European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday May 21, 1991 european edition circulation 125,000 col Genee. Townsend Usan r. A commander publisher a a Bernard a. Zovistoski a editor . Col. Gayle w. Fix Usa. Deputy commander Marie Kohl Nickl 1 production manager a r Bill Walker a european editor Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager. Switchboard 06155-6010. Ets348-5741 or5823. A a a a 1 telex 419-332. Business Tel fax 06155-601376. News Tel fax 06155-601416 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post a Fach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news 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 exl. 230, 245, 341. A letters to editor exl. 208. Education Jim Jones exl 226, business Randy Mcclain exl. 326. Bureaus. 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A adv display exl 247.309 classified ext 349 Pyjar Lisma this newspaper is an authorized Uii official publication for  of the Mii Wihry services overseas. Contents of the slats and Snipes do not necessarily reflect the official views of or Endor Sonnoni by , the department of. Defense or to . European command. A a the Appo Rarico of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by. The. Department of Desense or the stars and stupas of he.  services  /  /. A a everything advertised in  publication Small a made available Tor Purchase use or Patron Tigo without regard to. Race,.itolor. Religion sex National origin ago marital status a physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit. Factor of the. Purchaser us or  v /.  of words the stars and stripes encouraged a problem within the army when it published the article a Small Battle called Gulf wars biggest.�?�. The article is based entirely on comments made by officers in the 24th inf div and unnamed senior military Offir i also this kind of hubris and Chest beating is the Complete opposite of what our array expects of its leadership. Not Only did this article Praise the attack plan devised by the division staff in a Short time it belittled the other army divisions in the War by claiming they fought smaller Dunn blocking units. A Quot since i have been Back from the Gulf senior army officials have made comments similar to these a a we were the first unit into Iraq a a we fired the first shot of the War a a we were the first to meet the Republican guard a a we re enlisted the first Soldier in Iraq in a a we totally waxed them a  it really necessary for american military officials to declare that any unit was involved in the biggest clash of the persian Gulf wars ground Campaign we have begun a War of words within our military Over who was Best and who was first. I have found this attitude has already started to trickle Down to my1 unit. This causes animosity not Only Between units that fought the Battles but also Between those soldiers who deployed to the Gulf and those who did not. If the leaders of the army Are not careful the Parade of Horn blowing exaggerated Battle stories from this War will d am age the a my from w i thin. The draw Down Over the next five years is already going to Hurt the  keep talking of exorcising the ghosts of Vietnam but Haven to we made this mistake before too a capt Michael j. Lyons Ansbach German something for nothing i am writing this letter due to the awards soldiers Ore receiving for operation desert storm. In my company 24 people arc getting Bronze stars. I think its pretty funny since we did no to do anything. A is the Bronze Star that cheap of an award7 0r is my Chain of command eating wild organic things i did no to get one and i did As much of nothing As everybody else. A spec. Thane Schoenecker Dex him Germany in a not your enemy 1 am a National guardsman and a former Active duty non commissioned officer i have read with great interest the Many letters from soldiers who have a negative opinion of the National. Guard and reserves As Well As comments by . Government officials. I have had to endure much criticism and personal abuse Lule serving in Iraq a and saudi Arabia .1 now fight bitterness because of the prejudice directed toward the guard and reserves Many in our unit were prior service. Members and some were prior combat service personnel. To served As direct support artillery in Iraq. I earned my combat Patch and shared the danger with Active duty units though it was said we we ten to even there. A the guard and Reserve both need to 1 come up to Standard. That s a fact that none can deny. But when i was a regular army Soldier i developed some preconceived ideas about the guard and reserves. Those were dispelled when i saw things from the other Side. Now i feel everyone concerned has some improving to do whatever happened to teamwork i thank those who have Given us a fair shake. As to the others i ask you to look at both sides honestly. Tip not your enemy. A a. A a a a. A sgt. Terry Young ,. West Virginia National guard operation desert  not needed a his is. In response to a Rescue the medics.�?�. A. We Are All Loyal and patriotic americans and glad that we were afforded the Opportunity to serve Wheir our country called. A a unfortunately one individuals opinion seemed to have tarnished our reason  Here. That reason was to provide medical service to this area until we Are told by our leaders that our Mission is Complete. Until that time the private practice and loved ones will have to await our return. The medics done to need to be rescued. Re Mem be r t h e phrase a a a ii to i u n to car  a a sgt. Gary Fagan _ a sgt. Scott Wegleitner a staff sgt. Ken Mcdunnah a sgt Scott Buckley 410th evacuation Hospital operation desert storm questions kurd Relief it i am currently deployed in support of operation provide Comfort at a site in Diyarbakir Turkey. The reason i am writing this letter is because i am stunned about the emphasis place Don providing food medical Aid and shelter for the kurdish people. We did no to make them flee their Homes in Iraq. It  be the military a responsibility to Aid them during this catastrophe _ r for years people around the  been driven from their Homes without any Aid from anyone. We do not even have to put it on As Large a scale As the world. We have homeless and starving people on the streets of of America 1 done to see the military intervening to save them. Aal this site alone we have Over 700 military personnel and there arc other Sites in Turkey supporting this operations a staff sgt. Saundra a Cunningham Diyarbakir Turkey a 8 discriminatory Law this is ill reference to the stars and stripes article about Hedi the German wife of dodger Powell the american older who gave his life for his country in the Gulf War should she decide to remain in her native country and be considered a nonresident alien by the . Government 1 can imagine How comforted and Well taken care of. She will feel when she finds her survivors benefits and other .-derived income taxed at a rate of 30 percent. The exception is social Security Only half of which will be taxed at 30 percent i urge All americans with foreign spouses who May remain in their native country after their american spouses die to write to their representatives in Congress. I ask them to request a change in the tax Law so that non Resi Dent alien survivors receive equal treat letters to the editor Merit  tax Laws As do resident aliens or american citizen to regardless of where they reside. A i have written numerous letters on this subject to various members of com Gress and the cabinets without any measurable Success so far a. This Issue definitely needs the support of everyone of us with spouses that someday might find themselves in this predicament. Pressure is needed to make Congress change these discriminatory tax  Horst e. Trost t Pitburg a Germany # parental Power i read in the stars and stripes about the Simpsons coming to an. In the same paragraph i also read about How Parer it groups Are so against the show. They say Bart is an underachiever. Maybe he is. But when i grew up my Mother took the time to teach me the difference Between cartoons and the real world. Parents have the Power to influence what their child Len watch. The values they grow up with a re instilled by the parents. A with love understanding and discipline your children will go far. Given a free rein they can be influenced by television and their friends. A warrant officer 1 Jeffrey g. Wernz Heidelberg Germany Laurel for cafes in january word spread in our comma n i to that the fabric and sewing Sec Tion at cafes in Wiesbaden was to be drastically reduced in february Many of us in the Mainz Wiesbaden area immediately wrote our objections to cafes on 1 their customer comment forms. I also wrote a letter to the stars and stripes to voice our concerns about the cafes decision. And yes we were heard. Cafes responded immediately to our individual customer comment forms cafes in Wiesbaden continues to carry the fabric and sewing supplies and we now enjoy the added Craft supplies available at cafes in Mainz a a thank you cafes for continuing to provide the convenience of one Stop shopping with your Large selection of fabrics and supplies at the Best prices to the individual customer. A thank you for listening to your local customers shopping needs. A a Terrill major. 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