European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday july 19, 1991 the Fata european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor i. Col. Gayle . Usa Deputy commander Marla Kohl Nickl production manager Bill Walker european editor William healer circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 348-5741 or 5823. Telex 419-332. 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 est 230,245, 341, letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jim Jones. Ext. 226 business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. Bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471 -86782. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts  not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services  advertised in 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 affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or  help not jabs in reply to the letter a ugly american a perhaps the writer referred solely to americans in or directly affiliated with the military but even if so his View was myopic. One of the wonderful things about being an american is to have ones views published no matter How myopic they Are. Rather than a spending 30 minutes sitting a observing and reaffirming prejudicial attitudes the writer should have spoken up and reported those wrongdoings he a seen and heard to proper authorities for appropriate action. We americans come in Al races sizes and two main sexes with preferences. We have warts pimples and assorted other imperfections. Winston Churchill a famous englishman whose Mother was american can be paraphrased As saying of democracy americans is the worlds worst form of government. With the exception of All the rest. Warts pimples and All we americans Are All that a Between you and All the rest. So if you want to continue expressing your views join us and take positive action to Correct our imperfections. Done to just sit on the sidelines and smugly non align. Do it for America. And when you need it America will do it for you. Red Tierney president the private american club Giessen Germany become involved Ness and military bearing. A 7-eleven manager does no to have to be physically fit and mentally Tough nor does he have to a look like a Soldier a but these Are the standards against which a Soldier is measured. If your husband wants to evaluated solely on the basis of Job performance then he should seek a Job in private business where he can exercise his constitutional right to be overweight. Twenty percent successful May be Good enough at the 7-eleven, but its not considered Success in the . Army. Your husbands Captain misspoke. Your husband May be an excellent worker but he is not an excellent Soldier. �?1st sgt.  Munich Germany the writer of a ugly americans says that he will a never voluntarily align himself with most countrymen that he has  then quit soaking up a paycheck from Uncle Sam if it pains you so much. Better yet being a senior no Why done to you take some corrective action no you re one of the complainers who wont do anything or support unit functions or get involved in the Many great things that soldiers do with and for their German hosts. I guess you Haven to been to a German amusement Park or any crowded place and seen the behaviour of the europeans i.e., the pushing. God forbid if they were to stand in a line and wait their turn. None of us is perfect but for you to have that attitude toward fellow soldiers is incredible. Get involved in your units activities and try to make a difference there first before you group All americans into narrow minded Little categories. -2nd it. Charles c. Flint Grafe Wohr Germany Soldier s weight counts i d like to respond to the wife who Felt her husbands constitutional rights were being denied since he was facing possible involuntary separation from the army because of his weight. She mentioned that in private business this would be a civil rights violation and later added that a there is not one shred of evidence that his weight has a negative affect sic on his  she also wrote that her husbands Captain said that her husband a is an excellent  Check out the no evaluation report Ocoer. Your husbands performance As a Soldier is evaluated in five key areas. He must be successful in All five areas to be considered a competent Soldier. Your husband is not built Tilrey a line Backer or a weight lifter or he would probably meet the army body fat Standard. My guess is that he has a big stomach in any event if he cannot or will not lose the weight he needs improvement in the area of physical fit 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. O o o 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 a line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.a knotty problem the subject of abortion has been brought up Many times but there is one aspect to this problem that i have not yet seen addressed. Since  lifers All agree that life begins during fertilization and this unborn child has the right to live How come they Arentt supporting the other rights this child has or should have if an unborn baby has the right to live  this baby also have the right to begin life without lungs Black from smoke and without blood infused with alcohol what about the babies being born already addicted to cocaine my question to the  lifers is where do we draw the line do we arrest pregnant women for smoking drinking and doing drugs How about the women who feel the need to diet when they Are pregnant so they done to gain weight then again what about the women who eat everything in sight healthy or unhealthy ? do Alt of you agree that if we Are going to make it illegal for a woman to have an abortion then we should protect every right this unborn child has and not just a the right to live this is a subject that will come up time and time again. As Long As we live in a free country it will never be resolved. A Sheri Berry bad sibling station German Wake up America i am one Soldier among thousands. I May offend some of you i May please others. 1 work Side by Side with my american Brothers and Sisters through War and peace. St. Louis is my Hometown. My closest friends Are from Detroit Lexington by. Arkansas Tennessee Texas new York Maine Rhode Island new Orleans and a West coast representative a California. We re Ordinary soldiers faces in a crowd. Letters to the editor in a not anti american but americans upset me deeply. We use and abuse our country to turn a profit. When asked to give something Back our backs Are turned. Americans our Brothers and Sisters Are starving homeless and maybe some wont admit it suffering from civic and racial problems. This is not 1750 it is 1991. We re destroying our natural resources and getting no answers from our government. Those in government listen to Money. Understanding Money makes the world go round. Ask yourself How Long will it stay around i along with others am trying to fight through writing petitioning voting and Public speaking. We re trying to save America in masking soldiers and their families to Wake up. Times up tomorrow is today. A spec. Stephen Casinger Erlanger Germany defending the Aba first the National Rifle association does not engage in disinformation to assist a paranoid  the Era has been strongly supportive of serious anti crime legislation since its inception such As mandatory sentences for firearm related crimes. The Era is carrying out the wishes of its members in defending the second amendment right to Bear arms. But the anti gun movement does hot support in Congress Check the record stronger stances against crime because it would Lessen the impetus for gun control which is precisely Why gun control advocates Are in no position to say a americans Are fed  we Are fed up but with lax criminal control not lax gun control. I for example am fed up with most criminals serving Only one third of their sentences. A Alan Perkins bad sibling station Germany god bless military wives i was sitting Here thinking about what Type of woman it takes to be a military wife. The Guys do their part but the wife does her part also. You can not be a weak woman and marry a military Man. I would like to commend All of you from the United kingdom Europe and All around the world for doing your part. Some of you Are newlyweds and your husbands have to leave for six months to a year a Over holidays birthdays and even the Day you bring a new life into the world but you re a military wife and life must go on. This letter is for All the women whose husbands went to War whose husband or brother or son did no to make it Back or the women whose husbands will be fighting a War for the rest of their lives. God bless and keep being the Best that you can be a a wife a Mother and the Best thing that can happen to a military Man a a military wife. A Glenda Payne Raf Ben Waters England pen pals i am .34 years old and enjoy swimming listening to music Reading painting decorating knitting and Many other things. A Sheila Hunt 115 Kirby Road Leicester le3 6be, England i am a 15-year-old student who would like pen friends from other countries. A Heintie damaging zone 9, Bulla Cag de Oro City 9000 Philippines. I am a 34-year-old Divorcee with two children. 1 enjoy Reading writing Art Lively conversation on any and every topic and lots More. I would like to correspond with people of similar age and interests. Janet red Tern 70 Casino Avenue London se24 9ph England i am 18 years old and attend a French College. I would very much like to write to americans in the states and m Europe. A Beyhan Kocatas him a la haute Chapelle Bat a2 no. 17 88110 Raon la elapse a France