European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes monday june 24, 1991 the or san. European edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor u. 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. 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 Kon Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069, Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88/82. 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Tho appearance of advertising in this publication including do jets or supplements does not constitute endorsement by Trio department of defense or the stars and stripes of the or Sefu is everything ached soul 01 this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color relation sex National Ong age. Mantal status physical Handicap Pom Cal affiliation or any other non mom Factor of to Pun Naseck user or Patron a Bills criticized i am a desert storm Soldier who is still serving in the Gulf. Recently. I wrote my congressmen to find out what kind of education benefits we would receive. I was appalled at the Bills before Congress. A the president and Congress Are passing weak and watered Down Bills so the american people will think they care when in reality they really done to Senate Bill s-578 a would increase i Bill education benefits for reservists from $140 a month to $270 a month for each month served in the Gulf. The amount for full time Active duty personnel would Rise by about $10 is this a joke or what the republicans in a on have usually prided themselves on being pro military. At least the democratic Bill hr-1175, would waive the six year enlistment requirement for reservists. A under Republican plans the average guardsman and reservist who served in the Gulf under a regular four year enlistment get one extra dime. Under both plans before Congress a guardsman who served six Long months in the desert dodging scuds and scorpions would get roughly an extra $720 for a four year College education. That a Only for those under a six year enlistment if the Republican plan is adopted. Sad to say the poor Active duty troops Are far worse $10 buy a Call Home to mom much less an education. A v -. A a Well done and a Pat on the Back from a grateful citizen is Here today and gone tomorrow. A College education will never fade nor lose its Luster. Id rather have an eel cation Bill even half As Good As. Those who served in Vietnam than All the cheers and smiles in the world. Our elected officials need to fully understand that not just any lame Duck Bill will do for the desert storm Veteran. A in pc. Tom Side operation desert Storma. A c a a Quot Jis treated a like dirt i would like to know who the army expects to keep in the service after this draw Down if it continues to treat the soldiers like dirt. After spending Over four months in the desert of saudi Arabia i and my fellow soldiers returned to our Home unit to find that our reassignments had been changed. I can understand that they were changed because desert storm had been expected to take longer than it did. A a Quot. However some of the soldiers myself included had Long term plans to stay in country. Now All of those plans and a part of our lives have been destroyed due to a handful of people who would to or help us maintain our desired Heaters of assignment. I would like to know Why we can to stay in Germany when there Are just As Many people who Are trying to leave and Are made to stay for the same Rea. Sons. A _ a. Why is the army so the desires of the soldiers when it really Isnit that hard to work with people instead of against them a sgt. I aul i. Meyer be Habisch a mind Germany Stop the whining l am a German num. 1 like the Usa and its people. My Friend is in the its. Air Loree. He gives me. The stars and stripes to read. Quot. The Many letters from the people about desert storm Are impossible and 1 shake my head. L ver body wants to be and be patted on the head. What was desert storm a one Way Street air War dumping hell on Iraq. Then Schwarzkopf rounded up quite brilliantly the chocolate soldiers of Iraq. They were an ant and America an elephant. They were stomped out. Good. But Why All the self Praise and-carry-., ing on i am you Are Only a Quarter of . No i m , i m 43 percent of you had Only More Sand in your boots. One dead i was too Many. Please Stop the whining and self praising. You re Disho Noring the ones who had to die. Also the women and children who got killed in air attacks a too scary to envision a not to mention the ecology. Cal holocaust. And you generals quit thanking everybody. A let everyone get on with helping the world a disarmament and saving the environment. Thank you for listening. A Rolf Urban Frankfurt Germany 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. 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 06211-4211.�?~.not Only a Black problem this is in response to the letter a army was a Way out Quot first of All you mentioned Only the Black communities with inhumane living conditions. In a sorry but its not Only a Black problem a Many other races and colors fall under the same category. Six years ago there was financial Aid to College no matter who you Are. You mentioned looking for a Job in your Community did you look anywhere a else. ,. A. A 1 Don t care where you live there a a minimum wage Job out there but people wont take it because it does no to pay a Noigh. There Are such things As pay raises when you show incentive a airman 1st class Michelle r. Bodiford operation provide comfor islam a not a fad i am a Muslim from Firth Germany 1 am serving a two year sentence for standing up for what i believe in a islam. Currently there Are five muslims Here in the. Mannheim jail. We Are All in Here for the same thing a our deep belief in islam. Islam is not a fad or a fake or a v iolent religion. The people of the United states and other countries need to sit Back and research islam a Little bit More. Islam is the religion the first is christianity. But islam is growing every Day and will not Stop especially in the United states. We were All Given the words go which Tell us what we should do. One we All know is a thou shall not a person can say Quot i can kill but when that time comes can he i cannot kill my family of islam or letters to the editor anyone of another Faith for an unjust reason. Peace is what we want True peace is not merely the absence of tension it is the presence of Justice. The next thing we must be concerned about if we Are to have peace on Earth and Good will toward men is the sacredness of All human life. Every human is somebody. Why because he or she is a child of Allah. In All actuality there comes a time when a moral Man cannot obey a Law that his conscience tells him is unjust. And the important thing is that when he does that he a willingly accepts the penalty. If lie refuses to accept the penalty then he becomes reckless and he becomes an anarchist. It is important to see that there Are times when a Man made Law is out of Harmony with the moral Law of the universe set by Allah. A Mohammad Sadiq Angelo Ford Sandhofer Germany amps right on target i really enjoyed your feature Story on the european Bianchi cup Competition in Heidelberg. The titles a an american tradition conies to Europe and a a family affairs were right on target. Additionally the non commissioned officer staff sgt. Bill Radigan who invested so much of his own Money and spare time to develop his proficiency with weapons is a True Champion. He is Welcome to share my foxhole any time. A maj. Jeffrey a. Adams Neu Ulm Germany a. A a a a empathizing with police Lam writing about the recent stereotyping of police officers. Most officers Are Ordinary hardworking honest people. They Are the real soldiers who Are in the trenches every Day. ,. Those officers who beat Rodney King Are criminals. No one can say All officers Are like that. A to All those people who write police bashing letters you do not know what you Are talking about. 1 am the son of a police officer. I have seen my father Hurt mad and with drawn because of crimes committed against innocent people. Walk a mile in their shoes before you judge them. . Andrew c. Konkle ill operation desert storm pen pals i. Am 25 years old and enjoy cooking socializing music drawing and going to clubs. A. A Jeanette Wigmore a ,. A a a 6 Lambourne House a. / Mallow Road hedge end. Southampton s03 4tq a a England a. I am a 17-year old turkish Guy interested in All kinds of sports i like poetry and translation. I often wonder about America. 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