European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday june 30, 1991 european edition circulation 100,000. Col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor it. Col. Byte w. Fix Usa Deputy commander Marie Kohl Nickl a production manager Bill Walker european editor Deane b. Mcdermott. Circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 340-5741 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, Germany. News 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus  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 0471-88782. 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Undo available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National orig a ago. Mantel status physical Handicap political affiliation or any Othor non Mout Fador of the purchaser user or Patron. Great place to Start this is in response to the letter a  was a Way  i joined the  4�?T/2 years ago to help pay for College by signing up for the i Bill and College fund program because my Mother could not afford to pay for College. Since that time i have left Active duty and joined the reserves. I ended up Here in saudi Arabia. No one forced me to come to saudi Arabia a i volunteered. When i leave saudi Arabia i will be moving Back to the states where i have a family of four. I could say considering my situation that i cannot afford College. I could have gotten caught up in the Cycle of staying in the  until a things looked  instead i am going to attend College full time and work full time because i have the drive and desire to improve myself. The writer needs to Stop blaming other people for the situation he is in. When african americans have to work arid go to College its racism. When a White person has to work and go to College its the Norm. Gen. Powell head of the joint chiefs of staff grew up in the Bronx and had the same obstacles other african americans had. He overcame them and now is the most powerful Man in the . A a. A if you done to want to be in the  done to re enlist. I believe that any of the armed services Are still a great places to  a. A i. A sgt. Melvin Rountree operation desert storm just doing your Job i was extremely dismayed about the Many letters from service members complaining about various sacrifices. These people need to spend some time with their history books and read about the real sacrifices of their forefathers in the trenches of world War i the Island hopping Campaign in the Pacific during world War ii during the. Infamous withdrawal from the chosen Reservoir in Korea and in the Jungles of vict Nariti. Done to confuse doing your Job with sacrifice. Most of what these desert veterans Call sacrifices Pale in the face of history. Brace up men and women and serve your country with Pride. A capt. David temples Zakhoo Iraq Faith backed by facts i am writing in response to a writers dismissal of biblical accounts of Jesus death and resurrection. As a former septic i Challenge him to go beyond Blind acceptance or disc Lief when presented with a doctrine. My personal response to scepticism was research into scholarly works on the bibles historicity including archaeological findings and studies of original greek and hebrew manuscripts corroborating documents Etc. I found that i was unable to dismiss biblical accounts. In fact each new piece of evidence strengthened its Validity As a historical document. As to the writers statement that because the resurrection stories vary they must be false. 1 propose the opposite. Each of the accounts were written from the viewpoint of a different witness or witnesses. Similar to witnesses who View a car Accident and Only report what they see from their own Angle each Story will vary according to viewpoint and perspective. I believe the varied accounts do harmonize into a whole and lend to rather than detract from the authenticity of the actual event. I encourage thinking people to exam Ine biblical accounts without. Bias. Christianity can stand up to honest scrutiny. I recommend the writings of is. Lewis Josh Mcdowell and Henry a Hailey As a Start. _ _ _ although christianity is a Faith it is backed by overwhelming facts that cannot be brushed aside lightly. A la nor Bellamy Darmstadt 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 a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. 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. Done to endanger maps when i enlisted in the  in 1965, maps were not allowed to carry their sidearm loaded a a round in the chamber and the safety on. This policy was instituted because of the number of accidental discharges. I have never heard of a criminal who was forced to carry a weapon that did no to have a round chambered and the safety off. A Provost Marshall told me maps done to confront the same Type of criminal that their civilian counterparts do. Plow Many my officers have  to walk up on a car with a running. Motor in an off limits area at 2 a.m.? How Many have had to draw their weapon and put a round in the chamber while an armed Felon rushes their vehicle a r a  1 have been in Germany since 1982 and the policy of no round in the Charm Ber or unloaded handguns is still being implemented. How Many maps during the kuwaiti crisis were providing base Security and were not allowed to have a loaded weapon yet you were to prevent terrorist attack. A if there is a problem with accidental discharge of a weapon then lets train on this procedure. How about raising the age limit for More mature maps. Lets not put our maps in danger. A Mike Schreckenbac sorg Hof Germany sensible gun control 1 do not advocate Banning private ownership of guns. I do advocate reasonable responsible gun control a for a example a seven Day waiting period and Banning guns that have no sporting value. We Don t need a constitutional letters to the editor amendment to do this. Contrary to the misinformation Campaign being run by the National Rifle association and its minions the framers of the . Constitution never intended that paranoid psychotics be allowed to get their hands on any tool of mass destruction that they can buy or steal. Americans Are fed up with living in fear. Eventually we will have gun control. The Only question is will it be a reasonable Law that sportsmen and collectors can live with or will there be an outright ban of privately owned guns if gun owners want to keep their guns they had better write their legislator Rind Tell them to pass sensible Laws to get rid of a saturday night specials a automatic assault rifles a cop killer Teflon bullets and All of the other deadly devices that Are useful Only to Cirni nals. A a. A y if you Are a member of the Era let them know that it is time to get out of John Wayne fantasy land and into the real world before its too late. A Floyd a. Newsom Kapaun air station Germany providing life this is a response to the letter regarding the 10th special forces Effort in operation provide Comfort. I done to know one Soldier from 10th group that would claim that they alone were responsible for the Success of he operation. But i do know that they did a lot More than organize us. No you did not see them in Zakhoo because they were in the mountains of Iraq and Turkey saving thousands of children daily and yes unloading the food water and blankets. The men of the 10th won the Trust and respect of thousands of kurd. And i am very proud of these silent heroes. Not Only did they provide Comfort they provided life. A Pamela Mcfadden bad Tolz Germany aids wont disappear the recent letter in your paper entitled a fight cancer first a left me with a sick feeling in the pit of my  most cases cancer occurs As a direct result of a persons lifestyle a smoking or drinking habits Lack of exercise and Lack of proper dietary habits for example. Thus it is often preventable. A a a aids too is often preventable. However it is not always so. Aids strikes health care workers who have set aside their prejudices to care for the sick. Aids has struck the patients of a dentist with the disease. Aids can strike any seemingly monogamous couple if Only one partner cheats. Aids has reached such proportions that no one is Safe from the deadly disease. I had a close relative die of cancer recently and i know that it can strike anyone. I have also witnessed the pain and suffering that it produces. However i do not wish to Transfer that pain to anyone a a moral or not. If we just wait a few years the says aids will disappear. Aids Wii. Not disappear. Thousands will die o aids. I agree that Money must go into cancer research. It also needs to go into research for multiple sclerosis cystic u Bros is heart disease and hunger. But it also needs to go into finding a vaccine and a cure for a disease that win otherwise take the lives of millions a aids. A Catherine Sanderson Frankfurt Germany