European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes wednesday july 31, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander pub Shor i \ Bernard a. Zowistoski editor a a u. Col. Thomas e. Conrad. Usa Deputy commander Mario Komic Fol production manager Bill Walker european editor Wimmis heeler 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 ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. Bureaus v Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauton building 103, Carl Schure Cavern Apo 09006 Telephone ets 342-0659 or civilian 0471-06782,. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or Kronage 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  it straight i am disappointed in the inaccurate account of the persian Gulf War As far As these two statements july 3 about the big red one a the latest generation of the division broke through iraqi defences in operation desert storm the first troops to break Saddam Hussein a bulwarks and  the second statement is a it was fitting that the 1st again blazed the path for others. I would like to set it straight. The 2nd army div fwd was the first unit to break through the iraqi defences and it was 2nd army div fwd that a a blazed the path for others to follow. The 1st inf div and 2nd army div fwd were a joined Force during the War but the big red one did not come through until our support units were already there. I have great Pride in my unit and ill no longer take the Back seat to the big red one. A spec. Todd e. Snelling operation desert storm military Justice flawed regarding your article a oaf warns against command influence in courts june 15the military Justice system is fraught with problems in Large part because of the arbitrariness resulting from commanders being simultaneously placed in judicial and prosecutor Al roles. This a system problem stands in contrast to the Normal american societal checks and balances. Instead of having a District attorney bucking for higher Public office or a judge looking to Rule in a landmark Case we have a a commanders who wind up essentially filling both sets of shoes. A related command influence Issue is a for whom does an installation level staff judge advocate work or represent a whose attitudes and perspectives does he employ the answer is the senior commanders. 1 term this a indirect command  then you add to this Ideal situation a the Chain of command a which suffers collectively from the same arbitrariness that exists at unit Levels. Another fault with the military Justice system was addressed on Page 10 of that same Issue a reverse command  that is for generals or colonels who run an escort service commit adultery or fraternize they Are asked to retire quietly. Your article on a emergency leave provided an excellent example of this phenomenon. Here we had a senior officer who was a inappropriately Given emergency leave. Yet at Ramstein a not too Long ago a two or three Striper went through a court martial for essentially the same thing a even though wilful intent of wrongdoing was dented in both cases even though both individuals had orders prepared for them by other parties and performed the emergency leave travel. The Paradox is that one person a a we believe and the other a a we done to in a fashion directly counter to who should have known better the colonel or the Young civil engineering technician. I have firsthand knowledge of the military Justice system by having been a Section commander for one year and a unit commander for two but More important i be had the Opportunity to be on a the receiving  in fact i was the Brunt of a 20-month Witch Hunt and military Justice action on which you reported feb. 28, 1991. It was an unrelenting and shameful action that As of today has still not been approved and if approved will be Over turned. The charge a dereliction of  the proposed sentence a a reprimand and a $100 forfeiture for five  not a bad return on a probable expenditure of at least $100,000 of your tax dollars. I encourage service members to take a har d look at the military Justice system. Its time for. Some major changes and i encourage anyone concerned to write to his or her congressional members or to one of the armed services committees. A Raymond f. Heath Ramstein a Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are a blushed daily in this space. All Etters 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 o a 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 line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.aafes should bag fliers Well in be seen another cafes a a commercial suggesting the a Earth Friendly tote bag As an alternative to plastic or paper bags. If cafes is so concerned about the effects of garbage on the environment then Why does it insist on handing out those stupid fliers that get thrown away 90 percent of the time without even being looked at. It would be much better if cafes simply put a poster in the stores that offer these sales. It seems a serious conflict of interest to Force these fliers on us while proclaiming the merits of not using paper and plastic. A Lance Lane Gie Belstadt German Case of prejudgment this is in response to the writer who said the a a overweight no May be an excellent worker but not an excellent Soldier. You be never seen this Man or his performance. Not Only did you decide what kind of Man this no is but you be also decided that his Captain is incompetent As Well. You As a first sergeant a an no a have shown very poor leadership by prejudging a Man you done to know and without knowing the Complete situation. The army does no to need men and women who just look like soldiers but men and women who Are professional and responsible a Greg White Lan Stuhl Germany done to be fooled by weight the writer of Quot Soldier s weight counts responded to a concerned wife by providing a bit of information concerning the Ocoer and the army according to him philosophy on weight and appearance. He then made the letters to the editor statement a your husband May be an excellent worker but he is not an excellent  a pretty bold statement in my opinion. I have known a number of soldiers Over the years who have exceeded the weight Standard As Well As the body fat Standard. Yet they could easily accomplish any and every task in their mos military occupational specially had the strength and stamina to work All Day and night could easily pass a it physical training test and yes were excellent soldiers. During the recent War in the persian Gulf the army suspended All chapter actions for overweight soldiers so they could deploy with their units and fight. Are you telling us that during War when multimillion Dollar machines and comrades lives were on the line Les than excellent is just Fine but now that we re Back to Garrison and a training a Only excellent will do i suppose if we followed your line of reasoning Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf a a a Large Man should had been relieved of his command so we could have found a slim a excellent soldiers general to do a better Job. I done to think so. A maj. Jeff Long Augsburg Germany an Indian response i am writing in response to the letter a learn about  yes we Are not forced to stay and live on the reservation. The Foremost reason is that these lands which were so generously Given to us indians by the . Government Are the Only things left to us. These grounds Are a sacred grounds to the individual tribes. If you Are taught by your father and Grandfather the old ways of your tribe and the significance of the tribal land you too would want to stay where you feel Welcome and at Home. The statement that really got to me was that there Are no indians in Congress because they done to want to be there. What makes you think that we done to want to be there a representative from Colorado is an Indian and Arizona has a senator who is a Navajo Indian. So done to Tell us that we done to want to be there. I am full blood Navajo Indian and proud of it. As another Indian wrote 4don�?Tt patronize us. A pfc. Norbert n. Nez or. Lan Stuhl German be Alert for Bank fee i am writing to Tell other soldiers to be aware of merchants National Bank a $5 service charge which is charged if their average monthly account balance Falls below $300. As i found out this applies not Only for a regular month but also for the last few Days that your account is open while you Are trying to Clear the Bank. If you do As i did and do not make a Deposit on the Day you close the account and your balance naturally draws Down to a minimum it will Cost you. This seems to be particularly important if you Are Clearing during or just after the monthly Cyde usually around the 13th. For the five Day period of july 12-16, my monthly average was $261. I knew this because i intended to close my account As soon As All my checks cleared. What 1 did not know was that despite never averaging below $400 for 40 months these five Days would count As a regular month. A 1st it. Daniel d. Page Kirch Gons Germany