Germany for its great performances in Prague Czechoslovakia the weekend of May 10-12. \ the joint concert with the czech Osla Vak army band at the Prague Castle on May 11 was one of the highlights of our visit. A. We Hope to see you again in another european capital. A Mike and Donna Duday a Irene to Scurti. Stuttgart Germany. It Rin and Bear it i just finished Reading a weekend . 1 am Active duty air Force and i done to spend All my time preparing for War. It was just As much of an inconvenience for me to pick up and leave for War As it was for you. Full time or Par time when we signed on that dotted line we said we would do whatever our country asked us to do. My Fiance has been in the Gulf for five months. Our plans have been put on hold. Actually our lives have been put on hold because of this War. Each of you knew that there was a possibility that your country would Call on you. So its time for everyone to Grin and Bear it. A airman 1st class Rachel la Dunro. Span Dahlem a Germany shameless video game i found the article titled a anti semitic video games being sold Quot disturbing to read. The producers and distributors of those odious video games must be a callous and immoral lot. Those that Purchase the videos show a deplorable Lack of human compassion and should be. Made to spend a Day in Dachau. There they can try to ignore deny or find humor in the agony that haunts every Corner of that infamous concentration Camp.  v  a t find it unbelievable Das a tube ice Nicht that anyone would try to glorify the madness the senselessness and the heinous acts of inhumanity that were committed during world War ii in a ghoulish video game. Time will never dim my memory of who it was that formulated then followed a rationalized schema that justified  of jews slavs gypsies and everyone else who raised a voice in protest. Shame on those who again look the other Way  Emily noid Raf Lake Pheuth England horses deserve respect f Only for the Sake of argument we can hypothetically allow for cultural differences to explain Why the european Community Belgium in particular allows the buying of horse meat. But for the source of horse meat to be the United states shame. Have these american business people no value for the horse other than raising it for Slaughter the horse deserves greater respect because of its contribution to the development of our nation through farming transportation sports and War. Ironically the results of the 117th Kentucky Derby appeared in the stars and stripes the same Day. Perhaps it was. To some a gentle reminder of the state of Grace that horses hold. A Joan Gibson. Kapaun air station Germany not Nior Rier my. Husband and i visited the Frankfurt zoo. We were saddened to see tic conditions under which Many of the larger mammals existed. Sensible and humane space management was definitely lacking. For example the Jungle cats such As the Panther Leopard etc., were confined to Small cages. The Wolf and other canine enclosures although open were not much better. I lie Lone Polar Bear had nothing to swim in except thick Green sludge some other bears were confined to a  to the editor the Hippo did not even have the Opportunity to leave his tiny Pool. We guessed that his entire Day was spent swimming around in circles. The stress induced compulsive pacing behaviour cd Hibi cd by Many of these animal was evident because of their confinement in such Small spaces yet a couple of Guinea pigs and geese had an extremely Large area in which to Romp. It would make sense if the zoo transferred the Guinea pigs and geese allowing the Jungle cats More. Room  it Frankfurt zoot unfortunately like so Many zoos manage their animals under the premise that a More animals make better  Well obviously this  the Case the zoo would be a More pleasant place for both humans and animals if consideration was Given to the space requirements of these animals. A Cheryl Mach. Lindsey air station German High Marks to stripes strangely you be published no letters concerning the results of your recent readership Survey certainly you deserve a much higher credibility rating than the Survey indicated a Only 8.2% a always a and 54.6% a most of the time . A there Are certain constraints on military life and i suspect Many of your readers feel this somehow extends into your presentation of news and information. Its a perception that tends to go with the territory plus in the minds of its readers no newspaper is considered wholly credible. I know that sometimes there Are pressures from the military to omit hold or revise certain unfavourable or controversial news stories just As governmental and civic leaders and advertisers will try to bring similar pressure on a commercial newspaper Back Home. No question the pressure is there whatever the venue the trick is to resist it and in a convinced that in the past few years your newspaper has steadfastly and successfully done so. There were times in the. Old Days a i be read your newspaper for 40 years a when this was not always possible so safeguards were established. An example was your recent reorganization. So fret not. Your vastly greater circulation Over competing civilian newspapers within the . Forces area is proof of the pudding. I rate your credibility As 99% a practically All the time a same As 1 would rate a Good newspaper at Home. A Rex l. 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