European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday june 20, 1991thesrlan european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski a editor. I. Col. Gayle w. Fix Usa. Deputy commander Marie Kohl Nekl production manager 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 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. News 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business Randy Mcclain ext 326. 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How can you legitimately ask a fireman whether he thinks some one would make a Good lawyer i spent the War flying defense suppression missions in the f-4g phantom ii wild weasel. My win men Fly f-16c fighting Falcons. I believe that women can perform just about any navigation engineering tactical and airman ship task required in any aircraft built. In mall for women flying tankers a acs and even bombers into combat Arenas. But she would have to prove to inc How Well she can physically handle pulling her fighter through an 8-g break in defense of an enemy Sam or Mig keeping the visual killing the Bandit on her leaders Tail employing ordinance on the target and come Back to do it again tomorrow. When was the last time you weighed 1,040 pounds. That is my opinion. Its not sexist it is educated. As responsible journalists you failed to Field a thought provoking Issue to people even remotely qualified to answer the question. Such people Arentt hard to find. Done to take the Lazy Way out. A capt. Sidney f. Mayeux Spang Yahlem a German Praise for 435 in id like to pass along some Well deserved recognition to the members of the 435th aircraft generation so a a red aircraft maintenance unit Rhein main a Germany who it have done and continue to do one hell of a Job. Since the very first Day of desert shield they have performed As a key unit in the entire Middle East Airlift deployment supporting Over one third of the entire Airlift operation. The men and women of the 435th age a red Amu have safely recovered repaired and launched 900 to 1,200 Mac military Airlift come c-141, c-9, c-5 and commercial Carrier sorties every month since August adding up to Well Over 9,000 Mac sorties these aircraft or maintainers were responsible for the successful history making movement of More than 210,000 combat troops and Over 172,000 tons of cargo including combat support equip mint tanks rations Etc. Of these 9,000-plus sorties 90 percent were Quick turns three hours or less time on the ground to inspect repaid and service the aircraft. What a More these missions were turned around and launched with an outstanding 86-92 percent launch reliability despite air Crew s Best efforts to break aircraft. When the Call came to Arm Israel with Patriot missiles the maintenance troops of Rhein main Amu in route immediately responded and turned More than 35 c-5 missions in 48 hours protecting Israel from the iraqi threat of scud missiles. Additionally since the beginning of operation provide Comfort we have supported hundreds of aircraft transporting Relief supplies to the kurdish refugees. To put All this in proper perspective the total aircraft turned since aug. 7, by the a red Amu surpasses what would have normally been turned in 3v years at this a men route station a fact which i think reflects proudly on the accomplishments of the professionals within our unit. A a v a ,. A a a. So while everyone returning Home from the Gulf receives their heroes welcomes Well press on in this unprecedented history making Airlift for the next several months or however Long it takes to Complete the entire redeployment. Master sgt. Kevin j. Khean Rhein main a Gernart 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. Letters requesting information or assistance Are 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.�?~thankfultor ally l have been Reading a lot of the notes to the editor and i see a lot of people complaining about their role in desert storm. Some Are unhappy because they did no to get to go and some seem to gloat because they . A Well i went but one of my main concerns was my family and i thank god for the service members who stayed Back and did their jobs protecting those whom we love. I was Able to do my Job because i knew you. Were doing your Job Back Here in Germany i thank god i am Home and in a thankful for All us doing our part whether it was in the desert or Back Here in Germany. Lets not let desert storm Divide us for United we stand. A spec. Rick Tanner Kitzinger Germany the right to Bear arms Short and vague cliches from the anti gun groups will do for those few persons who wish not to be challenged to think. For the rest of us the longer but verifiable reasons for my opinion Are Given Here. A Tawell regulated militia being necessary to the Security of a free state the right of the people to keep and Bear arms not shall not be infringed second amendment a who Are the a a militia and a the people the militia is described under title 10, u.s.c., Section 311.the phrase a of the people is found in the first second fourth ninth and tenth amendments. The supreme court recently ruled that in each Case the phrase Means the same thing a a of the people defines an individual not a group. Can you imagine the Nightmare of first amendment free speech As a right Only the government is permitted More than 200 years ago delegates met in Philadelphia to create a new form of government. One key element of that new government was and is checks and balances. An armed citizenry is the ultimate Check and balance letters to the editor against any tyrannical government. Did i alone form that opinion no. You find that reason to keep and Bear arms in the federalist papers. They Are a collection of 1787-88 editorials written by several co authors of the Consi Titu Tion. Federalist paper no. 46 is a Good one to Back up the argument of an armed citizenry. Check out these arguments at your local Library. Be informed not propagandized. A Tecklt sgt. David l. Gerber Hahn a German Gulf War is Over for weeks now we have read letters about the persian Gulf War a  con and indifferent medals received whether deserved or not parades celebrations and pats on the Back. Enough. Its time to go Back to work. We received our orders did what we had to do and came Home. Whether we saw a a action or supported those who did and just saw a Sand a we did a Good jobs i am proud of what we did. However i honestly believe its being overdone training holidays parades Etc. I believe its being Over done because of guilt Over the Way Vietnam vets were treated. They fought against extreme Odds and half the time against an unrecognizable enemy. Then they were spit on for fighting an unpopular War about which they had no Choice. They Are the ones who deserve the Bronze stars and More. When Are they going to get the parades and medals they deserve. Lets get Back Down to Earth and Back to work. A a a a staff sgt. Tommi e. Gaillard Karlsruhe Germany a a a a a to hoi the answer being an employee of a sight and  department in a base Exchange i have seen and heard Many things. The one thing that bothers me most of All is the depositing of Small children in front of the televisions a i often walk by our to Section to find a dozen children seated on the floor glued to the screen. In most cases the Parent is not with the child but off shopping. When the movie ends or the television is turned off a a a lost child will appear. The military is often an Over  elected world. Stateside in a mall no Parent would leave their child like that for fear of the child being kidnapped. Go ahead blame us for playing a movie that attracts children. But we Are Only attempting to generate a More a a family atmosphere. So please done to Deposit your children at. The sight and sound department. Instead spend the time together. A Karin Marcinko Rhein main a Germany pen pals i would like to correspond. With americans in Germany. My English is not very Good but i would like to make it better it would help in you could speak a Little German. A Klaus Nusslein.  6. 8701 the Isheim Germany i have Over 700 pen pals and would love to have More. I would especially like to  those still left in the Gulf Region who would like to have a pen Friend. A mrs. Janei Baker 10110 Troy. Oak Park Mich. 48237. I would like to have a pen pal Between the Ages of 25 to 35. But anyone is Welcome to write to me a Claire e. Voss. Snake Hall Cotlage. Moulton Chapel Spaulding. Lincolnshire. Pe120 to England. A. I am a 27-year-old lady and would like to correspond with americans. I like sports music French and american cooking travelling dancing surfing Reading and movies. A Eldna Masia a 32 Rue Hippolyte de la place. A 951 Losan Nois France