European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday August 27,1991 ins european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend us of commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Kabahar news editor Bob Wicker sports editor to write us Apo 09211 -4211 or Postrach 11 14 37 d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows 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. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88782. 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For others must we condone the imbecilic behaviour of socially irresponsible louts because they Lack common sense discipline or the ability to articulate their thoughts in More than four letter words under the pretence that they Are exercising their Freedom of speech Are you for real a Emily noid Raf Lakin Heath England Courtesy for All a recent writer complained about the Way she has been treated by cafes in particular an employee of the Ramstein main Exchange. As an cafes employee i found this letter insulting. 1 am a supervisor in a Small shop Pette. I realize soldiers and their families most Likely shop with us because there is no place else to shop . 7-eleven. Yet that does not Stop me from being kind and courteous to All my customers. 1 take Pride in my Job and the activity 1 work for. I do not appreciate being judged by one woman a bad experience. A Shelley Hoyt Mannheim German Case not a hardship i Felt i had to write a response to the letter concerning the a pcs delay  while i feel for the Murray and the trouble they seem to be having i would hardly consider their Case a  they should thank god they had their belongings and a car to ship Home a thousands at Clark a in the Philippines Haven to been so Lucky. A Sandra r. Dillon Torr Jon a Spain still in our thoughts in a writing in response to a not All troops  i feel As the writer does about not forgetting the troops still in Kuwait. Id like everyone to know our men Are being remembered by some Back in the United states. I Hope everyone feels the special feelings 1 Felt when i first read this letter. Dear mrs. Dove Lengele each month since the persian Gulf War started 1 have sent eight letters to a any  this last month one of letters reached your husband. He gave me your address to let you know that the service people Arentt forgotten. I have no family person involved but i do know How everybody likes to get mail. I sent the letters not really expecting any response. It has been interesting to read the response from that area. I have received a few. Our service persons Arentt being forgotten but it was hard to get an address after the War ended. I had to Call four places that should have known but did no to. I have Given the current address to our local paper. Saudi Arabia any service member Apo a 09848-0006 Kuwait any service member Apo a 09889 Turkey any serv in member Apo a 09397 one lady who got the local schoolchildren involved with letters during the War is going to work at it again when school starts up. Mrs. Rankin went on to Tell about her Home and family a Marietta Rankin Mcminnville Oregon the last part of mrs. Rankings letter helped remind me what our service people do for us. In a very Happy that some people have remembered our service people. When it desert shield storm first started up we All got involved. My family sent letters cards and baked goods Down to a any  please lets not forget All those still Down there. We keep you All in our hearts and prayers. A mrs. Dove d. Leng Etc Fulda Germany a. Editor s note a 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 # 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.for americans Only it is with great difficulty that i endure the almost daily tripe printed assailing guns my right to own and use them and the evil inherent with the same. My sole responsibility is to protect and defend the Constitution. Brits May be allies but i have no responsibility to like them in fact i abhor the european society in general and the culture in particular. Now my paper is cluttered with the Dainty opinion of a foreigner condemning me and my guns of Coward disc. I think we in the United states have had All of the european View that we need. Every time a Domestic problem is discussed someone inevitably brings up the Point that in Europe they do this or they do that. The big Surprise is that we Arentt europeans. We Are americans. We speak american. The problem is and always has been that too Many of our leaders worry More about what the europeans think we should do. What the europeans should do is mind their own business fight their own wars and pay their own Way. Let me say that gun control is an american Issue for and by americans. A Mack a. Pattarozzi Niernberg Germany letters to the editor Ders from the capital City of Belgrade Yugoslavia. This strife has existed for some time now but has Only dangerously heightened in the last two years. Warmth toward americans and the extreme  american attitude for what we stand for is inexpressible. One would have to see and experience it to truly believe and appreciate it. A As wonderfully As i was received i departed on a tremendous note of sadness frustrated Over what i saw As a futile struggle for albanian self determination. Where is the West a commitment to the notion of democratic self deter i nation Tor the albanian people of Kosovo to the South a Derrick l. Jones Heidelberg German Justice not served in december of this year ill be leaving the air Force after Only 3vi years of service voluntary separation. There Are Many reasons in a calling it quits too Many to go into now although i will relate one that your readers might find amusing. A last summer i attended a school at Lowrey fab Colo. After graduation i missed my flight out to Philadelphia overslept. I rushed to to and was booked on the next flight out in plenty of time to make my connection to the military charter that would take me Back to Turkey. As is Standard procedure the no at to called the student Squadron orderly room to inform them of what had happened and that i would be leaving an hour later than expected. As Luck would have it the instructor who took the Call was the same instructor i had a minor disagreement with a week before. The to representative informed me i was to report to the orderly room immediately. To make a Long Story Short i stayed in Denver an extra eight Days while an article is was processed. This coincided with a four Day labor Day Holiday. When the article is was finished dereliction of duty a it was my duty to make the flight no reduction of Grade $250 Fine was booked on a military charter through Germany Back to Turkey. The flight was scrubbed in Germany and changed to cargo Only so i waited in Germany for four Days until the local to finally sent me on a commercial flight to Turkey $900. So with a Little math we conclude that my punishment Cost about $1,300 $16.50 a Day at Lowrey $60 a Day in Germany $900 commercial flight. The return was $250 with a loss of $1,050. Not bad. When you consider that the student Squadron commander actually said that i received the article 15 because the instructor said i was a problem child you re left with another shining example of the efficient objective non personal military Justice system. A senior airman Tom caviar in Ciurlik a Turkey pen pal forgotten albanians during a nine Day stay in the South. Can province of Kosovo an area where the ethnic albanian majority seeks autonomy from Serbia the vast majority of my time was consumed in the capital City of Pristine a City of roughly 300,000 people of which 90 percent Are predominantly albanian 3-5 percent Gypsy and the remaining 5 percent serbian. It is this 5 percent serbian authoritarianism that rules controls and abuses its Power ultimately taking its direct or i m 35 years old and would like to write to anyone who needs a pen pal. I enjoy cooking writing letters natural foods and Long walks a Ellen Bara n dog co ofic Bolocboloc Tibulan Negros Oriental 6201 Philippines i am 30 years old and enjoy Reading cooking going out and writing pen pals. A Belen Bara Naog co ofic Bolocboloc Tibulan Negros Oriental 6201 Philippines t am a widow in my late 40s, i enjoy dancing old mow Les gardening and Reading. I would like to have pen pais. A Jan Cragun 25d9 Crawford Wichita Kan 67217 i am 27 years old. I enjoy lilting weights and All Contact sports. For Leisure i like to go dancing at dub and meet new fiends. A Bobby Mckaine hic 123d signal in. Apo new York 09036