European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday june 27, 1991 thes tean european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan a commander publisher. A Bernard a. Zovistoski. A editor a. It col. Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander. Marie Kohl Nocki 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 of Posl. Fach. 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11germany.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. Bureaus a Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building103 Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets-342-8659 orcivihon0471-.b87b2.a. 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Cements of the stars and stripes do not necessarily rot oct the official views of. Or endorsement by the government the. Department of do Tonso or to u s. European command the appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by 1 the department of defense or the stars and St pos of the products or . A a everything advertised or this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age. Marital status physical Handicap political Atli Kation or any Lector of the purchaser user or Patron. A. A a Trudeau stereotypes Garry Trudeau a stereotyping of the Gulf War vets As whining malcontents who sat around in the desert for a couple of months like so Many tourists on vacation biding their time until they could go Home and who expect to receive concessions on every Street Corner is based on the behaviour of our citizens at Home. It is not based on the behaviour of the soldiers sailors airmen and marines in the Gulf. A. If you want to Point fingers How about pointing them in the right direct lion for a change. Start with the Home front where our citizens Flag waving politicians and yes even your comrades in the press have unknowingly shed a bad Light on us in an attempt to show their support. Most of us a a clowns do not want or expect parades or free drinks. We re a lot More like Mike Royko a ww1i vets than the misguided caricature that a you be created. It seems to me Royko a doers with their heroic exploits obviously not withstanding parallel in some ways the Gulf War Soldier who sat in Bahrain or Dhahran saudi Arabia for six weeks and who will undoubtedly answer the inevitable question of a what did you do during the War a with a misleading and of so irresponsible i done to want to talk about this will be in a vain attempt to Par tray himself As the stereotypical War yet without actually lying about it. Maybe that a the sense of proportion Trudeau was looking for. A lets Stop playing cute people. Believe it or not there were and still Are lives in the balance Here. Just ask the kurdish refugees if you need further cult Job of creating a presence being there so a tiny country can feel secure while putting itself Back together. men and women in Kuwait now Don t need fanfare to stand tall and proud. They re the 1 i the army Cav regt and they la get the Job done. A sue Ann Bassett Fulda Germany Quot a Quot. A a a s. Editor s note. Letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions arc 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. V a v a a a a 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 09211-4211. A spec. Jettery Blakstad operation desert storm Quot. 4 Kalis less did their Par recently vice president Dan Quayle. Visted our air base. I was not Only looking Forward to see ing the vice presi Dent but also had heard that he was going to award decorations to various heroes from the Gulf War i was very disappointed to see that rip enlisted airman was presented with a medal. The individuals who did. Receive decorations from the vice president do served them but i think they could have found room on stage for at least one enlisted hero. A i Wasny table to serve my country in the Gulf As did Many of my enlisted comrades but those of us who stayed be Lind also did our part keeping the jets gunners rebuttal the writer of a Don t restrict my rights states that a gun control does no to deter crime a and that a if you think the numbers arc biased Check it out your a. Self most institutions Are glad to cooperate with what numbers what institutions the writer docs not say. If the writer does no to think gun control deters crime i strongly suggest he she look for example Quot at the extremely High homicide rates in the United states As compared with those in Germany Japan or great Britain a All of which have some gun control Laws. A a a a to make such a. Blatantly. False statement and then to further state that anti gunners a abuse their speech right by providing misinformation As fact cannot be allowed to stand. The writer concludes by asking anti gunners not to restrict his her right to Bear arms. I would suggest that the writer make that comment to any of the thousands of victims of violent crimes that Are committed in America each year. Were their tights restricted 11 Quot think so. A a a 1. A a Rick Kearney Wiesbaden German letters to the editor horror and revulsion that our present Era views the Days of slavery. Both issues arbitrarily devalue human life or deny the existence of a soul. Abortion is usually performed to protect a woman from the a a shame of an unsolicited pregnancy. Heaven knows there is no shame in being pregnant. Ending the life of a child does no to undo the real source of new parents shame a sex either without consent or Good judgment a but Only compounds it the life movement is not going to eliminate Freedom rather we wish Only to preserve the rights of our most vulnerable citizens As a society lets support motherhood and adoption by taking the shame out of being pregnant. But More important lets All learn to make Correct choices when they should be made a before the creation of an innocent life. This is the Choice movement we All should support. A Diane Berkey Hanau German new roles for men 1 f totally share the recent writers views on dependent husbands i am in Germany serving my annual Active duty with the Navy will return stateside to resume my role As a a a dependent husband. A Quot a imagine going in for a routine medical exam and having the nurse sigh and Roll her eyes up when you As a male produce your dependent id card. The sales clerk at the Exchange did a double 1 Lake when she saw my Brown id card and remarked a i guess Well have to get used to seeing More men like the stares the curiosity can be unnerving enough but in a few unfortunate cases some women have regarded me with open hostility and made it Clear. To me and the other dependent husbands that we must be less than men. Last year i was a member of the local Supply officers a a wives club they and the naval officers wives club re. Fused to change the rime. I attended a couple of the monthly luncheons. This year when i was approached to rejoin a review of each months activities re heated instead of luncheons a whole. Year of crafts Flower decorating arranging ornament making Etc there was a total disregard for my participation we re not complaining but ask that some activities be planned that most males would enjoy. A. A. A a it. Bill Burns a Stuttgart Germany the Guif War would not have been won without the combined Effort of enlisted and commissioned airmen. Lets not forget the enlisted airmen who lost their lives in the defense of their coun try. / a a. A staff sgt. Richard Pasamonte a Germany. 11th Arnol Cay on lie Job i read the letter saying it was about Lime the 1 Ith army Cav regt did something. Are there really soldiers so stupid As to think any unit Wasny to ready and willing to go if called we never got that Call. Ours came several weeks ago and it became evident the a Powers that be had saved one of the hardest tasks for a regiment worthy of it. No i Lood and Guys glory no fanfare and parades. Just the diff Lel Lawman mrs know you the gun owner the defender of the Bill of rights the advocate of the citizen the protector of Poitr loved ones and heritage of this nation a you must act now. A. You must instruct your elected representatives that you will not accept any infringement of the second Amend ment. A Quot a a. A a. Remind them you Are a solid responsible patriotic citizen who expects him or her to uphold the Constitution. A spec. Jason l. Baker Kaiserslautern German abortion devalues life one Day i truly believe that posterity Wili View our society a termination of inconvenient Young lives with the Sames a Preeti thanks for your letters protesting the Hydro Quebec Power project. Hydro Quebec officials were inundated with mail on the Issue and were amazed and surprised that so Many people outside the great whale River Region were aware of their proposed dam due to pressure and publicity Hydro Quebec has also agreed not to conduct flyovers of the arc Csc exclusive Hunting grounds during Goose break.�?�. If you would like to continue to make a difference in the world with your letters write to global response . Box 17280, Boulder Colo. 80308-7280. Global response is a letter writing network of environmental activists who on planetary threats and mobilize campaigns to hold those responsible accountable. A Theresa a Risley Frankfurt Germany ,
