European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes saturday August 10, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernaro a. Zovistoski editor Bui Walker european editor William healer circulation manager a col. Thomas e. Conrad Usa Deputy commander Marie Kominicki production manager \ / switchboard 06155-6010. U hts34je-s741 for5823. A a 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 air Rte Jones ext. 226. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. Bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Cha sorr building 103, car Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88782. 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Everything 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  of diplomacy the events of the recent months in Yugoslavia Estonia Lithuania Latvia and Kuwait clearly Point out the inability of our government and the state department to perceive problems and develop appropriate diplomatic plans and postures to prevent bloodshed by sending the proper diplomatic message to the leaders of the nations involved. The prime example was april Glas pies our then ambassador to Iraq inability to make Clear to Saddam Hussein that we would not sit by idly if he were to invade Kuwait. A second More recent failure was the failure Tel loudly communicate that the use of do audly Force against the seceding yugoslav j republics of Slovenia and Croatia would not be tolerated or quickly forgotten. Our hands off  Central government1 policy encouraged them to act with Force. The lessons of China a student revolt have been too quickly forgotten. Now we be even Given the chinese Back most favored nation status. It is time our nation took the moral High ground from the Onset and stopped appeasing people who do not believe in the a rights of life Liberty and the Pursuit of  if War is the failure of diplomacy then our department of state should receive the lowest grades. A Lawrence m. Kotler Frankfurt Germany a 4>pain not a exaggerated what dulled sensibilities moved a recent writer to assert that a any Good trapper will eel you the pain suffered by trapped animals a is greatly exaggerated if not totally  let us i Vic this writer his due and turn to Frank Coniber a Canadian trapper for More than 32 years who stated that a no instrument was Ever invented that caused As much suffering As the common steel trap. Its continued use is the greatest blot on civilization today. The suffering that the common steel trap causes is pretty much Well understood by those responsible for permitting its  despite the fact that Frank Conibear invented the instant kill trap in 1958, 90 percent of . Wild fur is trapped with the steel jaw trap. Researchers have found that the stomachs of animals taken in traps Are often empty of food although fragments of their own bodies Are sometimes present due to their attempt to Chew themselves free of the traps. How do you exaggerate that kind of pain a Joan Gibson Kapusn air station Germany Lii support of Short hair this is in response to the letter entitled a double  allowing male military personnel to Wear their hair in longer More fashionable styles would be a great error. Males preferring to Wear their hair in such a manner Are Welcome to upon their return to the civilian world. Within the military world however there Are two operating concepts that would be violated by changing the current policy discipline and functionality. Wearing hair Short is one of the Little hardships an individual must endure in return for the privilege of serving in the armed forces. Yes serving the United slates is a privilege. Just ask the thousands of people who Are turned Down for enlistment every year. It instills discipline and displays Pride. With regard to function Short hair requires less attention and maintenance during the Day and it promotes proper Hygiene. It also improves efficiency . It takes much less time preparing for the Day when you done to have to worry about your hair in the morning. Another thing to be concerned with is the image of the . Armed forces and the role it has in everyday life. Short hair helps to maintain a clean Cut image that is important to a nation that sometimes runs Short of Good role models. Our military not Only defends the children of the country but by setting the proper example helps to Mold them into the Fine Young men and women of tomorrow. A Lance Chi. William a. Robertson port of Jubal saudi Arabia 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�?T16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. Letters to the editor have no doubt that our country has made a terrible mistake by ignoring the existence of pos still being held in Southwest Asia. From 1986 to 1990, t was an air Force Jet instructor Pilot at Williams fab Ariz. During this time i had the Opportunity to meet with and instruct several students from Many nations. To the thai students i would always ask a do you Ever hear stories of americans still being held in Vietnam a like the other thai officers it. Napa Dej Dhupar Semiya answered a yes it is common knowledge that they Are there and held against their will. We just wonder Why your country does no to do something about  Napa Dej is the son Jef the then chief of staff of the Royal thai air Force. I recently returned from service in the Gulf War. I was never More proud of the United states than when i was serving my country during operation desert storm. However my Pride was tempered by great concern. I was not concerned so much about losing my life. Rather i was troubled by the thought that if i were shot Down i could not be sure that my government would not turn its Back on me As Well. I am prepared to give my life in the defense of my country but i am not prepared for my country to give up on my life while in a defending All she stands for. I returned Home to an unforgettable heroes Welcome. As i took in the cheers and the hugs though i could not Stop thinking about the real heroes our nation has forgotten in Vietnam. The ongoing sacrifices on the part of these men and their families humbles us All. A capt. Tim Ward Rhein main a Germany trip allocations unfair 19th-Century Wisdom the free trips to Berchtesgaden Are a wonderful Opportunity and a great idea but a lot of soldiers will not have the Opportunity to participate. Why because they Are in units that Are deactivating and they will be Long gone by the time the allocations come out. Is this fair of course not. Who is deciding which units get allocations  the units that Are deactivating get a larger percentage of the allocations for example my company is due to fold its Flag oct. 1. Since our return from Southwest Asia we have had nine allocations 10 percent of the company. My battalion has been Given a total of 42 allocations 11 percent of the battalion including the current allocation for sept. 4-6. Between now and then my company has 10 soldiers and their families scheduled to leave and possibly another five to 10 could receive port Calls. I done to see the equity in this at All. The perception not just mine is that this is being done to save Money. In a sure this wont be admitted to and i realize that it Isnit conceivable to have 100 percent of the soldiers go to Jerch Tes Gaden emergency leaves spouse employment Etc but i honestly feel that a better system of allocating the slots should be implemented immediately a one that gives a greater percentage of slots to deactivating units based on their closeout Date. A sol. 1st class John r. Overcash or. Bamberg Germany haunted by mias l am an extremely Loyal but concerned american and . Air Force Pilot. Since 1981,1 have become very familiar with the plight of the Vietnam Mia pow families 1 was a . Air Force Academy Cadet when i first heard stories of americans still being held against their will in Indochina. After 10 years of sharing the struggle for truth with one family of a missing air Crew member i i recently read a particularly insightful passage from John Keegans Book the mask of command i wish to share it with your readers this passage applies to Only a Small hut a first important part of the armed forces and in context extols the Virtues of Gen. Ulysses s. Grant who when elevated to nigh military rank and Given great responsibility and Power retained an appropriate degree of humility and  the Point is that we have to work at humility when placed in such positions since the human tendency is to lose ones perspective and assume airs or. Keegan writes a generalship is bad for people. As anyone intimate with military society knows Only too Well the most reasonable of men suffuse with pomposity when stars touch their shoulders. Because a general is a word which literature uses to include in the same stable Alexander the great and the dimmest Pentagon paper Pusher perfectly Well balanced colonels begin to demand the deference due to the Dildo Chi when promotion carries them to the next step in rank. And military society that last surviving Model of the courts of heroic War leaders regularly does them the favor of indulging their fantasies. A Grant resisted fantasy with Republican  a Philip All urn Mannheim Germany pen pals and listening to pop music a a and Reading. I would like to Fiat pen pals from All Over the world a Susan Nichols new Haven. Mill Road Emneth Wisbech Cambridgeshire pe14 8ae, England Hynz in Bie a ?iplavin3 do tall collecting coins treasurstissskc1 am 28 and w0�?~" Quot a Hauler a Ibrahim Dhahran International Airport soc logistics dept . 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