European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes sunday june 16, 1991the so Fig adj filpes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher a Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor it. Col. Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander Marie Kominicki production manager Bill Walker european editor Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010 ets 348-5741 or 5823. A telex 419-332. Business Tel fax 06155-601376. News Tel fax 06155-601416 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post Fach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11,  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 ext. 230, 245. 341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326.bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103. 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Except for smokers cancer patients did not infect themselves through their own actions. Aids is also preventable. If everyone were to live a a moral life a aids would disappear in a few years. Naturally those who Are now pushing for More aids research would not be satisfied with a vast advertisement Campaign to prevent aids. They want to have their cake and eat it too. A Dale g. Abersold Berlin Vad like professional All branches of our armed forces have something to be proud of thanks to their exemplary performance As a cohesive team. However i am personally appalled to see the unfriendliness and dare i say coldness expressed toward one another before and after desert storm. There has been Many a time that i As an air Force member have entered a predominantly army frequented mess tent greeting anyone 1, see Only to Bev blown off without a response or outright stared at in disgust like some kind of disease. I am sure that such behaviour can be pinned on members of my Branch As Well. Did  tour mothers teach us better. A a a the simple fact is we All serve under the same commander in chief and for the same nation. Therefore  there be a certain amount of interservice comradery in our every Day interactions lets Lay All the preconceptions and misconceptions aside. What harm can possibly come from a kind word or a simple return of greeting i think we should All grow up and act like the professional service men and women we  airman 1st class Cale l. Corbett operation desert storms bees neglected the naval Mobile construction battalion Seabee of the naval construe Tion Force continually train in rapid runway repair err trained personnel and key. Equipment Are dedicated and positioned to execute this err Mission globally i such was the Case when the air detachment of Nmcb-133 arrived in Zakhoo Iraq on april 30. The repairs to the Airfield at Serenk Iraq were identified As primary tasking for the Seabee air detachment prior to their arrival. The Seabee under the leadership of it. William e. Finn and Ensign Gary n., Underwood were tasked by operations order of the 18th engr brigade with the primary responsibility for Airfield repairs and were augmented with extremely capable men and equipment from the 04th engr in. Your article May 11 neglected to mention that the Seabee of Nmcb-133 were even on site. The article focused on the efforts of the army and ignored the Seabee portion of the team which provided key personnel equipment and leadership. While the dedicated professionalism of our army contemporaries proved key in assisting the Seabee in the successful execution of their err Mission it was the Seabee who were tasked with the primary responsibility. Your selective parochial reporting has reflected poorly on the sense of joint Ness among the services which we take every Opportunity to Foster. Your reporter did not reflect the truth  article. The Seabee and army engineers Are proud to Cross service lines and stand shoulder to shoulder in the. Execution of joint operations. This is the Story staged at the Airfield in Serenk Iraq in May 1991 and which is continuing to unfold. A it. Cmdr. Mark b. Gemender. Operation provide Comfort. Editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so. That More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. A a a a a. A a letters requesting information or assistance fire answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. Love falling Short my children and i were relieved to read that Media coverage had paid off Bert and Ernie the grizzly cubs had found a Home and would not have to be shot. A a a Quot a a a Quot. How ironic to read a few Days later that the House appropriations committee had adopted a measure which would provide 465,000 abortions at the individuals expense in overseas military hospitals. Where Are the Media which present the plight of these Little victims 7 a. A a a a. 7 a 7�?Tvif their Mother had not died Bert and Ernie would never have been in danger. You can bet she would have done them  harm. In fact the Mother Bear was killed while raiding a Balcony for food a whom do you suppose it was for if our love for our own Young Falls Short of hers then we have great cause to be Back on our Knees praying. A Darlene Pharis Rauscher Frankfurt German letters to the editor except for the boy who had gone with him we had arrived on the scene. It is very Gratifying to us that these two gentlemen despite pressing business of their own would Stop and help Chris and his friends. We would also like to thank the Driver of the Steinbach bus who stopped and picked up our other son so that he could phone us to come with our other car. In a sure it was a  him to Sec All the teens in the Van frantically waving him Down. A Anne and Gene Ryan Worms Germany a a. Good troops can manage having spent my military career in various types of units rangers special forces Light infantry and medical units with varying Levels of leadership professionalism i have had the Opportunity to evaluate single Parent soldiers in a number of environments. By far the single Parent Soldier who joins and stays with special operation units is a special Breed of Soldier. Due to their professionalism and proper prior planning their status As a single Parent rarely involved their com Marid in a negative manner. On the other hand there Are single Parent soldiers who Are would be welfare recipients civilians in military clothing. If other soldiers weren to there to take up the Slack their units Mission would be jeopardized. A sgt. 1st class Richard Dunbarr Lan Stuhl Germany a a a. A �.#��?�. A a a kurd need us i am currently in Zakhoo Iraq. 1 am a Sailor serving with the 24th Marine expeditionary unit in support of provide Comfort. In a writing in reference to a letter a questions kurd relief.�?�. The marines army air Force and Navy Are doing an excellent Job helping the kurd get Back to a Normal lifestyle. All of us in Iraq directly involved feel a sense of Pride and accomplishment. Many of us did not deploy to the Gulf Region. So this is our Effort to liberate and give Freedom to people. Instead of wondering Why say Why not just get involved and lend a hand to a fellow human. If the writer had gone to the refugee Camps in april he would see Why we Are needed. Good Job to everyone Here. We re not done yet. 7 a Petty officer 3rd class Bradley Lemasters Zakhoo Iraq gis to the Rescue we would like to thank the two soldiers who stopped to assist our son Chris and his friends after they had a Blowout. 7 apparently they were directly behind our Van when the Blowout occurred. Chris noticed them pass by after he had wrestled the car to the Side of the exit. After unsuccessfully trying to Stop several other cars with american tags they noticed an army Van approaching again. It was the same two gis they had seen before. The two gentlemen a sgt. Mannix and a Mike a stopped to see if everyone was All right. They then helped remove the destroyed tire supplying an assortment of tools because our lug wrench was missing and theirs did  to fit extricated the spare from under the Van and when it was discovered that the spare was Flat also took the tire and one of the boys from the Van to get the tire inflated. During this workout the kids discovered that they had come Back to help even though a a Mike was already late for an appointment in Worms. By the Tirrie sgt. Mannix returned with the re inflated tire alone this time pen pals i am a 32-year-old vietnamese lady living in France. I would like to make friends with americans to improve my English. A. A. A Doan Phuong Lan ii Rue d Amsterdam a 68000 Colmar France i am 26 years old and would like to write to people All Over the world. My hobbies include listening to music and sports. A a a Renate expectacion. Bert Brecht str. 34 d-6100 Darmstadt 23 Germany. I am a 30-year-Olpj sri Lanken male. I would like to have pen pals All Over the world. My hobbies include watching to Reading novels dancing meeting new people Ana collecting vhf cassettes. . Jayasinghe v-112, Usas co. Desert shield program . Box 17132 Riyadh 11484 kingdom saudi Arabia i am 25 years old and would like to have pen pals from All Over the world especially from Southwest Asia. 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