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Newbury civilian 0635-44768, Dan 266 3209 a advertising display ext 247.309 classified ext 349 this newspaper is an Tiu Iori of unofficial bit Alan for members of live military so vices out Steps. Contents of the stars and stapes do riot necessarily lulled the official views Olur endorsement by. Trio u s government the department of defense or the u s Eun Pean command. A the appearance of advertising in tins publication including. Murts or supplements Kvis nol  ontto Somenzi by tie department of a Loose or tie stars and slopes of the products of to Gurvice Jasivi a said everything advertised m tins Puoh Alioth Strail be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color Relig on sox. National origin age Manta status physical Handicap Polit Cal  or any other non Merrt Factor of the purchaser user or Patron in Praise of rooms there is a big difference Between the morale of a tank Crew about to execute tank Guri Nery Tabic no. 8 for the. 10th a a time and a tank Crew that has just shot the Turret Oft the Chassis of an iraqi t-72 tank. A. A a Quot a. A a i feel that the troops we left behind in Germany during operation desert storm wanted to experience the difference. Training Over and Over again while the real thing is going on can be frustrating. Imagine Patrick Ewing of the new York  kept in the Bench until the last Quarter of a professional basketball  would be  motivated unit left in German to during the War probably Felt the same. However it is a healthy feeling indicative of High morale Esprit de corps and Good old american patriotism. Y e a Dunko f 1 m a n i in a k e sure what Ever colors you love Don t run. I Hope that whatever group of soldiers you were talking about never grows up. We need plenty of them to take the places of older soldiers like me when we move on. They can work for me anytime. I guess i m a big kid too. ,. A sgt. 1st class Harry m. Braxtonjr. Operation desert storm. Dank Schon. Lions for at. Least 20 years we have had a German army partnership unit the Panzera Tillerii in 155 based in Lahnstein near Koblenz. V 1 have always Felt a great fondness for the a lion battalion a but never More than when 1 informed their commander it. Col. Manfred Kuhr that we were deploying to saudi Arabia. Ii had one immediate question a what can we do to help take care of your families Quot i asked for nothing he delivered much. During our Mission in the Middle East it. Col. Ruhr and his men w rate regularly to their counterparts in the a desert  they dedicated songs to us on an radio and kept in touch with our families in Hanau Germany. A a a a Quot a 7-. A a in february on the eve of the ground attack it. Col. Kuhr invited a Large. Group of our wives to Lahnstein for a luncheon followed by a Castle tour and a wine last ing party a All on him and the Lions. The political observers can see what they want and say what they will but from the personal perspective of this unit there Are no finer allies and partners than the Lions of Lahnstein. Danke Schotik Manfred we will be always in your debt. / a it. , Thomas Davis operation desert storm it it Sli Hictor. 1 am writing in response to an article titled a deployment empties army Post. For those soldiers who were still stationed at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza Italy i want to Tell you our Post was not empty. It May have been Nice and quiet but the remaining soldiers were still doing their daily jobs. The departure of the 3rd in. 325th inf regt airborne in combat team was difficult for family and friends but our lives did not end and neither did  article failed to mention How the�?T1 airborne battalion moved to Aviano Abas smoothly As they did. The 22nd area support group was their logistical support. A. The transportation motor Pool no. 3 was responsible for moving All 700 soldiers from Vicen a to Aviano. The bus Drivers worked Day and night making multiple round trips. The 28th trans platoon was responsible for transporting up to 700 Short tons of the battalions equipment. The truck Drivers hauled everything from ammunition and res meals ready to eat to sensitive items and bottled water. The installation transportation office ensured that All manifests were Correct which included weighing and marshalling All vehicles and pallets of equipment. The directorate of logistics of fice was responsible for the smooth operation and enabled the battalion to deploy within 36 hours. Your article made those of us who continued with our daily Mission feel slighted. A. A a a staff sgt. Andrea n. Knowles Vicenza Italy / i Low o Check mail woes l have read an heard Many complaints about the mail system in saudi Arabia. I i May have a solution to the problem a a solution so simple that it May work without extra costs. First a question. How Long does it take for cafes or finance to Clear a Check certainly not 60 or More Days. I have never heard of either cafes or finance losing a Batch of checks like that package hat was sent in september and never arrived. Here a the.  have cafes. And finance Send the checks through the mail in unmarked boxes. Do away with that special  they probably have. When a couple of boxes get lost or take a horrendously Long time to get to the Bank the mail system will get fixed cafes does no to want to lose its profits and finance does t  be paying out what it can t Back. Try it. I bet it la work. A pfc. Daniel f. Tyranowski operation desert storm s. A -. No jew t Nile makes sense the army s policy throughout the deployment to saudi Arabia has been that Quot no wild or Domestic animals will be Ted As pets mascots Quot under this policy the army veterinary corps is precluded from treating or immunizing these animals. Further a no adopted animals will be shipped Back to con us Continental United states from this theater of operations a according to the policy. We estimate Over 100 puppies alone Are being maintained by units in the theater. This is the Case despite Argent army element of Central Contd policy and the very real dangers that policy was enacted to prevent. Our concerns arc troop safety and disease control. Contact with local animals can result in Many diseases some of which Are fatal. Some of the diseases May not show up in the a Nimal or serv ice member until they Are Hack at the service member s Home station. When that happens a new disease can be unleashed on that Region. Animals adopted from the wild learn dependence upon Hinmans and lose the ability to survive on their own. Saudi culture does not promote pets so Many adopted animals May be released to die of starvation. Meanwhile the United states has problems with stray animals which Are being euthanized by the thousands. If people want to do something for an animal 1 encourage them to pay the refundable $25 for a healthy and vaccinated animal from a stateside Pound. A David Oelberg army veterinary corps a operation desert Storma in Onsi to Rake slobs Vohen f boarded the c-5a plane at Dover fab del., the cargo master said smoking was of in the first nine aisles. When i looked behind me a i was in the first aisle a people in every aisle had lit up. By the time i got to Spain 10 hour letters to the editor later my eyes were watering my nostrils burned and i had a headache from the fog of smoke. On the second leg from Spain to saudi Arabia 1 put on my Gas mask and fell asleep. When i awoke two to three hours later i took my mask off and the air was putrid with tobacco. And every Row had several smokers puffing away the cargo master himself smoked., so i wore my mask the rest of the Way. A smokers Are the most inconsiderate slobs. They figure since the toxins fluorocarbons and carcinogens done to bother them its too bad about non smokers. A Sergio Ca Macho operation desert storm done to pack valuables a recent news Story about the heft of jewels from an air plane and my own experience with items stolen from my Luggage prompted Ine to offer the following advice -. A never pack anything of value a jewelry cameras or even costume jewelry in your suitcase. A a a As you pack write Down the items and their value and carry the list in your Wallet or purse. The list will enable you to fill out a complaint easily the n you notice someone has broken into your Luggage. A sgt. Sarah Foust operation desert storm. Quot a a a Quot a. A Liston id our Cha Iise today a army is a demanding role regardless of ones mos military occupy Tiona specially. And when All military skills Are combined it paints a pretty powerful picture. A however the 11 series mos or com Bat infantry is a males role. Done to get me wrong. I have worked with some very a dedicated hard working females. To watch a Friend die in Battle must be a horrible experience. To see a female die would affect the units morale. On the same note docs rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., know that there arc males in the army who May need the same hip she s giving the women of this equal Opportunity Force v let s listen to our hearts on this subject. By spec. J. Parker. Operation desert storm a pen pals a we would like to have pen friends. A Merlie s. Tacang. 20 a. A a Quot a. A a Ety Niemes. 18 a Riza Bonocan. 20. A , Larena siquijor philippines6226 a a a a a i am a 33-year-old schoolteacher who would like to have pen friends. A a Melinda Garcia. A. 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